Levothyroxine Treatment Report
See also: Thyroid Hormone
What is Levothyroxine?
Levothyroxine is a synthetic form of the human hormone thyroxine. The drug is used to treat hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), which can lead to weight gain, depression, and pain.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) | 128 |
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18 | |
| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis | 15 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 15 |
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1 | ||||
| Fibromyalgia | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Fatigue | 4 | 0 |
See all 205 patients currently taking Levothyroxine
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Levothyroxine. See all 31 dosages ►
| 25 mcg (0.025 mg) daily | 25 mcg (0.025 mg) daily | 100 mcg (0.1 mg) daily | 50 mcg (0.05 mg) daily | 75 mcg (0.075 mg) daily | 88 mcg (0.088 mg) daily | 100 mcg (0.1 mg) daily | 2 x 50 mcg (0.05 mg) daily | 112 mcg (0.112 mg) daily | 125 mcg (0.125 mg) daily | 0.137 mcg daily | 137 mcg (0.137 mg) daily | 150 mcg (0.15 mg) daily | 175 mcg (0.175 mg) daily | 200 mcg (0.2 mg) daily | 2 x 112 mcg (0.112 mg) daily | 3 x 75 mcg (0.075 mg) daily | 0.25 mg daily | 2 x 125 mcg (0.125 mg) daily | 300 mcg (0.3 mg) daily | 1 other daily | 1.25 mg daily | 5 mcg daily | 15 mcg daily | 25 mcg daily | 50 mg daily | 75 mcg daily | 88 mcg daily | 100 mcg daily | 100 mg daily | 188 mcg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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3 | 75% |
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Expense
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1 | 25% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 25% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Patient Evaluations
See all 20 patient evaluations
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- tadkins114
- Sex: F
- Pain: Most
- Fatigue: Most
- Sleep: Some
- Stiffness: All
- function: Some
- external_stress: Some
- Stickman: most
- Description:F40y
- FM:1y Dx
- See profile
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- tadkins114
- 50 mcg (0.05 mg) daily
- since Apr 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
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- kbc
- Sex: F
- Pain: Most
- Fatigue: Most
- Sleep: Some
- Stiffness: Most
- function: Some
- external_stress: Little
- Stickman: most
- Description:F59y
- FM:15y Dx
- See profile
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- kbc
- 125 mcg (0.125 mg) daily
- since Jan 05, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips One of the "basic" no discussion meds. Levels should be checked periodically. See full evaluation
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- mstaz88
- Sex: F
- Pain: All
- Fatigue: All
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: None
- external_stress: All
- Stickman: all
- Description:F39y
- FM:13y Dx
- See profile
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- mstaz88
- 88 mcg (0.088 mg) daily
- since Jan 20, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 20 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.