Synthroid (levothyroxine) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Levothyroxine
What is Synthroid?
Synthroid®is the brand name for levothyroxine sodium, a hormone involved in the body's metabolic processes. It is used for replacement or supplemental therapy in hypothyroidism and pituitary TSH suppression.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) | 52 |
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10 | ||
| Other | 13 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 7 |
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2 | |||
| Depression | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Thyroid cancer | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Synthroid. See all 24 dosages ►
| daily | 25 mcg (0.025 mg) daily | 50 mcg (0.05 mg) daily | 9 x 50 mcg (0.05 mg) weekly | 0.075 mg daily | 75 mcg (0.075 mg) daily | 88 mcg (0.088 mg) daily | 100 mcg (0.1 mg) daily | 112 mcg (0.112 mg) daily | 125 mcg (0.125 mg) daily | 137 mcg (0.137 mg) daily | 150 mcg (0.15 mg) daily | 175 mcg (0.175 mg) daily | 25 mcg daily | 25 mg daily | 50 mcg daily | 50 mg daily | 66 mcg daily | 112 mcg daily | 137 daily | 150 mg daily | 188 mcg daily | 250 mcg daily | 250 mg daily | ||
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10
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15
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1
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1
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7
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5
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11
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3
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6
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2
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6
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4
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 100% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 13 patient evaluations
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- Abel Nightroad
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Moderate
- 50 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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- Abel Nightroad
- 75 mcg (0.075 mg) daily
- since Oct 27, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips It's improved my energy level, and that's improved my mood. See full evaluation
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- josie-jojo
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Severe
- 41 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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- josie-jojo
- 100 mcg (0.1 mg) daily
- since Nov 27, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- marksmania
- Sex: M
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 52 M
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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- marksmania
- 175 mcg (0.175 mg) daily
- since Oct 05, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips none just need to take daily See full evaluation
See all 13 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.