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Brand Names: Eltroxin, Euthyrox, Levothroid, Levoxyl, L-Thyroxine, Synthroid, Unithroid
Generic Name: Levothyroxine

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.

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Reasons Taken

301 patients in the community are taking or have taken Levothyroxine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 169 56%
General health 61 20%
Under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism) 44 14%
Fatigue 3 <1%
Don't know 2 <1%
Hyperthyroidism 1 <1%
disease-related symptoms 1 <1%
Support another treatment 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Levothyroxine.

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  0 mcg Daily 0 mg Daily 0 Daily 0.001 mg Daily 0.025 mcg Daily 0.025 mg Daily 0.0375 mg Daily 0.05 mg Daily 0.05 Daily 0.065 mg Daily 0.075 mcg Daily 0.075 mg Daily 0.088 mg Daily 0.1 mg Daily 0.112 mcg Daily 0.112 mg Daily 0.125 mcg Daily 0.125 mg Daily 0.137 mg Daily 0.15 mg Daily 0.175 mg Daily 0.2 mg Daily 0.225 mg Daily 0.25 mcg Daily 0.25 mg Daily 0.3 mg Daily 0.4 mg Daily 0.5 mg Daily 0.75 mg Daily 0.88 mg Daily 1 mcg Daily 1 mg Daily 1 Daily 1.25 mg Daily 1.5 mg Daily 1.8 mg Daily 2.25 mg Daily 10 mg Daily 12.5 mg Daily 13.7 mg Daily 25 mg Daily 50 mcg Daily 50 mg Daily 50 Daily 62.5 mcg Daily 75 mcg Daily 75 mg Daily 80 mg Daily 88 mcg Daily 88 mg Daily 100 mcg Daily 100 mg Daily 100 Daily 105 mg Daily 112 mcg Daily 112 mg Daily 112 Daily 112.5 mg Daily 115 mg Daily 125 g Daily 125 mcg Daily 125 mg Daily 136 mg Daily 137 mg Daily 150 mcg Daily 150 mg Daily 175 mcg Daily 175 mg Daily 200 mcg Daily 200 mg Daily 225 mcg Daily 250 mg Daily 375 mg Daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 25 Number of Patients: 25 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 8 Number of Patients: 8 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 8 Number of Patients: 8 9 Number of Patients: 9 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Levothyroxine or how long patients were taking Levothyroxine before stopping.

Currently taking Levothyroxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
6
16
21
19
119

Stopped taking Levothyroxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
1
0
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Levothyroxine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Other 2 33% Other: 33%
Did not seem to work 1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Expense 1 17% Expense: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 20 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 60% 6
Moderate 10% 1
Slight 10% 1
None 10% 1
Can't tell 10% 1

Under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 10% 2
None 90% 18

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, sweating, Heart Palpitations

Summary results are based on 20 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 20)

  • francesca
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • francesca
  • by francesca
    Aug 23, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • HopeLives
    Sex: F
    Flare-up: Moderate
    Sensation: None
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: none
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • HopeLives
  • by HopeLives
    Nov 12, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism)
Advice/Tips
My internist did not know how to treat me with taking tysabri so he just gave me this rx to see if it would work. My tsh level was 3. After trying it for a couple of months he said that I did not need it.

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