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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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 167 58%
General health 60 21%
Under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism) 32 11%
Fatigue 3 1%
Don't know 2 <1%
disease-related symptoms 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Levothyroxine.

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  0 mcg day 0 mg day 0 day 0.001 mg day 0.025 mcg day 0.025 mg day 0.0375 mg day 0.05 mg day 0.05 day 0.065 mg day 0.075 mcg day 0.075 mg day 0.088 mg day 0.1 mg day 0.112 mcg day 0.112 mg day 0.125 mcg day 0.125 mg day 0.137 mg day 0.15 mg day 0.175 mg day 0.2 mg day 0.225 mg day 0.25 mcg day 0.25 mg day 0.3 mg day 0.4 mg day 0.5 mg day 0.75 mg day 0.88 mg day 1 mcg day 1 mg day 1 day 1.25 mg day 1.5 mg day 1.8 mg day 2.25 mg day 10 mg day 12.5 mg day 13.7 mg day 25 mg day 50 mcg day 50 mg day 50 day 62.5 mcg day 75 mcg day 75 mg day 80 mg day 88 mcg day 88 mg day 100 mcg day 100 mg day 100 day 105 mg day 112 mcg day 112 mg day 112 day 112.5 mg day 115 mg day 125 g day 125 mcg day 125 mg day 136 mg day 137 mg day 150 mcg day 150 mg day 175 mcg day 175 mg day 200 mcg day 200 mg day 225 mcg day 250 mg day 375 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 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 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 5 Number of Patients: 5 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
2
11
13
21
17
111

Stopped taking Levothyroxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
1
0
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Levothyroxine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2 40% Doctor's advice: 40%
Other 2 40% Other: 40%
Did not seem to work 1 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Expense 1 20% Expense: 20%
Course of treatment ended 1 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 18 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 3
Moderate 56% 5
Can't tell 11% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 11% 2
None 89% 16

Top reported side-effects include: Heart Palpitations, Fatigue, dry mouth

Summary results are based on 18 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 18)

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

  • HopeLives
    Sensation: None
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    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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