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What is Thyroid Hormone?

Thyroid hormone supplements or supplies the thyroid hormone normally produced by the body. It is used to treat the symptoms of hypothyroidism (a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone), which include lack of energy, depression, constipation, cramps, aches & pains.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) 4 1
Other 3 0
General health 2 0
Support another treatment 1 0

See all 14 patients currently taking Thyroid Hormone

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Thyroid Hormone. See all 12 dosages ►

  0.125 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 25 mcg daily 50 mg daily 65 mg daily 100 mcg daily 100 mg daily 150 g daily 150 mcg daily 150 mg daily 300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 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 See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Thyroid Hormone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 100%

Report created on March 20, 2010.