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Levothyroxine Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Synthroid, Levothroid, L-Thyroxine, Levoxyl, Oroxine
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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
107 patients in the community are taking or have taken Levothyroxine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 50 | 46% |
| Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) | 21 | 19% |
| General health | 13 | 12% |
| Thyroid Problem | 5 | 4% |
| hypothyroid | 4 | 3% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 2% |
| hyper active thyroid | 1 | <1% |
| Mobility | 1 | <1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Other include Walking Stick/Cane, MRI, and Prayer.
| daily | 0.01 daily | 0.025 mg daily | 25 mcg (0.025 mg) daily | 0.05 mg daily | 2 x 25 mcg (0.025 mg) daily | 50 mcg (0.05 mg) daily | 0.075 mcg daily | 0.075 mg daily | 75 mcg (0.075 mg) daily | 88 mcg (0.088 mg) daily | 0.1 mcg daily | 0.1 mg daily | 100 mcg (0.1 mg) daily | 0.112 mg daily | 112 mcg (0.112 mg) daily | 0.125 mg daily | 125 mcg (0.125 mg) daily | 0.137 mg daily | 137 mcg (0.137 mg) daily | 0.15 mcg daily | 0.15 mg daily | 150 mcg (0.15 mg) daily | 0.175 mg daily | 175 mcg (0.175 mg) daily | 200 mcg (0.2 mg) daily | 0.25 mg daily | 2 x 125 mcg (0.125 mg) daily | 300 mcg (0.3 mg) daily | 0.75 mcg daily | 1 mg daily | 1.2 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 25 mcg daily | 50 mcg daily | 50 mg daily | 75 mcg daily | 75 mg daily | 88 mg daily | 100 mcg daily | 100 mg daily | 112 mg daily | 125 mcg daily | 175 mg daily | 200 mcg daily | 200 mg daily | 225 mcg daily | 250 mg daily | 300 mg daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Levothyroxine or how long patients were taking Levothyroxine before stopping.
Currently Taking Levothyroxine
Stopped Taking Levothyroxine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 14 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 55% | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 27% | 3 |
| Slight | 9% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 9% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 7% | 1 |
| None | 93% | 13 |
Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Heart Palpitations, Headaches
Summary results are based on 14 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 14)
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- jbphotonut
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by jbphotonut
Sep 09, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- Eliza
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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by Eliza
Oct 13, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- Take it on an empty stomache
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.