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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 50 11
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) 24 1
General health 14 0
Thyroid Problem 5 0
hypothyroid 4 0
Support another treatment 3 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 7%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 7%
None
12 86%

Most commonly reported side effects

10-lb weight loss in last year
1 7%
Fatigue
1 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Levothyroxine. See all 48 dosages ►

  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 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 125 mcg daily 125 mg daily 175 mg daily 200 mcg daily 200 mg daily 225 mcg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Levothyroxine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 40% Other: 40%
Expense
1 20% Expense: 20%
Personal research
1 20% Personal research: 20%
Doctor's advice
1 20% Doctor's advice: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Levothyroxine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Levothyroxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
1
10
11
44

Stopped Taking Levothyroxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
0
0
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
14 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
3 21%
Not at all
11 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 7%
< $25
8 57%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.