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Synthroid Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Generic Name: Levothyroxine

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33 patient evaluations for Synthroid

IlliniMS

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 11 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: Mild

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by IlliniMS
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Jan 01, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 04, 2013	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all
Jul 07, 2010	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 01, 2010	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

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Wavewatcher

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 16 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Relapse: Severe

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by Wavewatcher
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Jan 01, 1985)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 04, 2013	125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Jul 28, 2010	125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Weight gain

Date: Feb 04, 2013
Advice & Tips: I keep box where I will take this first thing in the am when I get up.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jul 28, 2010
Advice & Tips: Medication is in box in bathroom where I take it when I first get up in am. The thyroid problem has caused some weigh gain.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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rose5

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Parkinson's: 11 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 4 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by rose5
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Feb 06, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 14, 2012	50 mcg (0.05 mg) Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

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moogie16

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 51 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by moogie16
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**Purposes:** Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Other *(Started Feb 05, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Perceived effectiveness	Other Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 07, 2012	125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily	Major		None	Always	Not at all
Aug 19, 2008			Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 19, 2008
Advice & Tips: It helps regulate my TSH, but during treatment with Tysabri, I have to get the dosage adjusted more often, but in the right direction!
Cost: < $25 monthly

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badmutharunner

Data Quality: 3 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age: 49y
Condition: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: None
- Mental: None
- Physical: None
I am: Neutral
by badmutharunner
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started May 15, 1983)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 25, 2012	137 mcg (0.137 mg) Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jun 25, 2012
Advice & Tips: I have had negative outcomes when I have tried generic drugs.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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gkygrl

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 22 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by gkygrl
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**Purpose:** Hashimoto's Thyroiditis *(Started Mar 11, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 04, 2011	137 mcg (0.137 mg) Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Sep 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: Make sure to keep on top of your TSH readings but more importantly your subjective feelings (fatigue level, bowels, skin, heart palpitations, etc). I have been extremely hypothyroid and then went hyperthyroid. Now just trying to balance it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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samanthaconstant

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 25y
Condition: Hypothyroidism
Quality of Life:
- Social: Unreported
- Mental: Unreported
- Physical: Unreported
by samanthaconstant
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Jun 01, 2005)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 20, 2011	150 mcg (0.15 mg) Daily	Major	None	Always	Somewhat

Date: Apr 20, 2011
Advice & Tips: Needed the addition of T3 (cytomel) in order to stop depressive symptoms from occuring.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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1955chevy

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 14 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by 1955chevy
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Feb 23, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 04, 2011	25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Apr 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: No side effects. Can't realistically report on efficacy at this time.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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txpanhandler

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 14 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 4 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: moderate
by txpanhandler
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**Purpose:** General health *(Started Jun 25, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 08, 2011	100 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	A little

Date: Mar 08, 2011
Advice & Tips: Take daily,on an empty stomach at least an hour before eating (majorly important)!Be sure to get blood work done yearly,asking for a full panel view this is to get your TSH numbers. I thiught PG was getting this done. Before I knew it my TSH was 21.1 and they ideallt want your to be in 2.5 range with a fluation up to 4 or down to 1 so you can see mine was high. Did it affect me yes it did. My ankles began to swell (first sign) then, my weight changed, my hair began to fall out and terribly dry skin. There were sevreral things going on in my life at the time. Large impact takes twelve wks or more to correct. don't let this happen to you get routine blood work done, yearly.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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racegrrl714

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all
Description:F33y
FM:4y Dx
CFS:?y
by racegrrl714
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Jul 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 31, 2010	25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all
Jul 16, 2009	25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	A little

Side effects:: Hair loss

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