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Generic Name: Levothyroxine

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72 patient evaluations for Levothyroxine

Purposes: Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) and Hypothyroidism (Started Jul 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) Perceived effectiveness Hypothyroidism Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 01, 2012 125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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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 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot 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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Purpose: Hypothyroidism (Started Mar 15, 2000)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 16, 2012 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 16, 2012
Advice & Tips
I feel that this is not the right medicine for me, or that it should be higher, as after 12 years of being on it, I still don't feel that there is a change in my thyroid.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Hypothyroidism (Started Mar 09, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 22, 2012 75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Hypothyroidism (Started Jan 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 19, 2012 0.625 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Apr 19, 2012
Advice & Tips
I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism a short time after being diagnosed with lupus. I started this drug on a small dosage, and my doctor gradually increased it according to blood work. The only burden of taking it is that you have to always have it when you wake up, then wait 30 minutes - 1 hour before eating. At one time, I was on too high of a dosage and I could feel it. I was jittery (my lips would actually tremble after I ate to a degree only I could notice, but still discomforting). I had swung to being hyperthyroid, and had to stop the drug cold turkey. Then a few months later after I was hypo again, I found a new thyroid doctor who encourages only small increments over a long time. It is an annoying method, because I want just a quick fix and to feel better instantly, but I understand his science and reasoning because being hyper can lead to thyroid disease.
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  • strawberryebay1
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 7 yrs
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Relapse: Severe
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Hypothyroidism (Started Sep 01, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 11, 2012 50 mcg (0.05 mg) Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Thyroid Nodule (Started Feb 13, 1996)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 26, 2012 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 26, 2012
Advice & Tips
levothyroxine is supposed to replace the thyroid gland that was removed.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (Started Jun 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 25, 2012   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jan 25, 2012
Advice & Tips
This is unusual, obviously, but my body ended up hoarding synthroid in an as-of-yet unknown way, causing me to overproduce/under-siphon cerebro-spinal fluid, giving me a condition that mimicked a moderate brain tumor (condition is called Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; i had it to such severity that I incurred brain damage which persists and was almost in a coma). IF YOU HAVE conditions such as high pressure headaches (headaches that get worse when you lie down), cognitive changes (for me: strategy, memory) weird graying of your vision, or loss of your periphereal sight while taking synthroid, please go to an opthalmologist (not an optometrist) just to check if your optic discs are swollen. They might not be! IIH as it is has only been the side-effect of synthroid in veeeery rare cases (and it's a veeery rare syndrome to start with), but honestly it's better safe than sorry. Blindness and coma are not fun, and semi-permanent brain damage isn't either to be honest. I switched to Cytomel, and my IIH disappeared slowly following the half-life cycle of Synthroid.
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  • lilybet
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Major Depressive Disorder
    Depression: 2
    Mania: 0
    Emotional: 1
    Anxiety: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    Rx Therapy
    53 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
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Purpose: Hormone replacement (Started Jul 09, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 15, 2011 100 mcg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Aug 14, 2011 100 mcg Daily ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Heat intolerance
Date
Sep 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
I've been taking levothyroxine since July 9, 2011, the day after my thyroidectomy because of papillary thyroid cancer. The first month was fine, no side effects. About 6 weeks into it, though, I started to have lots of HEAT INTOLERANCE; if I got hot (sometimes for no reason), I'd be so sweaty and uncomfortable that I would even take my shirt off, and it would last for up to an hour. This was NOT A HOT FLASH! I know hot flashes well. After the first month, I had switched my Rx from Walgreens to my local pharmacy. It wasn't until the second refill there that I noticed the levo. was the generic MYLAN BRAND. BAD BRAND! Several docs have told me Mylan's generics tend to be weak, have poor efficacy, extra side effects, etc, so I refuse to use them. My pharmacy took back the refill as asked, and I had the Rx returned to Walgreen's. It's been almost a week since I started this supply by Lannett, my third refill. Still having some heat intolerance but am hoping this will subside with the Lannett brand of levothyroxine. My nurse-practitioner, when I told her about all this, said that generic hormones were particularly effected by the FDA efficacy range allowed w/generics, said that many of her patients were sensitive to different brands. It's important to be aware of what brand your generics are. Good ones are Teva, Sandoz, Greenstone. Geneva is ok. If it's totally obscure, beware. MYLAN IS BAD!
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Aug 14, 2011
Advice & Tips
I take the Levothyroxine first thing in the morning with my coffee. I'm not a breakfast eater, so the empty stomach requirement isn't a problem. I'll have my first TSH blood test next week, 6 weeks after my thyroidectomy for Papillary Thyroid Cancer. I have been having unexpected and much greater intolerance of heat. Not hot flashes... just sweating like crazy and finding it very difficult to cool down. Pharmacist says doubtful it's a side-effect, but the info that came with the Rx listed heat intolerance as a serious side effect. I hope it passes. Don't want to NEED winter!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Hypothyroidism (Started Jul 08, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 11, 2011 112 mcg (0.112 mg) Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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