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Levothyroxine Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid (Show all)

Generic Name: Levothyroxine

See also: Thyroid Hormone

See patients taking Levothyroxine

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73 patient evaluations for Levothyroxine

Karoger

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: F
- Age: 26y
- Organ: Heart
Quality of Life:
- Social: None
- Mental: None
- Physical: None
1. Heart : 3y Transplanted
by Karoger
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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	Moderate	None	Sometimes	A little

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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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Kaessa

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Little

Stickman: most
Description:F48y
FM:4y Dx
CFS:3y Dx
by Kaessa
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started May 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 22, 2011	50 mcg (0.05 mg) Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
May 26, 2010	50 mcg (0.05 mg) Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Oct 13, 2009	25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	A little

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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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Sagen

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 38 yrs

Mentor

Type: Progressive Relapsing

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by Sagen
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Mar 16, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 28, 2011	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	Moderate	None	Always	A little

Date: Mar 28, 2011
Advice & Tips: Not as tired as often

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mountabora

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx

29 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by mountabora
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**Purposes:** Hypothyroidism and Increase effect of another treatment *(Started Jun 17, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Hypothyroidism Perceived effectiveness	Increase effect of another treatment Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 13, 2011	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	Major	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all
Jan 06, 2010	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	Major	Major	None	Always	Not at all
May 12, 2009	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	Major	Major	None	Always	A little
Jan 11, 2009	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	Major	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Aug 18, 2008	75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily	Major		None	Always	A little

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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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browncat87

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Parkinson's: 15 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by browncat87
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Jan 01, 1977)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 21, 2010	125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 22, 2009	125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Nov 22, 2009
Advice & Tips: n/a
Cost: $25-49 monthly

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