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Taking Levothyroxine
370 Patients currently take Levothyroxine
5 Patients stopped taking Levothyroxine
msdaisy
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: severe
Speech: none
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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msdaisy
1 mg daily since Jan 26, 2008
mountabora
Depression: 0
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 0
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: Low
24 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
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mountabora
Synthroid, 75 mcg daily since Nov 01, 2007
Christy
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: moderate
Chest: none
Legs: moderate
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Christy
10 mg daily since Jul 10, 2002

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There are 56 posts in our forum about Levothyroxine. Join now and see what people are saying.

Brand Names: Eltroxin, Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid
See also: Synthroid

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. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Levothyroxine

Other
Other: 100% 249
General health
General health: 40% 99
Not indicated
Not indicated: 4% 11
Under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism)
Under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism): 2% 4
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 1% 3
Fatigue
Fatigue: 1% 2
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 1% 2
Dizziness
Dizziness: 0% 1
Problems concentrating
Problems concentrating: 0% 1

Patient Dosages

0.5 mg daily 0.4 mg daily 0.05 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 0.87 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.15 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.37 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 1.2 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.8 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 13.7 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 50 mg daily 62 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 88 mg daily 100 mg daily 105 mg daily 112.5 mg daily 112 mg daily 115 mg daily 125 mg daily 136 mg daily 137 mg daily 150 mg daily 175 mg daily 188 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 0.25 mcg daily 0.075 mcg daily 0.75 mcg daily 0.37 mcg daily 1.75 mcg daily 25 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 62.5 mcg daily 66 mcg daily 75 mcg daily 88 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 112 mcg daily 125 mcg daily 150 mcg daily 200 mcg daily 225 mcg daily 250 mcg daily N/A
3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 85 Number of Patients: 85 11 Number of Patients: 11 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 29 Number of Patients: 29 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 65 Number of Patients: 65  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Levothyroxine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
5
16
26
22
25
214

Why Patients Stopped Taking Levothyroxine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 100% 5
Other
Other: 100% 5
Not indicated
Not indicated: 60% 3
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 20% 1
Expense
Expense: 20% 1
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 20% 1

How Long Patients Took Levothyroxine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
2
1
1
0
7

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Levothyroxine Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 16
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 38% 6
2 stars2 stars
2: 25% 4
1 star
1: 19% 3


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