What is Thyroid Hormone?
Thyroid hormone supplements or supplies the thyroid hormone normally produced by the body. It is used to treat the symptoms of hypothyroidism (a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone), which include lack of energy, depression, constipation, cramps, aches & pains.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Hypothyroidism | 14 | 2 |
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| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Increase effect of another treatment | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Fatigue | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support hormone balance | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Thyroid Hormone. See all 26 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Thyroid Hormone
Always |
2 | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Thyroid Hormone
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
2 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Thyroid Hormone
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 100% |
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