90 patient evaluations for Levothyroxine

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Jan 24, 2013 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Jun 10, 2012 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (diarrhea, abdominal cramps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: i have lost 3 stone in weight in the last year. and 3 lb in the last 2 weeks. i don't know if it is connected to these tablets or not
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Oct 29, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Oct 12, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Jun 22, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (diarrhea, abdominal cramps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Apr 23, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (diarrhea, abdominal cramps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Apr 3, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (diarrhea, abdominal cramps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: i still get really tired between 3 and 4 pm and honestly don't notice any benefits from this medication
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Mar 28, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: haven't really noticed any benefits from this medication, so far
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Mar 13, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (diarrhea, abdominal cramps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mcg (0.025 mg) Every other day
Advice & Tips: i haven't treally noticed any positive effects since taking this meds, have noticed a lot of stomach cramps.
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps

Feb 12, 2011 (Started Feb 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: haven't really noticed any affect of taking this medication apart from stomach cramps and some diarrhoea
Side effects: diarrhea, abdominal cramps
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 17, 2013 (Started Jul 22, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 5, 2012 (Started Sep 21, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 112 mcg (0.112 mg) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 9, 2012 (Started Sep 21, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 112 mcg (0.112 mg) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 25, 2012 (Started Jun 01, 1987)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Hashimoto's thyroiditis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 225 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Take in the morning and with a full glass of water.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 5, 2012 (Started Mar 15, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mcg (0.075 mg) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 7, 2012 (Started Feb 05, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Hashimoto's thyroiditis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 19, 2008 (Started Feb 05, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 19, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 0.625 mg Daily
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.
  • 1 helpful mark

Feb 11, 2012 (Started Sep 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 26, 2012 (Started Feb 13, 1996)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for thyroid nodule)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: levothyroxine is supposed to replace the thyroid gland that was removed.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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