90 patient evaluations for Levothyroxine

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Dec 1, 2008 (Started Apr 01, 1977)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: Take this as your blood work shows you need it, the problems of low thyroid can slip up on you and it takes the medication a long time to become effective. Never increase without proper blood work. NEVER decrease without same and never let a thyroid test done while you are in the hospital under stress be used as a basis for treatment level. This happened to me last year and it took all year for my family doctor to get my levels correct again.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 27, 2008 (Started Jan 15, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mcg (0.1 mg) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 18, 2008 (Started Oct 10, 1988)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 175 mcg (0.175 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: check free T4 and T3 levels often as you near menopause
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Nov 16, 2008 (Started Jul 20, 1999)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: Necessary for Hypothyroidism
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2008 (Started Aug 13, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, dry mouth, vivid dreams, headaches, excessive sweating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mcg (0.2 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: adhere directions and you will eventually feel better.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, vivid dreams, excessive sweating, headaches, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 12, 2008 (Started Sep 26, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for hypothyroidism)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 50 mcg (0.05 mg) Daily
Advice & Tips: My internist did not know how to treat me with taking tysabri so he just gave me this rx to see if it would work. My tsh level was 3. After trying it for a couple of months he said that I did not need it.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 9, 2008 (Started Jul 29, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hypothyroidism)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive sweating, heart palpitations)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 88 mcg (0.088 mg) Daily
Side effects: heart palpitations, excessive sweating
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 29, 2008 (Started Apr 15, 1988)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 125 mcg (0.125 mg) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 9, 2008 (Started Jul 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • 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

Aug 23, 2008 (Started Aug 25, 1999)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 88 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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