SYNTHROID Reviews (LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.6 (900 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SYNTHROID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SYNTHROID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | | 10/4/2007 | 5 | Thyroid disease | None | This medicine is a first-rate quality product. Its consistency factor (important to those who really do have thyroid disease) is far superior to anything else. That’s why it trumps products made before its time and gets prescribed more than any other. Plus its lack of side-effects and return of stable lab numbers show why it’s the most recommended thyroid medication out there. If you’re newly diagnosed and your doctor has prescribed it – take it (as directed). If you’re already on it – stay on it. (And don’t be fooled by the disturbing internet marketing of second-rate so-called natural products - that involves the bashing of all synthetic medications and that is conducted by those who really should be seeking other types of help...) Stay safe and be well. | F | | 4/5/2009 | 4 | Hypothyroid | None | F | 10 years 50 mg | 3/18/2015 | 3 | Underactive thyroid | 1 days | 5/23/2015 | 3 | | 2/28/2005 | 3 | F | | 12/15/2004 | 3 | | 8/8/2004 | 2 | hypothyroidism | fatigue lots of depression lethargy | my symptoms have not improved since taking the medication and it costs $25.00 per month as well. | F | 4 years | 12/6/2002 | 2 | hypothyroidism | fatigue lots of depression lethargy | my symptoms have not improved since taking the medication and it costs $25.00 per month as well.I have had major hair loss as well and am using rogaine, which costs a lot as well | F | 4 years | 12/6/2002 | 2 | HYPOTHYROIDISM | Tired all the time, felt like a zombie | Dont remember how long. Finally got back on Armour Thyroid. Since then all is well | F | | 9/9/2009 | 1 | graves disease | deep depression, hair loss, broken nails, loss of libido, sweating-ruined clothes and sheets | I was extremely upset to read Dr Arem's book and found out there is such a drug called antithyroid which I could have been treated with except that the medical profession had deemed I was too old(49-the cut off was 45) even though my primary dr thought I was much younger because before this I was in excellent health!I was taking synthroid for 14 years and began experiencing the old side effects it was supposed to treat. I gradually went off it and began taking herbal supplement and vitamin replacement. I am no longer depressed but still have achey joints.. I went to my local health food store and talked to the owner who said he began his business because his wife had the disease also. She is now on a low dose of zoloft. My husband took that for 10 years. It made him think he was better but I and our children were terrified of him. When he got cancer we went on a completely vegetarian diet and he was able to go off it and became a completely different person. Also I lost 22 pound | F | 14 years | 9/16/2008 | 1 | Hypothyroidism/ | Hair loss,extreme fatigue,cramps that begin two weeks after menstral cycle ends, palpitations, bloating, misery. | I have been on synthroid since 1997. Since I began taking synthroid my hair has thinned considerably, and is completely bald in places. My hair will fall out but usually it grows back. The beginning of last year I began with 125 my hair started to grow back. I was then switched to 100mg and by hair continued to grow. I was switched back to 125 later in the year because my tsh levels were too high on 100. I continued the 125 and my hair was fine, but I had other side effects and has my tsh levels tested. They were too low so I started 112. Two months after beginning 112 my hair started to fall out and is currently falling out. I have had my synthroid dosage changed nine times in the last two years. There seem to be no consistency is the potency of this medication. | F | 10 years | 2/1/2007 | 1 | Apparently Hypothyroid | I am so confused by this medication. Apparently I have a "sluggish" thyroid that I never knew I had. So, I took this medication because it was supposed to "speed up" my metabolism. I don't feel I'm overweight and have been athletic all my life. I took it thinking I would feel better, even though I never felt bad to begin with. The doctors convinced me I felt bad? Anyway, I started the medication and gained 15 lbs. in one month. NO lie. I just went off of it. Will never take another hormone. | Terrible drug for me. I don't understand how people do well on it. | F | 1 months | 1/5/2006 | 1 | hypothyroid | Synthroid did NOTHING for me, even though I kept tweaking and tweaking it. I have NEVER, EVER met anyone who got rid of all their hypo symptoms on Synthroid or any other T4-only meds. I don't doubt the positive testimonies here, but I can guarantee you that you would have MUCH better results on natural dessicated thyroid like Armour rather than a T4-only med. | It's T4-only. The thyroid makes T4, T3, T2, T1 and calcitonin. I switched to a med that contains ALL of those, and the difference was WONDERFUL. | F | 17 years | 1/5/2006 | 3 | congenital hypothyroidism | anxiety, dry skin, extreme trouble concentrating and remembering also leg cramps | My six year old daughter was born without a thyroid gland, she has always taken synthroid. as she got older i noticed she had a horrible memory, and can not concentrate for the life of her. i have recently begun to wonder if it is caused from the synthroid. about 2 months ago, i kept her off her meds for about a week, i noticed in that week, she seemed to blossom and she actually started to catch on to simple things like jokes, she would be able to remember what she walked into the room for, and just an overall improvement on her function. I thought it might be just a coincidence, as i have asked her endo's if they thought her symptoms were possibly from her synthroid and was assured that they weren't. I decided to test her again this week. She has been off her meds 3 days now, and i am almost in tears of joy and disbelief of her newfound confidence and personality and her ability to recal things. I desperately want to see my daughter live a normal life and be happy!! PLEASE PLEASE if anyone has any imput or a similar experience, please let me know what i should do, which meds to swich her to, she can't understand yet how to tell me how she is feeling, so i can't ask her, she just doesn't know how to answer, so all i have to go on is by observation. also i am in the southern salt lake area, if you know of a great ped endo that would be very helpful too. | F | 6 | 6 years | 3/26/2009 | 4 | Goiters- thyroidectomy | I feel a lot better. I mean my thyroid worked one except for the egg sized goiters...I haven't had my period in 3 months because of Synthroid too! | F | 15 | 3 months 100mcg | 3/3/2012 | 3 | hypothryroidism | insomnia, wieght loss, thining hair, extreme mood swings | i started taking synthroid because my dr. said my thyroid was enlarged and so far i have got some more energy, but i get really bad mood swings that i haven't had before. I also can't sleep(which sucks) | F | 15 | 10 months | 1/30/2006 | 3 | hypothryroidism | insomnia, wieght loss, thining hair, extreme mood swings | i started taking synthroid because my dr. said my thyroid was enlarged and so far i have got some more energy, but i get really bad mood swings that i haven't had before. I also can't sleep, i like my sleep. And i loved my nice thick hair before this. | F | 15 | 10 months | 1/30/2006 | 1 | Hashimotos Thyroiditis | MIGRAINES, low-grade fever, sensitivity to light & smell, either hot or cold all the time, NAUSEA, occasional vomiting, memory problems, emotional detachment, still NO ENERGY | This medicine makes me feel like I want to die. My levels keep coming back in the "normal" range so my dosage is perfect apparently. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired I only get to see my endocrinologist once a year I'm still in school & I have a job and all of this just makes everything worse | F | 16 | 1 years 100 MCG 1X day | 2/2/2012 | 5 | Hypothyroidism | I had no negative side effects with this drug! All positive. I was slightly depressed and stressed before I started taking it and I feel extremely better. I was having heart palpitations due to my heart working too much (from the extra work my thyroid was doing) and those have completely gone. I have absolutely no bad side effects with this. It worked perfectly. | F | 17 | 50 MCG 1X day | 3/7/2010 |
SYNTHROID (LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM): Levothyroxine is used to treat an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). It replaces or provides more thyroid hormone, which is normally produced by the thyroid gland. Low thyroid hormone levels can occur naturally or when the thyroid gland is injured by radiation/medications or removed by surgery. Having enough thyroid hormone is important for maintaining normal mental and physical activity. In children, having enough thyroid hormone is important for normal mental and physical development. This medication is also used to treat other types of thyroid disorders (such as certain types of goiters, thyroid cancer). This medication should not be used to treat infertility unless it is caused by low thyroid hormone levels. FDA Approval Date: 2002-07-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)