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 |
| 1 | Low thyroid | Moodiness emotional weight gain | I've been on three different doses in the last six months. I've gained about thirty pounds. I'm more emotional and very temperamental and anxious. | F | 24 | 6 months 25 mg | 6/19/2015 | 1 | Hypothyroidism | It sucked! Anxiety and depression intensified | Scary. Should not be taken if you have depression and anxiety | F | 38 | 8 days .25mcg | 6/6/2015 | 5 | Hair Loss / Low Thyroid | Loss of hair has stopped. Regrowth has started!! | My labs showed I was on the verge of being Hypo. I had been losing hair for about 4 years (100+ daily just in the shower). I thought I had had my thyroid checked, but I hadn't). So I was low, but normal - and my doc thought to try Synthroid. At first I tried Levo, and for 3 days my hair stopped falling out! Then it started again :( My doc and I decided to try the name brand Synthroid and see how that went. BEST THING I HAVE DONE!!! My hair falling out is about 15 hairs in the shower now, and I feel normal. My labs are still on the low side, but in normal range. I take it in the middle of the night ( I see a great difference when taking it on an empty stomach - so when I get up to use the bathroom while sleeping I just pop my daily pill). If you have any signs of being Hypo give the NAME BRAND a try! | F | 37 | 3 months 25 1X day | 5/24/2015 | 3 | Underactive thyroid | 1 days | 5/23/2015 | 1 | extreme hypothyroidism | Totally hypothyroidism with high does need 90 110 to come back | Disfunctionable | F | 30 | 10 weeks 350 mcgs | 5/7/2015 | 1 | hypothyroidism and hashimotis | Feel terrible so tired and balance is off walk into the wall somtimes ear pain and infection freezing cold or roasting hot sodium and electrolyte problem pass out | This drug should not be on the market | F | 52 | 2 years 50mg | 5/5/2015 | 2 | Hypothyroidism | I gained over 30lbs within a few months before I found out I had hypothyroidism. My Dr told me Synthroid would help me loose the weight. I am 21 with a BMI of 37 and the weight has stayed the same. I'm glad I'm not gaining anymore but I'm 70 lbs overweight and I cant loose it. My thyroid levels are normal but my metabolism is still slow. Anyone else experience this? Can I fix it? if so, how? | F | 21 | 3 years 10 mg | 4/20/2015 | 1 | Hashi | Anxiety, hot flashes, shaking, heavy periods and horrible cramps. Upset all the time | Don't use this drug! Look for something else! | F | 17 | 4 months 50 MG | 4/12/2015 | 1 | Hypothyroid | Bloating, rapid weight gain, fatigue, irritability, lethargy | I hate this drug | F | 40 | 90 days 50 1X day | 4/8/2015 | 4 | Hypothyroid | None | F | 10 years 50 mg | 3/18/2015 | 1 | hypothyroid | hair fell out daily ..by the handfull . Went bald on the sids of my forehead / temple area and the rest of my hair was thinning badly. .. I switched to Armour thyroid and my hair STOPPED falling out in TWO days. I was pleasantly shocked .. | Synthroid ts T4 only synthetic drug ..whereas a normal thyroid puts out T4, t3, t2 and t1. Armour thyroid is natural, and MUST be prescribed.. In my case it works WAY better than the synthetics. | F | 63 | 1 years 125 1X day | 3/7/2015 | 1 | Hypothyroid 4.75 | 1st day I felt warm and tingly and high. But after that moved to gigantic mood swings and was so grumpy I couldn't even take myself. Finally yesterday I woke up in a full blown freak out panic attack crying, heart beating out of my chest ALL day, blood pressure through the roof, palpitations, i thought i was going to have a heart attack or stroke! I was very very very angry and aggressive for no reason at all as well. This medication is dangerous. | In my opinion this medication is dangerous. I am going the natural route instead. Standard Process (Drenamin and Thytrophen) supplements and changing my diet. Once you are on synthroid you have to keep taking it. It doesnt HEAL or FIX anything......... Work with your body and not against it. Say no to synthroid. | F | 40 | 14 days 50 MG 1X day | 3/4/2015 | 1 | Thyroid hoshimoto | Gave me night mares didn't help went onto natural product and have never had those problems again. Some time they try to put me back on it but refuse. Helped my sister and cousin get natural | synthesis should not be push on people should be given the best product for problem. What would these doctors take? | F | 59 | 1 years 125 | 2/28/2015 | 1 | Hypothyroidism | Depression, anxiety, headache, dizziness, | I had an even where my heart started beating fast, I started sweating, I got too dizzy to stand, and a major headache. Got sent home from work and was too exhausted to move for the rest of the day. The depression was so bad I cried every night and even had planned on killing myself. I talked to my dr and he said that my body would reject it like that for a year and then I should get used to it. He told me to wait it out. Then he upped my dose and told me there were no other thyroid meds on the market. I stopped taking it and am looking for a new dr. And I feel 1000% better. Worst medicine ever. | F | 24 | 1 years 50mg | 2/14/2015 | 2 | hashi | Chest pain (visit to ER found nothing), cognitive deficiency (had trouble typing simple words, made many mistakes, troubke forming sentences), diarrhea, strong migraine like headaches, weight gain, dizziness. | the side effects were not worth it. I fwlt 10x worse off on synthroid. Wish I could read non-biased research on this drug. | F | 40 | 3 months 50 | 2/3/2015 | 1 | suppressing thyroid due to cancer | Chest discomfort swollen joint hives ichy fatigued unable to sleep mood swings | It fixes one issue and creates many more | F | 45 | 3 months 75 | 1/26/2015 | 1 | hypothyroidism and hashimatos | Anxiety, heart palipatations, blurry vision, hair falling out, weight loss, constipation, body aches. | I felt like I was poisoning my body, stopped taking. have armour script now, haven't taken as all blood work came back normal. | F | 54 | 2 years 75 | 1/25/2015 | 2 | Hashi | Chest pain , joint pain, vision blurred , hair loss | F | 44 | 2 years 75 | 1/23/2015 | 1 | thyroidectomy in October of 2014 | When i first started synthroid in December of2014 the first couple of weks was fine then all of sudden i started getting painful cramps and very upset stomach like i ate something bad.Once i take the pill within minutes my stomach starts feeling sour for the entire day.I also have not had a cycle in over a month and im definitely not pregnant. | I have a hard time remembering things,and become so bloated and uncomfortable after taking synthroid. My body aches all over amd i break out in rashes and welts over my arms and chest. | F | 33 | 1 months 125mcg | 1/23/2015 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | None to speak of | With daily use Synthroid has helped me maintain my TSH levels and keep my anxiety and depression associated with Hypothyroidism at bay. I cannot take the generic Levothroxine alternative as my body does not absorb it as effectively. The side effects mentioned in other posts are very similar to those experienced by patients suffering from Hypothyroidism. Levels must be monitored by a doctor closely. | F | 36 | 10 years 75mcg | 1/3/2015 |