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 |
| 4 | total thyroidectomy, thyroid cancer | fatigue, heart palpitations | Synthroid seems to be doing its job. After my surgery, I was put on Cytomel temporarily while my endocrinologist determined if I would need RAI. On the cytomel I was shaking with heart palpitations. Also, please keep in mind, anyone is going to feel worn down right after surgery. Approx 2-4 months later, I did the switch to Synthroid, and the switch itself was exhausting (I'd be tired in the middle of the day). After a few weeks to a month of taking Synthroid, I no longer had the intense shaking, and I felt much more "level". It's been about 8 months now, and I haven't gained any weight or had noticeable visual changes. I only notice slight heart palpitations now and then (possibly due to caffene intake - no way to know). I trust my body's adjusting to the meds and will be fine in time, but I'm not at 100% yet. | F | 29 | 8 months | 1/15/2009 | 4 | Grave's disease | occasional hot flashes | This medication works great for both forms of thyroid disease. Side effects are usually moderate for the first few doses and mild thereafter. The generic levothyroxine works just as well as this drug and is much cheaper. | F | 17 | 2 years | 5/10/2008 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | Dizziness, Heart Palpitations, some confusion, At beginning of therapy, these were more severe, now less | F | 49 | 60 days | 4/14/2008 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | With synthroid, I have none. I took the generic for a while, and after a while, I ended up constipated and miserable. I had to go back to the name brand. | My only complaint is the cost. It is much cheaper to use the generic, however, it isn't worth it. I have more energy and don't feel so constipated and bloated! | F | 27 | 5 years | 4/5/2008 | 4 | Hypothyroid | the synthroid made my side effects go away for a few months then they would come back. Insomnia was my side effect i always got when i went up a dose. | Synthroid makes me feel great when it is working! i felt like a new person when i first started taking it. i started on .025 and am up to .200. The longest I had my thyroid regulated was 1 year. recently my TSH was 13 so thats when my dose went up again. right now i am having insomnia but im less angry and irritated all the time and can tell the new dose is starting to help me. | F | 24 | 5 years | 4/23/2008 | 4 | Thyroid Cancer / Thyroidectomy | At onset, I experienced weight gain, hot flashes, brain fog, moments of fatigue, and headaches. Symptoms only lasted about 2 weeks then tapered. | During the past 4 years, on two separate occassions, I stopped taking synthroid on my own, only to throw my body out of synch. My cholesterol levels went up, and so did my blood pressure. When I am taking my 137 mcg daily, these symptoms subside, and my cholesterol and blood pressure levels normalize. | F | 51 | 4 years | 11/18/2008 | 4 | hashimotos | I had increasing trouble with insomnia, heart palps, sweating after first taking the drug. I thought it was the Synthroid but it turns out that Estrogen levels are affected by increased thyroid hormone. So if you have low estradiol when you start the drug, it will just make your estradiol level even lower and give you all sorts of symptoms of peri-menopause or menopause. Once I started on sufficient estradiol supplement the insomnia, sweating, heart palps, muscle pain went away. I don't think many doctors realize the link between estradiol levels and thyroid levels... that caused me a great deal of trouble. So any ladies who have trouble when they take thyroid hormones should check and make sure they have adequate levels of estradiol before giving up on them. (like E2 of 90-100). | F | 45 | | 3/17/2008 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | I have been on Synthroid for well over 13 years. It's a good product if you know how to take it. I've read many articles and books on the subject. I've tried generic and will not do that again, it is not as effective. I've tried it with a lower dose accompanied with Cytomel and that was too much for me. I've tried natural thyroid ( Armour Thyroid) and that just about gave me a heart attack. It took several years to get the dosage right and it never has seemed perfect. I sweat constantly and I have tsh levels that are teetering on hyperthyroid instead of hypothyroidism, so in the summer months my dosage has to be lowered and in the winter it goes back to normal. I have a crazy appetite on it,yet if I go one day without it i have major bouts of crying and anxiety. I'm obviuosly hooked for life. My teeth have one by one been replaced with crowns due to calcium/bone loss, maybe due to this med?!I have a super tough time losing weight and never had that problem until I got on this med. I'm always hot or too cold. I get the worst pms and sometimes debilitating headaches but only if my body is saying that I'm getting too much. Listien to your body and not lab tests. It's overall a good drug though and better than the alternative. I have perfect blood pressure. Perfect blood work. I sleep good. I'm 38 with little long thick hair and long nails ( all signs of a healthy body) good vision. I sometimes can't think good and I do have attention issues. Sometimes my chest hurts with exerti | I recommend it but talk to your doc about adding Cytomel or adjusting dosages. I also recommend taking selenium and zinc to help aid in function. But check with doc first. | F | 38 | 10 years 112 | 9/14/2015 | 4 | Hypothyroid | None | F | 10 years 50 mg | 3/18/2015 | 4 | hypothyroid | I had several horrible bouts of thyroiditis and couldn't get on meds until my thyroid burned out it took over 3 years of pure hell going hyper to hypo with me being super sensitive to my thyroid I suffered with severe nausea for several years and anxiety, panic, insomnia to sleeping all day all the symptoms you could have and finally thank God my thyroid burned out and since taking this medicine my symptoms are probably 85% better so I can't complain very thankful for synthroid. I had also tried the generic first with the awful symptom of shaking from the insides like I was coming out of my skin but I have no sides from synthroid. | F | 38 | 10 months 75 | 5/28/2016 | 4 | hypothyroid | super potent refill March 2016= hyper! | I was switched to Synthroid in 2013 when Levoxyl was recalled. I have heard from doctors that Synthroid is the best and most precise dose amounts. Overall good experience. But I evidently got a super potent batch from March 2016, took 8 pills and went hyper, jittery, sick, dizzy, etc. Opened a different bottle of Synthroid I had refilled this month and after 3 days, the hyper symptoms have calmed down. I'm not a happy camper about this experience. Anyone else experience this? | F | 54 | 3 years 100 mcg. 1X day | 6/7/2016 | 4 | Thyroid removed | My biggest side effect is hair loss | I feel better in general, still some mild flushing and feelings of anxiety from time to time. Didn't know the strange pressure in my ears could be from this drug, learn something new everyday! My biggest problem is hair lose, it wont stop and two doctors told me it's just stress related. I had very thick and healthy hair before, now it is thin and brittle. For those that have had this experience, do you have any advise? I don't want to go bald. | F | 35 | 5 years | 11/8/2009 | 4 | Thyroid nodules | Leg cramps, muscle stiffness | F | 50 | 3 weeks 88 mg | 8/24/2014 | 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 | 4 | Hypothyroid | Maybe dry skin, my hair always fell out before this medication and same fir anxiety always had this too..levels are normal | F | 40 | 8 months 25 | 12/28/2013 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | None other then shorter menstrual cycles, and water retention. Not sure if its the med or stress. | It took me almost two years to start feeling better. Before synthroid I was put on Cytomel which made me feel horrible and then Armour which did nothing for me because I was first told that my numbers were not low enough to try synthroid. I think when people are sick for so long, it can take a while for the drug to rebuild your metabolism. At the right dose, I think it works pretty well. | F | 27 | 2 years 88 mcg 1X day | 11/29/2013 | 4 | hypo | Hair loss (maybe that's just the condition). Without levothyroxine I would be a walking nut. Brain fog, sleeping 18 hours a day, memory of a donkey and can't take off weight. This drug corrects the brain fog/memory 75% improvement, weight issue 50% improvement however sleep is my only problem. Kudos to this drug it has been a total life saver. | F | 30 | 5 years 88 | 6/28/2014 | 3 | Hypo | So far on this medicine I notice only positive. Then again I only taken it for two days. | F | 30 | 2 days 20 | 9/8/2014 | 3 | Hypothyroid | I had no bad side effects, it was the only one that seemed to make me feel better (seemed). Then it stopped working- or my body stopped responding. This sounds dramatic but I kid you not ( I finally lost 25lbs with hcg and determination and enjoyed feeling great for 2 years) within 1 -one- months time I went from size 8 to 14. My entire wardrobe stopped fitting all my hypo symptom rushed back with a vengeance.... Poor sleep, fatigue, depression, 30lbs of weight, brain fog, achey joints, temp sensitivity you name it. Nothing has improved it in a year and no dr seems to take me seriously. Found an alternative dr and am going to try ERFA thyroid. Hoping for good and great things. | F | 32 | 8 years 112 | 2/18/2014 | 3 | F | 33 | 1X day | 11/30/2013 |