Ratings, Reviews Summary for SYNTHROID (ABBVIE)
April 2024 Overall Patient opinion of SYNTHROID: 2.6 (somewhat satisfied)
(based on 900 reviews )Ratings by Age Group for SYNTHROID
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
| Patient Age Group | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric (Under 18) | 11 | 3.09090909090909 |
| Age 18 to 24 | 60 | 2.93333333333333 |
| Age 25 to 34 | 181 | 2.93333333333333 |
| Age 35 to 44 | 268 | 2.58208955223881 |
| Age 45 to 54 | 214 | 2.51869158878505 |
| Age 55 to 64 | 119 | 2.67226890756303 |
| Age 65 to 74 | 25 | 2.2 |
| Age 75 and up | 8 | 1.5 |
Ratings by Sex for SYNTHROID
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
| Patient Sex | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 118 | 2.83 |
| Female | 766 | 2.62 |
| Not Specified | 16 | 2.12 |
Why SYNTHROID* (Levothyroxine sodium ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of SYNTHROID: satisfied (average rating score: 3.01)
(based on 1360 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** SYNTHROID
(reported on Ask a Patient)
| Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypothyroidism* | 243 |
| 2 | Epilepsy | 36 |
| 3 | Trigeminal neuralgia | 29 |
| 4 | Autoimmune thyroiditis* | 27 |
| 5 | Convulsion | 18 |
| 6 | Thyroid cancer | 13 |
| 7 | Thyroidectomy* | 10 |
| 8 | Depression | 7 |
| 9 | Bipolar disorder | 5 |
| 10 | Fibromyalgia | 3 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of SYNTHROID **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
| Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weight increased | 292 |
| 2 | Somnolence | 259 |
| 3 | Fatigue* | 207 |
| 4 | Alopecia | 186 |
| 5 | Depression | 174 |
| 6 | Disturbance in attention | 171 |
| 7 | Headache* | 138 |
| 8 | Arthralgia | 122 |
| 9 | Anxiety | 119 |
| 10 | Insomnia | 106 |
| 11 | Weight decreased | 102 |
| 12 | Amnesia | 100 |
| 13 | Pain* | 84 |
| 14 | Dizziness* | 78 |
| 15 | Thyroiditis | 77 |
| 16 | Dry skin | 71 |
| 17 | Mood swings | 68 |
| 18 | Cardiac flutter | 63 |
| 19 | Irritability | 61 |
| 20 | Drug ineffective* | 58 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for SYNTHROID
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Levothyroxine sodium (L-thyrox, Levotabs, L-thyroxine roche, Levothyroxine, Novothyrox, Dexnon, Euthyrox, T4, Levotiroxina sodica, Eutirox, Thyroxine, Sodium levothyroxine, Thyrax, Oroxine, Berlthyrox, Tirosint, Thyroxine sodium, Thyroxin, L-thyroxin henning, Novothyral, Levoxine, Levothyrox, Eltroxin, Tiroxina, Eltroxine, L thyroxine, L-thyroxine, Thyrox, Levothyroid, Eferox, Levoxyl, Levothyroxine sodium, Unithroid, Synthroid, Levolet, Tiroxina sodica, Levo-t, Levothroid)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com