Why TIROSINT* (Levothyroxine sodium ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of TIROSINT: 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** TIROSINT
(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 TIROSINT **
(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 TIROSINT
* 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