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