SYNTHROID Reviews (LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.6 (900 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SYNTHROID with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 |
More on SYNTHROID: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SYNTHROID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | hypothyroid | NONE-It just took a time to get the correct dosage and to completely feel better. | Love feeling GREAT again!! It took about 1 year to feel better and alive again! But LOVE it now! | F | 50 | 2 years | 9/26/2007 | 1 | Hypothyroid | Prior to taking Synthroid for the second time. I was having severe pre-menopausal symptoms,extremely irriatable,constipation, having two serious panic attacks where I lost my speech and had spasms for 20 min.,total brain fog, lack of concentration, I could not complete a sentence because my brain felt like it was on vacation all the time, dry skin,acne,hair falling out and tierd all the time! | I was put on synthroid a second time and well started to gain weight( I have never had a weight problem even after having 2 kids) and my heart rate averaged in the 90's and low 100's, so let's just keep adding more symptoms instead of making it better! All natural products are the way to go try Healing Combinations .com all natural and have had great results and quickly. Good luck to everyone, this can make your life a living hell if you don't find what works for you~don't give up! | F | 34 | 7 days | 9/16/2007 | 5 | Hypothyroidism / Hashimoto Disease | Felt terrible during the first 2 to 3 weeks and slowly regained energy and overall health. Started with lots of dissapointment, however I think otherwise now. I am very satisfied with Synthroid and want to share my experience with anyone that is at a loss about it as when I started 3 months ago. | I was very skeptical since I have been a pretty healthy person and never thought I would need to start taking a LIFETIME medicine @ 38! Once I started taking Synthroid I felt extremely nervous, dizzy, nauseous, bloated and my stomach acting up during 2 to 3 weeks. I Almost quit several times, since I felt worst than prior to taking Synthroid. However, the side effects slowly but surely disappeared. I stopped feeling exceptionally tired, depressed, introverted and always cold and started feeling happier, energetic, and benefited from a great digestive system again... After 3 months I am exactly weighing the same as before taking Synthroid. Sure I exercise some, but I definitely don’t kill myself, and all I do is take care of myself using common sense. I drink lots of water. Don’t give up on this synthetic hormone called Synthoid, because there are millions of people taking it all over the world (by the way I am originally from Switzerland) and before telling you | F | 38 | 3 months | 9/13/2007 | 3 | hypo | slight jitters, roller coaster energy levels | it seems to have helped. I do alot of surfing and my energy levels have increased in the water although sometimes I experience brain fog and afternoon fatigue, could be due to a caffeine crash. I am on 137 mcg dose and will adjust in a couple of months | M | 48 | 6 days | 9/13/2007 | 3 | hypothyroidism due to hashimotos | no real side effects except that it didn't work for me just on it's own. It has taken almost a year dof tweaking things I am now taking a combination of Armour Thyroid and a little synthroid as well and that seems to be working well- i tried this idea based on the book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypothyroidism by by Ken Blanchard and Marietta Abrams Brill you can check it out here www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446690619/105-3521929-1526820 | something i found out too that seems to help is that fluoride used to be used to treat hyper-thyroidism, so i've cut out as much fluoride as i can (especially in the water i drink since i drink a gallon a day) and have found it seems to be making a huge difference! I think that might be making more difference than the medications on their own- the most helpful book i have read so far has been Thyroid Balance: Traditional and Alternative Methods for Treating Thyroid Disorders by Glenn S. Rothfeld and Deborah S. Romaine which you can check out here www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580627773/105-3521929-1526820 i have read a few others but this by far was the most useful to me | F | 33 | 1 years | 9/12/2007 | 2 | Hypothyroidism | Fatigue, difficulty concentrating | Symptoms aren't getting any better. Still have cold intolerance, hair loss, brain fog, & swollen ankle. | F | 33 | 3 years | 9/9/2007 | 5 | Hypothyroidism | No bad side effects. If feeling better is a side effect, bring it on! | Initially was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 1999, after four years of being treated for a lot of different things; depression, chronic pain, post traumatic stress. WHen a doctor finally listened to me and put together all of my symptoms, I was diagnosed with extreme hypothryoidism. I eventually got enlarged nodules, but after finally getting my dosage right, my hypo is under control. I will probably never lose all of this weight, but that is a minor complaint for me. I always weighed less than 110 pounds until 1994. I started gaining and was 168 at my largest. I am now 160. My endochronologist treats symptoms, not numbers. In order to stay symptom free I have to keep my numbers below the normal. I am checked every six months with blood work and a complete exam. He watches for dry skin, growth in the nodules and other symptoms. He adjusts when necessary. | F | 49 | 7 years | 9/7/2007 | 1 | hashimotos | weight gain, fatigue, fluctuating TSH, low T3, depression | Synthroid is horrible. I was on it for two years. I fluctuated hypo to hyper and back the whole time. Depressed, fatigued and kept gaining weight no matter how much exercise I did and how little I ate. Never stabilized. I switched to armour with a small dose of cytomel in the afternoon and it made an amazing difference. I've been on the same dose now for 3 years. TSH has remained low and T3 has remained in the upper end of normal. My new Endo told me some people do not convert T4 to T3 properly so synthroid will not work for them. I am one of those people and I am so greatful I found a Dr who would finally listen. | F | 36 | 2 years | 9/6/2007 | 3 | hypothyroid | fatigue, sensitive to temperature (both hot and cold) | I was put on Synthroid when I was 14. I was told I'd probably lose weight once I got on it, but I didn't. I was also told that I wouldn't be as tired once I started taking it, and that's not true either. I've talked to others who take it, and have formed the opinion that some people w/ thyroid issues never stop being tired. I also have depression/anxiety issues and know this could affect me as well, so I try not to make a bad judgement based on that. My primary care Dr. told me that sometimes the generic forms differ on the dosage that you're able to absorb, or they are close to the expiration date so they are not quite as effective, so watch out. I can't afford to take the name brand, but have recently had to increase my dosage b/c my levels were way off. I do notice a change when I'm not on it, I actually become more tired (which is hard to do), and tend to be cranky. | F | 23 | 9 years | 8/30/2007 | 4 | Hypothyroid | Mild constipation. Maybe a little more hungry. | Only on this med a little over a week but the difference in my life is amazing. I feel more energetic, less tired. Sleeping better. Not cold. I'm told it can take six weeks or more to start feeling the full effects and I can't wait. I feel normal again after years of sluggishness and lethargy. | F | 41 | 11 days | 8/29/2007 | 5 | underactive thyroid | I have now side effects at all. :) | It put my thyroid levels right where they should be. I love it. :) | F | 34 | 4 years | 8/28/2007 | 1 | total thyroidectomy | None yet, haven't started taking it. | After having a total thyroidectomy, doc found out that I did not have cancer after all. Two weeks after surgery, I was prescribed Cytomel and I am experiencing no side effects. Doctor just received pathology results and now wants to switch me to Synthroid. I am really afraid that I will gain weight or lose hair with this drug based on the reviews I am reading. Any suggestions? Please! | F | 35 | | 8/28/2007 | 4 | hypothyroidism | When I first started taking it, I had facial flushing a couple of hours after I took it. This lasted a couple of months. I don't notice any side effects now. | I've been on synthroid or its generic equivalents for 7 1/2 years. I know what they say about not swapping manufacturers, but I have not had any unstable levels taking the generic levothyroxine (whichever manufacturer Walgreens decides to use that month). I take 150 mcg per day and have my TSH/T4 levels checked every 6 months, and they have been stable for years without any dosage changes. It's a very important medication that you will need to take forever more than likely if you have hypothyroidism. Great, necessary med for those of us that have to have it. Best to take same time every day, on an empty stomach, and without taking any other meds with it. | F | 36 | 7 years | 8/21/2007 | 2 | total thyroidectomy | Started taking Synthroid (generic) right after my surgery, and within two weeks, I was experiencing low energy, mood swings, and people were telling me I looked exhausted. Have continued with these symptoms. My calcium counts have been low but improving, so didn't know if it was deficiency in calcium, the Synthroid, or the combination of. My boyfriend thinks I am nuts, but at this point, so do I. Hope this gets better. I am tired of being tired! | A friend told me to demand getting the brand, as opposed to the generic. I am going to switch to the brand as a first step to see if that makes any difference. | F | 53 | 60 days | 8/16/2007 | 1 | Hashimoto's | Depression, hair loss, heart palpitations, joint pain, loss of interest in normal activities, heavy periods, spot bleeding, dry skin, acne, brain-fog, fatigue, stomach pains, etc. | I am very dissapointed at the medical and pharmaceutical communities. This is not a matter of bottom line profits or curing a disease with one pill; this is a matter of people's quality of life and sometimes their life or death. Not every medicine fits every person and it would be ridiculous to make such an assumption, but that is what is happening. It is difficult to find a doctor who will prescribe anything other than synthroid or it's competitive synthetic counterparts. Abbott Laboratories should be ashamed of themselves for their tactics of pushing this medication above all others. I expect this behavior from a tobacco company, not from a company who holds so many people's lives, and quality of life, in their hand. I am too young, smart, and healthy to feel this bad from this medication. I personally am on a mission to push my doctor to find what is right for me or leave this medicated life altogether. The body is an amazingly resilient piece of machinery. I would rather di | F | 36 | 2 years | 8/15/2007 | 2 | Hypothyroid | Foggy head, then extreme pain in joints of hands, arms & legs. | I am very leary of using drugs if I can find something natural to work instead. My doctor isnt interested in natural cures, so I have found a holistic dr to go to. Drugs cant be the only answer. I think once you take these drugs for so long, any natural function in your thyoid will totally stop because the drug is doing it instead. Not good at all. | F | 49 | 7 days | 8/14/2007 | 5 | Hypothyroidism | Initially, my heartbeat felt a little weird (for about a week), afterwards, it went back to normal | Within 3 days, I started to see some improvement in my fatigue; after about 6 weeks, I could really feel the difference in my energy level; I'm "moving" more, doing all the things I liked to do before the hypothyroidism kicked in; I have more energy to enjoy my child and I've even lost a few pounds (because I'm not so tired and sleepy all the time, I enjoy being outside more; my quality of life has improved; I'm happier because I'm feeling better ....not to mention that the size of my thyroid gland has decreased (don't think it'll ever return to normal size because it was enlarged for a prolonged period of time) A WORD OF ADVICE (some of which is on the drug information leaflet): Try to take the dose AS SOON AS you wake up in the morning with AT LEAST 8 ounces of water ON AN EMPTY STOMACH; don't eat for at least 45 minutes and DO NOT TAKE ANTACIDS within 5 hours before or after | F | 40 | 60 days | 8/10/2007 | 1 | Partialthyroidectomy | Weight Gain, fluttering feeling down the arm, spacing out, concentration problems | I started synthroid in Oct 04 and have had nothing but problems. I gained 40lbs due to the thyroidectomy before I was placed on meds and I had to push to even be treated. I gained another 25lbs due to the meds not being adjusted right. I started having the fluttering feeling, spacing out and concentration issues when my meds were too high and I was actually being OD'd. | F | 25 | 2.8 years | 8/10/2007 | 1 | autoimmune thyroiditis | Itchy swollen eyes, hives, trouble swallowing, pain in extremities and a blood clot after 14 days. Symptoms repeated after a stop and restart of this medication. I think its a problem for some of us that is not being addressed. | Synthroid and its generic counterparts are the only approved treatment and we really need research into other treatments. The side effects are not reported often or accurately. If they were this drug would be investigated. | M | 43 | 5 months | 8/6/2007 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | First week extreme lethargy; sleepy during the day even after a good night's sleep. After that week so far so good. About the same time I started Levothyroxine, I found out I now have Vitiligo (white spots on my face). The doc said this was probably caused by the Hypothyroidism. Since no other person out of 281 mentioned this as a side-effect, perhaps the doc is correct. | Like some of the other folks, I had no symptoms when my GP advised me that my blood tests showed I had Hypothyroidism. I exercise 5 days a week, do an annual 3-4 day mountain hike and am in good health otherwise. Hopefully this new development won't cause too many problems. | M | 52 | 70 days | 8/4/2007 |