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 |
| 1 | hoshimoto thyroid | My body became adjusted to it as far as labs numbers. But all my symptoms returned. My endocrinologist says that patients need to be told: THIS IS A MAN MADE MEDICINE. It becomes "non-benefitting" in many people. Those people need to take Armour Thyroid.....it is a natural hormone that the body accepts permanently and removes the symptoms associated with thyroid disease.... | F | 53 | 2 years 50 | 4/15/2014 | 1 | hypothroidism | there is a severe potency problem in these pills. I have no pulse and it seems as if I am taking baby powder and no pure thyroid hormone. So, I'm taking more and more and still very hard for me to get out of bed. kimi a 619 409-9857 Somebody HELP! FDa needs to get involved they have changed potency. | SUCKS now IT used to be great! IT had great potency in2010 but somewhere around 1/2011 it, changed to crap. What is the point in treating thyroid hormone , if it does nothing.damb it! I want my life back@!!!!!! Some body please help!!! | F | 46 | 6 days 375 1X day | 3/15/2014 | 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 | 1 | Hypothyroidim | Headaches that wouldn't go away, Pressure in my head that felt like a bowling ball on my shoulders, constipation, anger, had trouble relating to people. | When first diagnosed, was given Levothyroxine. Had my one and only migraine ever in my life. Switched to Armour, my world changed and I felt amazing again! A week or so ago, my new endo refused to prescribe Armour, even though I'd been taking it for 7 years and it was working just fine. I offered to do a short trial of Levothyroxine product. HATED THE SYNTHROID. I hated life itself while on it. My endo refused to believe that I had such severe side effects and still refused to prescribe Armour. She just lost me as a patient. I'm going to a doctor 30miles away, only because she'll prescribe what works best for me. | F | 40 | 6 days 100mg 1X day | 2/5/2014 | 1 | Hypothyroidism | Absolutely no energy, getting out of bed is a rough task BC of the extreme lack of energy. Weight gain, hair loss, mood swings, inability to lose weight, etc. | F | 30 | 3 years 100mcg | 1/17/2014 | 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 | 2 | Hypothyroidism | Hair loss and my mood is very labile. | F | 60 | 3 months 25 mg 1X day | 12/8/2013 | 1 | low thyroid | Brain fog, Heart palpitations, cannot sleep, joints ache, just feel lousy, tired and irritable all the time. Plan on stopping this med and would like a homeopathic med. Something w/o all the side effects. | F | 54 | 90 days 25 mcg 1X day | 12/3/2013 | 3 | F | 33 | 1X day | 11/30/2013 | 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 | 5 | Hypothyroid | I haved tried taking other generic types of medication to help my hypothyroidism but had dealt with some irritating side effects with those medications. Synthroid is the ONLY medication that agrees with my body. I have no side effects, got my levels in the normal range, and I feel great! | F | 31 | 4 years 125 | 11/28/2013 | 1 | Hypothyroidism | It ruined my life. I became ill, depressed, gained weight, and ha NO energy. I couldn't even get out of my bed each morning. I lost all my friends and missed 40 days of school nearly failing my classes . No one deserves Togo through the hell I did | F | 17 | 2 years Idk | 11/26/2013 | 1 | Hashimoto's Disease | For the first two days, I had a lot of energy (felt peppy for the first time in years). Then the headaches started. I felt drunk all day long. I woke up feeling like I had a hang over. The brain fog was unreal...I would leave pots of boiling water on the stove, baths running, things of that nature, and have no idea I had done it. I had a terrible cough that started within 45 minutes of taking the drug and lasted for 12 plus hours. I was SO tired, way more than before I started taking it. I hurt everywhere. I felt dizzy, my stomach was always upset, my anxiety was unreal. I stopped taking it on my own, and will control my disease through diet, exercise and stress control. | F | 41 | 2 weeks 50 MG | 9/9/2013 | 1 | Hypothyroidism | Memory loss, weight gain, can't lose weight, headaches, fatigue, stress easily, moody, hair loss, muscle aches, joint aches, dry skin, bad skin acne all over, dental oral problems, forgetfulness, sensitive to light, sensitive to hot & cold, no energy, always tired, can't sleep, can hear my pulse or heart beat in my right ear very loud all the time, can't concentrate, irregular cycles, after dealing with all this it can get depressing! | F | 25 | 4 years 175 | 9/9/2013 | 1 | Hashimoto's hypothyroidism | No side effects per se, but I actually feel that all of my Hashimoto's symptoms have worsened since starting this medication, I feel horrible - this medication has not helped me feel better in any way whatsoever, but it has brought my labs to within normal range. (In Australia) | F | 38 | 9 months 50 mg | 9/9/2013 | 1 | Hypo | Anxiety, depression, brain fog, random pain,lack of concentration, going to tears-for no apparent reason. I found this medication totally disabling for my needs. | F | 56 | 8 years 100mg | 9/9/2013 | 1 | Hashimotos | I could tell no difference the first 5 weeks, but the night before I went in for my 6 week blood work, a nerve in the left side of my face started to hurt and my ring finger on my left hand went numb. That went on for another 4 months until I took myself off of it. In that 5 months, I also developed myexedema and couldn't stand for any type of touch on my muscles. I began taking NP Thyroid and before my 6 week labs, all of the myexedema was gone and I was losing weight and feeling better. | F | 43 | 5 months 88 mcg | 9/9/2013 | 1 | Hashi | joint aches, muscle aches, bone aches, irritability, mood swings, poor sleep...dont like it at all | F | 32 | 6 weeks .25mcg | 9/9/2013 | 1 | HypoT | Severe headache, I mean vascular-painful headache. Light sensitivity. Brain fog. Weepy/crying for no reason. Fatigued, as if I had been drugged feeling. Did not feel like myself on this drug. Nausea. Low blood sugar drops. This drug is like poison when I take it at 25 or 50 mcgs. I tried it a year ago, and had the same side effects. Some people cannot tolerate the chemicals. I am not a Hashis PT. I am not lactose or iodine intolerant. I also reacted the same negative way to a compounded Levoxothyrine generic. They pulled Levoxyl from the shelves. I could tolerate it, but pharma took that one away from us. | F | 44 | 1 days 50mcg | 7/20/2013 | 1 | Hashimoto's/Hypothyroidism | chest pains, sleep apnea, psychotic mood swings, depression, blurry vision, brain fog, extreme fatigue, weight gain, shortness of breath, joint aches, muscle aches, thinning hair, bad allergies, sinus problems, heat intolerance, poor sleep, extreme bloating, swollen feet, horrible dry bumpy spotty skin, high blood pressure and hypotension, vertigo/dizziness, blood sugar problems, heartburn, apathy, carpal tunnel, flushing, extreme anxiety, a TSH of 26 - over all general feeling of misery, malaise, pain and lack of interest in life. | Finally after 4 years I found a doctor would prescribe me Nature Throid (a natural thyroid hormone like Armour) after the last doctor I saw tried to increase my medication because my TSH was 26 - yet I was having bad chest pains and high blood pressure. After one week of being on Nature Throid 99% of the horrible things I experienced and unwanted side effects from taking Synthroid disappeared. I am so lucky to have finally found a doctor who would give me something OTHER than Synthroid. Life is ok again. | F | 33 | 4 years 100 1X day | 7/17/2013 |