LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM Reviews (LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM)

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LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM  (LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM):  Levothyroxine is used to treat an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). It replaces or provides more thyroid hormone, which is normally produced by the thyroid gland. Low thyroid hormone levels can occur naturally or when the thyroid gland is injured by radiation/medications or removed by surgery. Having enough thyroid hormone is important for maintaining normal mental and physical activity. In children, having enough thyroid hormone is important for normal mental and physical development. This medication is also used to treat other types of thyroid disorders (such as certain types of goiters, thyroid cancer). This medication should not be used to treat infertility unless it is caused by low thyroid hormone levels.   FDA Approval Date: 2005-06-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Hypothyroidism No negative side effects First week on 50 Mcg of Levothyroxine (Levothroid) has been great. I had undiagnosed Hypothyroidism for years, I became very lazy, tired and never felt like doing anything. I tried eating healthy, going running, but obviously nothing helped. I only been on for one week and already feeling better for the first time in years, a lift of brain fog and more energy, I don't feel so cold, my appetite is back, I enjoy food again. M 55 1 weeks
50 1X day
9/24/2019
 1  Hashimotos Went on this as the natural thyroid I donwell with was on back order and the Armour was cost prohibitive. Terrible, terrible drug; it’s a synthetic form and thus won’t provide all the hormones naturally occurring in s healthy gland. I described my general mood as wanting to kick puppies; I’ve gained weight, become more depressed and have no energy in spite of my TSH within “normal “ levels. Found a replacement natural thyroid that is inexpensive yet hard to access, but anything is better than this toxic sludge. Have lost 4 lbs in as many days- likely water weight but better than having gained ~ 15 in the past 6 months. If your provider won’t Rx the natural type fire them. Find one who is a naturopath or DO as they believe in complementary medicine. I majored in human bio with a minor in holistic health & I believe natural approaches to thyroid regulation are best. The worst med known to man aside from Neurontin. F 46 7 months
150 mg
3/21/2019
 1  Underactive thyroid Joint/muscle pain, constant vomiting, crushing tiredness, depression, coldness, coughing, acid reflux, migraines, tinnitus, forgetfulness, brain fog, dizziness, constipation etc Like a poison to the system F 65 11 years
75mcg
7/26/2018
 1  Thryoid Was experiencing weight gain and brittle nails. Levothyroxine brought my thyroid into normal blood range. Hair loss started slowly now after appx 3 yrs it has become severe, I've lost 75% of my hair. Thought it was the thyroid but now believe it''s the DRUG to improve the thyroid. Doctor said it was the only drug he would prescribe. Wasn't concerned. Looking for new doctor. F 63 3 years
50 mg 1X day
6/27/2017
 1  High TSH levels Tired, cold all the time, always wanted to sleep, ridiculous weight gain, no energy, no will and really ignoring side effects there just are no benefits I found zero benefit to taking levothyroxine. The goal of this drug is to completely shut down your thyroid and replace your natural hormone with a synthetic one. It just makes your pituitary think you have plenty of hormone (T4) and therefore doesn't need to tell your thyroid to make any. I am mad that I ever started on this stuff. I'd like to know who decided what the "normal" range is, or how the solution is to cause your thyroid gland to stop working. I made the decision against my docs arguments to go off of this T4 drug. I am now trying the active form, T3. F 46 8 years
100mcg 1X day
7/6/2016
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 1  Hypothyroidism A lot of Hair falling out faster, memory has gotten much worse, caused my blood sugar to rise until doctors think I have Type 2 Diabetes, I can't put much weight on my hips or walk very much without terrible pain, increased Depression and anxiety, more things that I can't think of right now. When I was on Armour Thyroid, it helped all of my bodily systems work correctly, but Levothyroxine doesn't help my bodily systems to work correctly, but instead causes more problems as I listed in the side effects column. I am trying to get my doctors to change me back to Armour Thyroid. Hopefully these doctors will where as my former doctors at a certain HMO wouldn't. M 61 13 years
100 MCG 1X day
5/12/2016
 1  Hypothyroid Extremely crippling & painful joint pain (knees), tremors, muscle spasms, depression, body aches, neuralgia, some suicidal thoughts. In the form of Tirosint - Have taken this for 12 weeks. Was originally on 50 mcg of the generic form of Levothyroxine and had only minor problems, mostly did well. Was switched to Tirosint after my TSH was good. Was fine until 6 weeks in. At six weeks my right foot began to ache. (I thought it was my shoes) Debilitating nerve pain came in both my feet at 7 weeks. 9-10 weeks in the nerve pain in foot subsides, comes and goes, but right knee begins to feel loose, weak. At 11 weeks right knee pain (aches, cramplike) has become extremely painful. Pain has spread to left knee. Also, experiencing tremors, muscle spasms all over body and aches at night. Have been off of Tirosint for 4 days. Hoping for improvement once medication leaves my body. Pain has been so crippling & debilitating I'd considered quitting my job, but the depression gets to be too much when I'm alone. I wish doctors would fully explain the chance of significant deterioration of health & lifestyle when they prescribe these medications. I read a entry on one of these boards where a patient's doctor told her these meds tend to pool, collect in the joints. Still hoping for the best. F 40 12 weeks
25 mcg 1X day
10/20/2015
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 1  Low thyroid levels Blinding headaches; horrible insomnia; hair loss daily; fainting spells; facial swelling; double vision; high blood pressure; debilitating hip pain. Took Armor thyroid 14 years with no problems. Dr. decided he wouldn't prescribe it anymore and prescribed levothyroxine though I told him I couldn't take it before. Insomnia, headaches, and a feeling of being unwell began within two days. Took it 3-4 days and stopped 3-4 days so I could sleep, as the insomnia would keep me up for days. At 3 months, he changed it to Synthroid. No improvement and left hip hurt. At 6 months, changed it to Levoxyl. 2nd day all sleep stopped and headache was horrible and hair was falling out. Day 3 fainting spells started. Day five facial swelling, double vision, and hip pain so severe I couldn't walk. Went to the Mayo Clinic website to see if any of it was due to Levoxyl (which is another name for levothyroxine). All were listed. Was surprised to see hip pain on the side effect list as it hadn't occurred to me it could be a side effect all those months. Have been through heck. Took 3 months for headaches, insomnia, and double vision to lesson a bit. Hair stopped falling. Blood pressure is still a little high 5 months later. Others left more quickly except hip pain which has put me in a wheelchair and cost me a fortune in specialists and expensive testing. Awaiting latest results now. Doctor put me on oxycodone and flexeril to try to make life bearable while this is figured out. It has been and remains a nightmare. F 60 7 months
50 mg
6/3/2015
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 1  hypothyroidism Severe depression and anxiety. Mood swings. After first being diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 52 which I am convinced developed in childhood or at birth, I really looked forward to finally having a normal energy level.I began to realize the longer I took it the worse I felt.It peaked with rapid mood swings going from feeling fairly normal to severely depressed with anxiety so severe Xanax barely phased it.All this in 4-12 hour cycles. Then the depression and anxiety never left until I flushed the synthroid down the toilet. A literal nightmare which by the way was another bad side effect. Vivid nightmares and waking up to severe depression for 15-20 minutes. M 52 2 months
50 MG
11/26/2014
 4  Autoimmune hypothyroidism Hair loss, all over but especially noticeable near the front of my head (my part has widened a lot since I started taking this medication. I'm a bit worried that I might end up being bald eventually). I had no symptoms of hypothyroidism before I began this medication (it was found on a routine blood test) so I have not noticed any other changes as I had no symptoms to begin with. I wish it would have helped me with weight loss at least, but no such luck! At least it's a tiny pill, so it's easy enough to take. F 24 5 months
0.75 mg
10/1/2014
 1  Underactive Thyroid This caused irritation in my lungs that was not relieved by taking Aciphex. It was only relieved by taking Clarinex (5 mg.). This could be due to an inactive ingredient in it that I am allergic to. It contains glycerin which is made up of: Palm oil, coconut oil, rapeseed oil and sunflower oil. It does NOT contain dyes. I took Tirosint (50 mcg.), which is made by Akrimax Pharmaceuticals. The symptoms abated after I took an antihistamine and stopped taking the Tirosint. M 51 4 days
50 mcg. 1X day
10/29/2013
 1  hypothyroidism hip pain Began taking 50mcg and noticed minor pain in joints mainly hip. Had labs done in six weeks and dosage was doubled to 100mcg. Within a day or two hip pain became debilitating and I was forced to use a walker just to move from one room to another. Pain was extreme but was told by my Dr. it could not be the levothyroxine. Knowing myself that it was, I bought a pill cutter and cut my pills in half. Within 6 days I was walking fine and almost pain free. I am now on Armour Thyroid along with the 50mcg of levothyroxine and hope to discontinue it in the near future. F 62 4 months
50mcg 1X day
12/23/2012
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 3  Underactive Thyroid TONS OF HAIR LOSS! Palpitations I have felt better since they upped my dose, but the hair loss in unbelievable and hasn't stopped. I have less than half the hair I used to have. I'm really quite upset about it. Doctors say it's tough. F 41 4 years
100mcg 1X day
10/9/2012
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 4  Thyroid Lots of hair loss Feel great other then the hairloss F 38 3 months
.075 1X day
12/19/2011
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 4   After being on Armour for 2 years and experiencing a return in my symptoms I reluctantly decided to switch back to levothyroxine. Soo thankful I did that. I immediately noticed an increase in energy and began to feel like my old self. After a few weeks I had cytomel 5mcg 2x a day added and I also noticed that helped a lot as well. F 24
150 mcg 1X day
8/27/2011
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 1  Hypothyroidism Terrible aches in joints, especially hips, knees ankles, wrists. Pains in muscles, inflammation of muscles and joints, extreme pain on walking in hips. swollen ankles all the time. I was put on Levothyroxine for Hypothyroidism and at first it was not bad, but after a few months I developed extreme pain when walking in hips and knees, I couldn't walk and put on 5 stone in weight which I am now trying to get off. I also had Achilles Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis in foot (all inflammatory disorders) in all it had an allergic reaction in my body where I had extreme inflammation in joints and muscles. I had blood tests that proved I had way over the top inflammation i.e. the top rate of normal was 13 and mine was 35 which the doctor told me was Inflammatory Arthritis, he then referred to me a Rheumatologist who also did many many blood tests and X-rays of my feet, ankles, wrists and hands, but he couldn't find the reason why I had inflammation in my body, he then referred me back to my doctor who was stumped! I decided to try natural dessicated thyroid preparation as some people I had read about in books and on the internet cannot tolerate synthetic thyroxine, I thought this was probably the problem as others had been through the same thing and natural dessicated thyroxine had saved them from being in a wheel chair and crippled in so much pain like I was and I could hardly walk it was so painful. I am now taking natural dessicated thyroxine and the pains have become so much less than they were, even I felt 100% cured. But some doctors are sceptical about natural dessicated thyroxine, but if it cures you then why not! I also think that it will take t F 50 2 years
150 mg 1X day
4/5/2011
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 1  hypothyroidism I experienced severe insomnia and my glucose levels went through the roof. I don't believe any synthetic thyroid meds can compare to the natural ones since the synthetics are just T4 while the natural dessicated have the entire range of ingredients. F 54 6 days
137mcg 1X day
2/13/2011
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 2  Slightly elevated TSH First 4 days: uneventful 5th day: flushing sensation began 6th-12th day: flushing continued, began itching around & inside mouth 13th day: broke out in hives, discontinued med I continued to break out in hives at least twice daily for over 3 weeks as the medication left my system. I also experienced high anxiety and severe restlessness. Levothyroxine has a long half life inside the body. Allergic reactions to this med is rare from what I understand. F 27 13 days
125 mcg 1X day
6/19/2010

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