I took Unithroid for 2 years. Prior symptoms of weight gain, constipation, loss of hair, tiredness, and high LDL level disappeared. Upon retirement I had to change companies to fill my prescriptions. The new company switched me to Synthroid. Since then my LDL has risen by 28 points and I have experienced very mild constipation and hair loss. It has taken awhile for me to put this together as t...
I had been on synthroid for 10 years and was fine. Insurance Company forced me to switch to another drug. My endocrinologist put me on unithroid and the trouble started within 2 days. Severe diarrhea, headache, fast heart rate, leg cramps,hair falling out. Two and a half weeks after being on unithroid i have lost 12 lbs so my doctor ran another thyroid test. TSH had dropped from 1.290 to 0.152. Go...
Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
12/8/2009
Condition: Enlarged Thyroid Gland
Overall rating 2.3
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i had radiation treatment(I131) when i had hyperthyroid and a goiter.i have taken generic and synthroid for the past 9 years and i have yet to receive normal labs. I've gone from .025 dose to .100MG and now my doctor is lowering it to .088. i dont think the treatment is ever going to get me to normal what ever that really is? i guess i will continue to seesaw and take lab tests every 6 weeks.
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Anonymous | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
11/20/2009
Condition: Underactive Thyroid
Overall rating 2.0
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Recently, my pharmacy switched my Synthroid medication to generic Levothroxine. I didn't notice the change at the time but began to feel very fatigued and started losing my hair. After researching thyroid medications, I decided it had to be the generic hormone. At my next doctors visit, I requested the brand name, Synthroid, be prescribed again. My symptoms disappeared within a few weeks of returning to Synthroid. Supposedly, they are the same drug but I had a very negative reaction to the generic. That tells me that they are not the same for me. Buyer beware as all thyroid generics apparently are not the same.Read More Read Less
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yaya | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
8/12/2009
Condition: Underactive Thyroid
Overall rating 1.7
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I have experienced hair loss, weight gain, mood swings. I do not like taking this drug and wish anyone having to take this drug a lot of luck. It's awful and should be taken off the market.
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