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Eltroxin (GSK brand) v Sandoz Levothyroxine
by jmsmed902, May 29, 2008 11:38PM
Hi
I am new to this forum. Been on Levo, Sandoz brand for two months now, 100mcg per day, split dose - 50mcg in am and 50mcg in evening, which has really helped "dumping syndrome " of energy in afternoons. There is a small amount of research on evening doses of levo - which is interesting ,apparently better absoprtion at night ... so after discussing it with my doc decided to do it. Helps a lot. Some people get insomnia with the evening dose but I havent.
Anyways, I have been on Sandoz while living in USA, now I am in NZ and have had to change to the only available brand here of Eltroxin (Glaxo Smith Kline) brand. AFter only two days of Eltroxin 100mcg's I got numbness in fingers last night for the first time in about a month. (CTS symptoms)) And exhausted today - which I havent been in weeks after 100mcg of Sandoz brand, Levo.
So has anyone else had experience of changing brands and gotton ill effects from it. Anyone been on Sandoz brand and changed to Eltroxin- and what happened to their TSH levels/symptoms of hypthy?
I will have to retest TSH after three or so weeks of Eltroxin - to see if its helping but even then lab results sometimes dont match symptoms.. With Hypothyroidism , symptoms AND labs have to be taken into consideration .Right ?
Hoping to hear from some experts
Jo
I am new to this forum. Been on Levo, Sandoz brand for two months now, 100mcg per day, split dose - 50mcg in am and 50mcg in evening, which has really helped "dumping syndrome " of energy in afternoons. There is a small amount of research on evening doses of levo - which is interesting ,apparently better absoprtion at night ... so after discussing it with my doc decided to do it. Helps a lot. Some people get insomnia with the evening dose but I havent.
Anyways, I have been on Sandoz while living in USA, now I am in NZ and have had to change to the only available brand here of Eltroxin (Glaxo Smith Kline) brand. AFter only two days of Eltroxin 100mcg's I got numbness in fingers last night for the first time in about a month. (CTS symptoms)) And exhausted today - which I havent been in weeks after 100mcg of Sandoz brand, Levo.
So has anyone else had experience of changing brands and gotton ill effects from it. Anyone been on Sandoz brand and changed to Eltroxin- and what happened to their TSH levels/symptoms of hypthy?
I will have to retest TSH after three or so weeks of Eltroxin - to see if its helping but even then lab results sometimes dont match symptoms.. With Hypothyroidism , symptoms AND labs have to be taken into consideration .Right ?
Hoping to hear from some experts
Jo
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