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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
Member Comments (3)

by ChitChatNine, May 30, 2008 09:38AM
Yes, I've seen it happen .. also PM Applecore .. she had things happen, too!

WELCOME to the COMMUNITY ..

Cheryl

by sunshine41, May 30, 2008 10:36PM
To: JO
Hi Jo, I am interested to see how you get on. I have just come off Eltroxine and on to Levothryoxine .I was taking three a day , now  taking two every day , but my heart is still racing and my eyes are blurry , etc . I had been on Eltroxine for 30 years with now problems at all. This is a rel humbug.

by bevh, Aug 17, 2008 04:33PM
To: jo
were you the one who spoke on TV the other night  - I have been trying to find the forum. I have been on thyroxine for years and hadn't realised there had been a change. I thought my dry mouth and eyes and forgetfulness etc were just something that happened as you got older and it is quite a revelation to be able to hang it on this - it makes sense
Bev
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