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levoxyl
Does anyone take this? why did you pick this over all the other synthetics? Is there any advantage to this one over synthroid? It seems like the older endos i talk to seem to prescribe this more than synthroid. I was curious to know more about why they would pick this one. I realize there are choices out there, and everyone is different. I am just curious if anyone on the group takes it, and why?
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Hey Buddy,
I'm hangin in there. You know how that goes. The weather doesn't help although i love summertime. Your labs are crazy! Are you still feeling good?
I'm hangin in there. You know how that goes. The weather doesn't help although i love summertime. Your labs are crazy! Are you still feeling good?
I've been on a few different synthetics including levoxyl.. I think Doc's choose what they are getting promoted to endorse, unless the patient is educated enough to ask about others..
I have to say that i myself am sensitive to different brands.. I did well on Levoxyl for awhile "when i was first diagnosed, i was switched to synthroid due to insurance purposes and then switched to levothyroxine "again" due to insurance issues..
What i found is that my symptoms and my labs are very senstive to these changes and my doc even noticed the difference when i was switched back and forth.
the conclusion that i've found for myself is that generic is just that "generic" i myself don't believe that the generic version is as potent because when i'm on something other than name brand "synthroid" then i need a higher dosage to feel better.. It's the same concept as "you get what you pay for" if you pay for the more expensive brand "in my case" you get better quality and better results..
This has been my experience with different synthetic T4 meds.. My only option is T4 meds as well due to my insurance.. 7 years of "experiments" i have to conclude that "synthroid" has been more consistent in keeping me feeling better at the lowest dosage possible because in my personal experience it is better quality than any other synthetic T4 med..
Again.. this has been my experience and my opinion about it..
Hope this helps :)
I have to say that i myself am sensitive to different brands.. I did well on Levoxyl for awhile "when i was first diagnosed, i was switched to synthroid due to insurance purposes and then switched to levothyroxine "again" due to insurance issues..
What i found is that my symptoms and my labs are very senstive to these changes and my doc even noticed the difference when i was switched back and forth.
the conclusion that i've found for myself is that generic is just that "generic" i myself don't believe that the generic version is as potent because when i'm on something other than name brand "synthroid" then i need a higher dosage to feel better.. It's the same concept as "you get what you pay for" if you pay for the more expensive brand "in my case" you get better quality and better results..
This has been my experience with different synthetic T4 meds.. My only option is T4 meds as well due to my insurance.. 7 years of "experiments" i have to conclude that "synthroid" has been more consistent in keeping me feeling better at the lowest dosage possible because in my personal experience it is better quality than any other synthetic T4 med..
Again.. this has been my experience and my opinion about it..
Hope this helps :)
Hashigirl - did you eventually adjust to the changes>? what are you taking now? the different between the generic and the brand was $2 LOL
Yes i did eventually adjust to the changes.. If i was on levothyroxine then i had to bump, bump, bump.. until i felt better and saw any improvement in symptoms.. I found that when i switched to "name brand synthroid" i felt better and no bump bump bump..
I was on name brand synthroid for 2 years "symptoms free" when my insurance switched me to generic levothyroxine" my labs and my symptoms went crazy and this is after i was stable on synthroid for 2 years.. I am now back on name brand synthroid "with a lot of fighting my insurance" and just now getting back on track..
All of my symptoms came back and my labs went crazy "coincidentally" after being stable on synthroid and then switching to levothyroxine.. My doc didn't believe me until she saw the sudden change in "labs" that proved it..
I have to be bumped on Synthroid now "which i believe would have happened anyway due to "female" hormonal changes anyway.. but i again have to conclude that i have been more stable with less symptoms on name brand synthroid than any other T4 med..
I'm currently at 137mcg of synthroid and i'm heading towards 150mcg due to my symptoms appearing again.. But for me personally, i will never try to change synthetic T4 again just because of my personal experience..
I think if i was on a generic i could feel good but i would need a higher dosage to feel that than with generic.. It's the quality of the brand..
It's like laundry detergent.. If you buy always save laundry soap then your clothes don't get clean and smell good unless you use twice as much, but if you buy TIDE you use like half a cup and you get the results you want..
It's the same with me personally with T4 meds.. name brand synthroid is like TIDE and levoxyl or any other generic form is like "always save"..
This is my personal experience with T4 meds and i hope this helps you...
I was on name brand synthroid for 2 years "symptoms free" when my insurance switched me to generic levothyroxine" my labs and my symptoms went crazy and this is after i was stable on synthroid for 2 years.. I am now back on name brand synthroid "with a lot of fighting my insurance" and just now getting back on track..
All of my symptoms came back and my labs went crazy "coincidentally" after being stable on synthroid and then switching to levothyroxine.. My doc didn't believe me until she saw the sudden change in "labs" that proved it..
I have to be bumped on Synthroid now "which i believe would have happened anyway due to "female" hormonal changes anyway.. but i again have to conclude that i have been more stable with less symptoms on name brand synthroid than any other T4 med..
I'm currently at 137mcg of synthroid and i'm heading towards 150mcg due to my symptoms appearing again.. But for me personally, i will never try to change synthetic T4 again just because of my personal experience..
I think if i was on a generic i could feel good but i would need a higher dosage to feel that than with generic.. It's the quality of the brand..
It's like laundry detergent.. If you buy always save laundry soap then your clothes don't get clean and smell good unless you use twice as much, but if you buy TIDE you use like half a cup and you get the results you want..
It's the same with me personally with T4 meds.. name brand synthroid is like TIDE and levoxyl or any other generic form is like "always save"..
This is my personal experience with T4 meds and i hope this helps you...
well right now nothing is converting into anything so its hard to tell anything LOL
well you have to post your most recent lab results to get any idea of what's going on? do you have your most recent labe?
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this comes from your labs.. What i found is that my TSH, FT4 ad FT3 are in perfect harmony.. If my TSH is high than my FT4 and FT3 are low.. When my TSH is low than my FT4 and FT3 are high.. This is "normal" circumstances and tells you that you are converting well...
If your TSH is low and your FT3 levels are low then that means you might need to supplement with T3 meds as well as FT4.. "this is not the case for me" which is why T4only meds work for me.. That is the first step...