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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I have had cancer and treated with radition, my tyroid has not funtioned well since I was on 25 mcg then they raised me to 150 mcg I have lost weight even more they did blood work know they want to cut me bacl to 75mcg, I am always very tired stil should I worry about cancer? she did not find a knot but I am very worried
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: c2baker44, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Caregiver)
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The depression and irritability I was esperiencing has decreased.My hair loss has decreased,however the sleepiness after meals still exists
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Reviewer: ladybuggy, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month
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All of my body was tense my jaws wounldn't stop clinching.all of my muscles were soo tense it pulled the muscles in my chest! I only took .22 of a pill 1 time!it took 3 weeks for the reaction to subside.
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Reviewer: Its good, but not my final solution, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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While this drug has eleviated my symptoms very effectively for over 5 years, I believe, I am very concerned with the things that my friends and collegues (many in the medical & health fields) have been saying. For example, taking the medicine usually takes care of the symptoms, but over time, it can cause one's thyroid to almost stop work completely (due to the drug doing all the work for
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