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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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At end of day I feel very tired and gained weight during the change to lower dose.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have been taking this product for about 10 years now and I have been getting lots of muscle cramps in my legs and back. It is becoming unbearable. Think I need to switch to Goldshield.
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Reviewer: Carolyn , 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Hi Guys, I have been on Eltroxin for 15 years. When I was prescribed, I was told to take it with breakfast and suffered all the normal side effects like hair loss, couldn't lose weight, etc. I understood this to be the medication and with all the blogs I reviewed, the problem seemed universal. 8 months ago, my pharmacist asked me when i was taking the pills. When I told him with food,
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Reviewer: Blessed, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Have taken Eltroxin for 3 weeks, seem to make me feel worse . Don't know if menopause is also affecting, playing a role in the side effects currently experiencing, My Doc advised to stop the meds. I feel worse each day..i use to be active but know everything I do seem to be such a mission, like simple tasks, walking the stairs, feels like I am falling apart. My body is constantly aching, disor
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Reviewer: sunshine, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Since switching to this brand I have found that my hair fall has increased, extra weight around the midrift, increase in loss of focus and concentration. I have been taking Leyothyroxine for many many years and then pharmacy switched to this brand but not at all happy, so now switching to another brand Goldshield to see if there is a difference.
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