When you have hypothyroidism, your thyroid isn’t able to make enough thyroid hormone (thyroxine). As a result, your body’s system slows down.
Synthroid is a prescription medicine that helps restore thyroid levels by replacing the amount of thyroxine that your body is missing. The active ingredient in Synthroid is levothyroxine sodium, a man-made hormone that works in the same way as thyroxine.
Synthroid comes in 12 dosing options to help your doctor find the dose that's right for you. Your doctor will determine your starting dose based on your weight, age, cause of hypothyroidism, and other health conditions, as well as other medications you’re taking.
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When you first start taking Synthroid, your doctor will usually test your TSH levelsi every 6 to 8 weeks. Try to be patient during this time. Because your thyroid hormone needs are very precise, your doctor may need to make small adjustments to find the dose that’s right for you. And it may take several weeks before you notice Synthroid is working, and for your thyroid levels to adjust to the correct range.
Save on Synthroid
Commercially insured patients will pay as little as $25 a month
with the co-pay card.*
*Eligibility restrictions may apply. Individual insurance plans will vary.
SYNTHROID® (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, for oral use is a prescription, man-made thyroid hormone that is used to treat a condition called hypothyroidism in adults and children, including infants. It is meant to replace a hormone that is usually made by your thyroid gland. Generally, thyroid replacement treatment is to be taken for life. SYNTHROID should not be used to treat noncancerous growths or enlargement of the thyroid in patients with normal iodine levels, or in cases of temporary hypothyroidism caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland (thyroiditis).
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