Re: Levothyroxine and Unithriod

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Jan Hunter wrote:

>Are thier any real differences at all I have started on my pills

>again. I was on the Unithriod and now on Levothyroxine cause the

>drugs store could not carry the Unithroid any more. would any of

>this interfeer with my C.O.P.D.

>

>

Levothyroxine, or levothyroxine sodium, is the generic name for the drug

(T4). Unithroid, Synthroid, Thyrox, Levothroid, Levo-T and Levoxyl are

all U.S. trademark names for the same chemical.

<http://www.thyroid-info.com/drugs/synthroid.htm>In Canada, you will

find it called Eltroxin and PMS-Levothyroxine. Outside the U.S. there

are a plethora of equivalent brands: Euthyrox, Thyroxine, Berlthyrox,

Droxine, Eferox, Elthyrone, Eltroxin, Eutirox, Letrox, Levaxin,

Levotirox, Levothyrox, Levotiroxina, Oroxine, T4KP, Thevier,

Throxinique, Thyradin, Thyradin S, Thyrax, Thyrax Duotab, Thyrex,

Thyro-4, Thyrosit, Thyroxin, Thyroxin-Natrium, Tiroidine.

However, the dosages between brand names are not equivalent. Any time

you change manufacturers or formulations, you need more tests and

titrations to adjust the dosage.

This should all be quite independent of C.O.P.D. as long as the dose is

optimized. If you are undermedicated, slowed metabolism can add to the

problems of hypoxia and slows healing. I am not aware of any

specifically pulmonary side effects on the hypothyroid side.

Chuck

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No one could guess anyone's future, but you can always improve your

future with increased knowlege of your conditions and take better

care of your overall health!!!! It's best to be in a support group,

know what you are dealing with and try and improve your health---

everyone here tries and shares their experience and info!

Best of luck---tina

check out www.mayoclinic.com for side effects to the drugs in question

> Are thier any real differences at all I have started on my pills

> again. I was on the Unithriod and now on Levothyroxine cause the

> drugs store could not carry the Unithroid any more. would any of

> this interfeer with my C.O.P.D.

>

> I was fist told I had HYPOTHYRIODISM when I was 20 and they said to

> look for changes, Since then I have had radiation treatment for

> HODGESKINS DISEASE (cancer), I was 27 with that. since then my body

> has gone completely nuts.But I am not gaining any whieght because

of

> the C.O.P.D.

>

> Does any ome know how this would affect my future??

>

> HUGS

> JAN