Synthroid and Headache - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Headache is found among people who take Synthroid, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Synthroid and have Headache. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 215,853 people who have side effects when taking Synthroid from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Apr, 19, 2023

215,853 people reported to have side effects when taking Synthroid.
Among them, 14,633 people (6.78%) have Headache.

What is Synthroid?

Synthroid has active ingredients of levothyroxine sodium. It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 226,976 Synthroid users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Headache?

Headache (pain in head) is found to be associated with 5,224 drugs and 5,614 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Synthroid and Headache reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Synthroid and have Headache?

Check whether Headache is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related studies

How severe was Headache and when was it recovered:

Headache in Synthroid

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levothyroxine sodium:

Headache and drugs with ingredients of levothyroxine sodium (31,829 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Synthroid:

Synthroid (226,976 reports)

Common Synthroid side effects:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 20,619 reports
Drug ineffective: 16,072 reports
Headache (pain in head): 14,633 reports
Pain: 13,929 reports
Diarrhea: 13,797 reports
Weakness: 13,556 reports

Browse all side effects of Synthroid:

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Headache treatments and more:

Headache (652,090 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Headache:

Common drugs associated with Headache:

All the drugs that are associated with Headache:

Headache (5,224 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Headache:

Multiple sclerosis: 41,461 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 40,932 reports
High blood pressure: 23,165 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 21,717 reports
Psoriasis: 19,045 reports
Depression: 18,850 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Headache:

Headache (5,614 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on levothyroxine sodium (the active ingredients of Synthroid) and Synthroid (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 600+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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