Tirosint and Drowsiness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drowsiness is reported as a side effect among people who take Tirosint (levothyroxine sodium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Synthroid, and have Narcolepsy.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Drowsiness when taking Tirosint. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,836 people who have side effects when taking Tirosint from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Tirosint?
Tirosint has active ingredients of levothyroxine sodium. It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 5,000 Tirosint users. Check the latest studies of Tirosint.
What is Drowsiness?
Drowsiness is found to be associated with 2,865 drugs and 4,797 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Drowsiness.
4,836 people reported to have side effects when taking Tirosint.
Among them, 95 people (1.96%) have Drowsiness.

Among these 95 people:
How long have people been on Tirosint when they have Drowsiness? *
- < 1 month: 61.54 %
- 1 - 6 months: 30.77 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 7.69 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Drowsiness when taking Tirosint? *
- female: 88.14 %
- male: 11.86 %
What is the age of people who have Drowsiness when taking Tirosint? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 12.2 %
- 30-39: 9.76 %
- 40-49: 7.32 %
- 50-59: 21.95 %
- 60+: 48.78 %
What are other drugs people take besides Tirosint? *
- Synthroid: 12 people, 12.63%
- Zyrtec: 7 people, 7.37%
- Cytomel: 7 people, 7.37%
- Vitamin D: 6 people, 6.32%
- Cymbalta: 4 people, 4.21%
- Linzess: 4 people, 4.21%
- Abilify: 4 people, 4.21%
- Vitamin D3: 3 people, 3.16%
- Xyrem: 3 people, 3.16%
- Pepcid: 3 people, 3.16%
What are other side effects people have besides Drowsiness? *
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 46 people, 48.42%
- Feeling Abnormal: 25 people, 26.32%
- Weakness: 24 people, 25.26%
- Peripheral Swelling: 13 people, 13.68%
- Dizziness: 13 people, 13.68%
- Weight Increased: 12 people, 12.63%
- Drug Ineffective: 12 people, 12.63%
- Blood Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Increased: 11 people, 11.58%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 11 people, 11.58%
- Abdominal Discomfort: 11 people, 11.58%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 7 people, 7.37%
- Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 4 people, 4.21%
- Thyroid Diseases: 4 people, 4.21%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 3.16%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 3 people, 3.16%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 3.16%
- Depression: 3 people, 3.16%
- Eye Pruritus (eye itching): 3 people, 3.16%
- Stress And Anxiety: 3 people, 3.16%
- Breast Cancer: 2 people, 2.11%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Tirosint:
- Tirosint (5,000 reports)
Drowsiness treatments and more:
- Drowsiness (269,040 reports)
How severe was Drowsiness and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levothyroxine sodium:
- Drowsiness and drugs with ingredients of levothyroxine sodium (13,077 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Tirosint:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Drowsiness:
- Drowsiness (2,865 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Drowsiness:
- Drowsiness (4,797 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on levothyroxine sodium (the active ingredients of Tirosint) and Tirosint (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.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML 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 800+ peer-reviewed 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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