Tirosint and Visual impairment - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Visual impairment is reported as a side effect among people who take Tirosint (levothyroxine sodium), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Synthroid, and have Depression.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Visual impairment 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 Visual impairment?
Visual impairment is found to be associated with 2,256 drugs and 2,336 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Visual impairment.
4,836 people reported to have side effects when taking Tirosint.
Among them, 37 people (0.77%) have Visual impairment.

Among these 37 people:
How long have people been on Tirosint when they have Visual impairment? *
- < 1 month: 50 %
- 1 - 6 months: 30 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 10 %
- 5 - 10 years: 10 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Visual impairment when taking Tirosint? *
- female: 96.15 %
- male: 3.85 %
What is the age of people who have Visual impairment when taking Tirosint? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 16.67 %
- 40-49: 33.33 %
- 50-59: 27.78 %
- 60+: 22.22 %
What are other drugs people take besides Tirosint? *
- Synthroid: 6 people, 16.22%
- Vitamin B12: 4 people, 10.81%
- Calcium: 4 people, 10.81%
- Vitamin D3: 4 people, 10.81%
- Vitamin D: 3 people, 8.11%
- Plaquenil: 3 people, 8.11%
- Multivitamin: 2 people, 5.41%
- Vitamin B6: 2 people, 5.41%
- Dysport: 1 person, 2.70%
- Colace: 1 person, 2.70%
What are other side effects people have besides Visual impairment? *
- Headache (pain in head): 10 people, 27.03%
- Feeling Abnormal: 10 people, 27.03%
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 9 people, 24.32%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 8 people, 21.62%
- High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 18.92%
- Weakness: 6 people, 16.22%
- Dizziness: 6 people, 16.22%
- Inflammation: 6 people, 16.22%
- Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 6 people, 16.22%
- Weight Decreased: 5 people, 13.51%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Depression: 4 people, 10.81%
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency: 2 people, 5.41%
- Thyroid Diseases: 1 person, 2.70%
- Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 1 person, 2.70%
- Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 1 person, 2.70%
- Cardiac Failure: 1 person, 2.70%
- Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 1 person, 2.70%
- Constipation: 1 person, 2.70%
- Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 1 person, 2.70%
- Drowsiness: 1 person, 2.70%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Tirosint:
- Tirosint (5,000 reports)
Visual impairment treatments and more:
- Visual impairment (128,338 reports)
How severe was Visual impairment and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levothyroxine sodium:
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 Visual impairment:
- Visual impairment (2,256 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Visual impairment:
- Visual impairment (2,336 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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