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What if Your Synthroid Doesn't Work?

By Mary Shomon, About.com

Updated: July 12, 2007

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Should you try a different brand name?

Sometimes patients taking Synthroid switch to another brand of levothyroxine -- for example Levoxyl, Levothroid, or Unithroid -- and find that even at the same dose, they feel better. It's definitely worth discussing this option with your doctor.
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