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Teva and changing Levo brands

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I have two questions: Is Teva the one produced by Merck that changed its product and created such a big scandal in France?

If so, in Greece it's called Evthyrox. I stopped taking it about a week ago and switched to another brand of Levothyroxin. Haven't felt much better. Will be very grateful for all and any tips, experiences etc. Thanks in advance!

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helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK

Teva is Teva!

It does contain mannitol - as does the Euthyrox supplied in France. Whether that is the issue is another question, I'm afraid. We can speculate that it is the cause, but we really do not know.

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Koola in reply to helvella

Thanks Helvella.

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silverfox7

If you have only just swapped then you probably won't feel any different yet. It takes 6 weeks for a new brand to get fully into your system.

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Koola in reply to silverfox7

I know that's what everyone says but I've felt a difference after just 3 days. So I switched back to Evthyrox , thinking the changed components only applied to what was sold in France. A mistake. Now I'm back to a Greek brand that I took for years before the switch. Only 6 days and I feel very tired every two days but no other side effects. So I'll give it a chance and get my blood tested in 6 weeks.

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lesel

I am unable to take Teva thyroxine brand, it gives me side effects of pounding heart and chest pain and I generally feel unwell. When I took it around 18 months ago it took me a long time to work out that the ta blets were making me bad, but just 3 days on them recently and had exactly the same problem. Not sure why.

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Koola in reply to lesel

I felt the same when I switched in April. Also 3 days and I felt bad. Now I'm back to a tried and true brand that I took for years until a trusted doc suggested I switch to Evthyrox.

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