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After taking a prescription of Naturthroid, natural desiccated thyroid for a year, I am going to switch to a new medication. Naturthroid reformulated about six months ago and I haven't felt quite as good on the new formula. A compound pharmacy told me that the FDA allows pharmaceuticals a 10% margin of error with prescription batches. Whereas the compound pharmacy has a 3% margin of error, which hopefully means more reliable doses. Also, the fillers in Naturethroid and Armour are what people have had problems with, so by compounding my own medicine I am removing the bad fillers and hopefully getting a better medicine. The down side is that its way more expensive. But I want to determine if the filler in the old medicine was a problem so this will help. |
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If my hypo symptoms improve, including clearer thinking, more focus, slight weight loss, body temp rising above 97.8. |
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See number 2. |
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Messing with my medicine is really scary. I know I can switch back at any time but still, it's a risk. And after the DHEA experiment-gone-wrong, I am much less cavalier about switching medicine. |
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Lizzy
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Lizzy Started the new meds today, and so far so good. I feel good, head is more clear. Energy and mood are up. It's hard to know if the effect would be this immediate so I will try to track every day.
Oct 26, 2010
Lizzy Morning body temps running cold, below 97.7. But midday body temp is 98.1. Seems good. Overall hypo symptoms seem fine. Important note: I am taking 180 mgs of the new meds (up from 162.5 on the old meds). Will watch for hyper symptoms. Almost a week now and I feel good overall.
Nov 01, 2010