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Does anyone take this? why did you pick this over all the other synthetics? Is there any advantage to this one over synthroid? It seems like the older endos i talk to seem to prescribe this more than synthroid. I was curious to know more about why they would pick this one. I realize there are choices out there, and everyone is different. I am just curious if anyone on the group takes it, and why?
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Does anyone take this? why did you pick this over all the other synthetics? Is there any advantage to this one over synthroid? It seems like the older endos i talk to seem to prescribe this more than synthroid. I was curious to know more about why they would pick this one. I realize there are choices out there, and everyone is different. I am just curious if anyone on the group takes it, and why?
Hi Bruce, first off no one is chastising/yelling at you. If you feel this way, my apologies. Only stating facts. I have sent you a pm,. Wishing you well.
I completely agree with you. I could not agree more. I have read sttm, i am a advid mentor to many people on the sttm web site. I have learned a lot from sttm, but a lot of it i personally disagree with. they tend to make a blanket statement for everyone on there, that is one thing i disagree with. Mary Shomon, this site, and a couple others seem to be better since we all know that not one size shoe fits all people.
My current situation is very strange. I was on erfa. I was on it for 7 months. I felt horrible. I was thin and fragile. The t3 in it hit me very hard, sometimes so hard i would have to lie down. At the suggestion of some of my mentors including one very well known person on this board who i consider to be a "mentor" i switched to t4 only. I felt pretty good for about the first 4 weeks. Then i started to gain weight and get really tired. They checked my blood and found i was very hypo (won't go into details but at the time my tsh was 24 and my frees were bottomed) so they raised me. Then they checked me again, but this time my tsh was at 64 and my frees were even lower. Then last week i was very tired and i started having some unusual issues i haven't had before - mainly with thirst and urination. SO i went to see a doc since i swim a lot i thought maybe i had a urinary bug. He checked my tsh and frees and this time my tsh was at 115 and he didnt tell me my frees (waiting for them to post).
So i consulted with my doctor via telephone in germany (she's there now). She said we either need to increase the compound yet again (to almost 200 mg) or to try a commercial product such as levoxyl.
So again I'm at a cross road. the compound doesn't seem to be getting into my cells. SHe told me to either stay on the increased compound again or start on levoxyl. My choice. She would start me at 175 mg levoxyl.
So i came to this board to learn about this drug as i have never heard of it.
Put yourself in my shoes. DO you stay on something that isn't working? OR do you once again switch to something new?
My current situation is very strange. I was on erfa. I was on it for 7 months. I felt horrible. I was thin and fragile. The t3 in it hit me very hard, sometimes so hard i would have to lie down. At the suggestion of some of my mentors including one very well known person on this board who i consider to be a "mentor" i switched to t4 only. I felt pretty good for about the first 4 weeks. Then i started to gain weight and get really tired. They checked my blood and found i was very hypo (won't go into details but at the time my tsh was 24 and my frees were bottomed) so they raised me. Then they checked me again, but this time my tsh was at 64 and my frees were even lower. Then last week i was very tired and i started having some unusual issues i haven't had before - mainly with thirst and urination. SO i went to see a doc since i swim a lot i thought maybe i had a urinary bug. He checked my tsh and frees and this time my tsh was at 115 and he didnt tell me my frees (waiting for them to post).
So i consulted with my doctor via telephone in germany (she's there now). She said we either need to increase the compound yet again (to almost 200 mg) or to try a commercial product such as levoxyl.
So again I'm at a cross road. the compound doesn't seem to be getting into my cells. SHe told me to either stay on the increased compound again or start on levoxyl. My choice. She would start me at 175 mg levoxyl.
So i came to this board to learn about this drug as i have never heard of it.
Put yourself in my shoes. DO you stay on something that isn't working? OR do you once again switch to something new?
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FYI Bruce has been, both, the desiccated route and STTM.
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You're more than welcome to post questions, but with your history, you might expect to be questioned.
I don't think you were being chastised or yelled at. We all wonder at the changes in your meds, because they really are hard to keep up with sometimes. We all really have tried our best to help you.
I've never done a lot of research on klonopin or ambien, but I do know they have their side effects; most prescription meds do. AJWS6 might be right. Your other meds could be causing symptoms that you blame on thyroid issues.
We all have to ride out the rough times; that goes with the territory and you have to constantly be aware of side effects from other meds, etc. For instance, I take a blood pressure med, which has a side effect of fatigue/tiredness.... that leaves the question - when I'm tired, is it because of my thyroid, my blood pressure med, I forgot to take my B12 shot, or the fact that I'm under enough stress to make a lot of people give up? It's all intertwined.
Patience is one of the most important aspects of thyroid treatment and even staying on a med for 7 months might not be enough. I was on a T3 (fast acting) med for well over a year before my levels actually started changing much.
You have to give yourself time to get well.
I don't think you were being chastised or yelled at. We all wonder at the changes in your meds, because they really are hard to keep up with sometimes. We all really have tried our best to help you.
I've never done a lot of research on klonopin or ambien, but I do know they have their side effects; most prescription meds do. AJWS6 might be right. Your other meds could be causing symptoms that you blame on thyroid issues.
We all have to ride out the rough times; that goes with the territory and you have to constantly be aware of side effects from other meds, etc. For instance, I take a blood pressure med, which has a side effect of fatigue/tiredness.... that leaves the question - when I'm tired, is it because of my thyroid, my blood pressure med, I forgot to take my B12 shot, or the fact that I'm under enough stress to make a lot of people give up? It's all intertwined.
Patience is one of the most important aspects of thyroid treatment and even staying on a med for 7 months might not be enough. I was on a T3 (fast acting) med for well over a year before my levels actually started changing much.
You have to give yourself time to get well.
I take levothyroxine and have been on it since Oct 2012. In that time I've had to adjust my dosage 3 times and feel it needs to be again. it can sometimes be a long road to get it right. Something to consider is desiccated thyroids....I'm looking into them myself and have an appt with an Endo to discuss them. The difference....Synthroid/Levothyroxine are only for one hormone...desiccated cover 5 thyroid hormones. I'm reading a really good book on the subject called "Stop the Thyroid Madness"...you can do a search for it on Amazon.com or find all the info that's in it at a webpage by the same name....Good Luck!
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this comes from your labs.. What i found is that my TSH, FT4 ad FT3 are in perfect harmony.. If my TSH is high than my FT4 and FT3 are low.. When my TSH is low than my FT4 and FT3 are high.. This is "normal" circumstances and tells you that you are converting well...
If your TSH is low and your FT3 levels are low then that means you might need to supplement with T3 meds as well as FT4.. "this is not the case for me" which is why T4only meds work for me.. That is the first step...