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synthetic or natural? and do hypo medications accumulate?

by acker, Nov 03, 2009 10:41AM
dr reckons i'm hypo. i get tested again in a week. i will probably end up on tablets for hypo. preferences, anyone? (my friend is using  the natural ones and reckons they're good.) also are they cumulative, by design? (just curious)
are my eyes dry from watching so much telly or is it a hypo related thing?

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by dpleiman, Nov 03, 2009 11:37AM
To: acker
synthetic or natural is really a personal choice, some people have to experiment around to see what works best for them. One thing i will say is that no matter what type of treatment you use there is no quick way around it. All methods take time to adjust to the correct dosage and usually is mostly trial and error and lots of patience and blood work.

The medications have a very long half life and take a long time to metabolize in your system to where you are within a "normal range" so yes they are accumulative.

I haven't found many sources that say eye problems are caused by hypothyroid, i blame a lot of my issues on my thyroid however and I guess it is possible because the thyroid hormone touches pretty much every aspect of our organs and is responsible for so much internal regulation, it could be directly or indirectly affected in my personal opinion, but it is just that an opinion...

by acker, Nov 03, 2009 07:13PM
To: dpleiman
... thank you!

by stella5349, Nov 04, 2009 03:12AM
I found when I tried both. a T3/T4 desiccated meds did much better for me.

by acker, Nov 06, 2009 03:29AM
To: stella5349
wow i didnt even know about this what seems to be a mix or a blend... thanks, i'll keep investigating. what a great idea. thanks

by Barb135, Nov 06, 2009 04:50AM
I haven't researched it, but I believe there ARE some eye problems you can get with thyroid disease.  
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