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actually there are differences in med brands. and some people have to switch/try out several before they find the one that is stabilizing for them. that is from 2 endocrinologists and 1 chemist who used to work in 2 different labs....who actually stated that one of the labs was usually always inconsistent , and veered me away from that company's products...i think it was synthroid. anyway, an up and coming branch of endocrinology is 'functional' endocrinology vs classical...worth the study....check out dr janet lang info
I hope this is reassuring. There are certainly different brands of thyroxine but thyroxine is thyroxine. The excipients may change slightly but unless your are lactose intolerant which can be an ingredient in the excipients the other excipients are innocuous. All medications contain them.
The pharmaceutical companies can't mess around with a formula which is required for serious health reasons ie. hypothyroidism.
Yes the chemists have a rota with different suppliers so every supplier gets a fair crack with sales of products but it isn't at the expense of the patient's health.
There is nothing sinister going on here. I have been on thyroxine for 8 years and have had different brands but always with the same dose of thyroxine. I have checked the excipients and there may have been one or two missing but replaced with another excipient but they have no adverse affect on the quantity of thyroxine and I certainly don't feel or felt any different.
It is a fallacy that you need to keep on the same brand. If you come out with an allergic rash, anapylactic shock, I'm sure it won't be the excipients of thyroxine they will be checking on anyhow. Ok lactose intolerant people need thyroxine that doesn't contain this but that is the only exception.
Also I will say again it is not like taking a paracetomol or codeiine for a headache whee you get relief in an hour or two. The body requires it at a consistent level over a period of time and maintained to regulate your body and for you to feel the benefits.
The www is a great source of information and I trust my dr and pharmacist with the advice they give me about this medication.
The pharmaceutical companies can't mess around with a formula which is required for serious health reasons ie. hypothyroidism.
Yes the chemists have a rota with different suppliers so every supplier gets a fair crack with sales of products but it isn't at the expense of the patient's health.
There is nothing sinister going on here. I have been on thyroxine for 8 years and have had different brands but always with the same dose of thyroxine. I have checked the excipients and there may have been one or two missing but replaced with another excipient but they have no adverse affect on the quantity of thyroxine and I certainly don't feel or felt any different.
It is a fallacy that you need to keep on the same brand. If you come out with an allergic rash, anapylactic shock, I'm sure it won't be the excipients of thyroxine they will be checking on anyhow. Ok lactose intolerant people need thyroxine that doesn't contain this but that is the only exception.
Also I will say again it is not like taking a paracetomol or codeiine for a headache whee you get relief in an hour or two. The body requires it at a consistent level over a period of time and maintained to regulate your body and for you to feel the benefits.
The www is a great source of information and I trust my dr and pharmacist with the advice they give me about this medication.
Thyroxine does not have side affects. If you are lactose intolerant the excipients in the tablet could have an affect but the amount is minuscle.
You should have been started on a low dose anyhow to begin and see how you fare. However you can't live without thyroxine if you have hypothyroidism so theres no choice.
Take it 30 - 60 mins before food. What is wrong with waking a little early to take it if you need to have breakfast at 7am. Rather that than taking a bigger dose to compensate for the 20% loss.
The body will gradually need more and more as you get older so why use up the recommended dosage by being a little lazy and not taking it early in the morning on an empty stomach.
Also another tip if you have to take calcium don't take the calcium within 4 hrs of taking thyroxine.
It takes a while for thyroxine to build up in the body and make you feel better. 3 months for me to enjoy the affects when I first took it.
Regards to all
You should have been started on a low dose anyhow to begin and see how you fare. However you can't live without thyroxine if you have hypothyroidism so theres no choice.
Take it 30 - 60 mins before food. What is wrong with waking a little early to take it if you need to have breakfast at 7am. Rather that than taking a bigger dose to compensate for the 20% loss.
The body will gradually need more and more as you get older so why use up the recommended dosage by being a little lazy and not taking it early in the morning on an empty stomach.
Also another tip if you have to take calcium don't take the calcium within 4 hrs of taking thyroxine.
It takes a while for thyroxine to build up in the body and make you feel better. 3 months for me to enjoy the affects when I first took it.
Regards to all
I am taking medicine at empty stomach and after a hour I will take coffee/Tea and there will be two hours gap and I feel gastreic. My Gas trouble increased.
Can any one tell suggesstion. My doctor says that will not happen.
Can any one tell suggesstion. My doctor says that will not happen.
I would like to know about the "losing weight" part lol. I have had my whole thryoid removed and been on meds for 2 yrs now. Life has never been the same, fuzzy all day, dizzy, worn out and often feeling down at times! How nice it would be to feel normal just for a day!
Hi All
I been on on levothyroxine for 9 years now and my weight gradually went upto 300Lbs.
Then 3 years ago after another blood test and had my dosage upped once again to 200Mcg from 175Mcg.
I had alway took my meds first thing in the morning, as directed by my GP,
but nearly always felt tied by around 8pm.
Then 2 years ago out of pure curiosity and frustration over me feeling like i was never benefiting from the meds i was on.
I decided to split my tablets up throughout the day.
I now take 100Mcg at 8am i and 100Mcg at 8pm as in my own mind id be spreading the medication, as i felt the affects must of been wearing off by the late afternoon.
And i feel a million times better since switching and my weight is now down to 249Lbs which to say im happy about is an understatement.
Im still on 200Mcg which i naively thought might of been lowered due to me losing weight.
stella5349 said "the pill isnt a ticket to weight loss" which i totally agree with.
But with me personally when i was taking the meds in the morning, I always felt to tied after work to do any exercise.
But now with taking my meds in the morning and night. i now have the energy thoughout the day. I also now regularly go swimming and cycling which has been the main help to losing the weight.
Karl.
I been on on levothyroxine for 9 years now and my weight gradually went upto 300Lbs.
Then 3 years ago after another blood test and had my dosage upped once again to 200Mcg from 175Mcg.
I had alway took my meds first thing in the morning, as directed by my GP,
but nearly always felt tied by around 8pm.
Then 2 years ago out of pure curiosity and frustration over me feeling like i was never benefiting from the meds i was on.
I decided to split my tablets up throughout the day.
I now take 100Mcg at 8am i and 100Mcg at 8pm as in my own mind id be spreading the medication, as i felt the affects must of been wearing off by the late afternoon.
And i feel a million times better since switching and my weight is now down to 249Lbs which to say im happy about is an understatement.
Im still on 200Mcg which i naively thought might of been lowered due to me losing weight.
stella5349 said "the pill isnt a ticket to weight loss" which i totally agree with.
But with me personally when i was taking the meds in the morning, I always felt to tied after work to do any exercise.
But now with taking my meds in the morning and night. i now have the energy thoughout the day. I also now regularly go swimming and cycling which has been the main help to losing the weight.
Karl.
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