New ATA Guidelines

[shevan2]

is there anyone who can tell us more about the new ATA guidelines ?  according to their research, they are saying the standard treatment for hypo thyroid should be synthroid drugs, that they found none of the others work... well I was on synthroid for two years, it was  not converting to t3... I felt horrible... then I asked my Dr. to put me on armour, and WOW it was like somebody turned on a light switch.. my thyroid panel levels all normal, feel like a million bucks.... So these new guidelines.. are they saying a Dr will not be allowed to prescribe anything but a syhthroid drug?.. some people cannot tolerate synthroid, in fact I know some who are allergic to some of the compounds in synthroid.. no way do I want to go back to a drug that made me miserable... so what can you tell us about these new guidelines and what they mean

[Barb135]

The guidelines were published in 2012.

[Barb135]

While the treatment of choice is levothyroxine (I didn't see Synthroid mentioned in the document - simply L-thyroxine), options are left open to the treating physician, based on patient need.

"The guidelines are not inclusive of all proper approaches or methods, or exclusive of others. the guidelines do not establish a standard of care, and specific outcomes are not guaranteed. Treatment decisions must be made based on the independent judgment of health care providers and each patient’s individual circumstances. A guideline is not intended to take the place of physician judgment in diagnosing and treatment of particular patients"

The entire document can be found via the following link:
https://www.aace.com/files/final-file-hypo-guidelines.pdf