Traveling - short 3 days of lyvothyroxine

[Mte564]

Should I worry about missing 3 days of my thyroid medicine or should I absolutely call and see if I can get 3 pills called into another state I'm in to local pharmacy? I've been religious on my meds for many years.
I take .075mcg per day for hypo thyroid.
Thanks.......

[Barb135]

I agree with goolarra that we're all affected differently and it might not be a good thing to rock the boat.  I'd try to get the 3 pills, if possible.

As goolarra said, maybe a local pharmacy will just give you the three pills to get back home on.  I guess there is a plus to using national pharmacy chains; unfortunately, I don't, but I do make sure I get all my scripts refilled before I leave for vacation.

[goolarra]

I think different people react differently, and some of us are not as comfortable rocking the boat that way as others are.  I found myself in a similar situation once when I was on vacation in another state.  The local pharmacy there had told me that they would give me a few pills to get home on if I had my prescription bottle with me (I was using a pill minder and didn't).  You might try that.

[Mte564]

Thank you

[cortney95]

dont worry, i take 200mcg daily, and two times i had to stop taking it for 6 weeks!
of course, first 2 weeks you dont feel it, then the struggle starts (cramps, constipation, dry skin, swollen face,very low calcium level). but in your case, dont worry, your dosage is not high, and 3 days is nothing, trust me. Sometimes i forget to take it for 2 days, and absolutely nothing happens.