Why is Thyroxine the only answer?
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All we are offered is Thyroxine which can only address low T4. But it is low T3 that usually makes you feel unwell. Your body should change T4 to T3 but not everyones body does...hence you still feel unwell. There are alternatives to T4 but Dr's aren't allowed (as a general rule) to prescribe them. They don't even test your blood for low T3. Just not good enough really.
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gill43753 lynda137
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Taz_Tigs gill43753
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pippa22119 lynda137
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gcowboy lynda137
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There are a few crackpots and people who talk of self-medicating, but what they cannot seem to accept in the NHS is the side effects of Levothyroxine. So why do they make all our other medication free of charge? - Is it because they do recognise the side effects and the fact that many of us end up taking other medications as a direct result of those side effects?
Taz_Tigs gcowboy
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brewster121044 lynda137
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gill43753 brewster121044
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I would love to be able to self-medicate,but have hypopituitarism,history of thrombosis,and hypothyroidism,and all the medications that go with them.
brewster121044 gill43753
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gill43753 brewster121044
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Great about contacting MP,though.
Out of interest,when you said your GP keeps an eye on your bloods,are you able to get T3 tested? Gill
brewster121044 gill43753
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gill43753 brewster121044
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Unfortunately I can't get my T3 tested here,I've asked for it to be done.Gill
brewster121044 gill43753
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gill43753 brewster121044
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Anyway,I became a member about a month or so ago,when my problems really started becoming worse.
Assume you're a member,but guess you're not Brewster on there?
Gill
brewster121044 gill43753
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lynda137
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