Liothyronine Batch No. 82463

[Margo]

Feeling tired/exhausted on this batch, does anyone else feel like this?

[Neeta-K]

Yes!!, I didn't feel well on it either. I had to swap it for another batch.

[Margo in reply to Neeta-K]

Thank you Neeta, this isn't the first time I have had a dodgy batch. It is quite disgusting that this keeps happening. Why I wonder? How did you swop it? Did you take it back to the chemist?

[morebeans]

I'm not doing too well on this batch, but it's a bit confusing because, while the return of my fibromyalgia aches and pains and sleepiness suggest I'm undermedicated, I'm very hot and sweaty most of the time which seems to suggest I'm overmedicated. Mind you, Clutter posted recently that sweats can be a hypo symptom too which surprised me as I've always been a really chilly person. I've been doing really well on my T4/T3 combo, so it's very disappointing. Have just started on a new prescription which has a different batch number so maybe things will improve.

[Margo]

Sorry it has taken me a few days to get back to you more beans.

It is a mystery trying to get to the bottom of these things, this is the third batch of Liothyronine I have reported on this site and written a Yellow Card to Mercury Pharmaceuticals. It appears a waste of time. Somebody on this site, told me that they complained and that somebody from Mercury Pharma came to collect the dodgy batch and replace it?? I have had no such luck, having rung them and got various Drs just telling me to go to my Pharmacy where I got the prescription from. vv If I take them back they won't be replaced, and I have never heard anything back from any of the Yellow Card forms I have filled in.

Regards to being hot, whenever I take my pills I boil up/sweat. I take mine in three doses and the result is always the same. I wouldn't assume you are over-medicated because that happens. Maybe take your temperature. If you are under-medicated or indeed the batch is dodgy it is quite possible I would think for the return of symptoms and in your case Fibromyalgia. I had Fibromyalgia when I was under medicated, all pain and symptoms now gone since being on Liothyronine.

Good luck!

[shaws Administrator]

I assume I have been taking this for a while but didn't check batch on last tub of meds. It is very gradual and I have been getting surface pain on my legs. I thought it might be due to P.A. although I have never yet had any symptoms of P.A. as I was diagnosed before any appeared. Although felt well otherwise. I looked on my next tub of T3 and it was a different batch so took that instead and pains went, so assumption is that the above batch is faulty somewhere. I think MP should replace what you return to them. Considering they are so expensive as well.

[Margo in reply to shaws]

I am now in communication with Mercury Pharma' and am hopeful something will be sorted. I have just posted another post asking other members which batch of Liothyronine made them feel ok, as I am at a loss to remember which one made me feel normal (whatever that means!!). Have you got any opinions on this one please?

[Margo]

Thanks for replying Shaws, my decline was very gradual too. I haven't got anywhere with Mercury Pharma', the person on this site who replied to me and said that Mercury Pharma' came to collect her dodgy batches (82465) and replaced them has yet to give me the e-mail address she used to contact them. Rather than wait for this e-mail address I rang them and spoke to several doctors there, all they did was waffle and then tell me to go to my pharmacy which I will do this afternoon. I have filled in a Yellow Card for what it is worth, this is the third dodgy batch of Liothyronine I have had. I am quite astonished by this, you take your pills expecting them to do whatever they are supposed to do, and find it quite awful that we can't just rely on our meds'. I don't think the pharmacy will replace them, but will find out this afternoon.