Thyroid

[lilysanderson]

I am new here . I had my thyroid removed in 1977 so iv been taking 150 mcg levothyroxine for so long I can,t remember any other way of life . I am interested in this new treatment it my not be new to you all out there but I have never known any thing but thyroxine and levothyroxine . so if any one has time to explain please feel free . Lily

[helvella Administrator]

Am wondering what you mean by "new treatment" - did you see something mentioned? The more you can explain, the better the answers you are likely to get.

By the way, "levothyroxine" was just a tightening up of the naming convention and is exactly the same medicine as when it was called "thyroxine" - only the name changed.

[lilysanderson in reply to helvella]

Sorry helvella I think I have got the wrong end of the stick reading some of the comments .iv taken some blood results as some sort of treatment .

[helvella Administrator in reply to lilysanderson]

No problem (for us!)

Thing is, there are possibilities other than levothyroxine but it would really help if you explained a bit more about your situation.

[NatChap]

Do you mean NDT? That is Natural Dessicated Thyroid and many of us use it as an alternative to levothyroxine. There are also vitamin and mineral deficiencies that we test for as they can also make us feel ill and many folk that have thyroid issues also have problems absorbing nutrients from food so have to supplement. If you get on the Thyroid UK website you can have a read at your leisure..all of the info is there and then if you have any questions/want more advice you can start a new post on here x

[lilysanderson in reply to NatChap]

Thank you for your advice I need to look in to my situation more . This is some thing new to me even though I had my Thyroid removed 40 years ago . No one ever told me about alternative treatment . x