Thyroid

[d1964bish]

Hi I'm Diane. I was told I could got to a Canadian Pharmàcy online to order ñaturethroid with no prescription. So far I am having no luck. Can someone please help me?

[RedApple Administrator]

Welcome to the forum d1964bish,

Please give more information about your thyroid situation, such as your current medication, your most recent thyroid test results, any symptoms you are experiencing, and whether or not you have a prescription for Nature-Throid.

[d1964bish in reply to RedApple]

My T3 and T4 or low. My TSH is fine. The doctor refused to give me a prescription.

So I am trying to get Nature-Throid without a prescription.

[Mary-intussuception in reply to d1964bish]

Could you post your full blood test results with the normal ranges in brackets?

What do you mean your TSH is fine? What is it actually?

Did your doctor give you a diagnosis?

You can ask for diagnosis.

Have you considered asking for Ultrasound scan of your Thyroid?

Do you think it would be a good idea to ask your doctor why the refusal??

I would want diagnosis and proper monitoring.

It is dangerous to start on the full dose of Thyroxine.

That's why we are started on the low dose of either 25mcg or 50mcg of Levothyroxine, monitored and increased gradually.

[d1964bish in reply to Mary-intussuception]

T3-FREE 2.0 range 2.3-4.2, T4-FREE 0.5 range 0.8-1.8

TSH 3.98 range 0.40-4.50

My doctor said for me to raise my levels with exercise and diet.

[RedApple Administrator in reply to d1964bish]

My doctor said for me to raise my levels with exercise and diet.

So TSH is still within range, but hypothyroidism is clearly indicated by the below range FT4 and FT3.

Apparently you have a doctor who has no understanding of thyroid hormones and thinks 'flogging a dead horse' is the right approach.

Did you ask your doctor for detailed explanation and guidance on exactly what exercise and what diet s/he recommends for raising thyroid levels?

[Anthea55 in reply to RedApple]

Have a look at the article posted on the ThyroidUK website. Go to thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/index....

on the right hand column, under the box for Recent News is a box marked 'Diagnosis and treatment of Hypothyroidism: read article here:'

this is an excellent article explaining why symptoms like yours should be taken seriously by your doctor, and that you should be treated to raise your Free T3 (the active hormone).

The authors suggest that you might be able to use the article as the basis for discussion with your doctor. 38 pages seems a lot, but you won't need to print the whole thing.

Good luck - even if you can't get your doctor to look at it, you may find it helpful.

[d1964bish in reply to RedApple]

He said to reduce your stress, eat lots of vegetables, fish, and exercise.

[shaws Administrator in reply to d1964bish]

Unfortunately, they are so poorly trained that they believe TSH is a thyroid hormone when it isn't - it is from the pituitary gland.

Our body cannot function without T3 the only Active hormone required in the billions of receptor cells. T4 has to convert to T3.

That is the reason so many on this forum source their own and sometimes we have to try a couple of alternatives to levo. He is actually causing you stress as you are consulting with someone who had no knowledge at all about hypothyriodism.

[d1964bish in reply to shaws]

I go and see a new dr. today. so we will see if this one will listen and follow through.

[Katepots in reply to d1964bish]

That TSH would make me feel like I'd been run over by a bus! For hypothyroid people under 1 is optimum.

[d1964bish in reply to Katepots]

I do feel that way all the time. No energy

[Katepots in reply to d1964bish]

You clearly are hypothyroid, can you not see a different Dr?

I'd like to take naturethroid but can't get it in the UK. I take Thyroid S and feel so much better on it. There's Erfa in Canada but that made me unwell, bad fillers.

[d1964bish in reply to Katepots]

I'm going to see a new dr. today. will see it this one will listen. I'm having a lot of insomnia now too.

[Katepots in reply to d1964bish]

Get your adrenals checked. Cortisol levels preferably 24 hr saliva test rather than bloods. More accurate.

Take Rhodiola.also look at magnesium levels.

[Mary-intussuception in reply to d1964bish]

I don't understand why, but I have only just received notification of your most recent post/reply from 17 hours ago.

Hi

d1964bish CAN YOU CHANGE YOUR DOCTOR!

Your doctor 's response/advice is shocking.

Would you consider asking for Thyroid Antibodies blood tests and possibly an Ultrasound scan of your Thyroid?

You can ask your Doctor for a diagnosis and prognosis.

You can also ask for referal to an Endocrinologist.

Your TSH is HIGH end of 'normal' range. The therapeutic level for someone with Hypothyroidism is much lower than yours is now. The treatment for this is Levothyroxine and you should ask to see a good Endocrinologist and get treatment started and be monitored. You would probably have 2 or 3 appointments with your Endocrinologist and follow on monitoring by your regular doctor for life.

Make a list of your symptoms and get back to Doctor.

All the best with that.

X

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[Lily288 in reply to d1964bish]

d1964bish...You have a very smart doctor.....👌

Just to add.....A few years back, I changed my diet and what happened is my hypothyroidism kind of changed to hyperthyroidism...

(See Greygoose and my own postings from last year....Greygoose explains that it didn't really go hyper...)

So what I did then (Doctor checked) is lower my Levothyroxine dosage from 100mcg down to 50mcg and eventually down to where I needed less than 25mcg... ie, a quarter of a 100mcg Levothyroxine. This helped me feel much better... I sometimes get an off day or two but it's mostly during a time I'm going through a crisis or a worry or as some call it, stress...

And important I think, is the fact that last August I got a puppy of which (no choice 😳) lol, I've had to walk her every day for the past 8 months, sometime 3Xs a day. I am almost 100% sure that this is why I feel much better plus, I have more energy and I don't feel like I need more than this little .25mcg of levothyroxine.

Anyone on this site, please correct me if I'm wrong ....

And may I take this opportunity to thank Greygoose and all listers for your help ... to all you nice people who have so willingly given your own experiences and to have replied to my posts and questions on this great site... I feel much better and hope to stay this way. I will keep in touch and to read you as I go along

Thank you 😊

[galathea]

You doctor sounds like a bit of a prat, serious exercise with low thyroid hormones will really make you feel awful.

You are allowed to buy in your own meds if you can find a pharmacy abroad to sell them to you without a prescription, but Canada is not one of the countries who sells without a prescription. You have to look at the altogether more dodgy countries... Where the laws are not so strictly enforced.

Xx

[d1964bish in reply to galathea]

can you give me an idea where to look?

[N0602]

How are you feeling now, any better? All sorted out?