Regarding thyroid

[1963-tugz]

I've been diagnosed with overactive thyroid again. Put on carbimazole. I don't understand how my friend who's underactive doesn't have to pay for prescriptions and I do. It's stupid thyroid trouble is thyroid trouble whether it is over or under..

[keeta]

Totally agree love and i.m under.

Its not your fault .should be the same .

[bantam12]

It's because hyperthyroidism is treatable with potential cure whereas hypothyroidism is a life long condition.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

I have no difficulty in agreeing that Graves is eminently worthy of "free" prescriptions - but, as you know, it isn't.

For now, you might do better by purchasing a prepayment certificate which would limit the cost to £104 a year. Details here:

nhsbsa.nhs.uk/help-nhs-pres...

(Or move house from England. )

[Valarian]

I live in Wales, so don’t pay anyway - and I don’t know whether this would work for you.

A few times, I’ve been prescribed Carbimazole at the hospital, and told to collect the prescription from the hospital pharmacy.

Each time, they’ve given me a pot of 100x 20mg, rather than the usual 28 days worth