Buying Levo in Portugal?

[Aquapuss]

I am on holiday in Portugal, am wondering if anyone knows if you can buy levothyroxine here without prescription? I have my medicine boxes with my name etc on and wondered if I might be able to buy 25mcg tablets as I want to try increasing my dose for 3 months then retesting, I take 125mcg currently but my T4 and T3 are not high enough. If I am feeling better and in range after my “trial” on 150mcg ( or even take an extra 25 every other day) it might be easier to make the point to my GP that I need an increase. I am pretty sure I do but after years of trying to get somewhere, this might be an option? Advice would be great thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

I'm not sure but you could pop into a pharmacy and ask, if you show them your Levo box there should be no problem with them understanding what you are asking if they don't speak English.

[Aquapuss in reply to SeasideSusie]

I will give it a go!

[LiseFB]

Hi, I lived in the Algarve in Portugal up until just recently and never had a problem getting my levo over the counter with my empty box on those occasions I didn’t have a prescription. The pharmacists are always helpful and many speak English. Hope this helps.

[Aquapuss in reply to LiseFB]

Thanks that’s really helpful, I am hoping I can get 3 months supply. If you don’t mind me asking, how much is it likely to cost? 25mcg tablets or could get 50mcg and keep my 25mcg prescription ones to use later

[LiseFB in reply to Aquapuss]

For a box of 60 x 200mg I paid €4.82, so not expensive and I got 4 boxes just before I moved home to Norway no problem, they’re normally really helpful, certainly where I lived.

[Aquapuss in reply to LiseFB]

Well that was very easy, took my empty box pf 25mcg to pharmacy in Portimao, got two boxes of 60 x 25mcg for less than 7 Euros. So grateful for help of this forum! Will see if taking extra levo makes a difference.

[Hidden in reply to Aquapuss]

You didn't need a prescription?

[Aquapuss in reply to Hidden]

Nope, just showed them the empty box and the pharmacist was fine with that