Following my recent post healthunlocked.com/thyroidu... I have spoken to a different GP who has written a request on the prescription for a specific brand of levo - the GP still insists that they can't actually prescribe a specific brand, but pharmacies I've spoken to equally insist that the GP has to prescribe it. I'm off to the pharmacy now to try again to get the right stuff, but who do I need to convince to keep getting it? Thanks in advance
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Physicians should: 1) alert patients that preparations may be switched at the pharmacy; 2) encourage patients to ask to remain on the same preparation at every pharmacy refill; and 3) make sure patients understand the need to have their TSH retested and the potential for dosing readjusted every time their LT4 preparation is switched (18).
Thank you! I also asked about testing - they didn't have a record of having tested for Thyroid antibodies, so I've asked that they can be checked at my next test and they've agreed to. They wouldn't check my T3 though (and never have done), as my T4 (16% of range in April) and TSH (36% of range, earlier this month) have come back ok. Should I have it checked to see how well I am converting? Also, my ferritin was at 1% of the range back in Feb (34ug/L, range 30-400), my blood pressure was high (160/70) and they didn't check Vit D - is it worth paying for a private test to get a full and up to date picture?
NHS only tests TG thyroid antibodies, if TPO antibodies are high
All thyroid tests should be done as early as possible in morning before eating or drinking anything other than water and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
I'm on 100micrograms, have been for 2 months - increased in mid May, around 19th I think. Haven't had an iron panel. Folate was 15.8ug/L (3.9-20.0) and B12 was 465ng/L (>180) in Feb.
Thank you. I'll get some tests done and link back to this thread when I post the results. I REALLY appreciate the information and advice given here, it's a wonderful community and I'm so glad to have found it. Have a lovely weekend x
Hi. Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble. I had the same problem. I spoke to the pharmacist who advised I had to speak to my GP to ask them to put it on the system that I require a certain brand which they did without any arguing. Good luck
Thanks Wilky21! My normal GP wouldn't do it but I managed to speak to another GP at the practice who totally understood and put it on as a request. Think I'm switching to her if I can. My usual pharmacy didn't stock anything Actavis so I went through town to other pharmacies, eventually the Lloyds in my local Sainsburys had NorthStar (Actavis) in stock, so I've switched my preferred pharmacy to them - hopefully they'll be reliable!
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