hives, inflamed scratch marks

[Scout1]

hi

I’ve recently received my latest Erfa top up .

Conincidentally , I’ve started itching causing raised scatch marks like hives.

Do you think this relates to the Erfa or could it be something to do with the dose. I am under a consultant near Bristol so could contact them to raise this new reaction.

Your advice would be really appreciated

[Gingernut44]

It could very well be the Erfa. I tried it for almost a year but every time I increased the dose, I ended up with more weird symptoms that I’d never had before. I gave up and went on combo T4/T3 but not without a struggle and a depleted bank balance!

[Scout1 in reply to Gingernut44]

thank you . Just seems strange as I’ve been using this for a while

[Gingernut44 in reply to Scout1]

How long, it took me almost a year to realise that it was the Erfa causing the symptoms and not under medication. I believe I was suffering some sort of animal protein reaction. The weird symptoms disappeared when I stopped taking it. The annoying part is that I wasted a year trying to get to my optimal dose 😱

[nightingale-56 in reply to Gingernut44]

The Erfa caused an awful taste in my mouth like glue, and as Armour caused my mouth to feel sticky, I do believe it is the Acacia Powder, and/or Cellulose in these that are causing the problems. While on WP Thyroid I had none of these symptoms, which included patches of glue-like lumps on my skin. At the moment I am taking Roseway Labs NDT, but again I am having the patches on my skin and fear I will have to revert to T4 and T3 with a fall in my health.

[Gingernut44 in reply to nightingale-56]

I gave up with NDT as I tried Thyroid S before Erfa and that didn’t work either. I was sure NDT was going to be my saviour but no. I’m now on combi T4/T3 and have just ordered my Liothyronine compounded capsules from them with limited filler and a gelatin capsule as I can’t tolerate the cellulose in tablets or capsule form. Maybe you’ll have to rethink.

[nightingale-56 in reply to Gingernut44]

It is the capsule itself that causes me problems. My actual blood results are very good.

[Gingernut44 in reply to nightingale-56]

what type of capsule is it?

[nightingale-56 in reply to Gingernut44]

The capsule is bovine hide, but I am tipping them into a gelatine capsule, but so far not much change.

[Gingernut44 in reply to nightingale-56]

why don’t you ask if you can have it in a gelatin capsule to start with. If you don’t ask, you don’t get 😊

[nightingale-56 in reply to Gingernut44]

I did, when I originally spoke to them and all they could come up with was the bovine hide ones. At the moment I am not sure that the gelatine capsules that I am using are an awful lot better.

[Gingernut44 in reply to Scout1]

See Nightingales reply below

[Scout1]

@i don’t have capsules. My Erfa are little white tablet

[Gingernut44]

sorry to confuse you, I was replying to Nightingale 😊