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So, through trial and error, and my pharmacist initially just giving me whatever they had available, I figured out that I have the least reactions to Wockhardt. In the past, I've been given Accord and Teva, and I didn't do well on them at all. Turns out mannitol and acacia in Teva are not great fillers (spent four days on the loo), and still not sure what it is in Accord that didn't go down too well!

My dosage recently went up to 75mcg from 50mcg, and because they didn't have stock of 75mcg Wockhardt, I've had to add 1 of my 25mcg (that I had to double up because Wockhardt apparently doesn't make 50mcg) to a 50mcg Crescent. I've felt like a zombie for the last 5 days. No idea which filler(s) it is that's making me feel like this, but I've just rung the pharmacy again to ask about the 75mcg Wockhardt. They actually sounded a bit pissy (even though "WOCKHARDT ONLY" is on my file), but they're not the ones who have to try and live with the side effects of all the meds we're on! I actually made a point of checking all my cardiac meds, too, and holy cow, they're full of crap, too! Add them all together, and you're in for a bad time.

Anyway, hopefully they'll have it ready for tomorrow. But, I'm a bit concerned because I've downloaded Helvella's medicine doc (you're a godsend!), and it turns out the new formulation of Wockhardt is going to be exactly the same as... Crescent! What do I do now?!

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Wockhardt only make 25mcg tablets

You will need GP to write prescription saying

25mcg Wockhardt Levothyroxine - 3 tablets per day

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Ah thanks. Could swear I saw somewhere that they made it in 25, 75 and 100.

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