Re: Digest Number 5033

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I've come to the end of the line with Levoxyl (=Sythroid). I don't feel any

better, after three years on it, having started around 85mcg and now up to

125mcg (based only on TSH readings, of course). My doctor is willing to Rx

Armour--but I gather it still has problems--or, I hope, Naturethroid (same maker

as Armour?) or ERFA.

Do any of you have experience ordering from Canadian pharmacies? I believe the

ERFA is only available in Canada. But is it legal for us to have it shipped

here, presumably after we send them a US scrip, and will it get through US

Customs with no problem? If so, I'd appreciate some idea of what the price is

likely to be for a " normal " (?) dose--and the names of a couple of legitimate

Canadian pharmacies.

Many thanks!

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> From: hypothyroidism <hypothyroidism >

> Subject: Digest Number 5033

> hypothyroidism

> Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 5:09 AM

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> 1.1. What do you think about this?   

>     From: H

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> 1.1. What do you think about this?

>     Posted by: " H " macbarb0503@...

> westieabbey

>     Date: Wed Dec 1, 2010 2:32 pm ((PST))

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> After calling the endocrinologist's office to verify the

> date for bloodwork after being off the Levothyroxin, I asked

> if the lab would be checking T3,T4, reverse T3, and

> TSH.  I think that's right, but don't have the list in

> front of me.  I also asked if they would be checking

> adrenals.  The answer was no.  They are only

> checking T3, TSH, and vitamin D. 

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> I have read here that all those thyroid tests are required

> to know what's going on with the thyroid, although I'm not

> sure the adrenals need to be tested.  When I asked if

>