Re: T3 from Mexico

[Guest guest]

I live just north of Mexico and it took a whole three weeks to get to me. They

said customs is checking things more than usual and they have no control over

it. I'd add a good week to 10 days if you're in the UK.

Cheers,

JOT

> Has anyone received an order from My Mexican Drug Store recently. I placed an

order on 13 September which they have confirmed was shipped on the 15 but I have

still not received it. My previous orders were much quicker and I'm worried

it's been lost.

[Guest guest]

Hi Noreen, have you checked with your local sorting office that

there is not a package waiting for you to pick up. Sometimes, goods costing

over £18 get stopped at Customs and they slap their VAT on top, sending it to

the local Sorting office, who then slap another £8.00 'handling fee' on top of

that. However, they usually send a post card telling you that such a package is

waiting for you to pick up (they never deliver the package) and you have to go

and collect it yourself. Just something worth trying.

Luv - Sheila

Hi,

Has anyone received an order from My Mexican Drug Store recently. I placed an

order on 13 September which they have confirmed was shipped on the 15 but I

have still not received it. My previous orders were much quicker and I'm

worried it's been lost.

I've now been without T3 for a week and I'm really beginning to notice it (I

don't take any T4). If any one else is waiting for an order it would help to

put my mind at rest.

Noreen x

[Guest guest]

Hi Noreen,

I ordered some earlier this year and it came within 2 weeks, but I am waiting on

some parcels from iherb that were dispatched in mid August and they still

haven't arrived?

I am going to do as Sheila suggested and try my local sorting office tomorrow as

I havent received a card.

Good luck,

x

>

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone received an order from My Mexican Drug Store recently.

>

> Noreen x

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Noreen

I placed an order two days ago and received a letter today saying that it would

be 3.5 to 4.5 weeks 'DEPENDING ON POSTAL SERVICE TIMING,SECURITY and CUSTOMS

Screening, ETC,'

Hope this helps.

Irene.

<noreenwilliams999@...> wrote:

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> Hi,

>

> Has anyone received an order from My Mexican Drug Store recently. I placed an

order on 13 September which they have confirmed was shipped >

> Noreen x

>

[Guest guest]

Hi There,

I placed an order with them on the 1st October and it hasn't arrived yet.

Hope yours arrives soon.

Bryony

>

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone received an order from My Mexican Drug Store recently. I placed an

order

[Guest guest]

HI Noreen,

I purchased T3 from Mexico and also received a message saying that there were

delays at customs and that it would take 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 weeks to arrive, but it

arrived a week after ordering and delivered by Royal Mail and nothing further to

pay, but I think to be on the safe side I will place another order.

I certainly feel better on the mexican T3 as opposed to the T3 that NHS supply.

I have also stopped taking T4 now, so as that dies off will increase the T3. My

GP does know what I am taking, but I now feel that I know what is wrong for me

with the NHS brand of T3.

Kathleen

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> Hi,

>

> Has anyone received an order from My Mexican Drug Store recently. > Noreen x

>

[Guest guest]

Hi noreen

Can I Ask why you buy your t3 from Mexico I take t3 nhs form for ten Years

But over the past two I've had to decrease my dose as body can

Not seem to tolerate a high dose anymore there reduced from

35 to 25 even though levels ok.

Thanks

Rahel

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> HI Noreen,

> I purchased T3 from Mexico and also received a message saying that there were

delays at customs and that it would take 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 weeks to arrive, but it

arrived a week after ordering and delivered by Royal Mail and nothing further to

pay, but I think to be on the safe side I will place another order.

[Ed]

[Guest guest]

Hi

Just to let you know that I ordered from Iherb about 3 weeks ago and the order arrived within one week - hope you receive yours soon. I ordered from my mexican drugstore too and that took about 3 weeks or so - I suppose it depends on whether you are lucky in receiving it quickly or not!

C

From: grey2harris <grey2harris@...>thyroid treatment Sent: Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 19:22Subject: Re: T3 from Mexico

Hi Noreen,I ordered some

[Ed]

[Guest guest]

Thank you for all of your replies, it does seem as if there is more of a delay

from Mexico at the moment. I'll let you know when mine arrives so others have

an idea when to expect theirs.

I've been ordering one bottle at a time so it has been under the £18 threshold

for duty but it is more than £15 so from November it wont be worth doing that.

I don't mind paying the duty/VAT but the £8 charge by the Post Office really is

taking the mickey.

I managed to get one prescription from my GP but she wasn't really happy about

it. I'll have a word with her when she returns from maternity leave but I don't

hold out much hope.

Noreen x

[Guest guest]

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Hi

This happened to me last year. I emailed the drugstore and they traced the

package for me, and were able to tell me which flight it left on. They explained

that they had travelled to Mexico City airport to sort out the delays on lots of

packages.

They even emailed me a couple of weeks later to check if I'd got my stuff (which

I had).

So if you haven't emailed them yet it's worth doing. They may not be able to

speed things up but can let you know what stage of the journey your package is

at!

I found them really lovely to deal with, and wouldn't want to get my T3 anywhere

else.

Sue

> Hi Noreen, have you checked with your local sorting office that there is not

> a package waiting for you to pick up. Sometimes, goods costing over £18 get

> stopped at Customs and they slap their VAT on top, sending it to the local

> Sorting office, who then slap another £8.00 'handling fee' on top of that.

> >

[Guest guest]

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The majority of us cannot get the NHS to prescribe T3. We cannot get them to even test the T3. My GP even told me that they take no notice of T3 when I showed him test results from private lab that T3 was below range and I still had symptoms even though thyroxine had been increased.

I get it now on NHS, some 8 years later and with a fight and having to buy it myself for that time. In fact it was the NHS trying to prove to me that I didn't need it that actually proved that I did lol.

Lilian

Can I Ask why you buy your t3 from Mexico I take t3 nhs form for ten Years

[Guest guest]

You may be able to increase your dose of T3 once you get your

iron levels sorted out . This will be interesting to see what goes on

after Baby is born and you start to really benefit from the iron injections.

Luv - Sheila

Can I Ask why you buy your t3 from Mexico I take t3 nhs form for ten Years

But over the past two I've had to decrease my dose as body can

Not seem to tolerate a high dose anymore there reduced from

35 to 25 even though levels ok.

[Guest guest]

Hi Noreen,

My order arrived today, ordered on the 1st October, so not too bad really. It

didn't get checked in customs which was lucky.

I hope yours arrives soon.

Bryony

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> Thank you for all of your replies, it does seem as if there is more of a delay

from Mexico at the moment. I'll let you know when mine arrives so others have

an idea when to expect theirs.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Bryony, that info has helped me to make a decision and I've now

ordered some more just in case my order has simply gone astray.

Noreen x

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> Hi Noreen,

>

> My order arrived today, ordered on the 1st October, so not too bad really. It

didn't get checked in customs which was lucky.

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> I hope yours arrives soon.

>

> Bryony

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sue,

Yes I did email tham and they replied very quickly with the flight information.

I'm really pleased with the service I've had from them too, my order is probably

kicking round a sorting office somewhere.

Noreen x

> Hi

> This happened to me last year. I emailed the drugstore and they traced the

package for me, and were able to tell me which flight it left on. They explained

that they had travelled to Mexico City airport to sort out the delays on lots of

packages.

[Guest guest]

Hi Lillian

Yes I had to fight to to get it infect I think every hypothyroid patient has to

fight for everything. Can I ask how the Mexican t3 is compared to the goldshield

one, and what dose you take.

Thanks

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> ,

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> The majority of us cannot get the NHS to prescribe T3. We cannot get them

to even test the T3. My GP even told me that they take no notice of T3 when I

showed him test results from private lab that T3 was below range and I still had

symptoms even though thyroxine had been increased.

>

> I get it now on NHS, some 8 years later and with a fight and having to buy it

myself for that time. In fact it was the NHS trying to prove to me that I

didn't need it that actually proved that I did lol.

>

> Lilian

> Can I Ask why you buy your t3 from Mexico I take t3 nhs form for ten Years

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I 'm waiting for mine, too

The mexican drug store is really going to benefit from the medical profession's stubborness and short-sightedness in refusing to work with T3

So, more power to mexico then!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila ( & anyone else who has been in the same boat!),

I asked at my local sorting office today and they checked and said my parcels

sent in mid August are not there.

I emailed iherb to say that I have been waiting more than 9 weeks and they

replied saying to be patient and that my package is not insured.

Has anyone had a parcel never arrived and am I supposed to just wear the loss?

I am missing 4 parcels and am getting frustrated as I am waiting for supplements

that I really need.

I know there are bigger things in life, but I can't afford to lose 4 x £18 +

postage and I am just feeling a bit fed up

I have emailed iherb again but get the feeling I am being fobbed off.

Moan over.,

x

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> Hi Noreen, have you checked with your local sorting office that there is not

> a package waiting for you to pick up. Sometimes, goods costing over £18 get

> stopped at Customs and they slap their VAT on top, sending it to the local

> Sorting office, who then slap another £8.00 'handling fee' on top of that.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

It's a pain, isn't it? I ordered from mexico must be 6 weeks week ago now and

no sign of it, and i had another order not turn up at all. It does seem to

just be the regular mail that's affected though - i was running very low on HC

earlier in the year and ordered some but used the 48hr postal service, and my

goodness what a difference! i did get it in 48 hrs, and they carrier paid the

customs and then sent an invoice a week later. I tried ordering from iherb with

DHL and again I got this really fast, about a week. i don't know what is going

on with the postal services

what are you waiting on?

chris

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>

> Hi Sheila ( & anyone else who has been in the same boat!),

> I asked at my local sorting office today and they checked and said my parcels

sent in mid August are not there.

> I emailed iherb to say that I have been waiting more than 9 weeks and they

replied saying to be patient and that my package is not insured.

[Guest guest]

Hi

The main things I am waiting for are some Iodoral, DHEA, magnesium, Vitamin C &

some melatonin for my OH.

I ordered back in August thinking they would arrive in time.

I'm not doing very well at the moment and I don't have the money to buy it all

again from the UK at the moment. The whole point of buying it abroad was to save

money so now I am feeling a bit gutted.

I'm not sure if distance selling regulations apply to stuff bought abroad. I

have emailed iherb asking how long I am supposed to wait?

Thanks again,

x

> what are you waiting on?

>

> chris

>

[Guest guest]

Is it possible to claim it back on your credit card? If I had any of those

things spare (the ones that didn't require a prescription) I'd send some to you

but I don't sorry

I hope you start to feel better soon

Chris

[Guest guest]

I think the company can be made responsible for loss of your

package, whether it was insured or not. I know there was one company that we

ditched quite some time back because people were not getting the goods they

ordered, and this happened to me. The company told me the package was not

insured and therefore it if became lost there was nothing they could do.

However, I got onto my credit card service provider (I had paid this way) and

they took up the case for me. In my case, the cost of the goods had been just

over £90. I gave them all the details they needed i.e. copies of my original

receipt from the company, copies of the message telling me the goods had been

shipped out to me with the date, copies of my correspondence with them telling

them I had not received the goods, and copies of their messages telling me they

were not insured and therefore they were not responsible. My Service Provider

managed to get me my money back and the £90 odd was paid back into my account

by the company. This is something you might try, if you paid with a card .

At that time, this was starting to happen to quite a lot of our members with

this company. We do not use them anymore and they were struck off our list.

Luv - Sheila

Hi Sheila ( & anyone else who has been in the same boat!),

I asked at my local sorting office today and they checked and said my parcels

sent in mid August are not there.

I emailed iherb to say that I have been waiting more than 9 weeks and they

replied saying to be patient and that my package is not insured.

Has anyone had a parcel never arrived and am I supposed to just wear the loss?

I am missing 4 parcels and am getting frustrated as I am waiting for

supplements that I really need.

I know there are bigger things in life, but I can't afford to lose 4 x £18 +

postage and I am just feeling a bit fed up

I have emailed iherb again but get the feeling I am being fobbed off.

Moan over.,

x

>

> Hi Noreen, have you checked with your local sorting office that there is

not

> a package waiting for you to pick up. Sometimes, goods costing over £18

get

> stopped at Customs and they slap their VAT on top, sending it to the local

> Sorting office, who then slap another £8.00 'handling fee' on top of that.

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your replies everyone. x

that is really kind of you but I just want iherb to fulfill my orders. I

am still awaiting a reply from my email sent yesterday.

Sheila, I paid by VISA electron as I don't have any credit cards, but I have

just had a search on 's " Money Saving Expert " website and it seems

that you can do a " chargeback " with a VISA debit card, though apparently many

bank staff aren't aware of this?

If I don't hear back from iherb by tomorrow then I will call my bank and see if

they can help?

Thanks again for all your help & sorry Noreen for hijacking your thread! I

really hope your T3 turns up soon!

x

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> Is it possible to claim it back on your credit card?...

> Chris

>

[Guest guest]

Yes - I paid with my Visa card and my bank arranged the

'Chargeback' - it was them who made me aware of this, not me of them, so your

Bank may already be aware of this. Telephone them and give them the details..

Good luck .

Luv - Sheila

Sheila, I paid by VISA electron as I don't have any credit cards, but I have

just had a search on 's " Money Saving Expert " website and

it seems that you can do a " chargeback " with a VISA debit card,

though apparently many bank staff aren't aware of this?

If I don't hear back from iherb by tomorrow then I will call my bank and see if

they can help?

Thanks again for all your help & sorry Noreen for hijacking your thread! I

really hope your T3 turns up soon!

x

>

> Is it possible to claim it back on your credit card?...

> Chris

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry for the late reply but I am trying to catch up.

I have never had any Mexican T3. I have only had liothyronine. It is the generic (I think) produced in the UK. It was originally prescribed by the private doctor and is now being prescribed by NHS.

But in truth, I am taking 4 grains Erfa and 20mcg of T3 which seems to suit me best.

Lilian

Can I ask how the Mexican t3 is compared to the goldshield one, and what dose you take.