Re: generics?

January 29, 2004

Yes there is a generic for armour and some Wal-Marts have it.

> Does anyone know if there is a generic of Armour available? My

> friend's pill book says there is... but it says that about Cytomel

> too and my pharmacist says no. I didn't realize I wasn't taking

> Levoxyl but the generic of Levoxyl all this time. Taking

> prescription drugs is cost-prohibitive for me since my insurance

> won't cover them... but my plan was to try Synthroid, then Armour

> if I didn't see improvement.

>

> Thanks,

>

January 29, 2004

Great, thanks, ! Does it have any specific name? Just

curious... I will ask my endo but I won't see her for another 6

weeks.

> > Does anyone know if there is a generic of Armour available?

My

> > friend's pill book says there is... but it says that about

Cytomel

> > too and my pharmacist says no. I didn't realize I wasn't taking

> > Levoxyl but the generic of Levoxyl all this time. Taking

> > prescription drugs is cost-prohibitive for me since my

insurance

> > won't cover them... but my plan was to try Synthroid, then

Armour

> > if I didn't see improvement.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

January 30, 2004

From a PDR (Physicians Desk Reference)

Brand name: Armour Thyroid

Generic name: Natural thyroid hormones TC and TD

I didn't purchase the generic because the brand name is very

inexpensive, if you purchase them in quantities of 100. Brand name

can run anywhere between $17-$20 per 100.

> > > Does anyone know if there is a generic of Armour available?

> My

> > > friend's pill book says there is... but it says that about

> Cytomel

> > > too and my pharmacist says no. I didn't realize I wasn't

taking

> > > Levoxyl but the generic of Levoxyl all this time. Taking

> > > prescription drugs is cost-prohibitive for me since my

> insurance

> > > won't cover them... but my plan was to try Synthroid, then

> Armour

> > > if I didn't see improvement.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

February 1, 2004

In my opinion, $ynthroid is the most expensive of the T4 meds out there. I

also think that it has the most allergic fillers in it. Of course, everyone

isn't allergic to what I'm allergic to, but I keep hearing that many are

allergic to the fillers. Acacia is a tree or plant that is processed and

used to stick it together. It is in some of the other T4 meds also.

Povidone is also a popular filler in many meds besides the thyroid meds.

The truth is that a drug can be called a generic because of the main

ingredient in it, but it doesn't have to be an absolute duplicate,

evidently, because some of the generics for ALL drugs may very well have

different fillers in them, legally. The Eutirox I was taking is supposed to

be the brand name in another country for the Levoxyl that the same

pharmaceutical company sells to them. But what's funny is that they are

made by Merck, and we know that , Monarch, and the parent company, King

are supposedly the ones that make Levoxyl. The making of drugs has turned

into a riddle. Now, here is another riddle: NutriMeds makes a " supplement "

that is natural porcine thyroid OTC. It is made the same way, and probably

has the same guidelines and proportions in it, with the same standards for

making it. Trouble is, they have to call it a supplement, not a drug,

because the FDA already wants to put them down for not having their own

regulations over it. Ray Peat was the one, I'm thinking, who created it? I

believe that it's very reputable because I know someone who's thyroid was

completely burned out from RAI, who went without ANY meds for a couple of

yrs, almost died, with a heart rate of 5-10 (yes, you heard me right!).

Because she couldn't afford a doctor, someone gave her the money to order

it. That was a yr and a half ago, and her thyroid and health have made a

complete come-back, taking this med---uh---supplement. She was an original

sufferer of Grave's Disease, and went through living hell on account of

doctors who mistreated her, didn't know what they were doing (or didn't

care). Then she was without a job (on account of she was so sick) or

funding of any kind, hence NO doctor for a long period of time. (No, she

doesn't sell the stuff, and neither do I.) She has shown great courage and

wisdom in discovering how to treat herself, all without a doctor's help.

She hasn't even had her labs drawn in a long time and goes by symptoms in

her increases, but has been VERY successful in treating herself, both with

the natural procine glandulars and the natural adrenal glandulars from the

folks at NutriMeds. Now these meds are a little more expensive, but she

doesn't spend money on the doctor visits. She has an absolutely amazing

story to tell! She is a thyroid site owner also. BTW, the Armour IS

cheaper than taking T4 meds. I'm spending $18 on a little more than a

one-month supply because, when I order it, I order the bottles of 100, with

the higher dose in it, and then split the tabs into my daily dosages. As a

matter of fact, it may be even more than a month because I'm waiting for a

new order that is in an even higher dosage, so there will be more doses per

tab this time. If you could get the prescription here, though, it would

probably be cheaper because of the lack of shipping charges. Some people in

some parts of this country say that they're only paying $7 for a 30 day

supply of it. I think they said that Costco was the best price.

Tx

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