Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Just want to say thanks for the responses on this, I had no idea this disease was so complicated. Question though: why is synthroid the go-to drug for doctors to give to a new patient? From what I am reading on here, it seems that Armour is the drug that yields the best results. Is it sort of just start on synthroid and see how that screws with your body, then switch things around if need be? Silly me, I WAS one of those people that thought the little magic pill would fix everything! Carol Thyroid treatment can be very complicated and you are probably looking at adjusting your dose for the next one to two years and possibly feeling worse for a while and possibly having to find another doctor if your current one is too rigid and keeping you unhealthy and unwell. Depending on how long your hypothyroidism has gone on, it will affect how long it takes to recover and get imporvements in health. If you have been hypo a long time, then it is going to be a slow process of recovery, taking up to three years or maybe more. I really hope that you are a lucky one that has no adrenal issues and that starts to feel good in two weeks to a month. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Just want to say thanks for the responses on this, I had no idea this disease was so complicated. Question though: why is synthroid the go-to drug for doctors to give to a new patient? From what I am reading on here, it seems that Armour is the drug that yields the best results. Is it sort of just start on synthroid and see how that screws with your body, then switch things around if need be? Silly me, I WAS one of those people that thought the little magic pill would fix everything! Carol Thyroid treatment can be very complicated and you are probably looking at adjusting your dose for the next one to two years and possibly feeling worse for a while and possibly having to find another doctor if your current one is too rigid and keeping you unhealthy and unwell. Depending on how long your hypothyroidism has gone on, it will affect how long it takes to recover and get imporvements in health. If you have been hypo a long time, then it is going to be a slow process of recovery, taking up to three years or maybe more. I really hope that you are a lucky one that has no adrenal issues and that starts to feel good in two weeks to a month. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Just want to say thanks for the responses on this, I had no idea this disease was so complicated. Question though: why is synthroid the go-to drug for doctors to give to a new patient? From what I am reading on here, it seems that Armour is the drug that yields the best results. Is it sort of just start on synthroid and see how that screws with your body, then switch things around if need be? Silly me, I WAS one of those people that thought the little magic pill would fix everything! Carol Thyroid treatment can be very complicated and you are probably looking at adjusting your dose for the next one to two years and possibly feeling worse for a while and possibly having to find another doctor if your current one is too rigid and keeping you unhealthy and unwell. Depending on how long your hypothyroidism has gone on, it will affect how long it takes to recover and get imporvements in health. If you have been hypo a long time, then it is going to be a slow process of recovery, taking up to three years or maybe more. I really hope that you are a lucky one that has no adrenal issues and that starts to feel good in two weeks to a month. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 We ALL thought that at one time, Carol, except for those who've never taken anything but natural thyroid, but OMG, don't get me started on powerful drug companies who are good at lobbying outside Congress' doors, swinging their "influence" over doctors-to-be in medical schools, and in their offices, with perks-to-go. Then there's some of the funny funding that they do AT the medical schools. Then there's the total lack of education of doctors in medical school ON the sbjct of thyroid disease and what works best. Then there's the fact that $ynthroid has been one of the biggest money makers of all time, to boot. I know you can see it now. Oh yeh, I forgot that when you keep people mostly ill, you can sell them all those other drugs that they wouldn't have to take, if their thyroid was being treated properly. Money money money money, to da da da........... RE: Re: drug question Just want to say thanks for the responses on this, I had no idea this disease was so complicated. Question though: why is synthroid the go-to drug for doctors to give to a new patient? From what I am reading on here, it seems that Armour is the drug that yields the best results. Is it sort of just start on synthroid and see how that screws with your body, then switch things around if need be? Silly me, I WAS one of those people that thought the little magic pill would fix everything! Carol Thyroid treatment can be very complicated and you are probably looking at adjusting your dose for the next one to two years and possibly feeling worse for a while and possibly having to find another doctor if your current one is too rigid and keeping you unhealthy and unwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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