Guest guest Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Hi , Is the Synthroid at the same mcg? Is the one that you are taking newer? If so why not use the closer to expirey date one and put the others away and use after. Most pills will lose a part of their potency after a certain time period but you still have some time to use several of them. If I remember right you are having some problems with taking these things, so, if it was me I would act on the side of caution and take them before the expirey date. Dawn > > Does Synthroid have to be thrown out right at its exp date. I have a > free box from the doc that expires 1/1/05. Can I use it in Feb. 05? > > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Does Synthroid have to be thrown out right at its exp date. I have a free box from the doc that expires 1/1/05. Can I use it in Feb. 05?Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Hi , I don't think that one month will make much differace. 6 months might... Just store them somewhere cool, maybe not the refrigerator, just somewhere that is not damp and is cool. Gossimer > > Does Synthroid have to be thrown out right at its exp date. I have a > free box from the doc that expires 1/1/05. Can I use it in Feb. 05? > > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Thanks everyone for your advice. I went to the doc after one month on 25mcgs of S. My blood work is starting to show improvement but he said and I agree that I must increase much more. He knows the difficulty that I had with Armour so he said to take 50 mcgs for a week and then go to 100. I have a box that is unopened with 75mcgs of S. He is somewhat leaving it up to me as to how fast I get up to 100. I have a pill cutter. So today I took my 25mcgs plus 1/4 of the 75. If I handle that ok I will go to 50 a day in the next couple of days. By the way, just being on 25 for a month my total cholesterol went from 310 to 266. Hopefully it will keep coming down. Also, I am hoping my sleep will improve as well. gary > As long as it's been sealed and at proper temp the stuff is good for > three years after expiration... I got that from a professor at a medical > college. > > Topper () > > On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 19:11:06 -0000 " " <garyland@y...> writes: > Does Synthroid have to be thrown out right at its exp date. I have a > free box from the doc that expires 1/1/05. Can I use it in Feb. 05? > > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Did it give the ranges? Even without them... the Free T4 is too low and the TSH is too high... you need to increase the dose.... but I asked you this question this morning... remind me... how long you've been on this dose? You need to be on the same dose for at least 4 to 6 weeks for the tests to be accurate.... and I have a tickle in the back of my brain that says you just recently started??? Topper () On Wed, 18 May 2005 14:38:47 -0700 (PDT) ayla allan writes: Okay, now I am responding to my own posts LOL... I just got a copy of my lab results in the mail today? Obviously someone sent them before I asked for them today. Which is a good thing ......curiosity was about to kill the cat. Okay what numbers should I post? I see: Free T4 0.79 TSH serum 17.33 Anything else? Thanks in advance, Ayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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