Re: Eltroxine vs. Levothyroxine

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Many believe that Entrain is superior to the ordinary L-thyroxine. There are several brands and it is very important that you DO NOT change your brand (whatever you decide is best for you). Your doctor should write Eltroxin on the prescription, and your pharmacist should give you nothing other than Eltroxin. If he does (because other brands are far cheaper) then make sure you give it back to him and point out that your GP wrote Eltroxin. If your GP refuses to write anything other than L-thyroxine on your prescription, then tell him that you need Eltroxin and nothing else. All they care about is saving money.

Luv - Sheila

Can somebody tell me please if Eltroxine (by Goldshield) is superior to taking generic Levothyroxine? A friend told me that she feels much better on Eltroxine than on the (cheaper) generic make. I usually prefer brand makes to generic ones, as I believe they have a better bioavailability - although this does not always follow..... just wondering if somebody has got some experience with both.Thanks,

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NO wonder I feel extra naff, I have been getting different brands of

generics every time I go to a chemist grrrr. At least on Armour it

will be consistantly the same brand of hormone replacement.

lotsa luv

Dawn x

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My mum (also Hashi's) cannot take any thyroxine other than Eltroxine,

otherwise she suffers terribly. She has to ensure her prescription

specifies " Eltroxine " and that it is what she receives from the

pharmacy! But yes, she feels much better on it.

Barbara

On 03/04/2008, auto_immune <christina@...> wrote:

>

> Can somebody tell me please if Eltroxine (by Goldshield) is superior

> to taking generic Levothyroxine? A friend told me that she feels much

> better on Eltroxine than on the (cheaper) generic make.

> I usually prefer brand makes to generic ones, as I believe they have a

> better bioavailability - although this does not always follow..... just

> wondering if somebody has got some experience with both.

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Eltroxin is the original artificial T4 med- the others are

generic 'me too' meds. This does have a reputation for being purer or may

have different fillers. I've tried both and felt no different, but it took

mostly T3 for me to feel well so I'm not the best for comparative

experiences.

Subject: Eltroxine vs. Levothyroxine

Can somebody tell me please if Eltroxine (by Goldshield) is superior

to taking generic Levothyroxine? A friend told me that she feels much

better on Eltroxine than on the (cheaper) generic make.

I usually prefer brand makes to generic ones, as I believe they have a

better bioavailability - although this does not always follow..... just

wondering if somebody has got some experience with both.

Thanks,

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Many thanks for all your replies. I too had heard that Eltroxine is "purer" than any of the generic makes.

I did ask my GP if he would prescribe it instead of the generic Levothyroxine, and he refused - saying that 'they all have the same ingredients, and they have a policy of prescribing the least expensive'..... Well, I'll try my luck with the endo next time I see him. - Trouble is ... I have no real complaints about the Levothyroxine I am swallowing now. I tolerate it well and even feel a little better nearly 2 months into the treatment. The upping to 75 mcg has certainly shown a noticeable improvement ... although I am far from feeling normal still. But why be satisfied with good, when I could get 'excellent' ?

Just an interesting observation... My dog is hypothyroid, and has been on the doggy version of thyroxine for the past 8 years. Until last year a drug called 'Soloxine' - manufactured by Arnold - was the one to treat our dogs here in the UK - and the only one available for dogs. Then the market opened up, and other competitors entered the field. 'Soloxine' was sold off by Arnolds to two pharma companies - Decra and Virbac. Virbac kept the brand name 'Soloxine', Decra called its product 'Thyroxyle'. Both products are hailed by the sales reps as "interchangeable" .... they are "exactly the same" ... or so they say.

In the beginning there were teething problems with supply, so I bought a tub of Thyroxyle and tested my dog's T4 when it was empty 3 months later. His T4 was 61 .... nearly double what his last figures showed on the "old" Soloxine, produced by Arnold. Then there were supply problems again, so this time I got the "new" Soloxine from Decra. Did exactly the same, tested after 3 months and surprise, surprise... the T4 was 47.

So to recap the scenario.... on 'Arnold's' old Soloxine the T4 was 35, on 'Decra's' Thyroxyl the T4 was 61 and on 'Virbac's' new Soloxine the T4 was 47 ....always the same daily dosage, of course - yet it is claimed that there is no difference between the makes ... hmmmmm

With dogs Hypothyroidism is medicated and measured a little different from us humans - mainly because dogs have a different metabolism and because they can't talk. The point is - dogs are medicated twice a day, in 12 hourly intervals ... and I happen to be religious about times - no exceptions - 5.30 am and 5.30 pm he gets his pill, come rain or shine (which is a bit of overkill, but that's me . For accuracy the blood draw for dogs to check the levels has to be performed during a time window of 4-6 hours post the morning pill - again, no exceptions... so the conditions for comparing like with like (Soloxine vs. Thyroxyl) have always been the same with my dog.

Not a scientific study, I know, but most interesting nonetheless....

Love,

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Hi

My little dog is on Soloxine too, I guessed she was hypo and took her

to the vet who tested her and she was.

What a rip off though, she is on 200mcg and they will only give a

months supply at a time @ £8.00, £3.30 of that is for the

prescription they write to dispense themselves.

Luv

Chris

>

> Many thanks for all your replies. I too had heard that Eltroxine is

> " purer " than any of the generic makes. I did ask my GP if he would

> prescribe it instead of the generic Levothyroxine, and he refused

[]

> - saying that 'they all have the same ingredients, and they have a

> policy of prescribing the least expensive'..... Well, I'll try my

luck

> with the endo next time I see him. - Trouble is ... I have no real

> complaints about the Levothyroxine I am swallowing now. I tolerate

it

> well and even feel a little better nearly 2 months into the

treatment.

> The upping to 75 mcg has certainly shown a noticeable

improvement ...

> although I am far from feeling normal still. But why be satisfied

with

> good, when I could get 'excellent' ? [] Just an interesting

> observation... My dog is hypothyroid, and has been on the doggy

version

> of thyroxine for the past 8 years. Until last year a drug called

> 'Soloxine' - manufactured by Arnold - was the one to treat our dogs

> here in the UK - and the only one available for dogs. Then the

market

> opened up, and other competitors entered the field. 'Soloxine' was

sold

> off by Arnolds to two pharma companies - Decra and Virbac. Virbac

kept

> the brand name 'Soloxine', Decra called its product 'Thyroxyle'.

Both

> products are hailed by the sales reps as " interchangeable " ....

they are

> " exactly the same " ... or so they say. In the beginning there were

> teething problems with supply, so I bought a tub of Thyroxyle and

tested

> my dog's T4 when it was empty 3 months later. His T4 was 61 ....

nearly

> double what his last figures showed on the " old " Soloxine, produced

by

> Arnold. Then there were supply problems again, so this time I got

the

> " new " Soloxine from Decra. Did exactly the same, tested after 3

months

> and surprise, surprise... the T4 was 47. So to recap the

scenario....

> on 'Arnold's' old Soloxine the T4 was 35, on 'Decra's' Thyroxyl the

T4

> was 61 and on 'Virbac's' new Soloxine the T4 was 47 ....always the

same

> daily dosage, of course - yet it is claimed that there is no

difference

> between the makes ... hmmmmm [:-/] With dogs Hypothyroidism

is

> medicated and measured a little different from us humans - mainly

> because dogs have a different metabolism and because they can't

talk.

> The point is - dogs are medicated twice a day, in 12 hourly

intervals

> ... and I happen to be religious about times - no exceptions - 5.30

am

> and 5.30 pm he gets his pill, come rain or shine (which is a bit of

> overkill, but that's me [] . For accuracy the blood draw for

dogs to

> check the levels has to be performed during a time window of 4-6

hours

> post the morning pill - again, no exceptions... so the conditions

for

> comparing like with like (Soloxine vs. Thyroxyl) have always been

the

> same with my dog. Not a scientific study, I know, but most

interesting

> nonetheless.... Love,

>

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I think that the recommendation about taking L-thyroxine is that WHATEVER brand you are on, if it is doing OK for you, then you should stick with that particular brand whether it is the cheapest or the most expensive. They do not recommend that you change brands between each prescription because it is that which causes problems in tolerating the different fillers. However it must be said that GP's should NOT use one particular brand for everybody because it is the cheapest option - just shows how much they care about their patients eh? As you appear to be doing fine on your brand, then stick with it .

However, if you are sitll not quite "getting there" perhaps you need to look at associated conditions with hypothyroidism and get them treated to see if that makes a difference. Obviously, you are converting well.

Luv - Sheila

With dogs Hypothyroidism is medicated and measured a little different from us humans - mainly because dogs have a different metabolism and because they can't talk. The point is - dogs are medicated twice a day, in 12 hourly intervals ... and I happen to be religious about times - no exceptions - 5.30 am and 5.30 pm he gets his pill, come rain or shine (which is a bit of overkill, but that's me . For accuracy the blood draw for dogs to check the levels has to be performed during a time window of 4-6 hours post the morning pill - again, no exceptions... so the conditions for comparing like with like (Soloxine vs. Thyroxyl) have always been the same with my dog.

Not a scientific study, I know, but most interesting nonetheless....

Love,

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I decided to try this as since going on Thyroxine last October I had a period of about a month when I felt really good just after Xmas but since then haven't felt as well and after reading the original mail I wonderd if the 'well' period was on a different brand of thyroxine. I didn't bother asking my doctor but I did ask the phatmacist who very kindly ordered Eltroxine for me for my prescription. I've had one dose so far so I'll let you know if there are any positive changes

Many thanks for all your replies. I too had heard that Eltroxine is "purer" than any of the generic makes.

I did ask my GP if he would prescribe it instead of the generic Levothyroxine, and he refused - saying that 'they all have the same ingredients, and they have a policy of prescribing the least expensive'..

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I've noticed that my prescription is always different brands whenever it is renewed, it's whatever is at the depot when the order goes in. I wish I'd kept a redord of which brands I've been given., perhaps I could have identified which one made me fell good back in January.

think that the recommendation about taking L-thyroxine is that WHATEVER brand you are on, if it is doing OK for you, then you should stick with that particular brand whether it is the cheapest or the most expensive. They do not recommend that you change brands between each prescription because it is that which causes problems in tolerating the different fillers.

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