RE: Nature-Throid not working

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1 Has there been any mention of the Nature Throid tablets from Inhouse Pharmacy

not working or lacking any active ingredients, since the new year?

No, I have never even heard that Inhouse Pharmacy had mentioned

such a problem ever. Are you sure you are talking about Nature Throid? Nature

Throid is a natural desiccated thyroid extract that contains all the thyroid

hormones, plus calcitonin and as far as I am aware, there has never been any

question this.

2 Is there anywhere i can still get Armour Thyroid. Other

than International Pharmacy.com where they do seem to be available but are so

expensive. Too expensive for me.

Have you checked our reputable Internet Pharmacies in our FILES

SECTION i.e. look in the FOLDER entitled 'Internet Pharmacies'. Armour is

getting more and more difficult to find through Internet Pharmacies and for

those who used to get it prescribed here in the UK, they can no longer get this

as Forest Pharmaceuticals are no longer exporting it to Europe and the UK, so most

people are changing to Erfa Thyroid/

3 Can anyone tell me if they know of any 'good' Drs in my

area, Axminster Devon.

We are not allowed to mention Doctors names on the forum without

first asking their permission. I will send you a list of doctors recommended by

our members. You may need to go outside of your area - which you can.

Since having to change from Armour to Nature Throid when the

problem with reformulation and unavailability, my health hasn't been as good,

but tolerable, and was so up till starting a new batch in Feb.

A lot of people do not do well on Nature Throid unfortunately,

but others are fine.

However i just got my blood results back. (Unfortunately T4

TSH only Grrr!) and it was TSH=14.84 and T4=7.6 No wonder i feel so lousy.

Muscle/Tendon pain and tense, feel like they are ripping from the bone; teeth

becoming loose again and aching; eyesight rubbish, etc etc etc.

Ouch! Obviously your thyroid extract is not working for you, but

there could be several reasons for this. Please check the attached document and

go through this carefully. If you are suffering with any of these, thyroid

hormone cannot be properly utilised at the cellular level until whatever you

are suffering from is properly treated. What dose are you taking and when

was this last increased?

I asked the new dr (i just moved to Devon Nr Axminster)if i

could get Armour on prescription, he said categorically No.

This is correct, Armour Thyroid cannot no longer be sourced by

Pharmarama or Idis World Medicines. However, doctors can prescribe Erfa

Thyroid, Nature Throid and Westhroid for those patients who cannot regain their

normal health on the licensed levothyroxine-only. BUT, it is up to individual

doctors whether or not they are prepared to do this, because if problems are

seen to be caused through prescribing unlicensed drugs, a doctors insurance

doesn't cover them. Natural thyroid extract has been used safely and

effectively for over 120 years and was the only medication for hypothyroidism

for over 50 years before synthetic levothyroxine was manufactured.

I even conceded that i'd be willing to try a trial of T4/T3

combination. Again NO. All he suggested was to double my Nature Throid. Which

of course isn't going to help if there is a problem with the tablets.

You need to write to your GP setting out various things and ask

him to place the letter into your medical notes and keep a copy yourself.

First, list all of y our present symptoms and signs. You can

check these against those in our web site www.tpa-uk.org.uk

under 'Hypothyroidism'.

Next, take your basal temperature for 4 or 5 mornings before

getting out of bed in a morning and list these if they are 97.8 degrees F (36.6

degrees C) or less.

Next list all of the tests you need which should include TSH,

free T4, free T3 and ask for the results of these to be made available to you

together with the reference range.

List the specific minerals and vitamins you need testing to

check their levels to see if any of these are low in the range. If any are low,

no amount of thyroid hormone can be fully utilised at the cellular level until whatever

is low has been supplemented. These are iron, transferrin saturation%, ferritin,

vitamin B12, vitamin D3, magnesium, folate, copper and zinc. In the document I

have attached, you will see a list of just some of the references to show the research

and studies that have been done to show the connection. Again, ask for these

results to be made available to you (you can then post them on the forum and we

can help with their interpretation).

Next, tell the GP that you want a second opinion as you are not

prepared to go on suffering from somebody experienced in the field of

endocrinology and would he therefore please refer you to Dr ******* (your

choice).

Last, remember to ask him to put this into your medical notes

and to let you know when it would be convenient to go for these blood tests.

I have got the busiest month ahead and at the moment can't see how i'll cope. I

have 2 very physical jobs... Help!

Love and Light Jane

Give us the medications/supplements you are taking right now

Jane, how much you are taking and when they were increased. Also, have you ever

been tested to see where your cortisol and DHEA levels are at four specific

times during the day or tested to see whether you are suffering Candida?

Luv - Sheila

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