Re: Pl, do I need prescription for thyroid med like armour etc.?

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In frequent-dose-chelation toowitty_bird wrote:

Ok, folks, reposting this one since got no reply.

--------Sorry, sometimes we're busy or brain dead But you did the right

thing, by posting it again.----------Jackie

Do I have to get a prescription to get meds for thyroid issues? Meds like

armour or dessicated thyroid?

--------Here in the US it is by prescription, but I think people have found

ways around this. We do have some links in the LINKS section of this group,

under this heading, Thyroid & Adrenal supplement links , so you can check them

out.

And I believe this is discussed on groups like NaturalThyroidHormones, which

is the Yahoo group connected to the Stop the Thyroid Madness website, that

someone else mentioned. And as they state on their website, we also don't

advocate self-treatment, but prefer you work with a doctor, but we also know

that is very difficult at times.---------Jackie

----------They do have some links you may find useful, even for other

countries, so you may want to join.--------Jackie

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormones/

This shall pose a problem for me since I have to persuade the doc here in

Spain to even get any tests done.

----------You could try this link.---------Jackie

http://www.internationalpharmacy.com/en/home

I am visiting in the States and was hoping to get saliva tests done from

Diagnos Techs and the like for both adrenal and thyroid but it looks

like I have to go thru a provider from their list (Diagnos Tech for

Adrenals - they are not doing thyroids for a while). What a pain!!

Can't I get the labs done directly on my own?????!!!!

---------There are others. I've done my saliva testing through ZRT Labs, and

they also offer blood spot testing for thyroid, but I have never done it. This

is the same lab for tests from the www.johnleemd.com website. www.zrtlabs.com

I have never used these, but there is also www.healthcheckusa.com,

www.canaryclub.org (I believe the canary club uses DiagnosTechs and ZRT), and

www.directlabs.com. Not exactly sure what they all offer.

You should be able to order from any of these without a doctor, that is my

understanding. ZRT is the only one I have personal experience with, so really

can't comment on the others.

As pointed out, you may want to test your other hormones too, while

you're at it. I did, and found out I was very deficient in progesterone, and

low in some other things too, so it was very worthwhile doing.---------Jackie

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In frequent-dose-chelation mmc2315 wrote:

IMO, it's a good idea to look at the big picture. How are your adrenals?

Thyroid? Sex hormones? Gut (infections? food intolerances?).

Not everyone needs Armour (turns out I didn't), but when everything else is

balanced/fixed, the thyroid starts working better.

----------I agree . Alot of my hormones are/were out of whack, and my

adrenals are probably the worst, and my sex hormones are out of whack too. I'm

not taking any thyroid meds, but my antibodies have gone down, so I believe my

thyroid is also working better, by working on other things.---------Jackie

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Just to add,

> ----------You could try this link.---------Jackie

>

> http://www.internationalpharmacy.com/en/home

>

>

I ordered it to internationalpharmacy from Madrid and received it

without problems.

Details:

Armour Thyroid Tabs 30 mg (0.5 Grain) 100's

Price: $34.20, Quantity: 1

Shipping: First Class Air Mail - $8.10

Total: $42.30

I think there is always a chance that the drug to be stopped at

customs. Small quantities are less likely to be checked. Note this is

just a one-case report!

Finally, I didn't use it. I have problems with adrenals too (I think

that this is the case for most of us) and supporting thyroid imply

that one should support adrenals first , so I started with DHEA,

pregnenolone and licorice. After some time taking these and other

supplements, my hormonal issues improved a lot, so I didn't use Armour

yet.

Good luck, dear toowittybird. It seems we are almost at the same step

of our healing path: my new crowns don't fit well and I cannot chew my

rice properly too!

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>

> Ok, folks, reposting this one since got no reply. Do I have to get a

> prescription to get meds for thyroid issues? Meds like armour or

> dessicated thyroid? This shall pose a problem for me since I have to

> persuade the doc here in Spain to even get any tests done. I am

> visiting in the States and was hoping to get saliva tests done from

> Diagnos Techs and the like for both adrenal and thyroid but it looks

> like I have to go thru a provider from their list (Diagnos Tech for

> Adrenals - they are not doing thyroids for a while). What a pain!!

> Can't I get the labs done directly on my own?????!!!!

>

---------Look at this website for Armour in the US. No script:

http://www.antiaging-systems.com/iasstore/acatalog/thyroid.html

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