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1 P M J O U R N A L O F D I G I T A L R ESEARCH & P UBLISHING<br />
7. Continued worship <strong>of</strong> the TSH lab test: Too many doctors still think the TSH lab<br />
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a TSH at zero or below…WHAM…you must lower your meds because you are somehow<br />
“hyper” in spite <strong>of</strong> no symptoms to match.<br />
8. Pharmaceutical addicts: You mention your lingering hypothyroid symptoms,<br />
and you are bandaided with antidepressants, antianxietal meds, statins, BP pills, pain<br />
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are ALL side effects <strong>of</strong> poor treatment or undiscovered issues.<br />
9. <strong>The</strong> country you live in: <strong>The</strong> desperation <strong>of</strong> UK thyroid patients is deep thanks<br />
to a thyroid association and a College <strong>of</strong> Physicians which tightens the screws if a doctor<br />
dares to prescribe a life changing medication with T3 in it. Or just as frustrating, having<br />
a government which forbids desiccated thyroid to arrive to you in the mail.<br />
10. Reformulations and Big Pharma apathy: Forest Labs turned one <strong>of</strong> the most<br />
popular and effective desiccated thyroid brand, Armour, into a pill with too much cellulose<br />
and too little sucrose , causing a massive return <strong>of</strong> symptoms in many, sooner or later. RLC<br />
also reformulated their Naturethroid, and though some patients still do well on it, others<br />
do miserably, and we are left wondering WHAT to take. (Thank God for Erfa’s Canadian<br />
“Thyroid”, but will we be able to continue with this fabulous desiccated thyroid product?)<br />
And there are more reasons you might want to bring up in the Comments part <strong>of</strong> this<br />
post.<br />
So you see, it’s no wonder so MANY patients feel forced to selftreat, yet they are also<br />
condemned for doing so. I refuse to condemn them for exactly the reasons above. Petty.<br />
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all the above.<br />
Allinall, we still have a way to go, baby, and especially with the doctors we try so hard<br />
to get help from…but can’t.<br />
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