Cheryl Michigan Grand Rapids 0
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06.28.2022
Michigan Grand Rapids

I need compounded thyroid medicine daily.

I’m 53 years old and I’ve been taking daily thyroid medicine since I was first diagnosed at 19 years old. At first, the doctor prescribed synthetic medicine. For years I got sicker and sicker. Eventually, the disease progressed and so I now also have Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. I didn’t have the energy to take care of myself, and my ability to show up to work every day was severely impacted. A new doctor prescribed a different type of thyroid medicine called natural desiccated thyroid. It made all the difference! In 2015 the lab that makes my thyroid medication had supply issues. Every month I had to call multiple pharmacies looking for enough medicine to fill 30 days of pills. I had to call my doctor to rewrite prescriptions because the dose was written for a particular tablet strength and that tablet was not available. I tried a partially synthetic compounded medicine and my health declined. I finally found a doctor who knew of another compounding pharmacy that could make the dose I needed in the powder form of natural desiccated thyroid. This saved me! I’m able to work and take care of myself. Without this daily medicine, I would be on disability.
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