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Underactive Thyroid or Hypothyroidism

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J*C
Aug 2013
9:32pm, 13 Aug 2013
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J*C
It does take at leaast 6 weeks for the body to gain enough from the medication to really start feeling better, I'm a year now and feel crappy again:(
Aug 2013
10:32pm, 13 Aug 2013
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northernslowcoach
Boo J*C

First 6 weeks done and blood test taken at work (one perk of working for the nhs !)
Am thinking the dose will increase
Aug 2013
10:44pm, 13 Aug 2013
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Trin
I was diagnosed with under active thyroid in 2005, it took about a year to get my dosage correct. They always start low for obvious reasons. It's great when they finally get the dosage right though, it's like having a new lease on life
J*C
Aug 2013
10:48pm, 13 Aug 2013
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J*C
Exactly booooo
Hoping it's just an increase I need
Aug 2013
9:22pm, 14 Aug 2013
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-Monty-
here's a question that has confused me.

not that I don't mind at all and am quite happy about it but why do people suffering from a thyroid problems get free prescriptions?

I know it's there for the rest of our lives but why doesn't asthma or allergies etc receive the same treatment? surely they have it for the rest of their life as well?
Aug 2013
9:29pm, 14 Aug 2013
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Trin
Because hypothyroidism is a serious life threatening condition without daily medication
Aug 2013
9:41pm, 14 Aug 2013
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Velociraptor
It's even more bizarre. People who have hypothyroidism are entitled to free prescriptions for all medications, but people who have hyperthyroidism aren't unless their treatment renders them hypothyroid.

Historically, people who had a hormone deficiency of any sort requiring replacement therapy (diabetes, Addison's disease, pituitary insufficiency) have been entitled to free prescriptions, and a few other conditions have been added over time, most recently severe permanent disability which makes it impossible to go out unaided, and cancer. But other conditions where the need for treatment is just as vital - heart disease, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, for example - aren't exempt.
J*C
Aug 2013
9:41pm, 14 Aug 2013
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J*C
Exactly it's linked with the whole endocrine system, failure to treat can eventually lead to coma:(
Aug 2013
10:04pm, 14 Aug 2013
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-Monty-
Yeah I know it's life threatening but so is a lot of other illnesses?

Anyway, it's nice to get them for free (ish!!) :-)
Aug 2013
5:05pm, 18 Aug 2013
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Running Duck
I've never thought of it as life threatening.

I do appreciate the free prescriptions as in total I have about 8 different items on repeat each month. Even though these are for things that are as necessary as the thyroxine they still aren't free.

I am sure at some point that this will be reviewed by the govt and taken away:(

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