No prescription

[Mamakat64]

Hello everyone. I am fairly new at this. But, I am searching (in vain and getting very frustrated and at the end of my rope) for info/links to natural desiccated thyroid without a prescription.  
I do not have insurance nor do I have the $$ to cash pay one, and all the tests and the medication fee.
My mother had a long history with hypothyroid, was on meds and actually died from going off meds (which in okd age and without insurance she couldn't afford).
Long story short, I am my mothers daughter and following in her footsteps.  
Anyone, anyone p,ease have info and URL to purchase without a scrip NDT??? My symptoms are bad and geatting worse and I cant find a dang thing on the internet.....
Thank you in advance!

[Barb135]

Can you post current thyroid hormone levels? Be sure to include reference ranges, as those vary from lab to lab and have to come from your own report.  Perhaps there's something not right with the order you received.

Exactly what symptoms do you have?  
Where are you located?

[Carmenlina]

I'm taking thiroyd from Thailand since 10 year ago and was feeling excellent, however since my last order I feel it is not the same, I have symptoms of hypothyroidism and looking for alternatives.

[Barb135]

The problem with these products is that they aren't regulated and you really have no idea what you're getting.  OTC products, in the U.S. must have all the actual hormone content removed before they can be sold, so if they have some hormone in them, it's not likely to be consistent from batch to batch.  Just because "some" batches were found to have hormone in the them, doesn't mean that ALL batches will have the same amount of hormones... One must be very careful relying on this type of product...

Labs can be ordered online for a fraction of the cost of getting them through your doctor, so the largest cost is the doctor appointment.  Most thyroid medications aren't that expensive, so if one shops around, there isn't a reason not to have thyroid medication..

[iamleelee]

You know, it really ticks me off that doctors can't seem to find it in their hearts to have a day of compassion for people who can't afford their checkups or do not have insurance.  I have been on Armour Thyroid since I was pregnant twenty two years ago, and know exactly what it can do to you to not have your medicine.  I would try to find it online, too if I could not go to the doctor, too.  You can get it and start out with half a pill, then wait a few weeks, and go to a higher dosage if you need to.  I hope you find it, and can afford it.  Good luck

[Red_Star]

Google Thyroid-S 1000 Tablets for various websites selling this product. There are also OTC thyroid supplements in the US and most do contain active thyroid hormones.

Excerpt from: Armour vs. Other Brands...

"THYROID-S is from Sriprasit Pharma Co., Ltd. in Thailand (sister company of Sriprasit Dispensary R.O.P.) Advertising states that Sriprasit Pharma is “a leading importer of pharmaceutical products, and has been a GMP and ISO 9002-certified manufacturer of pharmaceutical products.” Patients report they are quite pleased with this product. Sriprasit states Thyroid-s is gluten-free, but a patient has reported classic gluten digestive symptoms with it.   To see a photo of the tablet, go here. Tablets are light brown, round, coated. The ingredients, according to Pongsak Songpaisan of Sriprasit are:

Thyroid extract USP
Lactose (a milk sugar and is a filler)
PVP K90 (Polyvinylpyrolidone; water soluble coating/binder; no known hazard)
Avicel (microcrystalline cellulose; holds product together)
Aerosil (silicic acid powder; help disperse the ingredients)
Sodium starch glycolate (helps dissolute/disintegrate the pill)
Magnesium stearate (filling agent)
Eudragit (a common sustain-released coating)
Methocel (a water soluble cellulose — helps bind pill)
Talcum (a filler)
Ponceau 4r lake (red additive-aluminum)
Tartrazine lake (yellow additive-aluminum)
Brilliant blue FCF lake (blue additive-aluminum)
Sunset yellow FCF (yellow additive)
Titanium dioxide (white)
PEG 6000 (water soluble polymer; binder)
Dimethicone solution  (Thanks to Ruth-Ann for obtaining the ingredients list above; descriptions added)

On 8-09, received an email from a US Doctor who received the following list after emailing Sriprasit:

Fillers used: Corn starch, actose, Avicel  (microcrystalline cellulose; MCC); Binders used: PVP K-90 (Polyvinylpyrrolidone); Preservatives used: Methyl paraben, Propyl paraben; Content in one tablet (60 mg  thyroid  extract): approximately 38 mcg Levothyroxine (T4)  and 9 mcg Liothyronine (T3); Source of extract: Porcine

Patient states: The Thyroid-S tablets are brown with a hard coating, they do not dissolve well as is, but can be chewed. They have a papaya like taste similar to “Thiroyd” below."


Excerpt from the article: Popular Over-the-Counter Thyroid Supplements Contain Actual Thyroid Hormone...

"Surprisingly, nine out of ten supplements showed detectable amounts of T3, ranging from 1.3 mcg to 25.4 mcg per tablet.

Taken at the recommended dosage, five of the ten supplements delivered T3 quantities in excess of 10 mcg/day, and four delivered T4 quantities ranging from 8.57 to 91.6 mcg/day.

Among the five thyroid supplements labeled as containing bovine (cow) thyroid tissue, extract or concentrate, one had no level of T3 or T4 detectable; two contained T3 only, and two showed detectable amounts of both T3 and T4.

The researchers concluded that most of the OTC thyroid supplements that were studied contained clinically-significant amounts of T4 and T3, in some cases doses that exceed typical prescribed amounts being used for thyroid hormone replacement treatment."

[Meliiiii]

That's great, but where do you buy it? Do pharmacies carry it? And does it contain any grain-derived ingredients? Please share if you have any tips. Also, are other dessicated thyroid products available OTC? Thanks!

[Red_Star]

Excerpt from the article - Why It's Legal For You To Buy Thyroid-S.

"The salient points are:

All the natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) medication sold in the US is NOT FDA approved (and this includes Armour and ERFA-Thyroid).

US FDA forms are not required.

ERFA-Canada requires a prescription because NDT is classified as a Prescription Drug in Canada.

NDT is a non-prescription dietary supplement in Thailand (and not a prescription drug), so we can legally ship from Thailand with no prescription.

Furthermore, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) maintains a list of medications that are “approved” and therefore NOT allowed to be imported without a license. You can search for T4 (levothyroxine sodium), and you will see that there are many medications listed which contain T4, but Thryroid-S and Thiroyd are not on the list. This means that imports of these tablets are not restricted by the USFDA. If they were on this list, you could not legally import them without a license."