Positive Strategies for Coping with Levoxyl Shortage

  From young adult thyroid cancer patients, to those suffering from Graves’ Disease, Hasimoto’s, and other hyperthyroid and hypothyroid conditions, I have been receiving many emails from distressed patients coping with the recent shortage of levoxyl.  Pfizer says it will resume production of levoxyl in 2014, and until then many of us are coping as we try to adjust to new medications like synthroid or generic levothyroxine. As with any medical issue it is often the challenging and horrific stories that we hear about the most.  So I wanted to take the time to present some positive experiences  I have encountered during my last two months of switching off of levoxyl: 1. Talk with your doctor and get blood tests. I have had great communication with my doctor every step of the way.  He has taken seriously my adverse reactions.  And, along with my new medication prescription, he sent me a prescription for blood tests to check my thyroid hormone levels one month after taking a new drug.  This is especially important for me as a thyroid cancer patient who needs to hit a target TSH level.  It brings me comfort to know he is taking me seriously  and he is tracking me with tests. 2. Do not store thyroid medication in the bathroom. In my recent research on levoxyl, I came upon an FDA recommendation to store all levothyroxine products in a dry, non-humid location.  The FDA specifically warns against storing it in the bathroom.  I have been taking levoxyl for ten yea...
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