Addison's Disease Support Group
Addison's disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency, or hypocortisolism) is a rare endocrine disorder. It is estimated that it affects about 1 to 2 in 100,000 people. It occurs when the adrenal glands, seated above the kidneys, fail to produce enough of the hormone cortisol and, sometimes, the hormone aldosterone
Has anyone ever taken this for hypothyroid? I was reading this today and found out it can screw up adrenal glands. It is actually called armour thyroid so I just decided to see what harmones were in the pill.
brenda
brenda
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Have found onlly brand name Synthroid works
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Same here I can only take the brand name Synthroid.
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I take it..I haven't had any problems with it, however the Addison's destroyed my adrenal glands before I started taking it.
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I used to take Synthroid; but my Endo switched me to Levothroxine. I've never experienced any problems with either one.
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Levoxyl is an excellent alternative for Levothyroxine, it's Brand name like Synthroid but it doesn't have the filler Lactose in it like Synthroid for those of us who are Lactose Intolerant, you should try Levoxyl, better than synthroid i think.
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