fatigue is the most common symptom of hypo.
Do not let not having insurance stop you from starting meds. Ask your doctor if he has any free samples to give you. FInd out what amount you need and write to the manufacturer. sometimes they will send out free meds.
if you do not attend to this asap then things will get worse and so will your symptoms.
I have to deal with being out of breath, brain fog, always tired. Not everyone gets the same symptoms so dont get yourself worried. things are different for each person.
I am not sure what your sitution is, but the thyroid is important. Do not let this go untreated. good luck to you!

I took the generic of this medication befor i had insurance and it only cost me somewhere between four and six dollars. It isn't realyy that expensive :) Walmart offers a lot of generic meds for 4 dollars, ask the pharmiciat they will give you a list.

I suggest you go to WalMart to see how much they charge for your meds to people who have no insurance.

I have found that my insurance co-pay was only $3-$4 less than if I went ahead just paid the Non-insurance rate.

You can buy medicine without insurance as long as you have a prescription.

Also, Wal-Mart has a national ad about all sorts of really cheap priced meds. Your prescription just might be on the list.

Betsy

Hello Johnny,

I don't know if you know this, but thyroid medication is one of the cheapest medications on the market $15.00 a month and if you have a Walmart, or Target you can get it for a $4.00 co-pay per month.

If you can get the doctor to give you a prescription, or call it in to a Target or Walmart or even another pharmacy, you can shop around for prices, but it is very reasonable.

Good luck,
Kathy

I fill my generic levothyroxine at Target for $4/month, $10/3 mos. Surely your health is worth that!

HI:
You are not alone - u name it i prboably have gone thru every test - x-rays - 2 pet scan's 2 mir's - bone scan's full body scan's - I 131 - Radio Active Idione Treatment - my number's have been way high clear up into the 80 range & yes it suppose to be 5 or below if i have strong dose i'm in a Hospital room all alone for up to a week at a time - i know how your feeling my very first ever Cancer Surgery was 10 & 1/2 hrs long they took the whole Thyroid - years later Thymus tried to grow back & years later lost right kidney,if i can touch anyone with my story to help other people as i never had nothen wrong until i found out i had Cancer i never had support on here until years later after losing kidney & i am still feeling like i'm going thru it all alone & it hurts bad. i will be here for u & anyone else.
((((Angel))))

Can't help with the money/insurance side of things as I am in the UK but light headedness, a dizziness, headache, foggy brain, inability to concentrate, inability to think about anything complicated - all symptoms. Should improve when yo get your medication more or less sorted but even then it comes and goes. You need medication - you cannot messe around with throid issues - you need medication. Good luck!

wow you guys thank you so much. It really means a lot from everyone. It took me 2 years to finally go find out what was wrong with me but now that I know I am applying for state medical coverage as this condition has cost me my job. I have been living with this and life is not enjoable when you are suffering as you can all relate. But the faintness has been the worst of any symptom. It has cost me to avoid driving whenever possible. I am a mid 20's guy and thought to have had good health before all this.... But once again I can't wait to get this taken care of and my life back on track. No one in my family can relate so they basically thought I was cracking up. Which I knew wasn't true. But thanks so much again to everyone and feel free to add me as a friend and if anyone of you need to talk about your hypo problems I am here so don't be a stranger.

actually anything over 3 is high.. by new standards. my thyroid level when i was first diagnosed was 25 at the age of 18. but wasnt told how important it was so i ignored it. at the age of 21 i was 203 pounds. it was then that i started to research on it cause i couldnt lose weight and it was getting harder and harder for me to wake up or do any physical activity. we have a free clinic here and thats where i go. well i got my thyroid checked at the age of 23.. in fact exactly 2 years ago this month. my level was in the 300's! my doctor said i was in the tumor levels. but had no sign of swelling or lumps. after that ive been sticking to my meds. ive also been going to the gym since then too. i now weigh 160 lbs. last year at this time i was 152.. but stopped going to the gym for 9 months.. no i was pregnant.. just depressed.. another effect of hypothyroidism. i get headaches, dizzyness, tierdness all the time. but i dont let it control me. walmart has a $4 prescription plan. im on levothyroxine.. but its pretty much the same thing. synthetic thyroid hormone. if you dont have a walmart near you try online. oh i dont have insuraunce either.. that's why i cant go see a specialist and have to resort to a free clinic where the doctors answeres to everything is allergies.. funny huh? i had pink eye once and they said it was allergies.. took allergy pills for a month. one morning i woke up unable to open my eye. when i finally got it open i couldnt hardly see out of.. went to the ER.. it was pink eye! well good luck.. and try out that walmart thing!