In the magazine India Today, it’s estimated that there are at least forty million individuals with thyroid disease, according to Dr. Ganapathi Bantwal, faculty member of the Indian Thyroid Society (ITS) and Professor and Head of Department of Endocrinology, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore.
He adds that most are women, and most hypothyroidism is occurring after the birth of a baby, called postpartum hypothyroidism.
The Indian Thyroid Society wants to observe January 2009 as Think Thyroid Month with experts calling thyroid related disorders as the next diabetes to affect the nearly forty million Indians.
A side note from Janie: Sadly, when you visit the website of the Indian Thyroid Society (which by the way was created by the Department of Endocrinology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in India), there is a flashing ad on most pages for thyroxine called Thyronorm. And guess who makes “Thyronorm”? Abbott Labs in India, the same pharmaceutical in the US which produces Synthroid. Anyone hear the theme song from Twilight Zone playing in the background??
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P. Krishnan said:
Feb 02, 09 at 11:09 pmI have gone to 4 different thyroid doctors in Bangalore, India, and none of them is willing to prescribe anything but Eltroxin/Thyronorm. Is an equivalent of Armour Thyroid available in India? Does anyone know any doctor in Bangalore who would be willing to prescribe anything other than the T4 drugs?
Tom Shankar Iyer said:
Apr 17, 09 at 2:58 amHello Krishnan & other Thyroid patients,
First of all – Yes, there is a permanent cure for all types of Thyroid problems & that too without any side-effects. This treatment today is available only at clinic called Ayur XaQti Wellness Clinic located at JP Nagar, Bangalore. For more details please contact me at t underscore iyer at yahoo dot com. We provide complete cure withour any side effects for all types of thyroid problems. It is an ayurvedic cure and the treatment shall last for anywhere between 18 to 36 months depending on hoe much of these thyroxin/thronorm, etc., you have already takn in the past several years. We need to help in first tapering your intakes of these drugs, while simultaneously curing you of your thyroid problem by giving you some special preparation made of Ras Kriya which is based on Kupi Pakwa techniques as mentioned in ancient ayurvedic texts & rig veda. We shall also ask you to have some panchakarma & other toxin removing procedures to do.
Any questions / need clarifications / to setup an appointment, please feel free to contact me anytime. Let’s hope we are able to treat one more patient (i.e, you) & free you of all the problems related to thyroid, not to talk about the side effects like Kidny / heart / arthritis, etc., problems which crop up due to thyroid.
Regards,
Tom Shankar Iyer
Satya said:
Apr 22, 10 at 1:45 amWhy is so much price difference between Eltroxin and Thyronorm (Rs 50 vs Rs 117)? Is there a difference in composition?
hypoactivegirl said:
Nov 15, 10 at 9:05 amI am an Australian living in India much of each year. I have so far been relying on Abbotts thyronorm 100mcg, which has been ok, but last week ran out and the only option was to take an equivalent dose of Abbotts 75mcg. Despite the dosage being equivalent, since taking the blue coloured 75mcg I experienced every single symptom that the T4 usually prevented from appearing. The worst of which is a major fibromyalgia flare up in places I never had such pain before, anxiety, depression, severe weight gain in this short period, bloating, more pimples and general feeling of exhaustion and loss of stamina. This started appearing after the first day on the new batch, but it took me about three days to work out what was going on. I have since tracked down some 100mcg Eltroxin made by Glaxo, and after one day on it it is too soon to tell, but I certainly think I feel a little better already. I am wondering if I fell victim to some fake thyronorm which is apparently not so unusual. My symptoms were as if I had stopped taking T4 altogether.
If anyone knows where I can order T3 in India please post here. I would be very reluctant to order any kind of thyroid glandular made in India, but synthetics I will try! I am getting some friends to bring some glandulars for me from Australia at Christmas. Can’t wait to get back on them again!
Sapna Shahani said:
Apr 03, 11 at 1:25 amI would also like to know if natural thyroid Armour is available in India. If anyone knows, do post here…
(From Janie: if no one answers, google Thyroid-S and Thiroyd. Both from Thailand)
Alankar Maurya said:
Dec 24, 11 at 6:38 amMy doc says,” your tsh,ft4,ft3 is fine
with THYRONORM.”
Me-” I am easily fatigued, i have
less energy”.
Doc-”Then Exercise more.”
Me- “My hair are pathetically dry and brittle.”
Doc- “Then eat well, this may be
hereditary”.
Me-” I dont wake up refreshed”
Doc- “Take tea in morning”.
Me- ” I could’nt study, my memory
problem & brain fog is out of
control.”
Doc-” Then Try to be focused.”
Me-” I often feel shortness of
breath”
Doc- ” Then it is a cold problem, go
for an inhaler”
Me-”i have dry eyes”
Doc-” Then wash yr eyes”.
Me-” complete lack of motivation”
Doc- “Then go to a
psychotherapist”.
Me-” I think LEVOXYRINE dont
work, try T3 or desiccated on me.”
Doc-” what is t3 or desiccated? I dont know . GO TO HELL.”
Me-” I WANT TO DIE”
Doc-”THEN GO FOR IT YOU MAD
PSYCHO BOY”.
Dear Janie,
This is true that there is NO cytomel or desiccated thyroid is available in india.
India has millions of thyroid patients. . . Undertreated. . PATHETIC. .
India’s number of thyroid patients exceed the of
TOTAL POPULATION of Most of the European countries. .
IS THERE ANY SOLUTION??
Where can i buy these? Please mention some reliable sites.
Can i dose myself ?
If yes, how??
IM GETTING MADDDD. . .