Comments on: Erfa’s “Thyroid” has been our saving grace–here’s more info from Dr. Knafo and Erfa! http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/ Thyroid Treatment Scandal and Hypothyroid Mistreatment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:02:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mair jones http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-49224 mair jones Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:17:54 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-49224 does anyone know a GP in UK who prescribes natural thyroid? does anyone know a GP in UK who prescribes natural thyroid?

]]> By: Leyna http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-48058 Leyna Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:49:47 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-48058 Good news!! My ERFA Thyroid shipment arrived today -- will pick it up tomorrow! Woo hoo! Only 7 days in the holding pen in New Jersey. If anyone else is still waiting, don't give up hope! Good news!! My ERFA Thyroid shipment arrived today — will pick it up tomorrow! Woo hoo! Only 7 days in the holding pen in New Jersey. If anyone else is still waiting, don’t give up hope!

]]> By: Leyna http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-47984 Leyna Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:04:19 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-47984 I ordered Thyroid from ERFA, and like Jean who posted back in December, my shipment seems to be stuck in a mail receiving facility in New Jersey! Jean, did yours ever arrive? Has this happened to anyone else? What should I do? Thanks for any advice. I ordered Thyroid from ERFA, and like Jean who posted back in December, my shipment seems to be stuck in a mail receiving facility in New Jersey! Jean, did yours ever arrive? Has this happened to anyone else? What should I do? Thanks for any advice.

]]> By: Tasia http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-46827 Tasia Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:26:17 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-46827 Is there a way for foreigners to pay for prescription coverage in Canada? Just trying to think of ways to lower the cost for meds. Is there a way for foreigners to pay for prescription coverage in Canada? Just trying to think of ways to lower the cost for meds.

]]> By: Gale Ackerman http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-46536 Gale Ackerman Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:25:32 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-46536 Hi everyone I have been reading all of your responses. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 14 years ago and had a total thyroidectomy. For all of the past years I have been on levoxyl (spelling?) Things seemed to be alright up until the last 7 years when I became the sole caregiver for my elderly mom who resides in a nursing home. Long story short many awful things have happened to my mom in the first nursing home which resulted in a law suit and for her own safety I relocated her to another nursing home just a block from where I live. Anyways due to all of the stress of my mom and my son deployed to Iraq I finally had a breakdown. I cried all day everyday I was so anxious that I couldn't focus on anything except myself. It was weird the world just went flat nothing around me had any definition to it. I felt like I had no purpose in life. Geese things were really bad. This lasted all summer My doctor put me on antidepressants (which did you know if you are taking thyroid replacement hormone the antidepressants absorb the thyroid hormone) I wasn't aware of this until I became so lethargic that I couldn't move. I asked my doctor he said I just needed to take the antidepressant longer for my body to adjust. Thank god I have a working brain I started researching my situation and the information I discovered was that people on thyroid replacement hormones are not good candidates for antidepressants. I further discovered that my depression and weird physical sensations were probably due to the fact that my thyroid hormone was pretty much void in my system from all of my stress. I have never understood that how taking one pill each day would make up for the function of the thyroid gland especially during times of almost unbearable stress. I would think that a person needs to take something throughout the day so that your body always has the proper hormones to draw from to keep its balance. I get so frustrated with all of the doctors I have ever been to for my thyroid condition (lack of thyroid) I am tired of feeling worn out,I know there has to be an answer but whenever I mention to my doctor that I am depressed and feel so worn out he just wants to change the dosage of my levoxyl. Even though my TSH reads of normal range. I guess my question is if you don't even have a thyroid gland to work with what are my best options for an alternative to the Levoxyl? I am a very active person who just wants to live life to it's fullest and not be drug down into the pits of despair. How do you order from Canada? Thanks Gale Hi everyone I have been reading all of your responses. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 14 years ago and had a total thyroidectomy. For all of the past years I have been on levoxyl (spelling?) Things seemed to be alright up until the last 7 years when I became the sole caregiver for my elderly mom who resides in a nursing home. Long story short many awful things have happened to my mom in the first nursing home which resulted in a law suit and for her own safety I relocated her to another nursing home just a block from where I live. Anyways due to all of the stress of my mom and my son deployed to Iraq I finally had a breakdown. I cried all day everyday I was so anxious that I couldn’t focus on anything except myself. It was weird the world just went flat nothing around me had any definition to it. I felt like I had no purpose in life. Geese things were really bad. This lasted all summer My doctor put me on antidepressants (which did you know if you are taking thyroid replacement hormone the antidepressants absorb the thyroid hormone) I wasn’t aware of this until I became so lethargic that I couldn’t move. I asked my doctor he said I just needed to take the antidepressant longer for my body to adjust. Thank god I have a working brain I started researching my situation and the information I discovered was that people on thyroid replacement hormones are not good candidates for antidepressants. I further discovered that my depression and weird physical sensations were probably due to the fact that my thyroid hormone was pretty much void in my system from all of my stress. I have never understood that how taking one pill each day would make up for the function of the thyroid gland especially during times of almost unbearable stress. I would think that a person needs to take something throughout the day so that your body always has the proper hormones to draw from to keep its balance. I get so frustrated with all of the doctors I have ever been to for my thyroid condition (lack of thyroid) I am tired of feeling worn out,I know there has to be an answer but whenever I mention to my doctor that I am depressed and feel so worn out he just wants to change the dosage of my levoxyl. Even though my TSH reads of normal range. I guess my question is if you don’t even have a thyroid gland to work with what are my best options for an alternative to the Levoxyl? I am a very active person who just wants to live life to it’s fullest and not be drug down into the pits of despair. How do you order from Canada?
Thanks
Gale

]]> By: Alexia http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-46441 Alexia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:44:46 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-46441 I also spoke to Dr. knafo. My doctor faxed a 'script. will call tomorrow if they got it. Erfa will be closed Dec. 23 to Jan 4 and there is a back order of 4 weeks..but I have enough meds to last 6 weeks I also spoke to Dr. knafo. My doctor faxed a ‘script. will call tomorrow if they got it. Erfa will be closed Dec. 23 to Jan 4 and there is a back order of 4 weeks..but I have enough meds to last 6 weeks

]]> By: valerie http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-46423 valerie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:58:51 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-46423 well...lets just say this then...did you hear about them voting on stopping us from get our meds on any main stream TV station...or on CNN...all liberal by the way FOX news said they would do this on Tues and guess what...it happened..they defeated the bill allowing us to go other countries...they do what Obama wants them to do...they will not allow us to get our meds else where..maybe if some of you knew what they were trying to do to us you could have called and told them you didnt want it..l try to call daily and the lines are either busy or off the hook.....but you wont hear it on any of the liberal TV stations including CNN...listen to conservative radio...watch conservative TV if you want to be informed...liberals dont want you to be informed..they want to pass things without your comment...we need to fight these things...call write..go to washington if you have to..this our health we are talking about...dont let them take it away! well…lets just say this then…did you hear about them voting on stopping us from get our meds on any main stream TV station…or on CNN…all liberal by the way FOX news said they would do this on Tues and guess what…it happened..they defeated the bill allowing us to go other countries…they do what Obama wants them to do…they will not allow us to get our meds else where..maybe if some of you knew what they were trying to do to us you could have called and told them you didnt want it..l try to call daily and the lines are either busy or off the hook.….but you wont hear it on any of the liberal TV stations including CNN…listen to conservative radio…watch conservative TV if you want to be informed…liberals dont want you to be informed..they want to pass things without your comment…we need to fight these things…call write..go to washington if you have to..this our health we are talking about…dont let them take it away!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-46357 Lisa Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-46357 **Correction. My above post should have said $310.00 for 500 2 grain tabs from Canada Online pharmacy **Correction. My above post should have said $310.00 for 500 2 grain tabs from Canada Online pharmacy

]]> By: Lisa http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-46354 Lisa Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:43:38 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-46354 I just received my Erfa in the mail last week from Canada Drugs online. They charged me $300 for 300, 2 grain tablets! I would have ordered directly from Erfa but I have heard they are behind and take much longer to fill a Rx. Canada drugs got it here in 4 days. I will switch to a different pharmacy for my refills though. I feel so much better on Erfa than I did on Naturethroid. I am taking it sublingually and I am sure I am absorbing the Erfa better. I will stick with it even if Naturethroid becomes available here again. The benefits outweigh the cost. I wish Erfa could supply our pharmacies here directly. WHY can't they? I just received my Erfa in the mail last week from Canada Drugs online. They charged me $300 for 300, 2 grain tablets! I would have ordered directly from Erfa but I have heard they are behind and take much longer to fill a Rx. Canada drugs got it here in 4 days. I will switch to a different pharmacy for my refills though.

I feel so much better on Erfa than I did on Naturethroid. I am taking it sublingually and I am sure I am absorbing the Erfa better. I will stick with it even if Naturethroid becomes available here again. The benefits outweigh the cost. I wish Erfa could supply our pharmacies here directly.
WHY can’t they?

]]> By: Leenie Balto http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/12/03/erfas-thyroid-has-been-our-saving-grace-heres-more-info-from-dr-knafo-and-erfa/comment-page-1/#comment-46292 Leenie Balto Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:52 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4149#comment-46292 I had been getting my ERFA thyroid from Universal Drugstore in Winnepeg. Unfortunately, they recently doubled their prescription prices (now $43.00 for 200 60 mg. tabs). If anyone knows of anything cheaper or even if this is a reasonable price, please advise. Thanks. I had been getting my ERFA thyroid from Universal Drugstore in Winnepeg. Unfortunately, they recently doubled their prescription prices (now $43.00 for 200 60 mg. tabs). If anyone knows of anything cheaper or even if this is a reasonable price, please advise. Thanks.

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