Comments on: It ain’t for sissies: getting older and hypothyroidism (plus FDA says it did NOT tell pharms to stop desiccated thyroid)

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:53:28 +0000

Janie – thanks for your level-headed reasoning during this whole shortage mess. But don’t expect the anti-government crazies to believe the facts you present. Trying to reason with them is like trying to reason with the homeless guy on the street corner who’s having a conversation with his imaginary friend. They live in their own world and will only believe that there is a big government conspiracy around every corner.
All you need to do is follow the money. Who stands to gain
from the desiccated thyroid shortage and the false rumors that were spread about it being taken off the market so that doctors shift their patients over to Synthroid? Certainly not the FDA. Government agencies across the board have been de-fanged over the past 10 years with deregulation, budget cuts, and staff reductions. So we’re to believe the FDA has the resources to specifically target desiccated thyroid? Give me a break!
There is market manipulation going on all the time – FOLLOW THE MONEY.

By: valerie

valerie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:16:57 +0000

l dont believe the FDA or our present government any more….so a statement does not reassure me…Val

By: Me

Me — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:36:13 +0000

Janie, I knew you were right from the beginning. You said, right from the get go of this madness, that the FDA had nothing to do with the shortage. I don’t know where the hysteria came from but that’s exactly what it was hysteria, fabricated from NO factual information. I feared that all this loud ruckus and talk of taking it to the street was going to backfire. Thank goodness it didn’t and that the craziness didn’t make their unfounded fears actually come to. Good for you for keeping a level head and keeping us updated on real information not speculation and innuendo. Keep up the amazing work of being a true patient advocate.