Med Help

[behappy123]

Omg, I just realized, what if my synthroid and exjade have gluten in them?

Does anyone have any experience with Thryoid meds? I don't know what's in mine....

I'm still puffy and feeling gross. Time to live off nothing.

[T.H.]

there is a good site called www.glutenfreedrugs.com that is put up by a pharmacist who will list what has been verified as gluten free

I checked your two, and this is what was listed:

Synthroid (all strengths)-can no longer guarantee gluten-free status

I could not find exjade, but that may mean it's not gluten-free, or that it hasn't been looked at yet by this pharmacist. So it sounds like it may be be a good thing to check your meds, yeah. :-(

If nothing else, hopefully the site may list some thyroid meds that ARE gluten free.

Omg, I just realized, what if my synthroid and exjade have gluten in them?

Does anyone have any experience with Thryoid meds? I don't know what's in mine....

I'm still puffy and feeling gross. Time to live off nothing.

[ravenwoodglass]

Look on your script monograph or the bottle to see who the maker is. Then do a search with the company name and the words 'contact info'. That will often bring up a number to call the maker. Sometimes they do have to get back to you as the customer service rep will have to contact the lab for the answer. Also do have your pharmecy note that you need gluten-free meds on your records and remind them when you get scripts filled that they need to call. Note that not all pharmaceys are willing to take the time to do this. If yours won't check ask for the maker before they fill the script so you can call yourself. Once they give you that bottle of pills they can't be returned.

[SaraKat]

My endocrinologist told me Synthroid is gluten-free. I have been on it for a while and have no issues.

[Wolicki]

I was told Synthroid cannot be guaranteed gluten free because of the suppliers. I take Levoxyl with no issues. Dont know about the other one, sorry.

[compucajun]

I take a lot of meds, and Walgreen's would not help me figure out which ones were gluten-free. I found a wonderful druggist at a small pharmacy nearby that checks all of my prescriptions. May be you could find a new druggist who could help you?

[Luddie]

Omg, I just realized, what if my synthroid and exjade have gluten in them?

Does anyone have any experience with Thryoid meds? I don't know what's in mine....

I'm still puffy and feeling gross. Time to live off nothing.

I, too, wonder about my generic L thyroxine since I was doing fine until last May or June when I started experiencing lots of pains all over my body. The pharmacy who fills my rx said they had not changed suppliers and gave me the name. I phoned them and they claimed their products are gluten free...but I've been reading on some of these postings that there may be teeny amounts and I may be one of those "lucky" ones who reacts to "teeny" amounts...I'm still having trouble and that thyroid medicine is still suspect. So I thought, well the "Brand Name" Synthroid surely would be the gold standard for purity. Not so as I found out they don't guarantee it is gluten-free anymore. It's hard to follow the path of all the fillers and coatings that are used in drugs. Think back to when the dog food scare happened. You just never know where the ingredients are coming from. I'm thinking about asking to switch to Armour thyroid!

[cap6]

Our local Walgreens (so california) was not very helpful but while on vacation found that one in Oregon was extremely helpful. Think that it depends on the pharmacist.