Cytomel & Synthroid Generic gluten-free?

[cassP 175]

hello again fellow Hashimoto's sufferers...

1st off, thankyou so much for providing so much comfort and information on here- i would be a mess without you all, seriously.

so, i almost lost it tonight at the pharmacy. i'll try to be short. Right now, i'm on Synthroid Brand Name 50mcg ( i already called the company last week- they are gluten free), and i am on Cytomel Brand Name 5mcg (gluten-free).. my doc tried me at 2 Cytomel pills a day... and NOW- she has me taking 3 of those a day.

Soooo- i asked my doc if we should up my dosage and then i could just break the pill, because 90 pills of Cytomel a month would be too expensive. she said the price should not change if she is prescribing that amount.

well, it did. maybe it's because i have United Healthcare/Catastrophic insurance... but i canNOT afford 77$ a month on Cytomel alone.

my question is: do any of you know for sure if there is any GENERIC SYNTHROID & GENERIC CYTOMEL that is 100% gluten-free????? i looked thru this forum, and someone mentioned Paddock & Mylan made gluten-free Cytomel... but that's all i could find. many of my local pharmacies no longer carry Mylan products

if any of you have any helpful advice, that would be so great!!! i have to call my doc tomorrow- cause i cant spend 77$ plus 17$ (synthroid) every month... and i cant go back to how i was feeling either

[Tigercat17 18]

Hi there,

I've been taking Levoxly from King Pharmaceuticals & it is gluten free the last time I checked -last year.I'm really sensitive & I've never had any problems with it.

http://www.kingpharm.com/index.cfm

[cassP 175]

Hi there,

I've been taking Levoxly from King Pharmaceuticals & it is gluten free the last time I checked -last year.I'm really sensitive & I've never had any problems with it.

http://www.kingpharm.com/index.cfm

thanku, sorry for never replying.

i did find out my brand name Synthroid, and my Cytomel (brand or generic) are both gluten-free. but because of the HIGH COST, my doc is now going to try me on Armour- i hope i like it, cause it's much cheaper, but im a little worried, cause i think i prefer a higher ration of T3

your dog is ADORABLE

[compucajun 3]

thanku, sorry for never replying.

i did find out my brand name Synthroid, and my Cytomel (brand or generic) are both gluten-free. but because of the HIGH COST, my doc is now going to try me on Armour- i hope i like it, cause it's much cheaper, but im a little worried, cause i think i prefer a higher ration of T3

your dog is ADORABLE

I actually like the Armour better, but because of supply issues I had to change to generic synthroid.

[MaryJones2 13]

I've taken quite a few generic brands of both wtih no issues. Never found one that has gluten in it. Armour is great and I prefer it but over the years the company has had issues keeping up with demand so be prepared to switch back to synthetics occasionally.

You can use this database to find all of the ingredients in a particular generic - you just have to know who manufacturers it: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm

[Tigercat17 18]

thanku, sorry for never replying.

i did find out my brand name Synthroid, and my Cytomel (brand or generic) are both gluten-free. but because of the HIGH COST, my doc is now going to try me on Armour- i hope i like it, cause it's much cheaper, but im a little worried, cause i think i prefer a higher ration of T3

your dog is ADORABLE

Thanks cassP! Good luck with the Armour!