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A member asked:
Why is their such a huge debate between armour and synthroid (thyroxine) in the endo community? both sides seem very strong in their convictions on what is best!
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Opinionated MDs: We all have our opinions on how to treat certain conditions and synthroid and armour and naturthroid and levoxyl (thyroxine) and generic equivalents are used by folks. Every patient is different so each person may do better with a different med. But also realize there are standards of care (do no harm) and other causes of weight gain/fatigue/hair loss besides thyroid, look for other reasons if persist.
Answered 8/22/2014
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