its more the fact its radioactive iodine mate, reguarless of what uses its still a radioactive substance!! but yea its just the thyroid glad that uses it hence them using that as transport vehicle as it were for the radioative stuff.

From memory they use betablockers and a tablet called carbimazol?! something like that as i was put on it but had no effect hence the total removal, and yea know about getting free prescriptions as ive been getting them for 13yrs now

had my first appointment with a new specialist the other week mate so not long, requested a new one as the old one was a cock and didnt give 2 shits the last time about my meds not working and the fact it was affecting my work and my ability 2 drive to/from work even thou i had a letter from work and a private specialist which is why it took me ages to go back to them as i was wasting my time and holidays etc going to the hosp, specially when i was being palmed off to other lesser specialists. Tis annoying really as the armour which is what the NHS USED to give years ago was working (most dont know much about it thou as its oldschool) but the last year or so ive had alot of stresses in my life which now makes me wonder if i have developed something like phil has onto of the thyroid problem, so hopefully the new specialist can help, speically as the private one i was seeing before retired!

not really been into drugs tbh so isnt connected sorry to dissapoint u mate , i was having loads of problems since i was 16/17 so never really got into smoking or taking anything, althou tbh might aswell ahve done lol.

Thing u gotta remember is the thyroid makes a natural hormone and levo is synthetic which is why armour or other natural meds are used as their dessicated pigs thyroid gland which contain t3 and t4!! so taking that (contains 76ish mcg t4) and some levo (think i was taking about 100mcg) it was like having the gland and topping it up!