Susan wrote:
Doug Freyburger wrote:

I've been on low dosage generic synthroid for decades.

Synthroid is one drug that you REALLY want to take branded, not generic,
from all reports. *There are a lot of others, since quality has gotten
so bad for generics, but Synthroid has always been one where generics
are well known not to do the job.

I've been on the generic since the late 1980s. I get that some have
problems with it. I get blood tests annually and my dosage has been
stable since about 1990. No symptoms since a few weeks after I
started taking the pills. For me it works just fine and always has.
I
have no idea if the reports are nonsense or if I'm an exception to the
trend.

If you need to keep taking it.

If iodine supplements would allow me to stop taking them, I'm for it.
Not a decision that I would make on my own. I'll discuss with the doc
in a few months when I have my regular check up.