How much does synthroid cost without insurance

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I have not been officially diagnosed yet but have a TSH of 49+ and low T4 so presumably, I will begin Synthroid on Tuesday after I have my next appointment with my GP. My question is how do we pay for all the tests and medications and surgeries that this disease seems to involve? I am a law student (second year) and I decided to risk going without insurance for the three years of law school while I am not working.

I have been taking a compound thyroid for awhile and I feel great, but I have new insurance and the cost of synthroid is now pretty low and I'm thinking about going back unless I can find a cheaper compound. I'm paying $50/month with $7 shipping in Burbank, CA and that seems to be the going rate (give or take $5). Any thoughts?

The other thing I mentioned (as I grew up without insurance my whole life) is to find a doctor that has cheap prices or even lets you make payments. We have done this through most of my childhood. You will need to cover the office visit and the blood tests. Hopefully they can give you the bare minimum since you have been treated for so long. I know my own endo was seeing me once a year when I first started seeing him and I was stable.

Hey, I looked back over some stuff in my folder and I was on synthroid several years back but my insurance company - for whatever reason, wanted me on generic. I do remember now that my dosage had to be increased when i went on that - but that was the only difference. Every body is different - but I am glad to have that info in case it is ever needed! LOLOLOLOL - i know what you mean about the meds - xanax saves me during PMS!!!!! ;.

Cytomel is a T3 only med; synthroid is T4 only med. They are totally different from each other. When taking a T4 med, the T4 has to be converted to the usable T3, when you take a T3 med, that's what you are getting and as soon as you take the pill, it's available for use, with no conversion or anything. Some people do notice more aches/pains if their FT3 is not high enough.

the body tends to take care of its essential systems first. How long does he plan to wait before starting you on Armour?

50 mcg of Synthroid, but still feel tired, crazy thoughts, not hungry too much, moody, rage, very bad emotional periods, and much more. Do you think this means I need an increase in Synthroid? What is happening to me? Please help!!

Whatever my body is doing to compensate or to functiion is ok with me but i can't afford to get any thorough examinations done to see how I function without it or what's going on in my body to see if it's a miracle or not but to me no matter what it is definitely the answer to my prayers and always will be a miracle.

Plus most insurance will cover it. But if you lack insurance it can cost up to $150 a month on the name brands. Luckily there is also a lower cost generic version of Cytomel. Erfa is a Canadian product that is not imported for sale here by continental retail US pharmacys. The Rx is faxed to a Canadian pharmacy, you pay all out of pocket from a credit card, and its shipped here.

When exactly were you hyper? How did you feel at your 9/30 labs? I have very high deductible health insurance as well. FT3 is not an expensive test. After my insurance "discount", I pay about $50 altogether for TSH, FT3 and FT4. FT3 is not going to add a lot to the bill. If it does, you can order all three tests online for about $85. TPOab and TGab are not overly costly, either. You only have to have them run once. Once you have Hashi's, you have it for life...

I pay $21 for synthroid. I'm not sure how much it is without insurance. blsdnvd- I take 150mcg Selenium a day. It has seemed to help a little bit with my hypo symptoms and my eyes. Is your current dr going to let you add a T3 med? I know how exhausting it is to find a dr who will listen to you. I just had an appt with a new endo. I waited a month to see her and I could tell in the first 5 mins that she was more narrow minded than my current dr.

It would be nice to see a doctor who could show genuine interest in me as a patient even though I am not loaded with money or great insurance. I tried to get insurance a number of years ago, but because of other health issues since taking this drug, was turned down. The cost would be too great for me to bear. I am 60 and my husband is disabled although still working part time. I could use some help please.

Total T3 really tells us nothing, because we have no idea how much of that is bound by protein and unusable. Same goes for T4. You might try pre-interviewing doctors to find one that test for FT3 and FT4, as well as prescribe all types of medication, including, T3 and T3/T4 combos, such as Armour, ERFA, etc.

Just tired of being tired? You're not alone. And let's not talk about the constipation. How about that brain fog? Yep, sure does mess up your head down to your toes. I've tried different time slots for taking my meds. The best is at 7:00 am for me. It allows me to eat a few hours later without getting sick. I just can't eat that early. And if you feel like you're going crazy, forgetting things, well....just the icing on the cake.

I'll have to find the receipt from the last round and see what the other drugs are, how much, etc. I think the opiate thing is a lot to do w living in a large city w a massive drug problem, you pretty much have to have a quick fix, like post surgery or be terminal to get them here.. That's everyone I know in this areas experience w opiates. Which ***** tremendously for those of us that would never abuse a script. Thanks for your time Sara!

I was not put on thyroid meds by the doc until a second test, taken several weeks later, came back with confirmed elevated TSH levels. Synthroid doesn't treat Hashis (nothing does). It treats TSH levels. I have no antibodies but I have elevated TSH. I never asked for meds. Doc called and told me I needed it and they wanted my pharmacy # .

Yes, being in debt is a worry, but think of this....the average funeral now costs $7500..and that's the basic of the basic.....does your family have money put away for that?

I have to get Cytomel for after my surgery, and it costs $27 without insurance or $30 co-pay. Crazy! It is worth it to ask the pharmacist what the cost is for Synthroid - it's doesn't seem to be an expensive drug. You'd think they automatically tell you if a drug is cheaper than your co-pay, but that doesn't seem to be the case!

If you do switch to Synthroid, be sure to ask your pharmacist what the cash cost is versus an insurance co-pay. The Synthroid website gives you coupons if you pay the cash price, and my first prescription ended up being half of what my co-pay would have been! Good luck to you, and I hope you're soon feeling better.

I think this is a great match. He is also about saving the most amount of money. Our first visit only cost $20!!!!! I'm jumping out of my skin, but I've gotta wait till May. It'll be better for everyone. I am not a nice person to be around when I'm stressing over money or getting overwhelmed......

I think a tank of gas costs more than the Synthroid does. After you are back on your feet insurance wise, then if you are unhappy - seek out some specialist. Until then see your OB. Natural remedies at this point will ONLY inhanse your meds - NOT control your thyroid hormone levels. You are in great danger if what you say is you have NO thryroid (and you only have one, not thryroids as you wrote.) and you are on NO medication. Good Luck and get to your doc.

I was on it for almost a year and mine cost about $9/month with insurance; $40/month without. Of course, we must keep in mind that 300 mcg is the highest dose of synthroid made; therefore, at 900 mcg/day, you would need 90 pills/month, rather than 30. Bottom line, here, is that you really must get some blood work done to find out where you're at or you are going to stay sick.

And the most frightening part of the whole equation is the rapidly increasing inclusion of children.

government regulation that allows you to purchase ongoing health insurance from your previous employer at full cost). My COBRA cost would be over $1500 a month! Then there is the issue of prescriptions. I'm not even sure what the coverage will be on those but I can tell you that last month on my old insurance (which was pretty good) I still ended up paying about $300 out of pocket for prescriptions. Slide over Cathy, I'm moving to Canada.

Maybe you should speak to your doc and see if they can provide you with samples until you are back on track with your insurance. Without the hormone replacement med's you will definitely go into hypo mode and you do not want that to happen.

So, I don't know why your doc stuck to one drug and wouldn't write for the generic but it could be for many reasons. By the way, how much did the generic cost you. They make so much profit because they did no research into the drug and therefore---- it is all cash for them. With all that being said, I too have paid full price for a med and wondered why it is so expensive.

The one thing I saw in the research I did is that the dosages only go by 25 mcg increments. How does your dosage of the tirosint compare with your dosage of synthroid/levo?

i having the shots. i was shocked about how much they cost. im just afraid i will get sick again.. not to happy..

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