I consider myself a fairly intelligent person. But, even I make stupid mistakes sometimes.
Imagine my concern, when I went in for a routine screening with my endocrinologist, and my bloodwork came back with a TSH of 50, with a free T4 of .58!!
According to my blood work, I had not taken my synthroid in months. Even my husband shook his finger at me…
I swore that I might’ve missed one or 2 doses per week, maximum, but never 3 days in a row…..
Why is it so darn hard to take medication every day? I had the same issues with ulcerative colitis years ago….but I feel pretty good, and really thought I was doing better these days about my overall health….
Long story short….My husband switched companies last year, and I let my health lapse in between….I figured I’d be fine until he moved in January. He wasn’t rehired until 6 months later, and I was forced to rely on the doc’s samples of Synthroid to get me through….
Guess what? Synthroid has a real expiration date. One year from the time it is dispensed. I had not idea….I thought that time stamp on the foil pack was a “best if used by” not a “useless if used after” date.
Word to the wise….keep your Synthroid FRESH!!
