Posted by paulk on May 22, 2003, at 8:24:04
In reply to Glad To Find This Group -- Starting Straterra, posted by froggyanna on May 22, 2003, at 4:32:32
It just doesn’t seem responsible to start any med before your thyroid tests are back. It's just the humble opinion of a doctor’s kid, but if you turn out to be hypothyroid a combination of synthroid and Ctomel may be all you need. To start the med before the test results are in confounds the variables.
There is a lot of pressure for a doctor to make their patient happy, by sending them home with a prescription, but I think it would have been wise to have such a patient wait the two days it takes to get the test result back.
The thyroid test is much more objective and accurate than a psychological test.
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