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[–] joshy83 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I work at a nursing home and almost everyone has thyroid problems. Doctor's don't just prescribe it, they have to do lab work.
At least I hope they fucking do lab work.
[–] MahLardy ago
I have to field requests from thyroid pills from people who have normal or almost normal thyroids quite regularly. People come in with a TSH of 5.3 (normal cut-off at our lab is 5.0, and I do remind them that these are somewhat soft cut-offs) and think that all their problems are because of their thyroids.
[–] RollCakeTroll [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
For there to be 21m prescriptions in a month, there is absolutely no way people are being tested heavily enough for every single person. I had a friend who has an actual thyroid issue but can't sleep because of it. She did some sleep tests but was denied a prescription because she missed the test mark during a sleep study by four minutes.
Even their own website says in bold letters at the top that it's not for the treatment of obesity, which speaks volumes about how people are trying to get it. https://www.synthroid.com
However they probably don't give a fuck and just put that to cover their asses. More prescriptions means more money for them.