>At 12:22 07/22/97 -0400, Mary Ann Parks wrote:
>Caution.  Synthroid is levothyroxine sodium, and so is the
>generic preparation, BUT THEY ARE NOT IDENTICAL.  The binders
>and the fillers and the proportions and the uniformity are all
>different.  It is very important to stick with your same exact
>thyroid preparation.

I assume you are referring to "as ordered by your physician".
Either Synthroid or the generic may be equally effective for
some ... as they are for me.  Although there was period of
time (approximately a month) in the last 20 years where I
freely mixed using them from day to day, even then I didn't
notice any difference in how I felt.  Guess I'm one of the
"lucky" ones.

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