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Why are prescriptions free
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when your on thryroxine?
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There are other medical conditions that entitle one to free prescriptions.
Treatment for cancer; note this includes treatment for the effects of cancer, or treatment for the effects of a current or previous cancer treatment.
A permanent fistula requiring dressing.
Forms of hypoadrenalism such as Addison's disease.
Diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism.
Diabetes mellitus except where treatment is by diet alone.
Hypoparathyroidism.
Myxoedema (underactive thyroid) or other conditions where thyroid hormone replacement is necessary.
Myasthenia gravis.
Epilepsy requiring continuous anticonvulsive medication.
A continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without help from another person.
There are other medical conditions that entitle one to free prescriptions.
Treatment for cancer; note this includes treatment for the effects of cancer, or treatment for the effects of a current or previous cancer treatment.
A permanent fistula requiring dressing.
Forms of hypoadrenalism such as Addison's disease.
Diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism.
Diabetes mellitus except where treatment is by diet alone.
Hypoparathyroidism.
Myxoedema (underactive thyroid) or other conditions where thyroid hormone replacement is necessary.
Myasthenia gravis.
Epilepsy requiring continuous anticonvulsive medication.
A continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without help from another person.
Because it's usually a lifelong complaint .
If you are diagnosed with an underactive thyroid then you are entitled to free prescriptions for life (uness, more rarely, your hypothyroidism is a temporary condition). This means all your prescriptions will be free, not just your thyroid medication.
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1126.aspx
If you are diagnosed with an underactive thyroid then you are entitled to free prescriptions for life (uness, more rarely, your hypothyroidism is a temporary condition). This means all your prescriptions will be free, not just your thyroid medication.
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1126.aspx
I am on it,and havent taken my tablets for a while. I was in morrisons today, and while packing my items i started to hyperventilate and shake, i told the kids to get away from me, they were agitating me. I finally packed up and got to the car, took some deep breaths and got home safe. Is this because i don't take my thyroxine? How long do you need to be off it to die? I am not thinking of dieing, i love my life, apart from a few hiccups.
List here of chronic illnesses where you can apply for an exemption from prescription fees, phleb. Hypothyroidism is one of a few conditions...
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1126.aspx
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1126.aspx
There are a fair number of possible medical consequences of not taking thyroxine, all of which are essentially the complications of hypothyroidism.
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One of the reasons why it is free is so that those of us who haven't got much money can still get it. You must take it every day phleb so that you do not get any more attacks such as the one you got in Morrisons. There are ways to help you remember. I have to take pills and I put them in a pill container that has days and times on it - they are quite cheap to buy. I make sure I take them as soon as I have my breakfast. After a while it becomes habit and you take them as part of your meal.
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