About 18 years ago, a P.A. took me into her office and gravely informed me that I had a thyroid condition and that I would need to take pills. "It is tiny pill"

About 18 years ago, a P.A. took me into her office and gravely informed me that I had a thyroid condition and that I would need to take pills. "It is tiny pill" she said in her Slavic accent as I mad-dog stared her down. Now, once upon a time, thyroid hormone was provided from slaughtered swine, and the natural substance was processed into a medication. This was too inconvenient and messy, and unprofitable, so the chemical manufacturers found a way to synthesize it. Now another thing about the thyroid is that it adjusts to the amount of hormone in the body and will gradually shut down, permanently, as more synthetic hormone is consumed. Therefore, the more your dose is increased, the less your own body produces, and the more dependent you become. So one blood test made me a Good Customer For Life(TM). I've been purchasing the generic synthetic from Wal*Mart for $4 per month. I am under no illusions that it is efficacious, pure, or contains anything but filler.