they used to get it from some sort of animal, I forget, but it was hard to get a stable dose so these days (post WW2 or so) it's purely synthetic. They understand the chemistry but not the inheritance (my sister is hyper, I was hypo, several other peope in the family have one or the other) or why I got better, which is pretty rare.
Dana On 8/9/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fair enough. How do they make synthroid, anyway? Just curious... > > --Ben > > Dana wrote: > > I had this discussion with a nurse once when I was pregnant. She was > > horrified that I was still taking Synthroid. However, Synthroid is not > > a drug, it's a thyroid hormone. Which incidentally was necessary for > > normal development of the fetus. > > > > In my opinion hormone != drug > > > > Dana > > > > On 8/9/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>There's also the question of whether or not insulin is a drug. Is > >>something a drug if it should be there, but isn't? Seems a grey area to me. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168653 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
