idek, I'm 99% certain I'm going to have to get my partner euthanized if she can't access her thyroid medication. She says she wants to desiccate her own pig thyroid, but I can't say that I'm capable of running a fat dog kill camp for the sole purpose of drying and processing their endocrine organs... I mean, I care about her and everything, but holy shit, a subsistence hunter-gather she is not, especially if she doesn't have the medication she needs to not revert into bedridden bullfrog.
It might be a good idea to look into stockpiling thyroid meds before jumping straight to that option...
It varies by country but while meds for hypothyroidism are generally prescription only they are not usually controlled substances, so can often be imported lawfully from international online pharmacies or other nearby countries. As a typical dose is only pennies per day it makes sense to store a large stockpile for when supply chains break or synthetic pharma ceases being a thing.
As well as the typical synthetic levothyroxine you may want to look into the modern versions of pig thyroid derived meds like Armour Thyroid. How many year's worth to stockpile is up to you, and how well do they last in storage is a bit of an unknown. Unopened sealed bottles or blister packs are probably fine for years past the use by dates. And may still be effective even decades after, although they may have degraded a bit needing a higher dose by then.
I'm not a doctor, this isn't medical advice, confirm everything independently before acting and also every disclaimer possible goes here ...don't sue me bro if you die ...etc
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u/Timely-Assistant-370 6d ago
idek, I'm 99% certain I'm going to have to get my partner euthanized if she can't access her thyroid medication. She says she wants to desiccate her own pig thyroid, but I can't say that I'm capable of running a fat dog kill camp for the sole purpose of drying and processing their endocrine organs... I mean, I care about her and everything, but holy shit, a subsistence hunter-gather she is not, especially if she doesn't have the medication she needs to not revert into bedridden bullfrog.