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I have been going to the same doctor since I was 13, I’ve had a couple problems with this doctor before. She has had a very inconsistent schedule going on vacations a lot and was always prescribing me new medication, anytime you bring up a problem with her she is quick to give a new prescription. Currently I am 23 weeks pregnant and have been (reluctantly) on thyroid medication levothyroxine , I did not want to be on medication and asked for a more holistic approach, she told me I would be causing risk to my baby if I did not go on medication. Now I have been taking the medication for about a month. I had a blood test done recently and was told my thyroid level is normal but I now have low iron. Because of this I was prescribed a higher dose of the thyroid medication and an iron supplement. I do not want to be on medication and I am very concerned about how quickly my doctor keeps writing me prescriptions. I have scheduled a consultation naturopathic doctor on saturday. does anyone have any advice ?

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My general suggestion would be to seek out primary care doctors who hold a “D.O” instead of a “M.D” https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/difference-between-md-and-do

This site is very helpful for finding all types of doctors & therapists that are actually within network if you’ve got any type of insurance (: https://www.zocdoc.com

I would run. Maybe you can try an integrative dr? They will definitely try a better approach

It’s common for iron to get lower in pregnancy. I’ve been anemic during all 4 of mine. I’ve taken many different things for it - including prescription iron before I knew better. Most recently I took beef liver capsules. I also took floradix, ferritin, and liquid chlorophyll. Blood builder is also a good supplement. Take any iron with vitamin c to help absorption. I would seek a new doctor for sure. Typically DO are better and more holistic than MD but not always.

I actually had the same issue with my doctor. I have a thyroid condition as well and I refused any medication for it and just made sure to take my one a day advanced prenatal pills and took iron pills my entire pregnancy and my baby was completely fine. They really try to scare you into doing it. But my doctor also told me that during pregnancy the thyroid condition usually sorts itself out because of the hormones. So I was like… then why try to push pills so hard? But I realized they have to. Doctors are pressured to push pills.

Having really bad thyroid levels can be very bad for you and your baby. Yes you can deal with it with diet and exercise and stuff like that dairy free gluten free. But if it’s super bad you need medication. Mine is very bad I need medication until I can get it more under control. But right now it’s not even with gluten free. If your levels are normal then maybe start eating more iron rich things without the iron meds. But you don’t need more thyroid if you’re are normal. And if your thyroid already aren’t super bad then you could maybe get off of it by being gluten and dairy free. But if you’re on a higher dosage of medication then I wouldn’t get off of it. But it wouldn’t be good. Women have miscarriages and not be able to get pregnant sometimes if thyroid levels are super off

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