Yeah, when my thyroid first went wonky, the received wisdom was that "women of a certain age" were just naturally going to feel tired. I was writing Crystal Dragon at the time, and this is how I was writing -- three words, nod off, catch self before head hit keyboard; type three words; nod off, catch self before head hit keyboard; lather-rinse-repeat.

So, I called the doctor and said, "If this is what the rest of my life is going to be, shoot me now." And she said, "Maybe we should check your thyroid."

The last half of Alliance of Equals was also written in the type, nod off, snatch awake method, which is why we're back to tweaking the dosage.

I read something. . .a long time ago that it wasn't that the active ingredients were different, it was the different fillers used that caused the different effects in absorption.

Well. An adventure.