Problems with Thyroid Medications
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From: Joseph on 1 Jul 2008 13:50 "amanita" <tiredofspam(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:aVN9k.136642$8k.107622(a)newsfe18.ams2... > I was diagnosed with IBS soon after starting thyroid meds. My digestive > system was never a problem before! I think many thyroid patients have > ongoing problems with digestion. Food intolerances seem to develop where > none existed before. Impaired carbohydrate metabolism seems to be one of > the main issues, so cutting down as much as possible on sugars and > starches can help. > > As Alan said, gut flora imbalance could be the root problem. Eating lots > of yogurt can help to get, and keep, the gut flora under control. Look for > the ones with the most probiotics in, and preferably plain yogurt with no > added sugars or starches (thickening agents). > > You may have an underlying infection that developed whilst your body was > not getting enough thyroid hormone. If the problem doesn't improve or gets > worse, a course of antibiotics may be the only way. Helicobacter Pylori is > a particularly stubborn infection that invades a weakened immune system > and really needs antibiotics to zap it. > > One thing you definitely should not do is to stop taking the thyroid meds. > This will just leave your system wide open for any existing infection to > rapidly get worse. I hope I reply to amanita correctly... I forgot to mention that during the last year (that I've been at my lowest), I did get tested for Heliobacteur Pylori, and I was negative. My doctor wanted to put my on a nexium type of drug, but I'm anti-medication (except for the thyroid!), so I went about healing my heartburn naturally, and successfully for the most part, through diet. Now that I have to take the thyroid, it causes the heartburn to return with a vengence.
From: Herman Family on 4 Jul 2008 00:17 "Joseph" <jlmacdougall(a)eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:bKr9k.767$7%6.514(a)edtnps82... > I've never posted here before; so hello everyone. I'm > having a tough time, and really need some help. First, > I've been diagnosed with celiac disease for over a decade. > Just got diagnosed with Hashimoto's a couple of months > ago. > > I've tried dessicated Thyroid (I'm in Canada), synthroid > 25mcgs, synthroid 50mcgs (because it has no colour) which > I was breaking into quarters. All of these medications > have given me digestive problems - belching, burning, > heartburn. So, I just started a compounded prescription > this morning where the Compound Pharmacist mixed the pure > drug from the synthroid w/microcrystalline cellulose in > gelatin capsules. Well, I'm getting the same digestive > discomfort. > > I'm scared I won't be able to treat my Hashimoto's at this > rate. Has anyone else had similar problems? Or does anyone > have an answer to this? Thank you. > This sounds pretty odd. I'm going to suggest that you have another problem, such as an ulcer going on. It may be bleeding a bit with the higher blood pressure and more muscle tone that the thyroxin will generate. Michael
From: Joseph on 4 Jul 2008 09:07 "Herman Family" <the_sawdust_place_no_underscore(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:Zvhbk.34787$fX5.26386(a)fe109.usenetserver.com... > This sounds pretty odd. I'm going to suggest that you have another > problem, such as an ulcer going on. It may be bleeding a bit with the > higher blood pressure and more muscle tone that the thyroxin will > generate. > > Michael Hi Michael, I've been having problems with my stomach (well, worse than ever, that is) for a little over a year. Acid reflux was the worst symptom, so I had a barium x-ray done (from head to toe practically) about a year ago. The results were small hiatal hernia, and very slow motility. They didn't see any signs of an ulcer. My doctor has ruled out ulcer (I've asked him more than once); also since I tested negative for the H. Pylori bacteria. Also, my stomach empties *so* slowly now - for instance I'm still full almost 12 hours later after eating my last evening meal (yeah, I was up in the middle of the night when I wrote this - no surprise for someone with Hashimoto's, I guess). Endoscopy has been in the back of my mind. I haven't had that done since the two I had for my celiac diagnosis over 10 years ago, and I'm not exactly eager to have that done again, but it seems it may be inevitable. eventually. My glimmer of hope when finding out I have Hashimoto's is that if I can properly treat it, some of my symptoms (one being my stomach problems) might go away. Thanks for your suggestion - I actually think I'll bring up the possibility of an ulcer again on my next visit to the doctor. Alan, I don't think marijuana is for me, but thanks for your suggestion, too. I really can't tolerate many things - alcohol, etc., so I doubt that will help me very much. I think it might possibly be beneficial to maybe some people with stronger constitutions than I have (might, maybe, I guess?).
From: Dee on 4 Jul 2008 14:13 I just wanted to let people know that I spoke to my compound pharmacist, and I asked him to investigate whether the thyroid medication could be administered via a patch. He was quite enthused by the idea; and he also said he'd investigate a topical cream. I didn't mention it before now because I didn't want to get my hopes up, but I spoke to him earlier, and he said that, unfortunately, the molecules are too large to be absorbed by the skin. He's investigating injections right now (at my suggestion)... Any thoughts on that? Meanwhile, at first he didn't think it was a great idea to take the medication orally if it's causing me such pain; but he thinks I should give it a try now (what's my alternative, afterall?), although he nor I am eager about it. I'm wondering if my body doesn't see the thyroid hormone as 'the enemy', which is why I've been having so many health problems, and which is why it reacts so adversely to the medication. I realize I'm grasping at straws at this point. I made a doctor's appointment for next week to discuss my options again, too.
From: Herman Family on 5 Jul 2008 05:37
"Dee" <jlmacdougall(a)eastlink.ca> wrote in message news:DLtbk.1972$7%6.1859(a)edtnps82... >I just wanted to let people know that I spoke to my >compound pharmacist, and I asked him to investigate whether >the thyroid medication could be administered via a patch. >He was quite enthused by the idea; and he also said he'd >investigate a topical cream. > > I didn't mention it before now because I didn't want to > get my hopes up, but I spoke to him earlier, and he said > that, unfortunately, the molecules are too large to be > absorbed by the skin. He's investigating injections right > now (at my suggestion)... Any thoughts on that? > > Meanwhile, at first he didn't think it was a great idea to > take the medication orally if it's causing me such pain; > but he thinks I should give it a try now (what's my > alternative, afterall?), although he nor I am eager about > it. I'm wondering if my body doesn't see the thyroid > hormone as 'the enemy', which is why I've been having so > many health problems, and which is why it reacts so > adversely to the medication. I realize I'm grasping at > straws at this point. I made a doctor's appointment for > next week to discuss my options again, too. > I've never heard of thyroid being in a cream. I don't know if they can make a cream of the right pH to hit the isoelectric point of the medication. It can be injected, however. Basically, you dissolve the tablets in normal saline and inject it. One important note is that the absorption rate for an injection is different than from the intestine. You may find yourself overdosed. You may also discover that after your body gets the better muscle tone from being euthyroid, that you can tolerate the pills better. Michael Michael |