Posted by cupcake on November 2, 2003, at 20:11:48
In reply to Re: hypothyroid, posted by katia on November 2, 2003, at 17:51:35
i've been reading the hypothyroid thread b/c i'm also hypothyroid (and new here!). i've been taking synthroid for about 2 years now. i'm also taking effexor xr for depression, and my p-doc just had me start trying a low dosage of strattera as well (for inattentiveness, difficulty concentrating).
tomorrow i'm getting a blood test at my endocrinologist's b/c i feel like i need to change something about the synthroid--either increase the dosage or change to another med. i've gained about 35 pounds over the last year (which is a huge weight gain for me), my hair's been thinning, i have been feeling really tired and out of it, and i have a hard time thinking clearly sometimes - like there's oatmeal in my brain. so i have a feeling it's definitely the thyroid probs.
i'm going to see if he'll let me switch to armour. but will l-tyrosine have a negative interaction with my other meds (effexor, synthroid/hopefully now armour, strattera, glucophage) if i take it as an additional supplement?
right now for supplements i'm also taking:
omega 3-6-9 pill with borage, flax, and fish oils;
vitamin b complex;
vitamins a, c, and e antioxidant vitamin;
and a calcium/magnesium/folic acid/selenium supplement
(because i heard that people who are hypothyroid tend to be deficient in selenium and vitamin A and have trouble converting beta carotene to vitamin A)whew, too many pills!
poster:cupcake
thread:238206
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031030/msgs/275897.html