Can I hold Thyroid supplements while on Synthroid?

I have Hosimotos Hypothyroid. I have read that L-Tyrosine and iodine help for Thyroid function. Will taking these supplements effect how my thyroid medication works? With is grant me too much T-4.?
Answers:    You are already on a "thyroid supplement" - Synthroid. It's the best thyroid supplement near is, because it's straight thyroid hormone. It doesn't have to be converted by your damaged thyroid. You need to stay on it, and merely it, at the dose prescribed by your doctor. Otherwise, you blood tests will be messed up and you won't know if you are on the right dose.

lthwind is partially correct. Armour Thyroid or Nature-throid or Westhroid are the best for treatments of Hashimoto's. I've have Hashimoto's for decades. Synthroid didn't help. But taking iodine and other over-the-counter supplements that say they are helpful to the thyroid can really rumple how your medication works.

I suggest you read the book, "Living Well with Hypothyroidism" by Mary J. Shomon. It's an easy book to read and you will learn deeply about your Hashimoto's. This book really helped me. You can get it contained by any book store. If they don't have it, have them order it for you. Or you can proclaim it online at Amazon.com real cheap if you buy a used copy. Source(s): Here's some web sites that may help you:

http://thyroid.around.com/bio/Mary-Shomon… -- About Mary Shomon

http://www.thyroid-info.com/ -- Another of Mary Shomon's web sites
ref="http://www.armourthyroid.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.armourthyroid.com/ -- Armour Thyroid web site

http://www.armourthyroid.com/con_phLocat…
-- locating a doctor in your nouns who will prescribe Armour Thyroid
ref="http://www.nature-throid.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nature-throid.com/ -- Naturethoid web site

http://www.wes-throid.com/ -- Westhroid web site

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your already on synthroid. You don't want to put yourself into a thyroid storm by giving yourself too much especially if the meds are doing you devout. talk to your doctor to see if it is safe for you. Source(s): nurse
You can read about Hashimotos thyroiditis here:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/has…
hroid is a synthetic T4 drug which really isn't the best thing to take or Hashimotos. The aspiration with treating Hashis is to get your TPO (Thyroid Peroxidase) antibodies to stop attacking your thyroid.

How to do this is by blocking the thyroid from producing thyroid hormones which in turn will stop the antibodies from attacking. It's individual possible to do this with natural thyroid, also known as desiccated (dried) porcine thyroid. Brand name are Naturethroid, Armour, Thyroid-S, Thyroid USP, Thyroid extract, etc. It is dosed 'up' according to symptoms returning, until a full replacement dose has been attained (when symptoms no longer return). It's also VERY important to properly test/treat adrenals: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/adr…
Also to appropriate something to help reduce antibodies, like selenium/magnesium.
ref="http://www.iodine4health.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.iodine4health.com

So, in answer to your question...
Since synthroid is an inferior med for Hashi's, taking another thyroid supplement may oblige slightly, but switching to a proper thyroid med might help you even more...

um be taking a thyroid supplement while on Thyroxine (advised by her doctor) and it had quite bad consequences!
it did hand over her to much T4


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