2006-08-27 14:35:24 · 9 answers · asked by OnionSkin 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I am 38 yrs old, and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 11. 27 yrs ago, they did not know as much about it as they do now. I was told at one point that because my thyroid was normal, I did not need to take my meds any longer....boy was that doctor wrong!!! Whatever your doctor diagnosed you with and prescribed for you is what you will need to take for the rest of your life. Make sure you have your thyroid checked regularly, T3, T4, & TSH tests should always be run to check all possible levels. ALSO, this is VERY important, and MOST doctors do NOT think to tell their patients this...if you started out taking a BRAND NAME prescription brand drug to treat your thyroid condition, you CANNOT switch over to generic!!!! I had 2 pharmacists that worked at different pharmacies and four different doctors and specialists tell me the same thing! BUT if you started off taking generic meds, you are okay. 27 yrs ago, they did not have generics, so I am a name brand girl. Watch out for any new symptoms, sometimes it may take a few different levels of your medicine before they find the correct doseage for you. Make sure you take your medicine on an EMPTY stomach, and do not eat for at least 30 minutes after you take it. If you eat first, you will need to wait two hours. Do not take any herbal remedies or weight loss pills without your doctor's permission! I took herbal weight loss pills, and we still have not been able to regulate my thyroid, and it's been over six months! Take your medicine by it's self!!! Do not take anything else with it besides whatever liquid you are swallowing it down with. The meds are really tricky and will not absorb properly, AND most doctors do NOT tell you all of these small details.
Do not stop taking your medicine just because you feel better, it will make it worse, it is a lifelong medicine. Like I said, I have been taking the meds since I was 11 yrs old!!! (DO NOT take HERBAL thyroid remedies either....they do NOT work, trust me....I have tried it all!!!)
I listed some links below for you as well, to read more about it.
2006-08-27 14:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by thedothanbelle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-11-14 07:50:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is that a synthetic thyroid? i will the dr next week for suspected hypothyroidism. My finished kin has it and how they positioned it to me is that it will nevertheless be perplexing to shrink weight even if you initiate the meds, whether it will be obtainable by weight loss application and quite a number of alternative exercising. you nevertheless have a bumpier street to weight help than somebody with a healthful thyroid. Sucks too, i grow to be hoping it would be much less perplexing to shrink weight once I get dealt with. My mom has it and he or she lost countless weight yet she watched what she ate and worked out...ALOT. stable luck! i'm dealing with it now, too! and that i additionally gained approximately 10lbs. a minimum of that may no longer too lots to lose.
2016-09-30 23:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to take medication for life, unless they come up with a cure. You're so lucky to have a condition that can be completely managed with a pill a day! Good health to you!
2006-08-27 14:38:24 · answer #4 · answered by Da Bomb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In most cases you will need to take a thyroid replacement for life. Next time you feel your script talk to your pharmacist. Also when you go to the doctor next time ask him or her. You are a consumer and have the right to have the information you need to care for yourself. Write down your questions so you know what you need to know. I know doctors are busy but oh well.
2006-08-27 14:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by aggie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just if you want to live. If you rather be too tired and sick to do anything don't take the medicine. Plus you could get a really huge goiter. they look like a softball is stuck in your throat
2006-08-27 14:40:50 · answer #6 · answered by mary texas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, if untreated hypothyroidism can cause such unpleasant conditions as depression and hair loss.
2006-08-27 14:38:06 · answer #7 · answered by Scotty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's possible unless your thyroid gland corrects itself which usually doesn't happen.
2006-08-27 14:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you'll be on it for life
2006-08-27 14:45:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋