If yes what are they? If no is there anything that I can take along with prescription medicine that will be beneficial?
2007-03-02 07:47:39 · 4 answers · asked by laraah_34 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
After a total thyroidectomy you will need to be on thyroid medication for the rest of your life. The medication is to replace the hormones your thyroid normally produces.
There is a natural prescription you can take, Armour, which is dessicated pig thyroid. Whether this better than synthetic hormones is up for debate.
Most people take synthetic hormones after surgery, and blood tests are used to regulate the dosage.
I think the most important thing is to find a caring doctor who listens to how you feel, and does not just go by blood tests.
I had a thyroidectomy 3+ years ago after cancer. You may go though symptoms of being hypothyroid while they adjust your medication, and also if the medication levels are too high, you can suffer from hyperthyroidism. Both conditions may lead to fatigue among other things.
2007-03-02 08:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by no_frills 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no individual in those forums appears able to address the question immediately. we are no longer asking if there's a organic decision to supplement an lower than/over energetic thyroid. we are talking about after having the thyroid thoroughly bumped off! At this factor there is not any production of organic T3 or T4 hormone. with out this hormone, our metabolisms finally close down and we die. that is that straightforward. Worst estimates are once 2 months. The question is; is there a nutrition or organic and organic source to interchange the medication? The question is many times requested because of concerns of drugs availability in a grid down, or some type of project the position favourite grant channels at the on the spot are not accessible.
2016-10-17 09:56:26 · answer #2 · answered by haberstroh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry there isn't any other medication. If you don't like your current medication and what something more natural try Armour thyroid. I've been on lab made meds and Armour i by far the best so far. Almost every hypothroid symptom is gone
As far as supplements, you can add selenium, zinc, and l-tyrosine to help with the conversion of T4 into T3, but you still need to take your thyroid med.
2007-03-03 02:28:32 · answer #3 · answered by DNA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO Just follow your doctors instructions!
2007-03-02 07:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by Gerry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋