Levothyroxine Only Works at the Right Dose Levothyroxine is the #1 most prescribed thyroid medication on the market. As you probably are already well aware, levothyroxine is prescribed to treat cases of LOW thyroid otherwise known as hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine works by providing your body with the thyroid hormone that it isn’t able to create on …
Experiencing Side Effects? It Doesn’t Mean you Need To Stop Your Thyroid Meds This is a topic that can be confusing for thyroid patients. And, by the way, the information we are about to talk about applies to ALL thyroid medications even though today we are primarily focusing on Synthroid. Synthroid is a thyroid medication …
The Connection Between Eating Disorders and Thyroid Problems You probably already know that the foods that you eat have a powerful impact on thyroid function, which is why you can change your diet to treat your thyroid. But did you know that your eating BEHAVIOR also has an impact on your thyroid gland? I’m talking …
The Good News About Thyroid Hair Loss… It Can Grow Back Hair loss, next to weight loss, is one of the more tragic consequences of having low thyroid function. I don’t know a woman (or man) around that thinks losing their hair is acceptable and something that they are just okay with occurring. The hair …
Supporting your Thyroid is Easy… or is it? It might be tempting to think that you can take a thyroid support complex and call it day. Surely this will help improve your thyroid and give your body everything it needs, right? Not exactly… While supplementing for your thyroid is incredibly helpful, it’s only helpful if …
The Connection Between High Cholesterol and your Thyroid Do you have high cholesterol? Are you blaming your diet? Not so fast… Low thyroid is a COMMON cause of high cholesterol and it may explain your cholesterol issues. Before you run and jump on a statin or another cholesterol medication make sure that you rule out …
Synthroid Can Work (But not always) Look. Many people are quick to jump on the bandwagon and make statements like Synthroid or levothyroxine simply don’t work. But is that actually true? Not entirely. In fact, Synthroid CAN work for a lot of people. But it is true that there are other options that may be …
I’m a big fan of Armour thyroid (and other formulations of NDT) and have used it on many, many patients. But, like any prescription medication, Armour thyroid has some important aspects that you should be aware of as a patient. If you are someone who is considering using Armour thyroid, if you are someone who …
Is it true that taking the over-the-counter supplement biotin can interfere with your thyroid lab tests? The answer is yes. But there’s a lot more to it than that. In this article, we are going to explore whether taking biotin is safe if you have thyroid problems, how it impacts your thyroid lab tests, what …
The availability of thyroid medications impacts thyroid patients, especially those who take ‘non-conventional’ medications such as NP thyroid. Recently, I’ve been getting reports from some patients who have not been able to get NP thyroid from specific pharmacies, namely CVS. A recent recall of both levothyroxine and liothyronine by Westminster pharmaceuticals on August 10, 2018, …
