Re: allergic to thyroid medication?
From: ChinaRose (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jun 18 02:52:36 1999
Wow, thanx Stephanine!!! :o)
Very imformative!!
At 05:39 PM 6/17/99 , you wrote:
>Hey Eve,
>
>I'm assuming by 120mcg of thyroid, you mean Glandular thyroid? I can't
>imagine that would be giving you problems. The Synthroid is synthetic
>but supposedly identical to the T4 produced by the body. But it also
>contains some inactive ingredients...Inactive Ingredients (SYNTHROID
>Tablets): acacia, confectioner's sugar (contains corn starch), lactose,
>magnesium stearate, povidone, talc. The following are the color
>additives by tablet strength:
>Strength
>(mcg)
> Color Additive(s)
>
>25 FD&C Yellow No. 6
>50 None
>75 FD&C Red No. 40
>88 FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6, D&C Yellow No. 10
>100 D&C Yellow No. 10 FD&C Yellow No. 6
>
>I'm assuming you're taking a 100mcg pill...if you have any allergies to
>dyes, you may want to ask your doctor to give you 2 50mcg pills as they
>have no added dyes.
>
>There is no well-documented evidence of true allergic or idiosyncratic
>reactions to thyroid hormone.
>
>According to their website, SYNTHROID is also contraindicated in the
>patients with uncorrected adrenal insufficiency, as thyroid hormones
>increase tissue demands for adrenocortical hormones and may thereby
>precipitate acute adrenal crisis...this could have something to do with
>your exhaustion....have you had your adrenals checked? My husband did
>his last month with a sputum test from Great Smokies Labs in
>Asheville...they test both the cortisol and DHEA levels...very
>informative.
>
>Other than all that, you could be having a problem transferring your T4
>(synthroid) into T3...the exhaustion and dry skin can be symptoms of
>that...along with a low temperature (mine used to run 97.2 on
>average)...like I think I told you before, you can find out by checking
>your temperature 3 hours after you get up...3 hours later and 3 hours
>later and then averaging them...if you're below 98.6, you may have a
>problem with that...but it is fairly easy to correct!
>
>Good luck...I know I don't have any answers, but maybe some of this info
>will help!
>
>Love and Health,
>Stephanie
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