Posted by gardenergirl on February 1, 2004, at 10:54:43
In reply to Please help me re. Synthroid, posted by Maxime on February 1, 2004, at 3:48:07
Maxime,
When are you taking the Synthroid? It needs to be taken in the morning on an empty stomach, with no eating or other meds for at least an hour for adequate absorption. I take mine when my alarm goes off and then go work out, although not lately :( or go hop in the shower before breakfast. I also space out my multivitamins and calcium so that I don't take them within an hour of the Synthroid to aid in absorption. Given that I have to take 4 Nardil's a day, I really had to plan out when I take what, and I use an alarm system and a pill box to keep me honest.Hypothyroidism can be hard to get a handle on initially. Once you start taking Synthroid, the thyroid can actually start making *less* TSH as it tends to rely on the med instead. So it is not uncommon to have to raise the dose until you get to a balance point.
Frankly, I don't know if your meds are contributing to the decrease in absorption. I ran a quick check for drug interactions on a software program I have. Nothing came up related to Synthroid and Parnate (also no interactions between my Nardil and Synthroid), but you are right, Tegretol does affect absorption. Also, Trileptal did not show any drug interactions with Synthroid.
You may already know this, so please forgive me if it seems insulting. Parnate is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. MAOI's block the destruction of monoamines, one of which is dopamine. So yes, an MAOI is a dopamine agonist.
Good luck with your hypothyroidism. I know it can be a pain in the butt to manage.
Hope this helps,
gg
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