Yes I am taking a low dose of Amitriptyline, Citalalopram and Progrsterone . I am also doing Biote hormone pelleting that is estrogen and testosterone. Will these effect my Armour Thyroid medication? I am constantly gaining weight and not doing better. Been battling for 4 years now. Please advise.....
I think the ones that that did, were sacked or retired, before covid agenda. They didn't want to see 100's their patients with Heart Neurological Cancers
@michellegrovak....you are super lucky. In the cities you are just a number and often see a different doctor almost everytime. They have no time to read notes...albeit on screen...the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing. The older doctors are retiring with all their knowledge....so what a lucky person you are indeed!
I think that it’s not an uncommon problem in medicine for medication to interact negatively with other medications or parts of your body that it is not aimed at. It should be included in university studies.
After listening to the last section about the acid blockers, I am totally done with my family med. primary doctor. I have been on Gerd medicine since 2000. I have asked him many times when can I expect to get off it and he says that it is a necessary medication that I need to take in order to help me with my hernia. I recently changed my OBGYN doctor to a DO doctor and he told me if I were to have the hernia surgery I would not have to take the Gerd medicine anymore. The surgery would fix the acid reflux. After all this time, why did my primary doctor not tell me that? 🤬 He also said nothing about the mineral and vitamin deficiencies I would develop from taking that medicine. This is the same doctor I had to argue with just to get tested for D3 and find out that my level was 1/4 of normal. He refuses to test for anything else. I also take Gabapentin since 2014 for a spine injury and he never told me anything about it causing swelling. My right leg has been getting bigger and bigger all this time. And when I brought up the issue with him a week after I was released from the hospital last month, because I couldn't breathe from the fluid in my chest, he said that he did not see anywhere that said it causes swelling. I was tested I did not have CHF, covid, a clot or anything else wrong with my heart. And it wasn't my sugar because my A1C is 5.9. It's like anything that I bring up is wrong and because hes the doctor he knows everything and is always right! I'm now worried that symptoms I have been experiencing may in fact have been side effects from these 2 medications. And I seriously don't think he has even read my chart to see my radioactive iodine treatment in 1989. I think this man is solely in the pharmaceutical representatives back pocket. I have an appointment to see a new Internist who is also a DO.
I have had horrible acid reflux fir a long time. I got off the esomeprazole. I started drinking a tall glass of ice water with a tablespoon Apple Cider Vinger (Braggs ACV). I cut out all the garbage foods too. I don't have an issue with reflux if I do thus daily. Also I found that eating a couple spoons full of sour kraft does the same thing. It's amazing. I was constanting belching and food would come up into my throat sometimes. This has been amazing and don't take the prescription anymore.
@@latrelle1142Here, one Ayurvedic cream by name 'Kailas Jeevan' is available. I take it at night before bed. It works very good for my reflux due to GERD. Something to note... I eat watered rice Kanji with very little tastemaker side dish. Sometimes it will be Pickled Awala.
As a hashimotos pateint Ive been prescribed levothyoxine for msny years but during the menopause I took an over the counter soya based menopause medication for support and this badly affected and lowered my thyroid levels and became chronically fatigued.. I found out the hard way that soya consumption can reduce T4 levels. Note it is not only prescription medications that can have a negative effect on thyroid conditions. My doctor was not aware of this connection!
Hi interesting. I'm sorry you went through that. I had to tell my own MD that I can't take soy products because of my HT. He said yes you can, I said no you can't. He left, looked at his laptop, and came back in and said, omg you're right . Sad... Take care and good luck!
Read the instructions for use before taking any medication. I take levothyoxine for almost 20 years now and it’s in the instructions. My MD and chemist also told me what not to eat or take in combi with it and what is important, when to take it (I take it before going bed at night as you’re not aloud eat or drink for at least two hours). These days it’s very easy to check all this on hospital sites. Wouldn’t trust all these so called ‘doctors’ on TH-cam.
I'm glad I watched this & found your channel! I am on Levothyroxine & Lisinipril -- I cannot lose weight to save my life (ugh-literally) Doc just prescribed Metformin TBH I am leery about beginning this med - Brother is a pharmacist & thinks it will help me lose weight. I am tired even when I wake up. I want to take a nap already tomorrow. I just want to feel okay again. I wish I could be 18 again & do EVERYTHING differently - I feel so stuck & so mad @ myself & my circumstances.
I went up to 20 stone when I took Levothyroxine. I changed to NDT (natural dessicated thyroid made from pig thyroid). Over a 2....2 and a half year period, I lost weight and now seem to stick at 12 stone 6 pounds.
Check out mega dosing vitamin B1. Elliott Overton -eo nutrition has great TH-cam videos. B1(and cofactors for B1) is necessary to get energy into the cells (sugars fats and proteins).
Great information! I had to learn some of these the hard way. So glad you made this video. After I retired I would take my medicine and then enjoy my coffee it completely interfere with my absorption and I had TSH levels nearly 13. Take thyroid medicine on empty stomach 1 hour before anything else. Made a huge difference for me.
I find many doctors don't look deep enough into the lab work to properly diagnose thyroid issues. It sometimes takes going to an endocrinologist to properly diagnose a thyroid issue unfortunately.
I am in U.K. On levathyroxine for hypothyroid but stuck on ghastly Diazepam for sleep only. Plus Mirtazapine which I think is Remeron in the States. Been on it for years and think it has stopped working anyway. I hate all these medications but need the thyroxine. Your advice seems very good. Anybody’s views very welcome. Thank you.🇬🇧
I'm taking almost all of the ones you 😢mention. Pain meds 2 kinds , antidepressant, a diuretic, prilosec, beta blocker, I take others that u probably mentioned and I missed, how screwed am I
Thank you so much! I take a lot of these too and at least I know why my T-3 is low. I can try to reduce caffeine but that’s the only one that is optional.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Never knew that I should not have coffee. with my t3 t4 meds. I had slowed down so much after complete Thyroidectomy, Cancer, etc. I began drinking coffee in order to get things done. I also noticed from the day one. I could not stop talking. I believe the two together have that reaction. Thank you for this video. I guess i'm doomed to never being able to do anything fast pace again. I know it took me five years to figure out. It's the coffee with the meds. Any time I have had coffee before surgury. It actually put me to sleep. So, I had no need for coffee before having had the surgery. I was naturally very active physically. Could do a billion things at one time. Today I can't do that. I'm lucky if I can get the one thing done.
OMG! What a vicious circle ..hypo or hyper...your either laying down or running up a hill. Unless u have a totally stress free life witu no worries and ur happy all the time u wind up with hypo or hyper and they dont know a blasted thing about how to totall heal you
This is why when you start one medication, unless it's an antibiotic you take that one which can trigger the need if a doctor uses the prescription pad, then you may end up taking a slew of medicine when the original problem could have been treated a much better way than big pharma in the beginning.
Thank you Doc!!! I’m taking 2 of the meds you mentioned - metformin 1000 two times a day & Propanonol a small does two times a day. Im still recovering from long covid (Delta) since i was in the hospital mid July 2021. Doctors always thought i had hasimotos & I recently thought that maybe the Thyroid might be interfering with the recovery. Well the 2 meds are connected to this whole thing too. I greatly appreciate this video!!! So we’ll explained. Greatly appreciated! Im subscribing! 😁👍
I have been on Synthroid for 20+yrs. I have systemic connective tissue disease, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, depression, anxiety, Hashimoto's and other issues like latent TB. I was told when first diagnosed with hypothyroidism and prescribed Synthroid my dr told me to take it first thing in the morning and wait 45 minutes to an hour before eating or having coffee. I am on hydrocodone for pain but only take 1 at night. This you tube presentation is very interesting. My daughter is bi-polar and has had hypothyroidism for years so it's concerning that her Synthroid is being canceled out by her meds. She's fatigued all of the time and also deals with much pain. This video information will be good to talk to my PCP at my next appt. Thank you!
@@tinariley5559 Good luck - always check online from reputable sources. I almost ended up in a wheelchair cuz of a statin. Then blood pressure meds, were adding to walking & brain issues. Letting you know just in case.
Always love your in-depth look at thyroid in connection with all the moving parts of diet and life that are overlooked. My problem is with being ADD/Au (late diagnosed) and taking those meds in connection with depression I’m in and my thyroid. I have yet to find an endo and/or psychiatrist versed in this functional side of taking thyroid in consideration first and the right meds for thyroid issues. I was Hashimotos since diagnosed at 30, but over past 9 months things have been in influx and I’m now Hyperthyroid….I am at a huge burnout and would love to know the thyroid gold standard for ADD and depression meds, instead of being pushed the antidepressant gold standard theories that 1) were focused on male treatment as base point and never take into consideration female needs 2.)all mood and hormone start with thyroid/ adrenals, vitamin deficiencies and gut-brain axis, but antidepressants start there- they purposely jump the system. I am also thinking k treatment is a good option, and wondered thoughts/studies on that in relation to thyroid function/health. So appreciative for any guidance that come my way. ❤
good rx sends me emails being on their subscribe list and they said that adhd/add meds boost your thyroid meds, didn't say how much in order to compensate, so i asked dr. westin about it in this comment section, it would be helpful to know in order to get the right dosage of thyroid med to go along with my adderall. btw- pretty name, i always liked that name.
Sadly I take 25 mg of Metoprolol ( a Beta Blocker ) for heart issues and Losartan 75 mg for high blood pressure, which is under control. In addition to a lower carb, lower calorie diet & exercise, I supplement with Berberine & Ceylon Cinnamon in lieu of Metformin. So far I've lost 50 lbs, my A1C dropped from 6.9 to 5.4 and blood lipids & cholesterol are all normal. Love your channel!
I had a multi nodular goiter attached to my thyroid. After having it and the thyroid gland removed, I was told to go get blood work. I did, and my Dr kept getting mad at me because my levels were never where he wanted them, in order to prescribe synthroid and at what dose. I'm fine! I think it was allowed to balance itself out while I was pregnant and extremely sick, nauseas the entire time. I spilled key tones(?), had several IV bags before I could go home, and even had a reglan pump in my leg AND an IV pole and bag to drag around my Gramma's house for a week. It was rough. But that is when the Drs found the lumps. Since then,mi have had zero issues. 🧡🙏
Dr. Childs, you are one brilliant doctor, BRAVO!! From my own experience 4 decades of it, there are too many mainstream doctors that are all to happy to write prescriptions and never think outside the box with hypothyroidism or metabolic syndrome or hypogonadism! I told my very 1st doctor, all you want to do is hobble me to the grave, then I notice it's one doctor after another with same mentality! But you Dr. Childs are a master/fresh breathe of air in this insane world of depleted physicians that are suppose to help not destroy!!!! "Thank You So Much" for you and your channel!!
Love that you have done this video. 🙏 Might have added asthma puffer to that list.🤔 I have noticed over the year that people I have known who went on blood pressure meds would always put on weight suddenly, as well as lose a lot of hair. Others on anti depressants also put on a lot of weight very quickly. Great information. Thank you.🙏
Glad you said this. I went on Spiriva and I think it had alot to do with my thyroid spiking my medication and I went in the hospital for Tachycardia. It was frightening. I couldn't breathe.
Ive taken myself off many of rxs, healed my gut naturally and found herbal medicines that has helped my breathing to keep me off of the puffers. I am shocked at how well these herbs have helped my breathing, my gut and mood in general. I've decided to study herbalism to help myself and my family.
@@nifflofair6685 my personal experiences and observations are NOT recommendation for anyone. Even the non steroidal puffer had the same effect on my metabolism.
@@alibern4199 You said, over the last year, people you know. many millions have had hair loss and weight gain after COVID if female, menopause is a huge contributing factor in both. Asthma and HBP are life-threatening illnesses that need to be managed.
Saw this, looked up what NIH had to say about Propranolol, and, I'll be damned, right there on NIH site it verifies what this Doc is saying....and I'm seeing both a cardiologist and my PC, who just put me on levathyroxine as I have hypothyroidism. Been taking it now 6 months. Just saw PC yesterday...now I have more questions.
Needed thyroid since teens, then perimenopause and severe bitchiness put on antidepressants and soon after nuclear ablation for Graves disease, then back on synthroid etc for low hormone, then in 50's needed blood pressure meds, at 60 Type II diabetes. Up and down weight entire life...i was sure some meds caused me to need other meds. Uterine cancer returned after complete hysterectomy, inoperable, taking Keytruda which has lengthened my life but all in all, I'm 70, fat, arthritis limits mobility-thanks for confirming my suspicions----i can excuse some of my behavior as NOT all my fault...and die knowing it might have been worse or different at least.
Wow! Several of these apply to the scripts I take along w my thyroid med. I Appreciate Your Time and Sharing in this regard, wholeheartedly! THANK YOU SO MUCH!❤🎉
I’ve been on sodium valproate 1000mg and pristiq 200mg per day for 17 years. I finally found a doctor who is helping me get off these medications. I no longer have the problems in my life, that brought about the diagnosis- that I had chronic depression and bipolar. My ability to function has improved and I am now without any of the symptoms and the problems that were present at that time, they have disappeared from my life. When I had a blood test, it showed that my thyroid was under functioning. I was then sent for the antibody blood test and my thyroid was normal again. I asked how this could be and the doctor said it must have been a glitch! I’d say that it was a miracle!
Thx Doc! Used to take 1000mg 2x’s per day of metformin to help w/ managing PCOS... now have switched to same dose of berberine because it’s natural and gentler on my stomach/system. Am also a Hashimoto patient. Hmmm never heard about this interference before 😫?
I take duloxitine for my fibro and my GAD. I'm a coffee and tea drinker but I take my levo at 5-5:30 in the am and don't drink either of those until 7:30- 8 in the morning. Thanks Dr. Childs. forgot to mention my Spiriva for my COPD.... I quit the Gerd medication after my Gallbladder removal
Very informative. The way you break it all down is so helpful. I will use some of the information to have better results with my thyroid medication. THANK YOU!
My husband takes metropol (sp?) For high BP and two different stomach pills for heartburn. Started needing thyroid meds within 6months or less of starting these meds. Stopped BP and thyroid meds for a few years and Dr finally put him back on due to being too high. Thyroid had checked out fine for 10 years and now within a couple years of being back on bp meds, had to go on thyroid meds again. He hates it. And still feels like crap most of the time. Used to have endless energy and now some days resorts to an energy drink so he can work and get things done. Thyroid meds aren't helping. Which we could talk to his PCP and they'd actually listen to some things.
For hbp natural way is a supplement called nattokanese or nitric oxide. Research it. Can be purchased online. For heartburn or reflux try eating a piece of Apple before a meal. Works wonders
Thank you for the most valuable info that my doctor never bothered to tell me. I hope you will discuss more thyroid issues in future video's. I have had tyroid nodules for 20 years and been on heavy beta blockers even longer. I usually have to ask for a tsh. Medical care sucks where I live.
Hello Doctor I take methimazole for graves Disease I'm 53 and been fighting with this hyperactive thyroid Since 2015 it went on remission after taking methimazole for a year almost 2 yrs i did not take any medication then it came back and i was put on back methimazole i have gerd acid reflux have been taking meds for thar for years also propanol was giving to me by my endocrinologist for the shaking of my hands and sweating fatigue also have high blood pressure asthma Im a mess I was thinking to use the iodine pill soon. I would not wish hyper thyroid to my worst enemy If my Doctor from a program I go to Did not request a thyroid test i would not be here today cause after going twice to the hospital did not have a clue what was wrong thank you for your videos
Thank you for this vital information. What I'd like to know is *why* does such a large percentage of our population in the US have thyroid problems? Is there any correlation between the massive amount of food additives put in our food and thyroid issues?
Fluoride is added to many municipal water supplies, as well as, chlorine. Enriched Wheat Flour contains bromine. All of those are endocrine disruptors. They overshadow the necessary nutrient of iodine that is needed for the thyroid to function properly.
I think the low fat diet is very damaging also. The body needs good fats like avocado, olive oils. They say back in the day when they used lard for everything thyroid conditions were not as common.
I think a Gabapentine , Lyrica , Cymbalta for nerve pain - Anti-anti anxiety meds like Clonazepan-along with Seroquel & -anticonvulsants for seizures block thyroid hormones - I gained a lot of weight on them -especially, Gabapentine & I have hypothyroid .
What about lexapro? I gained almost 100lbs and monthly cycle ruined unless I take progesterones creams. I’ve slowly lost 60lbs but still can’t lose the last 40lbs.
Interesting! The only medication I take that could cause an issue, but isn't listed directly, is Linzess. I take it first thing in the morning with my Thyroid med on an empty stomach as prescribed. Might be TMI, but, I don't usually have a BM after the Linzess for about 3 hours after taking it. Am I still getting the full benefit of my thyroid med? You are ABSOLUTLY amazing BTW, I've shared you with everyone I know that has a thyroid issue...even my thyroid doctor!
I am on thyroid medication Levothyroxine and antidepressants, a beta blocker, and a pro-pump inhibitor! And I have felt terrible fatigue for years! Why do doctors not know this?
I just “bumped” into you and WOW! I have been on an acid blocker of one kind or another for probably 40 years! I have been on Lansoprazole currently for at least 15 years. Two years ago I went to an endocrinologist who prescribed methimazole. He said in my last visit he would probably take me off the thyroid med when I go back in August. I’m currently taking 5mg once a week. I feel horrible all the time. I used to trust both doctors but now I don’t trust either one. I’m 75 and am very active but I’m pushing to do everything. I eat clean organic food, don’t drink and have never smoked. I would like to feel good again.
Acid blockers do not cure the problem. They only hide the symptoms. Diet and stress are important and we're really healing guest at home no intestine hot burn et cetera.
@@sharlesb7735 Dr Berg just uses information he finds from articles that other people have put out, not from his own research or training. He's posing.
@@dr-fd8zn not entirely fair. Why do any doctors or scientists publish if not to share and inform one another? Is every doctor expected to treat people in a vacuum, never having learned from anyone, just using their own primary research? Of course not. If you find someone who is good at “joining the dots” (assuming Dr Berg is) then that is good
@@sharlesb7735 I’ve also been on Lansoprazole for decades, got done to about 10mg per day by opening the capsule and discarding some. I can’t get off it though without massive reflux. I have a hietal hernia and so any acid I make comes up. It’s a miserable existence. Would HCl also help me?
@@dr-fd8zn he finds and analyses the info. With his extensive experience in how the body functions correctly he is able to sort through the lies that we have been fed to keep us hooked on pharmaceuticals. His method is the natural one that our bodies are only trying to heal ourselves and whatever shows up is due to stress, and toxins both environmental and what we eat.
I was taking carvedilol which I have been taken off off because of my BP being completely unstable now. It goes up and down pretty low sometimes but I have a massive ulcer which has bled through several times and am taking sucralfate and pantoprazole which was only supposed to be for 4 months but here I am a year later. I've been intubated two times due to blood loss from the ulcers. I had weight loss surgery and the ulcer is on the surgical site where my esophagus and new stomach are fused together. My thyroid levels are extremely low and my hair is almost gone! I used to have the thickest hair. I'm on depression medicine and anxiety medication. I have 100% occlusion to my RCA. I've had two catherizations unsuccessful and no Dr./surgical team want to attempt to fix me. 🥺 I'm receiving iron infusions but that's it. I'm weak, malnutrition and constantly falling with no strength to get myself up. I'm only 46 and have been told there's nothing more that can be done to help me. I'm told major surgery will come if the ulcer finishes eating through my stomach wall which it's not far from happening. As for my blocked artery they pretty much say the same. My body did form a passage on it's own for blood to flow to my heart through a small vein or vessel and is doing ok as long as I do nothing. I'm miserable. I'm not the sit still kind of person. I just wish there was something that could be done to fix me. I have 5 kids ages 8 to 29 and I can't fathom leaving them on this earth so early in life. I've had to start preparing my oldest daughter and she doesn't want to hear it. 😭 I had no idea these meds would impact my thyroid but now see the time frame for the drop in thyroid function and being put on the medications being very close. I'm not sure stopping them would help me at this point.
I believe where you stated that antidepressants interfere w/ levothyroxine. I tried telling Dr.s that head meds do not work for me. Right now I feel horrible, been like this for months, can barely think straight, so thank you for your advise.
I read somewhere that metformin can actually decrease thyroid antibodies in cases like autoimmune hashimotos. What is your take on that? And if it does this, would it be actually beneficial to take if you do have hashimotos? Also, maybe you can make a video on insulin resistance and hashimotos? Because I also read somewhere that they are linked, but can’t seem to find any good videos about it.
Metformin is a different name of Glucophage and I don’t know if I spelled that correctly. Anyway, I looked it up and when questions are asked online about this medicine, indirect answers are mostly given. Supposedly given to help ‘control blood sugar,’ it’s name actually means ‘sugar eater.’ This prescription harms the liver (serious diarrhea) and kidneys (which makes sense, because the kidneys are supposedly damaged on a long term meat-only diet). I’m not ‘qualified’ by the knowing people to share this information, so please look the other way.
Hi- anti-anxiety Desvenlafaxine succnt ER 100mg. Started sone version in 2005. On birth-control pill. Hypothyroidism diagnosed in 2007. MS diagnosis in 1994. I’m 65yo woman. All happening during per-menopause and after.
Yes, I’m on a beta blocker blood pressure med and take opioids for chronic pain. I’ve had a goiter on my thyroid for years. I have hypothyroidism. I have zero energy which really makes me sad. I’m on 9 scripts in all. I go to an endocrinologist for thyroid. He prescribed synthroid. I wish doctors knew what they were doing. Thank you but I don’t see how I can’t fix this. All I have for a GP is a NP.
Wow I'm so overwhelmed! Is there any way I can be contacted to discuss seeing you as a Patient? I really need help with hypothyroid disease and it's' affects. 😪
I am on thyroid medicine and I didn’t know coffee affected the medicine and I do take Anelo amlodipine and met Forman for my blood pressure and my diabetes. Thanks for the info.
I take thyroid medicine. Started with graves. It was treated at 16 with radioactive iodine. At 17 discovered that too much of the thyroid was destroyed. Started medication for underactive thyroid. In my late 20's I started taking propranolol for irregular heart rhythm, likely caused by my thyroid not balanced. In my 40's I started taking daily pantoloc for acid reflux. No diet options given. For years I have not been able to lose weight. I do not yoyo in weight. Just stay the same for years. I now take a low dose high blood pressure pill. Metabolism is low. Heart rate is low. I am moderately active. Eat poorly. But not a junk food eater. Very few calories. 500 to 800 per day. Lack of appetite. With all my concerns, neither GP or druggist put this together. I do not drink, smoke or take recreational drugs.
I understand exactly what you are going through. I live when I went to a new doctor and the first thing out of her mouth was...."food is not your friend". Between my under active thyroid, my MVP and my back injury, I feel trapped in a slow moving body.
I was recently on narcotics and I felt a tightness in my throat as if my thyroid was choking it out. No idea if that was actually the case, but it was definitely an undesirable side effect of opoids (in my case percocet).
I have the same problem with my throat I was beginning to think I was crazy..I feel like there’s a knot and I get wheeze do you also get wheeze with the tightening or does it feel like a heart beating in you throat
Im so happy to run across your channel. I wish more doctors looked at how all the medications affects their patients and realized how some could be making the situation worse. Please continue to use your platform to educate and I seriously believe that the information you are providing is not only helping patients, but other doctors and nurses as well. Today, many doctors have gotten lazy, in my opinion and for lack of a better word, in really getting to the root of the problem. Im sure it may be partly to deviating from the Text Book answer and being held liable. I really appreciate the few, like yourself, who take things a step further by analyzing the problem and not just prescribing a drug simply based on the symtoms with no regard to underlying issues and how everything intertwines. Thank you. New subscriber here❤
Goodness I’m in big trouble most sll those medications your speaking about I’m taking not one person has ever explained this how ever of sll the doctors I’ve seen for hyperthyroidism has never said this but fid so done kind of search with other interactions eith meds and supplements I took but not one word or thing has been th completely check now I’m preparing to have my tutor completely removed but nothing has been mentioned about other meds interactions after thank you I hope your for real this has been much on my mind in researching as well
I had Hashimotos then Thyroid Cancer. I no longer have a Thyroid and take NDT every day. I took Tramadol for years for CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia. Though I recently weaned myself off it because I didn't like being so dependent on such an adictive drug. I take a Beta Blocker each day to slow my heart rate as I have a permanent irregular heart beat. I dont know if it is connected to one of the drugs mentioned (for diarrhoea). I have IBS and take quite a lot of Loperamide for diarrhoea. I would say I cant do without Loperamide or Bisoprolol
Yes I am taking Lexapro 10 mg, before it was 20 mg.I also take Thyroiudem. I feel terrible every day for 10 years almost. Doctor don't know anything. I love in Holland. Bad tinnitus too.
In regards to cat 4, I’m assuming guru recommendation be to take estrogen in the evenings so as to not interfere with the absorption of the external thyroid hormone ? Same with coffee? Maybe drink it later ? Also - what about people who naturally “go” in the morning? Would you recommend taking the med sometime in the middle of the night ? Maybe if / when you wake up to pee?
Michelle, you are so silly. It’s simple. Estrogen and caffeine in the morning and thyroid at night just before bed. Are you ok? Better yet take estrogen by patch delivery not by pill for various other health benefits.
@@elsagrace3893except thyroid meds need to be taken on an empty stomach and most people are pretty full by evening. It’s not a bad idea to set an alarm and take it a few hours before you get up if you’re one to have coffee and breakfast right away.
Question: I got subacute thyroiditis almost a year ago, my thyroid was in a hyperactive state then later became hypoactive. My doctors were contributing to watch my thyroid labs hoping to have them level out eventually. Recently I had an unusual thing happen. I had SIBO, was prescribed Xifaxan and neomycin for 2 weeks, I finished that then got a tick bite and took a one time loading dose of doxycycline. As a side note I have a history of c-diff 18 years ago but my gut has been fragile ever since. I have microscopic colitis and I was instructed to take a course of budesonide for the colitis. I had waited a few days after the SIBO treatment and doxy then started the first day of taking the budesonide, that day I also took adderall because I have ADHD. Later that same day I felt like I was getting sick. I felt irritable, nauseated, no appetite, my Apple Watch was alerting me for high heart rate while resting (even sleeping) I was extremely tired (absolutely no energy) and chilled/cold. My previous TSH was about size. When I went to the endocrinologist 2 days after that episode of feeling sick after taking budesonide and adderall, my TSH was 2 ish. Later that day I was admitted to hospital for a critical low potassium and I had a non conclusive questionable positive cdiff (+PCR/-toxin). I had my TSH recheck upon admission to hospital )same day as previous TSH of 2ish, this time my TSH was 6ish. Do you see that much of a fluctuation in TSH in one day? Could the budesonide (glucocorticoid) plus adderall (indirect dopamine agonist) cause such a decrease in TSH? I winks be interested in hearing your feedback. Thank you!
I'm rxd Adderall and it really depletes my TSH. It is a dopamine agonist. FT3.mid range. FT4 upper normal range. My TSH is usually undetected. So endos always trying to lower dose. Even on lower doses results usually same. My TSH was 65 decades ago.
From what I have read, Metformin lowers TSH, but this is a falsely lower result. So if docs only look at TSH they may be mistaken if they think the result is true, (and not lowered because of Metformin) They may lower the patient's thyroid dose or not think the patient is hypo or becoming hypo. In my opinion, T4 & T3, or FT4 & FT3 should also be done for more revealing results when on Metformin. Also, Biotin, a B vitamin, is used by labs to test for TSH (and lots of other hormone tests). Taking Biotin will also give falsely lowered TSH. Doctors have been made aware of this for decades, but many do not ask their patients to stop taking Biotin (also in B complex) or if the patient has taken Biotin in the days preceding the TSH test.
I'm so glad i found your channel! I've been on pantoprazole for about 20 years and on celexa. My husband has been having terrible trouble with getting his hypo/hashimotos under control. He's on a couple of these. We'll have to talk to our doc and see what we can do to change these meds!
Still want stories? I take levothyroxine, 1.25MCG Hypothyroidism. Baldness, sluggish and weight gain. Post menopausal, not taken hormone therapy. I take morphine, hydro codeine. Tramadol until recently. OTC fiber and lots of water. My T4 fell below the normal range during the last set of blood work. Can I function without the pain meds? I have several herniated discs, 3 compression fractures, and the L4/L5 disc vanished and L4 slammed down hard on L5. I have a pretty aggressive spinal arthritis, Spondylosis, severe and spinal stenosis. I took Tagamet for over 25 years, before it was known to be a problem.
Wow...I did not know about all of this. Thank you! I'll be to talk to my doctor about all of this. I'm on levothyroxine, for hypothyroidism. I also take an antidepressant, as well as a high dose of gabapentin, 3600mgs a day for chronic pain. I'll definitely talk to my doctor about all of this. Thank you for the information!
I take 200 mcg levothyroxine daily. Every dr is shocked by the amount but no one tries to figure out the issue. And yep been on propanonal for many years and Pepcid.
Whatever the truth the U.K. is going to put more fluoride in our water. That isn’t good at all. I have been advised to buy a water distiller. My mother’s dentist hated fluoride many years ago. Said it caused cancer? We don’t want more of fluoride here!🇬🇧
Then WHY the hell would doctors prescribe these meds to a thyroid patient in the first place ? I can't understand why any doctor would do it. It only leads me to question a doctors abilities of what it means to be a vigilant doctor. Doctors should know what and WHAT NOT to prescribe to a thyroid patient. I have had many problems in the past with doctors who have poor medical knowledge. NOW I find I have to question them at every turn. I'm losing my faith in mainstream docfors. I now have to rely on TH-cam to research my fathers physicians, and their knowledge to do the RIGHT thing w/ out putting my fathers health in jeopardy. Even his cardiologist pushed him to take baby aspirin every day. He developed internal bleeding from that. Baby aspirin should NOT be taken every day, only about twice a week because it stays in the system for a prolonged amount of time. So that's what a cardiologist stupidity did. I'm becoming a disbelieve in modern mainstream medicine.
Wow, I've been on propranolol for anxiety and fluoxetine for depression for more than a year. Started gaining so much weight and I was always very skinny, feeling extremely tired most of the time and thyroid gland feels swollen on one side.
I quit caffeine 100% not even chocolate or decaf of any kind. My lifelong anxiety disappeared, but it took 3 months to lose the effects of the caffeine I had before.
Hmm...and why is it that doctors do not know this?? Or a pharmacist? Mind boggling. 🧐 And try to 'educate' your doctor, you get accused of having a Google medical degree.
I am on cymbalta (20 years) for fibromyalgia and depression. Been on Levo for many years. Seems it’s unknown by most doctors that it’s almost impossible to get of cymbalta without in patient care! I don’t think I need it but can’t stop it! Could you address this? Thank you!
I'm on two of these. Methadone for a very good reason, and Zoloft for depression. I wish I could simply switch the pain meds to CBD but that is laughable as far as effectiveness. I love CBD and its possibilities don't get me wrong.
All doctors should google what medications affect blood sugar and thyroid as medication websites list it. Public knowledge now. But often doctors don’t warn about it. They never check. Sometimes can just space the medications further apart.
Are you taking any of THESE medications? If so, which ones?
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for me dr. childs nothing i take..
I quit many of them. Lost weight and feel better. I think I need less thyroid medication now. Having blood work done. Great info., Dr. Childs.
No, I am just learning. I am my own experiment. Thanks again.
Yes I am taking a low dose of Amitriptyline, Citalalopram and Progrsterone . I am also doing Biote hormone pelleting that is estrogen and testosterone. Will these effect my Armour Thyroid medication? I am constantly gaining weight and not doing better. Been battling for 4 years now. Please advise.....
If you can find a doctor today that even cares about their patients besides this Dr I’d be shocked!
I think the ones that that did, were sacked or retired, before covid agenda. They didn't want to see 100's their patients with Heart Neurological Cancers
This seems to be true....old fashioned doctors are gone now.
I have one.
Rare. Very rare
@michellegrovak....you are super lucky. In the cities you are just a number and often see a different doctor almost everytime. They have no time to read notes...albeit on screen...the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing. The older doctors are retiring with all their knowledge....so what a lucky person you are indeed!
And I bet not one doctor has mentioned this to anyone!! I know mine haven’t… Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!❤
I think that it’s not an uncommon problem in medicine for medication to interact negatively with other medications or parts of your body that it is not aimed at. It should be included in university studies.
After listening to the last section about the acid blockers, I am totally done with my family med. primary doctor. I have been on Gerd medicine since 2000. I have asked him many times when can I expect to get off it and he says that it is a necessary medication that I need to take in order to help me with my hernia. I recently changed my OBGYN doctor to a DO doctor and he told me if I were to have the hernia surgery I would not have to take the Gerd medicine anymore. The surgery would fix the acid reflux. After all this time, why did my primary doctor not tell me that? 🤬 He also said nothing about the mineral and vitamin deficiencies I would develop from taking that medicine. This is the same doctor I had to argue with just to get tested for D3 and find out that my level was 1/4 of normal. He refuses to test for anything else. I also take Gabapentin since 2014 for a spine injury and he never told me anything about it causing swelling. My right leg has been getting bigger and bigger all this time. And when I brought up the issue with him a week after I was released from the hospital last month, because I couldn't breathe from the fluid in my chest, he said that he did not see anywhere that said it causes swelling. I was tested I did not have CHF, covid, a clot or anything else wrong with my heart. And it wasn't my sugar because my A1C is 5.9. It's like anything that I bring up is wrong and because hes the doctor he knows everything and is always right! I'm now worried that symptoms I have been experiencing may in fact have been side effects from these 2 medications. And I seriously don't think he has even read my chart to see my radioactive iodine treatment in 1989. I think this man is solely in the pharmaceutical representatives back pocket.
I have an appointment to see a new Internist who is also a DO.
I have had horrible acid reflux fir a long time. I got off the esomeprazole. I started drinking a tall glass of ice water with a tablespoon Apple Cider Vinger (Braggs ACV). I cut out all the garbage foods too. I don't have an issue with reflux if I do thus daily. Also I found that eating a couple spoons full of sour kraft does the same thing. It's amazing. I was constanting belching and food would come up into my throat sometimes. This has been amazing and don't take the prescription anymore.
@@latrelle1142Here, one Ayurvedic cream by name 'Kailas Jeevan' is available. I take it at night before bed. It works very good for my reflux due to GERD. Something to note... I eat watered rice Kanji with very little tastemaker side dish. Sometimes it will be Pickled Awala.
As a hashimotos pateint Ive been prescribed levothyoxine for msny years but during the menopause I took an over the counter soya based menopause medication for support and this badly affected and lowered my thyroid levels and became chronically fatigued.. I found out the hard way that soya consumption can reduce T4 levels. Note it is not only prescription medications that can have a negative effect on thyroid conditions. My doctor was not aware of this connection!
Hi interesting. I'm sorry you went through that. I had to tell my own MD that I can't take soy products because of my HT. He said yes you can, I said no you can't. He left, looked at his laptop, and came back in and said, omg you're right . Sad... Take care and good luck!
A better Endocrinologist would be highly recommended!!!
Read the instructions for use before taking any medication. I take levothyoxine for almost 20 years now and it’s in the instructions.
My MD and chemist also told me what not to eat or take in combi with it and what is important, when to take it (I take it before going bed at night as you’re not aloud eat or drink for at least two hours). These days it’s very easy to check all this on hospital sites. Wouldn’t trust all these so called ‘doctors’ on TH-cam.
DOCTORS were unaware ??? Doctors are SUPPOSED to be AWARE. Damn quacks need to brush up on medicine and side effects from soy.
Very true, and rye, pasta.
I'm glad I watched this & found your channel! I am on Levothyroxine & Lisinipril -- I cannot lose weight to save my life (ugh-literally) Doc just prescribed Metformin TBH I am leery about beginning this med - Brother is a pharmacist & thinks it will help me lose weight. I am tired even when I wake up. I want to take a nap already tomorrow. I just want to feel okay again. I wish I could be 18 again & do EVERYTHING differently - I feel so stuck & so mad @ myself & my circumstances.
I went up to 20 stone when I took Levothyroxine. I changed to NDT (natural dessicated thyroid made from pig thyroid). Over a 2....2 and a half year period, I lost weight and now seem to stick at 12 stone 6 pounds.
I was prescribed metformin and it messed up my thyroid. So I stopped the metformin and thyroid
went back to normal.
Low carb/ keto or carnivore is the way.
Can you wean slowly off your beta blocker?
Check out mega dosing vitamin B1.
Elliott Overton -eo nutrition has great TH-cam videos.
B1(and cofactors for B1) is necessary to get energy into the cells (sugars fats and proteins).
Great information! I had to learn some of these the hard way. So glad you made this video. After I retired I would take my medicine and then enjoy my coffee it completely interfere with my absorption and I had TSH levels nearly 13. Take thyroid medicine on empty stomach 1 hour before anything else. Made a huge difference for me.
I find many doctors don't look deep enough into the lab work to properly diagnose thyroid issues. It sometimes takes going to an endocrinologist to properly diagnose a thyroid issue unfortunately.
Don't forget Ciprofloxacin. I had an an issue with this antibiotic . It stopped to be absorption of my thyroid meds
This is the 1st time I'm hearing this- this explains so much!
I am in U.K. On levathyroxine for hypothyroid but stuck on ghastly Diazepam for
sleep only. Plus Mirtazapine which I think is Remeron in the States. Been on it for years and think it has stopped working anyway. I hate all these medications
but need the thyroxine. Your advice seems very good. Anybody’s views very welcome. Thank you.🇬🇧
All your videos include so much valuable info, you make me not want to go back to these traditional docs, you explain everything so well, thank you
I'm taking almost all of the ones you 😢mention. Pain meds 2 kinds , antidepressant, a diuretic, prilosec, beta blocker, I take others that u probably mentioned and I missed, how screwed am I
Thank you so much! I take a lot of these too and at least I know why my T-3 is low. I can try to reduce caffeine but that’s the only one that is optional.
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I had slowed down so much after complete Thyroidectomy, Cancer, etc. I began drinking coffee in order to get things done. I also noticed from the day one. I could not stop talking. I believe the two together have that reaction. Thank you for this video.
I guess i'm doomed to never being able to do anything fast pace again.
I know it took me five years to figure out. It's the coffee with the meds.
Any time I have had coffee before surgury. It actually put me to sleep. So, I had no need for coffee before having had the surgery. I was naturally very active physically. Could do a billion things at one time. Today I can't do that. I'm lucky if I can get the one thing done.
So interesting. None of this information has ever been presented to me by gen. practitioners or endocrinologist. Thank you. ❤
OMG! What a vicious circle ..hypo or hyper...your either laying down or running up a hill. Unless u have a totally stress free life witu no worries and ur happy all the time u wind up with hypo or hyper and they dont know a blasted thing about how to totall heal you
This is why when you start one medication, unless it's an antibiotic you take that one which can trigger the need if a doctor uses the prescription pad, then you may end up taking a slew of medicine when the original problem could have been treated a much better way than big pharma in the beginning.
Thank you Doc!!! I’m taking 2 of the meds you mentioned - metformin 1000 two times a day & Propanonol a small does two times a day. Im still recovering from long covid (Delta) since i was in the hospital mid July 2021. Doctors always thought i had hasimotos & I recently thought that maybe the Thyroid might be interfering with the recovery. Well the 2 meds are connected to this whole thing too. I greatly appreciate this video!!! So we’ll explained. Greatly appreciated! Im subscribing! 😁👍
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I have been on Synthroid for 20+yrs. I have systemic connective tissue disease, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, depression, anxiety, Hashimoto's and other issues like latent TB. I was told when first diagnosed with hypothyroidism and prescribed Synthroid my dr told me to take it first thing in the morning and wait 45 minutes to an hour before eating or having coffee. I am on hydrocodone for pain but only take 1 at night. This you tube presentation is very interesting. My daughter is bi-polar and has had hypothyroidism for years so it's concerning that her Synthroid is being canceled out by her meds. She's fatigued all of the time and also deals with much pain.
This video information will be good to talk to my PCP at my next appt. Thank you!
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Good luck - always check online from reputable sources. I almost ended up in a wheelchair cuz of a statin. Then blood pressure meds, were adding to walking & brain issues. Letting you know just in case.
Always love your in-depth look at thyroid in connection with all the moving parts of diet and life that are overlooked. My problem is with being ADD/Au (late diagnosed) and taking those meds in connection with depression I’m in and my thyroid. I have yet to find an endo and/or psychiatrist versed in this functional side of taking thyroid in consideration first and the right meds for thyroid issues. I was Hashimotos since diagnosed at 30, but over past 9 months things have been in influx and I’m now Hyperthyroid….I am at a huge burnout and would love to know the thyroid gold standard for ADD and depression meds, instead of being pushed the antidepressant gold standard theories that 1) were focused on male treatment as base point and never take into consideration female needs 2.)all mood and hormone start with thyroid/ adrenals, vitamin deficiencies and gut-brain axis, but antidepressants start there- they purposely jump the system. I am also thinking k treatment is a good option, and wondered thoughts/studies on that in relation to thyroid function/health. So appreciative for any guidance that come my way. ❤
good rx sends me emails being on their subscribe list and they said that adhd/add meds boost your thyroid meds, didn't say how much in order to compensate, so i asked dr. westin about it in this comment section, it would be helpful to know in order to get the right dosage of thyroid med to go along with my adderall. btw- pretty name, i always liked that name.
Sadly I take 25 mg of Metoprolol ( a Beta Blocker ) for heart issues and Losartan 75 mg for high blood pressure, which is under control. In addition to a lower carb, lower calorie diet & exercise, I supplement with Berberine & Ceylon Cinnamon in lieu of Metformin. So far I've lost 50 lbs, my A1C dropped from 6.9 to 5.4 and blood lipids & cholesterol are all normal. Love your channel!
The liver converts T4 to T3. If your liver is having problems , it may effect the conversion. The liver needs special care too.
That's where I am at right now.
My ALT is 110. TSH high.
Need to figure this out, asap!
I had a multi nodular goiter attached to my thyroid. After having it and the thyroid gland removed, I was told to go get blood work. I did, and my Dr kept getting mad at me because my levels were never where he wanted them, in order to prescribe synthroid and at what dose. I'm fine! I think it was allowed to balance itself out while I was pregnant and extremely sick, nauseas the entire time. I spilled key tones(?), had several IV bags before I could go home, and even had a reglan pump in my leg AND an IV pole and bag to drag around my Gramma's house for a week. It was rough. But that is when the Drs found the lumps. Since then,mi have had zero issues. 🧡🙏
Dr. Childs, you are one brilliant doctor, BRAVO!! From my own experience 4 decades of it, there are too many mainstream doctors that are all to happy to write prescriptions and never think outside the box with hypothyroidism or metabolic syndrome or hypogonadism! I told my very 1st doctor, all you want to do is hobble me to the grave, then I notice it's one doctor after another with same mentality! But you Dr. Childs are a master/fresh breathe of air in this insane world of depleted physicians that are suppose to help not destroy!!!! "Thank You So Much" for you and your channel!!
Where have you been all my life. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto almost 7 yrs ago.
Love that you have done this video. 🙏
Might have added asthma puffer to that list.🤔
I have noticed over the year that people I have known who went on blood pressure meds would always put on weight suddenly, as well as lose a lot of hair.
Others on anti depressants also put on a lot of weight very quickly.
Great information.
Thank you.🙏
Glad you said this. I went on Spiriva and I think it had alot to do with my thyroid spiking my medication and I went in the hospital for Tachycardia. It was frightening. I couldn't breathe.
Ive taken myself off many of rxs, healed my gut naturally and found herbal medicines that has helped my breathing to keep me off of the puffers. I am shocked at how well these herbs have helped my breathing, my gut and mood in general. I've decided to study herbalism to help myself and my family.
Very irresponsible post! Not all asthma medication have steroids and people can become in danger of a stroke if they don't take their hbp medication!
@@nifflofair6685 my personal experiences and observations are NOT recommendation for anyone.
Even the non steroidal puffer had the same effect on my metabolism.
@@alibern4199 You said, over the last year, people you know. many millions have had hair loss and weight gain after COVID if female, menopause is a huge contributing factor in both. Asthma and HBP are life-threatening illnesses that need to be managed.
Saw this, looked up what NIH had to say about Propranolol, and, I'll be damned, right there on NIH site it verifies what this Doc is saying....and I'm seeing both a cardiologist and my PC, who just put me on levathyroxine as I have hypothyroidism. Been taking it now 6 months. Just saw PC yesterday...now I have more questions.
Needed thyroid since teens, then perimenopause and severe bitchiness put on antidepressants and soon after nuclear ablation for Graves disease, then back on synthroid etc for low hormone, then in 50's needed blood pressure meds, at 60 Type II diabetes. Up and down weight entire life...i was sure some meds caused me to need other meds. Uterine cancer returned after complete hysterectomy, inoperable, taking Keytruda which has lengthened my life but all in all, I'm 70, fat, arthritis limits mobility-thanks for confirming my suspicions----i can excuse some of my behavior as NOT all my fault...and die knowing it might have been worse or different at least.
Wow! Several of these apply to the scripts I take along w my thyroid med. I Appreciate Your Time and Sharing in this regard, wholeheartedly! THANK YOU SO MUCH!❤🎉
I’ve been on sodium valproate 1000mg and pristiq 200mg per day for 17 years. I finally found a doctor who is helping me get off these medications. I no longer have the problems in my life, that brought about the diagnosis- that I had chronic depression and bipolar. My ability to function has improved and I am now without any of the symptoms and the problems that were present at that time, they have disappeared from my life. When I had a blood test, it showed that my thyroid was under functioning. I was then sent for the antibody blood test and my thyroid was normal again. I asked how this could be and the doctor said it must have been a glitch! I’d say that it was a miracle!
I'd say get a few more opinions to confirm the improvement ❤️.
I'm hoping for a miracle for you too!
The pharmacist should know this too,right?
Thx Doc! Used to take 1000mg 2x’s per day of metformin to help w/ managing PCOS... now have switched to same dose of berberine because it’s natural and gentler on my stomach/system. Am also a Hashimoto patient. Hmmm never heard about this interference before 😫?
Very interesting. Thanks so much for all that info. Very good.
Are there any Herbs that interfere with thyroid medications?
I take duloxitine for my fibro and my GAD. I'm a coffee and tea drinker but I take my levo at 5-5:30 in the am and don't drink either of those until 7:30- 8 in the morning. Thanks Dr. Childs.
forgot to mention my Spiriva for my COPD.... I quit the Gerd medication after my Gallbladder removal
Very informative. The way you break it all down is so helpful. I will use some of the information to have better results with my thyroid medication. THANK YOU!
Glad you found it helpful!
What about changing your diet to Whole Foods? Stop eating processed foods and sugar in all forms.
I really appreciate all the information. I was unaware of all the things you listed
Thank you! Time to speak with my doctor.
My husband takes metropol (sp?) For high BP and two different stomach pills for heartburn. Started needing thyroid meds within 6months or less of starting these meds. Stopped BP and thyroid meds for a few years and Dr finally put him back on due to being too high. Thyroid had checked out fine for 10 years and now within a couple years of being back on bp meds, had to go on thyroid meds again. He hates it. And still feels like crap most of the time. Used to have endless energy and now some days resorts to an energy drink so he can work and get things done. Thyroid meds aren't helping. Which we could talk to his PCP and they'd actually listen to some things.
For hbp natural way is a supplement called nattokanese or nitric oxide. Research it. Can be purchased online. For heartburn or reflux try eating a piece of Apple before a meal. Works wonders
About caffeine, I always take Lyvoxal at night before bed, which gives several hours to absorb, and don't have worry about caffeine in the morning
Thank you for the most valuable info that my doctor never bothered to tell me. I hope you will discuss more thyroid issues in future video's. I have had tyroid nodules for 20 years and been on heavy beta blockers even longer. I usually have to ask for a tsh. Medical care sucks where I live.
There is almost NO medical care anymore.
I take my medications and still don't feel good. The actual thyroid medication doesn't not help. Period.
Hello Doctor I take methimazole for graves Disease I'm 53 and been fighting with this hyperactive thyroid
Since 2015 it went on remission after taking methimazole for a year almost 2 yrs i did not take any medication then it came back and i was put on back methimazole i have gerd acid reflux have been taking meds for thar for years also propanol was giving to me by my endocrinologist for the shaking of my hands and sweating fatigue also have high blood pressure asthma
Im a mess I was thinking to use the iodine pill soon. I would not wish hyper thyroid to my worst enemy
If my Doctor from a program I go to
Did not request a thyroid test i would not be here today cause after going twice to the hospital did not have a clue what was wrong thank you for your videos
Most excellent video Dr. Child’s.
Thank you for this vital information. What I'd like to know is *why* does such a large percentage of our population in the US have thyroid problems? Is there any correlation between the massive amount of food additives put in our food and thyroid issues?
Fluoride is added to many municipal water supplies, as well as, chlorine. Enriched Wheat Flour contains bromine. All of those are endocrine disruptors. They overshadow the necessary nutrient of iodine that is needed for the thyroid to function properly.
I think the low fat diet is very damaging also. The body needs good fats like avocado, olive oils. They say back in the day when they used lard for everything thyroid conditions were not as common.
I think a Gabapentine , Lyrica , Cymbalta for nerve pain - Anti-anti anxiety meds like Clonazepan-along with Seroquel & -anticonvulsants for seizures block thyroid hormones - I gained a lot of weight on them -especially, Gabapentine & I have hypothyroid .
Yes. Carbamazepine for my seizures messed up my thyroid and reproductive hormones
Did not know any of this! 50 yrs of steroids for asthma, etc. and low thyroid all that time. Just unbelievable. Thx
What about lexapro? I gained almost 100lbs and monthly cycle ruined unless I take progesterones creams. I’ve slowly lost 60lbs but still can’t lose the last 40lbs.
Hmmm? Listening to this while drinking coffee ☕.
take you thyroid med before drinking coffee, you'll be good to go, give it 30-60mins on an empty stomach, after that, then coffee, it's what i do.
My first time listening and I'm certainly impressed.
Interesting! The only medication I take that could cause an issue, but isn't listed directly, is Linzess. I take it first thing in the morning with my Thyroid med on an empty stomach as prescribed. Might be TMI, but, I don't usually have a BM after the Linzess for about 3 hours after taking it. Am I still getting the full benefit of my thyroid med? You are ABSOLUTLY amazing BTW, I've shared you with everyone I know that has a thyroid issue...even my thyroid doctor!
I am on thyroid medication Levothyroxine and antidepressants, a beta blocker, and a pro-pump inhibitor! And I have felt terrible fatigue for years! Why do doctors not know this?
Takeaway: the less meds, the better. I’m 63, disease free and on zero meds.
Excellent explanations! Thank you!
I just “bumped” into you and WOW! I have been on an acid blocker of one kind or another for probably 40 years! I have been on Lansoprazole currently for at least 15 years. Two years ago I went to an endocrinologist who prescribed methimazole. He said in my last visit he would probably take me off the thyroid med when I go back in August. I’m currently taking 5mg once a week. I feel horrible all the time. I used to trust both doctors but now I don’t trust either one. I’m 75 and am very active but I’m pushing to do everything. I eat clean organic food, don’t drink and have never smoked. I would like to feel good again.
Acid blockers do not cure the problem. They only hide the symptoms. Diet and stress are important and we're really healing guest at home no intestine hot burn et cetera.
@@sharlesb7735 Dr Berg just uses information he finds from articles that other people have put out, not from his own research or training. He's posing.
@@dr-fd8zn not entirely fair. Why do any doctors or scientists publish if not to share and inform one another? Is every doctor expected to treat people in a vacuum, never having learned from anyone, just using their own primary research? Of course not. If you find someone who is good at “joining the dots” (assuming Dr Berg is) then that is good
@@sharlesb7735 I’ve also been on Lansoprazole for decades, got done to about 10mg per day by opening the capsule and discarding some. I can’t get off it though without massive reflux. I have a hietal hernia and so any acid I make comes up. It’s a miserable existence. Would HCl also help me?
@@dr-fd8zn he finds and analyses the info. With his extensive experience in how the body functions correctly he is able to sort through the lies that we have been fed to keep us hooked on pharmaceuticals. His method is the natural one that our bodies are only trying to heal ourselves and whatever shows up is due to stress, and toxins both environmental and what we eat.
Wow, this explains a lot of symptoms my healthcare could not explain. How could this information be passed forward quicker to GP's?
I was taking carvedilol which I have been taken off off because of my BP being completely unstable now. It goes up and down pretty low sometimes but I have a massive ulcer which has bled through several times and am taking sucralfate and pantoprazole which was only supposed to be for 4 months but here I am a year later. I've been intubated two times due to blood loss from the ulcers. I had weight loss surgery and the ulcer is on the surgical site where my esophagus and new stomach are fused together. My thyroid levels are extremely low and my hair is almost gone! I used to have the thickest hair. I'm on depression medicine and anxiety medication. I have 100% occlusion to my RCA. I've had two catherizations unsuccessful and no Dr./surgical team want to attempt to fix me. 🥺 I'm receiving iron infusions but that's it. I'm weak, malnutrition and constantly falling with no strength to get myself up. I'm only 46 and have been told there's nothing more that can be done to help me. I'm told major surgery will come if the ulcer finishes eating through my stomach wall which it's not far from happening. As for my blocked artery they pretty much say the same. My body did form a passage on it's own for blood to flow to my heart through a small vein or vessel and is doing ok as long as I do nothing. I'm miserable. I'm not the sit still kind of person. I just wish there was something that could be done to fix me. I have 5 kids ages 8 to 29 and I can't fathom leaving them on this earth so early in life. I've had to start preparing my oldest daughter and she doesn't want to hear it. 😭 I had no idea these meds would impact my thyroid but now see the time frame for the drop in thyroid function and being put on the medications being very close. I'm not sure stopping them would help me at this point.
I believe where you stated that antidepressants interfere w/ levothyroxine. I tried telling Dr.s that head meds do not work for me. Right now I feel horrible, been like this for months, can barely think straight, so thank you for your advise.
I don't ever remember being told of ANY of this!!!
Wow didn't know this I go to my Dr. Next week & will be asking some questions Thank you
Welcome!
Dr. Child’s are you seeing any patients who have had issues with thyroid function post Covid?
Post infection thyroiditis, yes.
My doctor is only interested in referring me to her other doctor friends and prescribing stuff that causes more harm than good 😢
I read somewhere that metformin can actually decrease thyroid antibodies in cases like autoimmune hashimotos. What is your take on that? And if it does this, would it be actually beneficial to take if you do have hashimotos? Also, maybe you can make a video on insulin resistance and hashimotos? Because I also read somewhere that they are linked, but can’t seem to find any good videos about it.
I've also heard that Metformin lowers thyroid antibodies but my doctor laughed me out of the room when I requested it.
Metformin is a different name of Glucophage and I don’t know if I spelled that correctly. Anyway, I looked it up and when questions are asked online about this medicine, indirect answers are mostly given. Supposedly given to help ‘control blood sugar,’ it’s name actually means ‘sugar eater.’ This prescription harms the liver (serious diarrhea) and kidneys (which makes sense, because the kidneys are supposedly damaged on a long term meat-only diet).
I’m not ‘qualified’ by the knowing people to share this information, so please look the other way.
Wow I thought you had long hair, then realised it’s the chair, time to get my eyes checked 🤣
Good explanation 👍
Hi- anti-anxiety Desvenlafaxine succnt ER 100mg. Started sone version in 2005. On birth-control pill. Hypothyroidism diagnosed in 2007. MS diagnosis in 1994. I’m 65yo woman. All happening during per-menopause and after.
Yes, I’m on a beta blocker blood pressure med and take opioids for chronic pain. I’ve had a goiter on my thyroid for years. I have hypothyroidism. I have zero energy which really makes me sad. I’m on 9 scripts in all. I go to an endocrinologist for thyroid. He prescribed synthroid. I wish doctors knew what they were doing. Thank you but I don’t see how I can’t fix this. All I have for a GP is a NP.
Had No Idea morning coffee and meds = not a good idea at all 😮 THANKS
Wow I'm so overwhelmed! Is there any way I can be contacted to discuss seeing you as a Patient? I really need help with hypothyroid disease and it's' affects. 😪
I am on thyroid medicine and I didn’t know coffee affected the medicine and I do take Anelo amlodipine and met Forman for my blood pressure and my diabetes. Thanks for the info.
can i take my thyroid med's with JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK..................
Not sure I understand the question.
@@drwestinchilds I have tsh very low 0.06 and t3,t4 are good and I’m feeling ok, what should I do in tHis case please
@@salimachernane5557 Me too
Nope
@@drwestinchilds whiskey
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I take thyroid medicine. Started with graves. It was treated at 16 with radioactive iodine. At 17 discovered that too much of the thyroid was destroyed. Started medication for underactive thyroid. In my late 20's I started taking propranolol for irregular heart rhythm, likely caused by my thyroid not balanced. In my 40's I started taking daily pantoloc for acid reflux. No diet options given. For years I have not been able to lose weight. I do not yoyo in weight. Just stay the same for years. I now take a low dose high blood pressure pill. Metabolism is low. Heart rate is low. I am moderately active. Eat poorly. But not a junk food eater. Very few calories. 500 to 800 per day. Lack of appetite.
With all my concerns, neither GP or druggist put this together.
I do not drink, smoke or take recreational drugs.
I understand exactly what you are going through. I live when I went to a new doctor and the first thing out of her mouth was...."food is not your friend". Between my under active thyroid, my MVP and my back injury, I feel trapped in a slow moving body.
Good stuff doc. Thanks😊
I was recently on narcotics and I felt a tightness in my throat as if my thyroid was choking it out. No idea if that was actually the case, but it was definitely an undesirable side effect of opoids (in my case percocet).
I have the same problem with my throat I was beginning to think I was crazy..I feel like there’s a knot and I get wheeze do you also get wheeze with the tightening or does it feel like a heart beating in you throat
Almost sounds like an allergic reaction.
Im so happy to run across your channel. I wish more doctors looked at how all the medications affects their patients and realized how some could be making the situation worse. Please continue to use your platform to educate and I seriously believe that the information you are providing is not only helping patients, but other doctors and nurses as well. Today, many doctors have gotten lazy, in my opinion and for lack of a better word, in really getting to the root of the problem. Im sure it may be partly to deviating from the Text Book answer and being held liable. I really appreciate the few, like yourself, who take things a step further by analyzing the problem and not just prescribing a drug simply based on the symtoms with no regard to underlying issues and how everything intertwines.
Thank you. New subscriber here❤
Is caffeine free coffee fine with thyroid meds?
Goodness I’m in big trouble most sll those medications your speaking about I’m taking not one person has ever explained this how ever of sll the doctors I’ve seen for hyperthyroidism has never said this but fid so done kind of search with other interactions eith meds and supplements I took but not one word or thing has been th completely check now I’m preparing to have my tutor completely removed but nothing has been mentioned about other meds interactions after thank you I hope your for real this has been much on my mind in researching as well
I had Hashimotos then Thyroid Cancer. I no longer have a Thyroid and take NDT every day.
I took Tramadol for years for CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia. Though I recently weaned myself off it because I didn't like being so dependent on such an adictive drug.
I take a Beta Blocker each day to slow my heart rate as I have a permanent irregular heart beat.
I dont know if it is connected to one of the drugs mentioned (for diarrhoea). I have IBS and take quite a lot of Loperamide for diarrhoea.
I would say I cant do without Loperamide or Bisoprolol
Thank you so much for this info doctor! Night taken will be much better!
Appreciate the time you put into finding these facts. You’ve got this right.Thank you!!!
Yes I am taking Lexapro 10 mg, before it was 20 mg.I also take Thyroiudem. I feel terrible every day for 10 years almost. Doctor don't know anything. I love in Holland. Bad tinnitus too.
In regards to cat 4, I’m assuming guru recommendation be to take estrogen in the evenings so as to not interfere with the absorption of the external thyroid hormone ? Same with coffee? Maybe drink it later ? Also - what about people who naturally “go” in the morning? Would you recommend taking the med sometime in the middle of the night ? Maybe if / when you wake up to pee?
Michelle, you are so silly. It’s simple. Estrogen and caffeine in the morning and thyroid at night just before bed. Are you ok? Better yet take estrogen by patch delivery not by pill for various other health benefits.
@@elsagrace3893except thyroid meds need to be taken on an empty stomach and most people are pretty full by evening. It’s not a bad idea to set an alarm and take it a few hours before you get up if you’re one to have coffee and breakfast right away.
Thanks for this Doc. Been using Metformin for years and I am on Thyroid Tab as i am low.
Question: I got subacute thyroiditis almost a year ago, my thyroid was in a hyperactive state then later became hypoactive. My doctors were contributing to watch my thyroid labs hoping to have them level out eventually. Recently I had an unusual thing happen. I had SIBO, was prescribed Xifaxan and neomycin for 2 weeks, I finished that then got a tick bite and took a one time loading dose of doxycycline. As a side note I have a history of c-diff 18 years ago but my gut has been fragile ever since. I have microscopic colitis and I was instructed to take a course of budesonide for the colitis. I had waited a few days after the SIBO treatment and doxy then started the first day of taking the budesonide, that day I also took adderall because I have ADHD. Later that same day I felt like I was getting sick. I felt irritable, nauseated, no appetite, my Apple Watch was alerting me for high heart rate while resting (even sleeping) I was extremely tired (absolutely no energy) and chilled/cold. My previous TSH was about size. When I went to the endocrinologist 2 days after that episode of feeling sick after taking budesonide and adderall, my TSH was 2 ish. Later that day I was admitted to hospital for a critical low potassium and I had a non conclusive questionable positive cdiff (+PCR/-toxin). I had my TSH recheck upon admission to hospital )same day as previous TSH of 2ish, this time my TSH was 6ish. Do you see that much of a fluctuation in TSH in one day? Could the budesonide (glucocorticoid) plus adderall (indirect dopamine agonist) cause such a decrease in TSH? I winks be interested in hearing your feedback. Thank you!
I'm rxd Adderall and it really depletes my TSH. It is a dopamine agonist. FT3.mid range. FT4 upper normal range. My TSH is usually undetected. So endos always trying to lower dose.
Even on lower doses results usually same. My TSH was 65 decades ago.
If someone has acid reflex, the last thing you want to do is give them antacid……
Prescribe them apple cider vinegar. They are low on stomach acid. 💯
Your videos are very helpful and informative.
Does metformin being bad for thyroid mean that berberine is harmful too?
From what I have read, Metformin lowers TSH, but this is a falsely lower result. So if docs only look at TSH they may be mistaken if they think the result is true, (and not lowered because of Metformin)
They may lower the patient's thyroid dose or not think the patient is hypo or becoming hypo.
In my opinion, T4 & T3, or FT4 & FT3 should also be done for more revealing results when on Metformin.
Also, Biotin, a B vitamin, is used by labs to test for TSH (and lots of other hormone tests). Taking Biotin will also give falsely lowered TSH. Doctors have been made aware of this for decades, but many do not ask their patients to stop taking Biotin (also in B complex) or if the patient has taken Biotin in the days preceding the TSH test.
I'm so glad i found your channel! I've been on pantoprazole for about 20 years and on celexa. My husband has been having terrible trouble with getting his hypo/hashimotos under control. He's on a couple of these. We'll have to talk to our doc and see what we can do to change these meds!
Pantoprazole cause nerve damage I am battling with gastritis
Still want stories? I take levothyroxine, 1.25MCG Hypothyroidism. Baldness, sluggish and weight gain. Post menopausal, not taken hormone therapy. I take morphine, hydro codeine. Tramadol until recently. OTC fiber and lots of water. My T4 fell below the normal range during the last set of blood work. Can I function without the pain meds? I have several herniated discs, 3 compression fractures, and the L4/L5 disc vanished and L4 slammed down hard on L5. I have a pretty aggressive spinal arthritis, Spondylosis, severe and spinal stenosis. I took Tagamet for over 25 years, before it was known to be a problem.
Wow...I did not know about all of this. Thank you! I'll be to talk to my doctor about all of this. I'm on levothyroxine, for hypothyroidism. I also take an antidepressant, as well as a high dose of gabapentin, 3600mgs a day for chronic pain. I'll definitely talk to my doctor about all of this. Thank you for the information!
I take 200 mcg levothyroxine daily. Every dr is shocked by the amount but no one tries to figure out the issue. And yep been on propanonal for many years and Pepcid.
Fluoride also inhibits thyroid
It definitely can!
No it doesn't!
It displaces iodine.
Whatever the truth the U.K. is going to put more fluoride in our water. That isn’t
good at all. I have been advised to buy a water distiller. My mother’s dentist
hated fluoride many years ago. Said it caused cancer? We don’t want more of
fluoride here!🇬🇧
@@bonnierobinson8684 yes it does.
Then WHY the hell would doctors prescribe these meds to a thyroid patient in the first place ? I can't understand why any doctor would do it. It only leads me to question a doctors abilities of what it means to be a vigilant doctor. Doctors should know what and WHAT NOT to prescribe to a thyroid patient. I have had many problems in the past with doctors who have poor medical knowledge. NOW I find I have to question them at every turn. I'm losing my faith in mainstream docfors. I now have to rely on TH-cam to research my fathers physicians, and their knowledge to do the RIGHT thing w/ out putting my fathers health in jeopardy. Even his cardiologist pushed him to take baby aspirin every day. He developed internal bleeding from that. Baby aspirin should NOT be taken every day, only about twice a week because it stays in the system for a prolonged amount of time. So that's what a cardiologist stupidity did. I'm becoming a disbelieve in modern mainstream medicine.
Wow, I've been on propranolol for anxiety and fluoxetine for depression for more than a year. Started gaining so much weight and I was always very skinny, feeling extremely tired most of the time and thyroid gland feels swollen on one side.
I'm on the same meds as well as hydroxyzine for anxiety my weight goes up and down like a rollercoaster I've taken these for over a yr no problems
I quit caffeine 100% not even chocolate or decaf of any kind. My lifelong anxiety disappeared, but it took 3 months to lose the effects of the caffeine I had before.
@@shannonhines5599 No Problems, except your weight goes up and down like a rollercoaster
Hmm...and why is it that doctors do not know this?? Or a pharmacist?
Mind boggling. 🧐 And try to 'educate' your doctor, you get accused of having a Google medical degree.
I am on cymbalta (20 years) for fibromyalgia and depression. Been on Levo for many years. Seems it’s unknown by most doctors that it’s almost impossible to get of cymbalta without in patient care! I don’t think I need it but can’t stop it! Could you address this? Thank you!
I'm on two of these. Methadone for a very good reason, and Zoloft for depression. I wish I could simply switch the pain meds to CBD but that is laughable as far as effectiveness. I love CBD and its possibilities don't get me wrong.
CBD made the difference for me being at 8 pain scale to zero!! But be aware that CBD products are insanely different. I make my own!
All doctors should google what medications affect blood sugar and thyroid as medication websites list it. Public knowledge now. But often doctors don’t warn about it. They never check. Sometimes can just space the medications further apart.