taking drugs

[carolyna]

hi i have been on thyroxine for about 4yrs, i  developed over active after my daughters birth, then it went the other way , my hair is so thin and it used to b so thick , is there a way of taking a natural remedy like high dose of iodine rather than drugs .? i have started taking eve primrose that has helped a bit but i'm worried about taking drugs  4 too long . thnx

[stella5349]

I don't think that is talked about much over here as a solid treatment and I am very leery of it to some degree too.

I know there is talk about iodine on the Complementary Med Forum. You could try there. It seems a few people know some information on this.

[Super_sally888]

Hi,

if you have hypothyroid the only treatment is to take T4 or another thyroid med (armor, or combination of T3 and t4).

You need to have your thyroid levels monitored at least annually to check that your levels are still ok.  More often if your levels are fluctuating.

of course healthy diet, multivitamin and regular exercise will also help in keeping your body in best possible condition.

Hope this helps.