Treatment for Hypothyroidism

By: Tabitha Norvell  insuliteangel29@gmail.com

I have had a lot of women that I talk to explain to me that they are concerned about Hypothyroidism along with PCOS. I have done a couple of blogs prior to this one explaining what Hypothyroidism is and what to expect with it. Today  I am going to give a list of treatments that I have found.

Please note if you think you have Hypothyroidism you need to get in and have your doctor test you. The information that I have published here is information that I have researched on the internet. I am not a doctor and can only share what I have found.

www.pcos.about.com/od/normalmentstrualcycle/a/thyroid.html
http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com/PCOS-and-Thyroid-Disorders.php

Medications used to treat Hypothyroidism:

Levothyroxine aka L- Thyroxine
   - Tablet you take by mouth (Please follow your doctors orders on this)
   - Used to treat Hypothyroidism
   - Reverses Hypothyroidism symptoms
Side effects:
    - weight loss
    - tremor
    - headache
    - nausea
    - vomiting
    - diarrhea
    - stomach cramps 
    - nervousness
    - irritability
    - insomnia
    - excessive sweating
    - increased appetite
    - fever
    - changes in menstrual cycle
    - sensitivity to heat
    - temporary hair loss, particularly in children during the first month of therapy
If you experience chest pain or rapid or irregular heart beat or pulse contact your doctor immediately.

This information was found at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000684/

Liothyronine
  - Tablet taken by mouth (Please follow your doctors orders on this)
  - Used to treat Hypothyroidism
  - Reverses Hypothyroidism symptoms
Side effects:
   - Headache
   - Irritability
   - Nervouseness
   - Sweating
Please let your doctor know if you have Diabetes, are pregnant or breast feeding before taking this medication.

This information was found at http://women.emedtv.com/liothyronine/liothyronine.html

Liotrix Aka Thyroiar
   - Tablet taken by mouth
Side Effects:
  - Fatigue
  - sluggishness
  - increase weight
  - alopecia
  - palpitations
  - dry skin
  - urticaria
  - headache
  - hyperhidrosis
  - pruritus
  - asthenia
  - increased blood pressure
This information was found at http://www.frx.com/pi/thyrolar_pi.pdf

I hope that this information helps answers questions that any of you may have. If I did not cover something that you want to know about please let me know and I will see what information I can find on it.

Again if you think that you have Hypothyroidism please get in to see your doctor and follow what the doctor prescribes for you.

Thank you for reading my blogs!
Tabitha