The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped organ composed of two symmetrical lobes one on each side of the windpipe.
Hi guys dr albert here welcome back to the channel in this video we will be talking about the thyroid function the medications that are used and what foods vitamins and minerals you should incorporate into your done lifestyle to maintain a naturally healthy functioning thyroid gland now the thyroid gland is this beautiful butterfly shaped organ composed of two
Symmetrical lobes one on each side of the windpipe the thyroid gland synthesizes and releases thyroid hormones which are solely responsible for our overall health such as our metabolism cardiac respiration and brain system functions body temperature body weight there’s also skin dryness menstrual cycles in women and also cholesterol levels now there are two
Conditions that can arise from a dysfunctional thyroid gland and the first being is hypothyroidism and this is an under active thyroid gland and the most common cause of hypothyroidism is hashimoto’s disease the second condition that can arise from a dysfunctional thyroid gland is hyperthyroidism and this is an overactive thyroid gland and the most common cause is
Graves disease now your doctor looks at two lab values and this is usually conducted through a blood work to determine your thyroid function and the first level that they look at is t4 the normal range for t4 is 0.7 to 1.9 nanograms per deciliter and tsh is the second lab value that they look at and the normal range for tsh is 0.3 to 3 milli international units
Per liter you know you definitely want to make sure you get your t4 and tsh checked every 68 weeks until you thyroid or your levels for your thyroid function or back to normal and then six months later and then a yearly follow-up with your doctor is recommended now with hypothyroidism we see a deficiency of t4 and an elevated tsh and the most common medication
That is prescribed in practice for hypothyroidism is levothyroxine which is the generic form for tyrosine or synthroid so based off of your um thyroid function your doctor prescribes levothyroxine and levothyroxine comes in a range of 25 micrograms all the way up to 300 micrograms levothyroxine is a daily dose tablet it’s preferably best to take it on an empty
Stomach first thing in the morning half an hour before breakfast and you want to make sure you separate levothyroxine about one to four hours apart from any other vitamins that you may be taking such as vitamins a vitamin d vitamin e and vitamin k any weight loss medications such as orostat or ally any iron supplements should also be taken one to four hours apart
From your thyroid medication the most common side effects of levothyroxine uh include uh increased heart rate rash weight loss irritability and if you experience any of these side effects you definitely want to follow up with your prescriber other medications that are prescribed for hypothyroidism include leothyronine and cytomel now levothyroxine is pregnancy
Category a safe and it’s also safe during breastfeeding and if you have any questions in regards to levothyroxine or any of the side effects please consult your prescriber now in the case of hyperthyroidism the most common medications that we see in practice are methymizal and the normal dosage from methymisal are 50 to 20 milligrams every eight hours until you
Thyroid is achieved and then the patient is switched to 5 to 10 milligrams every day the second medication that is seen in practice is ptu or propylthiouracil and the normal dosage for ptu is 50 to 150 milligrams every eight hours until you thyroid has been achieved now ptu is preferred during the first trimester and then the patient is switched to methymizal
After the first trimester most common side effects of both of these include rash gi upset and if you experience any of these symptoms uh definitely want to consult with your prescriber now the best foods to incorporate into your diet and lifestyle would be foods that are rich in vegetables and fruits so highly recommend kale dandelion spinach all sorts of berries
Into your diet and lifestyle also iodine containing products such as fish cod and tuna definitely want to incorporate vitamins such as vitamin b12 also found in beets in spinach selenium which is highly abundant in brazil nuts also zinc which is highly abundant in pumpkin seeds also and try to incorporate ginger and turmeric for more information on ginger and
Turmeric i’ll go ahead and link the videos down under the comment section below so with all that being said i really hope you enjoyed this video hit that likes button go ahead and leave a comment down in the comment section below thank you and we’ll see in the next video
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Thyroid Medication | How to Them & WHEN TO STOP! | Dr. Eilbra Younan By Dr. Eilbra Younan