When many people hear that this drug contains [hormones], they have resistance in their hearts and do not want to eat it. They think that [hormones can make people fat] [become addicted, just like drugs].
In fact, the [hormone] that people are afraid of in their minds is adrenocortical hormone, and the commodity is called prednisone or prednisone. The thyroxine eaten by patients with thyroid diseases is completely different from what people call [hormone]. This hormone is not another hormone, so there is no need to worry so much.
This hormone is not another hormone
Thyroid hormone was originally produced in the human body and was originally one of the hormones in the human body itself. At present, it is believed that taking appropriate amount of thyroxine according to the doctor’s advice has no side effects.
The premise of no side effects is:
1. Follow the doctor’s advice and gradually increase the dose from a small dose.
If you take a large dose of thyroid hormone at the beginning, it may cause angina pectoris, especially for patients with poor heart or elderly patients.
Step 2: Be moderate
A small amount does not work, a large amount, of course, will be harmful to the body. This is just like eating, eating less hungry, eating more will also prop up the stomach.
Of course, there is a special case, that is, patients with hypothyroidism after isotope iodine 131 treatment have different medication methods. Specific analysis of specific problems, please ask your doctor more.
At present, thyroxine drugs used for the treatment of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hypothyroidism include euthyroxine, Retix, Jiaheng, thyroxine tablets, etc. Most patients need to take drugs for a long time or for life.
Pregnancy, childbirth and breast-feeding are all at the same time.
The above understanding is that this hormone can be eaten, but when it comes to pregnancy, childbirth and lactation, the vast majority of patients hesitate again, and what’s more, they stop taking the drug directly.
It is not recommended to stop taking drugs for any disease without authorization. In the same sentence, it is absolutely right to ask a doctor more.
Thyroxine rarely passes through the placenta and has no direct impact on the fetus. There are no special circumstances and it should be taken continuously.
According to research, women with hypothyroidism are prone to abortion, that is to say, the risk of not eating may be greater.
Thyroxine is originally a necessary hormone produced by the human body, and it is even more impossible to stop taking thyroxine at this critical moment of pregnancy. On the contrary, stopping taking thyroxine will bring certain risks.
After the baby is born, the mother should not refuse to breast-feed the baby because she is taking thyroxine. As long as the thyroid function is maintained at a normal level, taking thyroxine can breast-feed the baby and has no adverse effect on the child.
It is also important to note that, Generally speaking, the thyroxine requirement during pregnancy is large, and most of them can be restored to the thyroxine requirement before pregnancy after delivery. Of course, this also varies from person to person. Blood thyroid function examination is required to adjust the dosage of medicine. Therefore, you should communicate more with your endocrinologist at the critical moments of pregnancy and lactation.
Adhere to medication, regular inspection
Some people [stopped using thyroxine because they took cold medicine], others [did not take thyroxine if they did not take it well with hypertension medicine], and there was no need to stop using thyroxine when taking other drugs. If they were really not sure and were not at ease, it was better to consult an experienced doctor, and not to stop using thyroxine on their own initiative.
It is not a good thing to try to stop taking drugs. Some patients think it is not necessary to continue taking drugs after taking thyroid drugs and their thyroid gland becomes smaller and their physical condition also becomes better. Because thyroxine will not change obviously in a short period of time, this often makes patients mistakenly believe that the disease has been cured.
However, after stopping the drug for a certain period of time, it is possible to return to the bad state before taking the drug, even worse than the state when the drug was first ill. Therefore, you must not stop the drug by yourself, and you must consult your doctor when stopping the drug.
Just as cars need regular maintenance, thyroid function also needs regular examination to understand its condition and adjust the dosage of drugs according to the examination results.