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It's my intention as the author of "Your Thyroid and You" to open - mindedly publish the answers to questions that have been predominate in the struggles and frustrations of having a Thyroid condition, directly focusing on areas of healing that have proven over time to be beneficial in on going Thyroid support, with the.................www.junk/removed/

The  site  is constantly  being  developed as a resource of  Thyroid  Australia (Brisbane) to assist any one who has been diagnosed and wants to become aware of what their Thyroid means to them, within the pursuit of improved health and well being.

The overall design of this site is a clean, uncluttered direct and responsive facility, easily navigated and user friendly.

For over twenty years Thyroid Australia Ltd  helped people with Thyroid conditions and recognising the importance to include relatives and friends within in the support structure, helping to keep relationships and friend ships in tact through the long and usually trying times of Thyroid treatment.

Thyroid Australia (Brisbane) in our 18 pluss years of public support is committed to that tradition.

The frame work of this web site has been constructed from knowledge of support criteria that is known to be beneficial to the improvement of quality of life for people with all types of Thyroid conditions.

There are no herbal or other alternative therapies that will 'Cure' Hashimoto's or rebuild the thyroid or rebuild Thyroid function (except small amounts of iodine in the case of iodine deficiency). Any therapies that promise any of things may be potentially dangerous. The natural desicated hormone must be obtained as an extract from the thyroid of some animal. This hormone is not found in anything that grows in the ground.

The quality of supplements is up to the manufacturer and not all of them are honourable or even careful. Batches of herbs are often imported from third world countries where they may have been grown or harvested in questionable surroundings and treated with unknown chemicals.

Some herbal and related remedies that are now promoted were the foundation of the medical treatment of thyroid disease in the past. Some have fallen by the wayside because they do not work or do not work as well as the current mainstream therapies.

No Indian Herbal Medicine - Chinese Medicine - Un Scientific or extreme Alternative Medical Practices will be published on this web site, or discussed for the purpose of Thyroid support by Thyroid Australia (Brisbane). 

One area that always is a contentious issue is the ability to communicate with medical professionals, who may or may not be up to speed with the development of a large range of underlying health issues, contributed to by a Thyroid condition.

As you drift through the pages of “Your Thyroid and You”, it will become obvious that the insight derived from over 18 years of experience and dedication freely providing Thyroid support across Australia and beyond, that every Thyroid enquiry is treated as personal support for that individual.

The reality is that you are an individual and deserve to be treated as such, not being pigeon holed as a part of the populous but to find the right balance of Thyroid and related health care treatment for you.

 One size does not fit all.

  

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         WE WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE

• SUPPORT

• HELP

• UNDERSTANDING

• CARE

• TRANSPARENCY

         THE REALITY IS THAT YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL

 The sad story is... there are too many desperate people, researching in the wrong places and falling victim to frustration and financial loss, which is about all you get from long and diffuse Thyroid / Health issues by having the very doctors we put our trust into on a different page.I am not condemning all Doctors but some in the medical profession do need a wake up call and show more interest in their patients well being.This is a brief disclosure of over 18 years of ongoing Thyroid and related medical conditions support.

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Drug Interactions and Thyroid function⁠ 

Your Thyroid and You: - Talk to your Chemist 

Talking to your Chemist especially if you are having unidentified issues with your Thyroid medication is FREE and Immediate also makes a lot of common sense. Your Chemist can advise on Pharmaceutical barriers to Thyroid health / function to discuss with your doctor

Some medications and supplements may interfere with Oroxine include the following:

This is not an exhaustive list and it is highly recommended you discuss with your Chemist your Thyroid medication in relation to the drugs you are taking, including supplements which are often not considered.

Your Chemist who usually has a data base of your medications can identify possible substances that may interfere with Thyroxine T4 absorption, which in turn can affect the conversion of T4 to T3

- Anticoagulants (blood thinners): e.g. Warfarin (discuss with a

  Pharmacist modern Anticoagulants are alright to take)

- Antidepressants: e.g. Lithium, Zoloft

- Medicines for Diabetes: i.e. Insulin

- Some Heart Drugs

- Beta blockers (discuss with a Pharmacist as some are not a (problem)

- Cholesterol lowering drugs containing Cholestyramine

- Corticosteriods: e.g. Prednisolone (Prednisone)

- Oral Contraceptives

- HRT containing Oestrogen

- Epileptic drugs: e.g. Phenytoin

- Some Antituberculosis Agents

- Iron supplements

- Calcium supplements

- Vitamin E supplements 

- Antacids containing Aluminium Hydroxide and Calcium  Carbonate

- Do not take Vitamin E: - People with Thyroid conditions that have pre-existing Heart Disease, Diabetes: 250 IU capsule is 833% of  RDA; 

 

 Trying to make sense of the receipts of life and suffering of good people.