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Does Actalin Help A Person With Pan-hypopituitarism?

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Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2015
Question: I am pan--hypopituitary, following pituitary surgery & radiation.
I take levothyroid, prednisone and humatrope qd. How will ACTALIN support my health? Can ACTALIN help when I have no thyroid or adrenal function? [from 1985 - Dx acromegaly with some hyperpituitary]
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Answered by Dr. Shehzad Topiwala (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Pituitary

Detailed Answer:
No.

To the best of my knowledge, there is no published medical report in world endocrine literature that substantiates the role of Actalin in a person with pan-hypopituitarism, and for that matter even in individuals with any type of thyroid condition.

I have occasionally reviewed Actalin information and find it to be lacking on sound and solid scientific basis.

Most thyroid and endocrine experts and authorities have not recommended it's use in any thyroid problem.
I hope you are seeing an endocrinologist regularly as the pituitary condition you have requires the expertise of one.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Does Actalin Help A Person With Pan-hypopituitarism?

Brief Answer: Pituitary Detailed Answer: No. To the best of my knowledge, there is no published medical report in world endocrine literature that substantiates the role of Actalin in a person with pan-hypopituitarism, and for that matter even in individuals with any type of thyroid condition. I have occasionally reviewed Actalin information and find it to be lacking on sound and solid scientific basis. Most thyroid and endocrine experts and authorities have not recommended it's use in any thyroid problem. I hope you are seeing an endocrinologist regularly as the pituitary condition you have requires the expertise of one.