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Why Is Water Pill Is Suggested For Thyroid?
My question is this...I have been on thyroid meds for a long time then in the last 5-6 yrs I have been on levothyroxin as well to help with water retention. Why do I take the water pill if the thyroid pill is a sodium based pill? Doesn t the sodium cause water retention? If I get off of the thyroid pill, then maybe I can stop the water pill as well? just curious.
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
water pill is a diuretic used to flush out extra water from body,
you are not benefited with this pill, it is harm ful in long period.
ask your doctor to stop it ,
continue thyroid medicine,
keep T S H at 2.5 to 3.
you can take calcium with vit.D3 ,
get blood test for ,
uric acid,
sugar,
lipid profile to check side effects of diuretics,
take care.
you are not benefited with this pill, it is harm ful in long period.
ask your doctor to stop it ,
continue thyroid medicine,
keep T S H at 2.5 to 3.
you can take calcium with vit.D3 ,
get blood test for ,
uric acid,
sugar,
lipid profile to check side effects of diuretics,
take care.
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