>
>....I was shocked to find out that my
> thyroid medicine, Synthroid, has *lactose* in it!
> It also has confectioner's sugar in it. And here I
> thought I had cut out all dairy and sugar from my
> diet.
>
> <sigh>
>
> Vickie
I find that very interesting. I have treated headaches very successfully
since I have learned that almost all of them are reactions to substances
that were inhaled or ingested---usually ingested.
The biggest culprit is dairy and chocolate.(after that MSG, aspartame,
and other allergens). I suspect strongly that casein is the agent, and
the reaction is allergy. But all pateints who react to dairy with
headaches, or whatever (pain, skin problems, neurological) also react to
chocolate, only worse. Even chocolate that contains no dairy. I don't
know why that is.
But back to synthroid, I have had several patients (women) who failed to
respond to diet manipulation, and in each case I told them I suspected
synthroid. One of these women began having chronic headaches five years
after starting synthroid. After 10 years on synthroid, her doctor
changed to another thyroid med (I don't know why). The pharmacist
misprinted the instructions on the bottle. She was to continue taking
one a day, but the bottle read "Apply twice daily." She thought it was
kind of weird, but began taking two a day. Her headaches doubled in
intensity. The doctor discovered the mistake when she called his office
after 15 days and informed him she was out of pills. Back on a one a day
dose, her headaches subsided to her usual chronic level.
Of course, I can't advise a patient to stop meds (I'm a chiropractor),
so I advised her to discuss it with her doctor. The doctor told her she
MUST take thyroid medication---forever.
Maybe so, but I have also noticed a high incidence of women patients who
have confirmed milk allergy who take thyroid meds.
My suspicion (very strong) is that thyroid dysfunction is a symptom of
milk allergy. I would rather try a dairy free diet than meds for life.
Maybe it wouldn't work, and probably not in every case, but......
Just some rambling observations for your disposal.
Daniel A. Twogood, D.C.
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