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Re: can drugs affect hypothyroidism test results?

Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on April 30, 2009, at 6:16:07

In reply to can drugs affect hypothyroidism test results?, posted by frillyknickers on April 29, 2009, at 14:24:38

> I'm on a number of drugs that affect metabolism (adderall, wellbutrin) and I know hypothyroidism is essentially about your metabolism, so I was wondering if there'd be crossover.
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> if I'm taking these drugs and get blood work done, could it "mask" the results if I actually have hypothyroidism?

I do actually think Adderal and wellbutrin might increase thyroid output, but I'm not sure. But I don't think one can treat hypothyroidism with anything other than thyroid meds, so if you have hypothyroidism it would show on blood tests. What symptoms do you have of hypothyroidism? Even if you are told you are normal, there's a lot of controversy over what a normal blood test is these days. TSH over 3 is many places considered hypothyroidism, and TSH above 2 is considered suspisciosu. If your Free T3 is in the lower end of normal that might also be considered hypothyroidism.


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