Taking Levothyroxine and Potassium CL together?
I was prescribed Triamterene (Maxzide) and Potassium CL together for edema (leaky veins) about 1 month ago. All is going well, but presently they are putting me Levothyroxine (Synthroid) due to hyprothyrodism. A friend of mine said I should be careful about taking the Potassium and Levothyroxine together, but I can't find anything on the net in the order of it. Also, are there any foods I should avoid eating while taking these meds?
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I wouldn't be worried about taking the levothyroxine and the potassium together- I'd be worried just about the triamterene and the potassium together.
Diuretics are commonly given for edema to help your body pee out that extra water. With the water, your body also pees out a bunch of potassium, and low potassium is unpromising for your heart. That's why doctors give potassium supplements with diuretics. However, some diuretics are worse than others at "wasting" your body's potassium. Triamterene is actually not- it's call a "potassium sparing diuretic," which means that it doesn't cause your body to waste potassium- it truly helps your body retain potassium. It's not usually prescribed with potassium supplements because it doesn't cause your body to lose potassium close to other diuretics.
It sounds to me like your doctor prescribed the potassium with the diuretic as a combo without thinking it's surplus in this case. It may even cause your potassium to elevate too much, which is also unpromising for your heart.
Of course- yours could be a special case, if you have low potassium in broad, but potassium supplements aren't usually prescribed with Maxzide.
I'd call your doctor and ask him to check your potassium levels and be paid sure that you aren't taking too much. Tell him your pharmacist said there's an interaction between those two drugs, and you want to be sure there aren't any adverse effects. I hope he's do the test at no charge, since it sounds like it be his oversight on the drug interaction there. Source(s): Pharmacist
soy will prevent your body from absorbing the thyroid med, don't eat soy products for at least 3 hours after taking the Levothyroxine and pocket it at least an hour before eating and drinking anything but hose down.
sorry I dont know abot the other med. but I can recomend a book called "living with hypothyroidism"
If you didn't find anything on the web (try webmd.com) ask your pharmacist. Source(s): my dad is a physician. And docs do receive errors... that's why pharmacists are more than just pill counters.
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I wouldn't be worried about taking the levothyroxine and the potassium together- I'd be worried just about the triamterene and the potassium together.
Diuretics are commonly given for edema to help your body pee out that extra water. With the water, your body also pees out a bunch of potassium, and low potassium is unpromising for your heart. That's why doctors give potassium supplements with diuretics. However, some diuretics are worse than others at "wasting" your body's potassium. Triamterene is actually not- it's call a "potassium sparing diuretic," which means that it doesn't cause your body to waste potassium- it truly helps your body retain potassium. It's not usually prescribed with potassium supplements because it doesn't cause your body to lose potassium close to other diuretics.
It sounds to me like your doctor prescribed the potassium with the diuretic as a combo without thinking it's surplus in this case. It may even cause your potassium to elevate too much, which is also unpromising for your heart.
Of course- yours could be a special case, if you have low potassium in broad, but potassium supplements aren't usually prescribed with Maxzide.
I'd call your doctor and ask him to check your potassium levels and be paid sure that you aren't taking too much. Tell him your pharmacist said there's an interaction between those two drugs, and you want to be sure there aren't any adverse effects. I hope he's do the test at no charge, since it sounds like it be his oversight on the drug interaction there. Source(s): Pharmacist
soy will prevent your body from absorbing the thyroid med, don't eat soy products for at least 3 hours after taking the Levothyroxine and pocket it at least an hour before eating and drinking anything but hose down.
sorry I dont know abot the other med. but I can recomend a book called "living with hypothyroidism"
If you didn't find anything on the web (try webmd.com) ask your pharmacist. Source(s): my dad is a physician. And docs do receive errors... that's why pharmacists are more than just pill counters.
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