Can Actalin Be Taken In Place Of Levothyroxine?

Posted on Tue, 23 Aug 2016

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Question : Is it OK to take act Alin after going off of Levothyroxin because I want to treat thyroid naturally?

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Actalin does not substitute levothyroxine.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
First i would like to explain you that Actalin contains some supplements ( principally iodine) that support the function of the NORMAL thyroid.

Once the function of the thyroid is lowered it is not considered a normal thyroid but underactive or hypothyroidism. This pathology is chronic and irreversible.

So at this point you have to take the hormone ( levothyroxine) that the ''destroyed'' thyroid does not produce any more.

Actalin does not substitute levothyroxine once the diagnosis of hypothyroidism is confirmed.

So i would strongly recommend to restart the treatment with levothyroxine.

Hope i have been clear.

Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

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