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Can Acai Berry Supplements Be Taken To Alleviate The Symptoms Of Hypothyroidism?

Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2017

Question: Hi, I'm a female, 20 years old and I have hypothyroidism. I was diagnosed a year ago and was prescribed levothyroxine. There was a lot of blood work done to see how my levels were doing on the medication, and to my XXXXXXX my doctor informed me that my levels were in normal range after a month or so of changing dosages. I was alarmed because I didn't feel any better and actually felt worse. I let her know of this and she didn't seem to see an issue despite my weight gain of 5lbs since the last time I saw her and informing her of my excessive tiredness, very dry skin, and no sign of a period. Although she believed I was fine when I felt I was not, I still took the medication for a few months. I was fed up with it all and eventually stopped taking it and started taking an acai berry supplement and I feel so much better than I ever have! As for my question, I want children and was wondering if I would still take the acai berry while pregnant or if I would need an alternative drug for my hypothyroid?

Answered by Dr. Elona (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Acai berry only alleviate the symptoms associated to hypothyroidism.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
I have gone through your question and understood your concern.

Acai Berry have a lot of health benefits.

Research reveals the high comfort factor, in connection with consumption of acai berry.
Acai in the form of supplements, prove beneficial in weight loss, which is seen to accompany hypothyroidism.
This is attributed to its capacity of better metabolism. It also helps in better digestion, by removal of toxins and helps in better focus.

But i want to say that Acai berry fails to have any direct relevance to thyroid problems, though they eliminate the symptoms, which are relevant to the condition of thyroid malfunction.

So my answer for you is acai berry does not treat hypothyroidism.
It is absolutely necessary to take the thyroid hormone replacement therapy,especially if you want to conceive and to maintain a normal pregnancy.

Acai berry makes you a lot more comfortable but if you want to conceive it is very very important to have normal thyroid tests results because hypothyroidism is a leading cause of difficulty in achieving and maintaining pregnancy.

Hope i have clarified your doubts.If you have other queries,feel free and ask.I will be happy to help.
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Wish you good health.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Elona (1 hour later)

It seems that my symptoms were not only still there, but worsend the last time I tried levothyroxine. Sine the medication helps with my levels and the acai berry helps with the symptoms, would there be any way I could take the levothyroxine with the acai berry together fo function properly?

Answered by Dr. Elona (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Yes ,you can take acai berry and Levothyroxine together.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,

As we said, acai berry does not treat hypothyroidism. But you can take it to Alleviate the symptoms and take Levothyroxine to normalize the thyroid hormone level in your body.

**Important note for you: It is recommended that Levothyroxine should be taken on an empty stomach, 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to breakfast.

So, yes you can take the acai berry supplements and levothyroxine together but is better if you avoid taking them within 4 hours before or 4 hours after you take levothyroxine.

Hope my information is helpful for you.
If you have other questions, feel free to ask.
Kind regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Elona (14 minutes later)

Lasty, I wanted to ask if I need to take the levothyroxine in the morning or at a different hour? I've heard of a few people who take it at night and say they feel it absorbs better, but I'm not too sure what would be best. I have this concern because I take the acai berry in the morning with breakfast in order to have energy throughout the day. Thank you so much for your help!

Answered by Dr. Elona (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No, levothyroxine is not absorbet better if it is taken at night.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear again,

I recommend to take Levothyroxine fasting , in the morning because Levothyroxine works best if you take it on an empty stomach, at least 30 minutes before breakfast.

It is better if you don't take other meds of supplements 3-4 hours before and after you take it. Certain medicines can make levothyroxine less effective if taken at the same time.

Wish you all the best.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee