Nutrient Deficiencies From Diseases and Medications
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7/18/2010
Because Graves' disease causes increased digestion it is also known to cause malabsorption of nutrients. Food passes through so quickly that some nutrients, especially oil soluble nutrients (CoQ10, vitamins A,D,E,K), are never absorbed by intestinal villi. Matters worsen in individuals who also have gluten sensitivity and they don't improve if hypothyroidism occurs. Hypothyroidism causes a sluggish digestion. Here, certain nutrients that require conversion such as carotenoids into retinol, can be impeded leading to increased caroteinoids and low vitamin A.
Medications and some foods can also cause nutrient deficiencies. An abundance of egg whites can cause a condition of biotin deficiency, which interferes with skin and hair growth. Beta blockers and statins can both deplete CoQ10, and ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril can reduce zinc levels. Zinc, in turn, is needed for proper thyroid hormone metabolism.
Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy lead to deficiencies of B vitamins, even when low dose estrogens are used. Deficiencies of magnesium, tyrosine, vitamin C and zinc can also occur.
Magnesium is also depleted by beta blockers and numerous antibiotics, including amikacin and doxycycline.
Aspirin dpeletes folic acid, iron, potassium, soidim, and vitamin C, whereas acetaminophen depletes levels of the potent antioxidant glutathione.
Steroids such as prednisone and triamcinolone are known to deplete levels of calcium, magnesium, folic acid, potassium, selenium, vitamin C, and vitamin D.
1 comment(s) so far...
Hi Carol,
If your Tap dose is too high and your FT4 falls too low for your body's needs (even if it's within the reference range) you'll develop symptoms of hypothyroidism, including insomnia. Insomnia is more common in hypoT than hyperT and causes people to feel too wired to sleep.
Some people find that they have to take carnitine early in the day or it can interfere with sleep. vitamin A can also disturb sleep.
You could try taking your supplements earlier but my best guess is that your Tap dose is too high. best, elaine
By Elaine on
11/10/2010
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