Medications That Lower Thyroid Function
Many different medications affect thyroid function. Medications like dopamine agonists, glucocorticoids, rexinoids and somatostatin analogs suppress TSH in the thyrotrope (a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that regulates the production of thyroid hormones) and in the hypothalamus. They also …
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Instead of preventing a stroke, blood thinners can actually cause a stroke! Add to this the multiple medications treating more than one health problem can be deadly. A recent (2018) research study was performed at the University College in London …
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