L-thyroxine and alcohol: compatibility and interoperability

Any sensible person understands that the joint use of alcohol and pharmacological drugs provoke severe consequences. What to do in case of lifetime use of the drug? A total ABSTAINER to become optional, but will require compliance with certain rules. L-thyroxine and alcohol – compounds which accelerate the metabolism of substances, including each other. Despite the absence of the annotation of the prohibition of simultaneous use, there are serious limitations.

Characteristic features of the drug

L-thyroxine refers to drugs that were synthesized for hormone replacement therapy. When there is a failure of the thyroid gland, it gradually reduces the production of the biologically active substances. Violated the metabolic processes in the body, and in humans, there are visible signs of pathology – goitre, skin discoloration, neurological disorders.

It is rarely diagnosed diseases include thyroid cancer. In most cases, surgeons remove the body to save human life, prevent the development of metastases. To maintain normal hormone levels patient helps regular intake of L-thyroxine.

The drug is appointed by the endocrinologists to the person for life. If you skipped at least one session, symptoms of hypothyroidism, or the level of hormones in the bloodstream. Thus, L-thyroxine getting artificial thyroid gland for the patient. But a person no longer in pain, cardiovascular and urinary systems are functioning as usual. He's a natural question arises – is it possible to drink a little alcohol during family celebrations?

Therapeutic effect

L-thyroxine take once a day in the doctor recommended dosage. Endocrinologists suggest to do it in the morning during Breakfast. Once inside the gastrointestinal tract, the drug is rapidly absorbed by the mucous membrane and enters the blood. L-thyroxine is metabolized in the liver and brain.

If the get-togethers with friends will take place in the evening and the morning pill is adopted, the person is not forbidden to drink alcohol. Of course, with the condition that beer and wine will be a little. In case of serious abuse there is a risk of waking the taking of vital drug.

The dosage of L-thyroxine is chosen individually for each disease after learning the results of biochemical analyses. Hormonal drug prescribed for such pathologies:

• malignant and benign tumors of the thyroid gland;
• removing the thyroid gland entirely or partially;
• insufficient production of thyroid hormones;
• euthyroid goiter.

During pregnancy in women dramatically hormonal changes. The thyroid gland reduces the production of biologically active substances, which adversely affects the formation of the embryo. Endocrinologist assigns the patient L-thyroxine as replacement therapy. In this situation, the alcohol is completely contraindicated by natural causes.

In preparation for the upcoming celebration, you should not arbitrarily reduce or increase the number of tablets. The fact that the selected doctor dose create in the bloodstream a certain concentration of the active substance:

• minor accelerates the metabolism of proteins and carbohydrates;
• average activates respiration, growth and cell division;
• high improves the functional activity of cardiovascular and Central nervous systems.

Overdose of L-thyroxine in a patient with a benign tumor, trigger cell division, increases the risk of degeneration into malignant tumor. Unauthorized reduction of quantity consumed before a meal pills will reduce the speed of metabolism. Acceptance of even small amounts of alcohol will cause serious intoxication, as the liver can not completely break down ethanol into harmless acetic acid.

The compatibility of the drug with alcohol

The use of low doses of alcohol on a background of reception L-thyroxine usually does not cause serious complications. After all, "synthetic" thyroid gland does not alter the balance of hormones in the body, and restores the level that was in humans before the development of pathology. But in a preparation, in addition to the active ingredient, contain other ingredients for forming pills. In some people they cause suffocation and flushed face at simultaneous reception with beer, vodka or wine.

l-thyroxine and alcohol, taken with a larger time interval, usually do not cause harm to the person. But not for people with cardiovascular diseases in history. Ethyl alcohol has the ability to damage the cells of the myocardium, to poison their intermediate products of metabolism.

If the patient is diagnosed myocarditis or ischemic heart disease, the combination of L-thyroxine and alcohol will cause serious impact on the body. These pathologies always occur on the background of high blood pressure, so there is a risk of hypertensive crisis. This condition is often the cause of deathperson.

Receiving substantial quantities of alcohol with hormonal drug will cause tissue damage to the heart muscle, reduces its contractility. People, had not complained of pain or tingling in the heart, quickly becomes a patient of a cardiologist.

The combination of L-thyroxine and ethanol has a negative impact on the Central nervous system. With frequent abuse appear:

• anxiety disorders;
• depression;
• increased nervous excitability;
• emotional instability;
• insomnia.

The combination of alcohol and drugs can destroy the liver cells. Ethanol has a direct toxic effect on hepatocytes, causing damage to large sections of the biological filter. And L-thyroxine transformirovalsya in the active intermediate triiodothyronine possessing therapeutic properties. The drug prevents the metabolism of alcohol in the human body, so L-thyroxine does not show the full therapeutic effects.

Possible scenarios

What happens if a person washed down a pill hormonal drug is a healthy dose of ethanol, can only be set empirically. L-thyroxine and ethanol will begin to interact with each other immediately after penetration into the gastrointestinal tract. The resulting products of chemical reactions possess toxic properties, have a toxic effect on cells and tissues.

If a person has good health, there is no predisposition to the development of Allergy and the dose of alcohol was low, the impact will be minimal. There is a possibility that the person will encourage this development, and he will gradually increase the degree of beverages and their amount.

But most people, alcohol will destroy the active substance L-thyroxine to compounds which will not have a therapeutic effect. This leads to the fact that people expect a therapeutic effect, when it can not occur in principle. The result is the progression of endocrine diseases and wasted money. It will also confound physician, forced to increase the dose. There is a risk of overdose, intoxication of worsening of the pathological process, the appearance of dangerous symptoms:

• heart rhythm disturbances: sinus tachycardia, fibrillation and atrial flutter;
• arterial hypertension;
• increased heart rate, accelerate blood circulation;
• acute heart failure;
• the decrease in visual acuity, double vision in the eyes, lacrimation;
• increase or decrease in appetite;
• excessive production of bile;
• pain in epigastria, diarrhoea;
• hypotrophy of the muscles, reduced tactile and tendon reflexes;
• persistent shortness of breath;
• infertility in women and men, reduced potency.

Excessive content of thyroid hormones in the tissues of the body is called hyperthyroidism medical. The liver fails to metabolize L-thyroxine to the active substance, as all the resources thrown at the breakdown of alcohol. Hormonal drug circulates in the bloodstream, and pills, its concentration rises.

Thyroid disease is diagnosed in people of all ages. Timely intake of the drug will help the person lead their way of life, not even the requirements for compliance with special diets and alcohol consumption. Most importantly, do not get involved in alcohol – this will seriously harm the medication.