Re: Re: Thyroid med question??

[Guest guest]

Personal opinion here.. if you're concerned with the switch over from pm

to am... make tonight's pm dose 1/2 of normal.. the first morning dose a

full dose.. then next night that other half dose.. then just regular

morning doses.... from then on...

just a suggestion...

Topper ()

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:22:29 -0000 " Angella Touchet "

writes:

> Hey Jo,

> Thanks!! I know that with some of Jordan's other meds, it is

> important to keep taking them at the same time of day or night. Do

> you think there is any harm done in changing her Synthroid dose in

> the morning beginning tomorrow morning if I give her tonight's dose

> at say, 7 pm? Thanks so much.

[Guest guest]

Yes, and our residents at the facility where I work are getting their

thyroid served to them at breakfast. It makes me so mad because when I say

anything about it, no response.

Re: Thyroid med question??

> Karla,

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> That happened to me when I was in the hospital, too... they brought

> my Synthroid with my breakfast!! I asked about it and the nurse

> said the same thing, that it was fine, so I switched, but then later

> the doctor told me I needed to wait an hour to eat again, so I went

> back to that. It's frustrating when they all tell you something

> different!!!

>

> Jo

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[Guest guest]

My opinion only: Since T4 is the storage hormone, I really don't think that

there is going to be a jolt, simply from changing the time all at once, on

one dose of this thyroid med. I don't believe that it will impact like a

dose of T3 would, or Armour (with T3).

Re: Thyroid med question??

> Some of these other ladies are probably more knowledgeable about

> that than me. If I were you, I think I would do it over at least a

> couple of days. Maybe give it to her at 7:00 tonight, then 3 hours

> after lunch tomorrow, then right before lunch the next day and then

> first thing in the morning? Would that be too big a pain? I would

> think any side effects she would have from the switch would probably

> not last too long, but it's kind of scary with a child.

>

> Jo

[Guest guest]

I got iron and Armour at the same time in the hospital!

Horrible!

Re: Re: Thyroid med question??

> Yes, and our residents at the facility where I work are getting their

> thyroid served to them at breakfast. It makes me so mad because when I

say

> anything about it, no response.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh no, Lord have mercy! They can't be THAT ignorant. I KNOW that in

Med-Aide school, they ARE taught the difference, and I KNOW that in medical

school, the docs DO learn the difference. This is pure carelessness!

Re: Re: Thyroid med question??

> I got iron and Armour at the same time in the hospital!

> Horrible!

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, and potassium then too

Re: Re: Thyroid med question??

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> > Horrible!

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[Guest guest]

Aaaaaaa! A nice little electrolyte with your thyroid!

Re: Re: Thyroid med question??

> Yes, and potassium then too

>

[Guest guest]

I frankly think that the push for time has more than anything to do with it, plus, as I said, the ignorance around here is unbelievable. Many suggestions like that I make get poo-pooed because I'm just a CNA, right?

Re: Re: Thyroid med question??

It would not be too bad if they got their dose adjusted to allow for that. . . .. well, maybe that is too muc to hope for. . .