Does alcohol affect absobtion of Levo

[Bootscoot]

Hi, I started taking my Levo at night so that I can get up and get on with my day. I was wondering with the festive season with parties etc. if alcohol affects absorption of Levo??

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Bootscoot

I have read that alcohol doesn't affect absorption of Levo. However, many hypo patients taking Levo find that their tolerance to alcohol is affected.

[MaisieGray]

The liver is the main site of T4 deiodination, and along with the kidneys is responsible for much of the circulating T3; so anything that impacts the liver such as alcohol, may have a knock on effect.

[MaisieGray in reply to MaisieGray]

I forgot to add that D1 is largely expressed in the liver and kidneys, and it's main role is the clearance of rT3 from the circulation; so again, less than optimal liver function might be an issue there.

[Hidden]

This article my be of interest.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

NHS says alcohol is no problem but my own experience was after a two week sunny holiday having too much wine most days in the summer my T3 has fallen and my TSH was up. I felt lousy, drinking for two or three days in a row really whacks me out. So lime and soda for me this Christmas.

Seasons greetings Michael

[MaisieGray in reply to Hidden]

Interesting data. Thanks for posting.

[Fruitandnutcase]

I’m not taking levo now that I’ve finished my block and replace treatment but when I was I’d have said it was more likely the other way round - levo affected my absorption of alcohol. Not that I was ever a big drinker.