Carbimazole and antibiotics

[Kenya71]

Has anybody experienced amoxicillin having an impact on thyroid levels? I have an overactive thyroid and levels had settled to near normal; but following a course of amoxicillin my levels have increased again.

Regards

[ling]

Hi Kenya, I did take antibiotics, including amoxicillin, while on carbimazole but did not have any hyperthyroid symptoms so never had my levels tested during those times.

Did u perhaps undergo any stresses around or during this period which might have caused the levels to increase?

[Kenya71 in reply to ling]

Thanks for the response. My whole household had the bug at the same time, so as the mother that came with it's own stresses. 😁

[ling in reply to Kenya71]

Yes that's definitely a possible trigger. Stress is a big culprit for Graves relapses. One thing to note is that as your body normalises with treatment, relapses may take time to occur following a stressful period. This is likely because your body is better able to tolerate more stress but it doesn't mean your body is able to tolerate stress like before the Graves. So u need to be mindful of stressors.

I was never advised so had several relapses which unfortunately produced progressively worse symptoms.