Medication recommendation please

[Bollieforme]

Hello I wonder if anyone can help, I was recently diagnosed with a hiatus hernia and gather some of the prescribed medication may not help with the absorption of levothyroxine. A friend recommended lansoprazole but if anyone can recommend so I can request from Gp, to date my surgery has not been helpful with regards to my UAT or hypothyroidism, I feel the need to take them down the right path to get what I want or need!

Thanks in advance

[Miffie]

I too have HH and Barrett’s oesophagus. I have taken omeprazole for a good ten years now. I have to take if well away from thyroid replacement so I take ndt and levo around 05:00 hrs when I go to spend a penny. I have a back up alarm but never seem to bed it. I can then take Omeprazole and other meds across the day/ evening.

This is just personal experience. I cannot recommend any medication for you as I am neither medically qualified or kniw enough about your medical history or even if your HH needs surgery rather than medication. The need for surgery is a decision usually made by the gastroenterologist. Were you revere to a consultant or back to GP when endoscopy was done?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You need to regularly retest vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 with hypothyroidism…..but especially if taking any PPI

When were vitamin levels last tested

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

Thyroid levels should be retested 6-8 weeks after starting liquid levothyroxine

Are you splitting liquid levothyroxine into 2 smaller doses waking and afternoon or bedtime

[Batty1]

Take it 4 hours away from Thyroid meds.

[Thyroid2020]

I’ve been told by endocrine and gastrointestinal Drs that if your on “omeprozale “ and levothyroxine that the omeprozole is a “pump inhibitor “ which cancels out the levothyroxine and what it does.So my gp is going to try another mrs for the acid reflux and diverticulitar disease that I have which isn’t helping.

Look up pump inhibitor meds and levothyroxine contradictions

[Heighway]

Hello Bollieforme. I also take thyroxine and I have a Hiatus Hernia, I was prescribed Omeprazole which I take 4to5 hours after thyroxine.

[Zebah]

Hi, I cannot advise you as not qualified, but, for me I have really bad acid reflux, so take lansaprazole which calms it down. However I take it at least 4 hours after my levothyroxine, I find that my diet helps gluten free and staying off of acidic foods seems the best . It doesn't leave much to eat 🤦🏼‍♀️ hope this helps