Graves and alkaline phosphates

[lisavs]

how much milk thistle to take for your liver, I have Graves' disease and raised alkaline phosphates?

[pennyannie]

Hello Lisavs and welcome to the forum :

I see you are in the USA so I'd suggest you look to the Elaine Moore Graves Disease Foundation website :

I found Elaine's website the most well rounded of all that I researched and know she has a section within and offers information of alternative and more holistic options to treating this poorly understood and badly treated auto immune disease.

I believe I remember reading of milk thistle and lemon balm, but would need to go back in which I' d then need to repost to send to you.

Elaine's website is based in the USA and she also has an open forum much this where you can ask questions of the community. You might also find links to fellow Graves sufferers within your area / time zone who maybe able to help you with more local knowledge of recommended specialist in Graves Disease.

[lisavs in reply to pennyannie]

thank you, I will definitely look into it

[lisavs in reply to lisavs]

my dr also changed my prescription, from 15 (5mg3 times mg )to 20 mg methimazole, should i only take 10 mg 2 times day or space it out a little more?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

We need to be careful regarding Milk Thistle. This is one of my previous posts which explains the issues:

Silychristin, a Flavonolignan Derived From the Milk Thistle, Is a Potent Inhibitor of the Thyroid Hormone Transporter MCT8

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And this is a search for other posts about Milk Thistle.

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