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@windwalker Hi Terri, has anyone taking a Statin for high cholesterol found it no longer works well while taking the Big 3?
I have now had 4 lipid panel tests showing the Statin no longer works well -- it seems to be the Rifampin does it. Also my thyroid meds (Synthroid) don't work well anymore. Anyone else? What did you do?
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@anniepie For some resin the Big 3 interferes with thyroid medication. Perhaps your doctor will increase the amount you are on. As for cholesterol meds, since those increase liver enzymes, they pose a problem when taken with the Big 3. I was taken off the cholesterol meds (or at least given the choice) since I needed the Big 3 more. (irene5)
Hi, I have been diagnosed with Mac and some of his friends 🙂 6 years ago and I am on the same dose of synthroid and never had a problem. Some of us can’t use the generic and need the real thing! Also it’s very important to talk to your doctor because if your thyroid is not functioning! You are not going to function also!! All the best 🙂
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Hi! When I took the big 3... I would wake up around 5:am and take my Synthroid and it worked well. It was 3 hours away from the big 3. But I am not sure the time you’re taking yours.