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Q: Is it Medicine Interaction? [synthyroid + amphetamine salts + lamictal + orovo(diet pill)]

Age : 23 / Female / Height: 170 cm(5.57 ft) / weight : 57 kg (125 pounds)

 

I am having hypothroid, and ADHD, and Bipolar II, and when I was 3 years old I got a heart surgery ASD(Atrial Septal Defect). 

 

I am taking those medications.

  • lamictal 100 mg
  • synthyroid 100 mg
  • amphetamine salts (adderall) 90mg

 

I have gained 10 pounds in 3 weeks without any reason, so I started to take 100% natural diet pill whose ingredients are following..

 

Supplement Facts:

Serving Size: 3 Capsules Servings Per Container: 60 Amount Per 3 Capsule Serving %DV Vitamin B6 5mg 250% Vitamin B12 100mg 1666% Antioxidant Blend 400mg Green Tea DMAE Alpha Lipoic Acid Idebenone SuperFood Blend 350mg Acai Alfalfa Barley Buckwheat Cayenne Pepper Flaxseed Garlic Lactobacillus Acidophilus Soy Isoflavones Wheatgrass Other Ingredients   Dicaffeine Malate 200mg   Phenylethylamine 200mg   Razberri-K 100mg   Ginger 100mg   Rhodiola Rosea 100mg   Wakame Seaweed 50mg   Synephrine HCL 30mg   Coleus Forskohlii 30mg   Guggulsterones 25mg   Thermodiamine 20mg   Lipolide-SC 20mg   Bioperine 10mg   Vinpocetine 5mg   Yohimbine HCL 3mg   ChromeMate 300mcg

 

Since last week, I have had those symtomps..

  • short breathe
  • skin rash, and acne and lots of keratin
  • cramps
  • pain in knee's joint
  • chest pain frequently (terrile chest pain came to me just once)

Are those symtomps realted with my medicine and that diet pill?

If there is, could you tell me specifically please?

 

Thanks a lot.

 

 

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10/15/08 4:45pm

This is a breast cancer site.  I'm sorry but we can't really help provide you with the information you are looking for.

Honestly your best bet is to consult with a doctor - considering that you have had heart surgery and other conditions to factor in.  But at 5'5" and 125, you're within your healthy range and shouldn't need diet aids.  From what I know - none of the above medications would cause you to "gain" weight - the amphetamine salts likely cause an accerlerated heart rate and your thyriod medicine should be ensuring that your thyroid is working right.  Also adderall is known for the side effects of weight loss, not gain.  I would recommend seeing your thyroid doctor and discussing the problem with him.  Likely that medicine is no longer working correctly.

I hope that helps a bit.

Angi

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