Patient/caregiver was instructed upon synthroid and mechanism of action of synthroid as follows:
- Synthroid is a thyroid hormone replacement medication, used in individuals with underactive thyroid gland, producing low amounts of the thyroid hormone.
- Thyroxine, is a natural thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland in the neck and influences the function of every vital organ in the body and basic body metabolism.
- When individuals have underactive thyroid gland, producing low amount of thyroxine, they present with low levels of energy, reduced body metabolism, and compromised function of vital organs.
- In hypothyroid individuals, thyroxine is given as a pill in the form of a supplement, to prevent the effects of low body metabolism on vital organ functioning.
- The replacement hormone binds to the thyroxine hormone receptors on the cell membranes in various tissues. This hormone-receptor complex is internalized into the nucleus of the cell, which has the DNA in it.
- Expression of the cell DNA increases with this internalization of hormone-receptor complex. This change in the DNA expression increases the oxygen consumption of the cell and also increases the consumption of carbohydrates, fat, and protein, which results in restoration of basic body metabolism to normal levels.
- Restoration of basic body metabolism contributes to normal functioning of vital organs.
