Safe to take Magrim Diet Pills along with thyroxin for hypothyroidism?
Patient: hi, i have Hypo thyroidism , and my tests of T3 and T4 and TSH are within the normal range, my thyroid gland is working but i take thyroxin 50 mg daily just to help my thyroid.....is it ok to take Magrim Diet Pills. please i need a quick reply as i already started using magrim 4 days ago. Doctor: Hi,  It is not safe to take megrim diet pills while on thyroxine. Magrim Diet Pills promoted by street-vendors and websites as an efficient natural product for weight losing in the treatment of obesity.  It contains a compound 'sibutramine' which can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke and hence withdrawn from the market because of those dangerous side effects.   It should never to taken along with thyroxine as the risk of heart attack and stroke may increase by several times.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician