Iodine Interactions
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Interactions with Medications and Supplements
The following are the medications that are more likely to cause a reaction with iodine supplements:
- Lithium carbonate
People taking the medication lithium carbonate for bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) should avoid taking iodine supplements, as the lithium carbonate suppresses the thyroid gland's function and causes the thyroid activity to be abnormally low.
People taking the medication lithium carbonate for bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) should avoid taking iodine supplements
Other interactions with Iodine
There are none reported.
Iodine's effect on lab tests
Iodine has the following effect on lab tests:
- Steroid hormones in urine
Iodine supplementation can interfere with and produce incorrect results for steroid hormone in urine. - Thyroid function studies
Iodine supplementation can also cause false elevation of all hormones in thyroid function studies and produce incorrect results.