Ad-Cal & Thyroxine

[Rymer]

I have just been prescibed Ad-Cal which I am supposed to take am and pm. However on the literature it says that if I am taking Thyroxine to leave 4 hours before I take the Ad-Cal. I take all my meds (other than predislone) in the morning so how do others on thyroxine and Ad-Cal manage this dilemma?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

See this post - healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk...

But basically take one dose of AdcalD3 lunchtime…. And the second 2hours before or after Pred.

What time do you take Pred?

[Rymer in reply to DorsetLady]

Between 7.00 & 8.00 pm with dinner

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Rymer]

In that case take 2nd dose of AdcalD3 before bed….leaving at least 2hours after Pred.

[piglette in reply to DorsetLady]

If Rymer is taking pred at dinner time she should not really take the Adcal D3 at the same time should she?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to piglette]

No..see above - reply edited after reply button hit in error!

[piglette in reply to DorsetLady]

Ah the post has changed!!! Ruddy buttons.

[Rymer in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks for the link.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

When do you take your pred? Calcium needs to be away from pred too - so we usually say lunch and tea/dinner for calcium - it is best taken with some food. But as long as the calcium is in 2 separate doses and 2 hours away from pred you will be fine

Some people take their thyroxine at night - a study found it actually works better for many patients

drugs.com/medical-answers/y...

[Rymer in reply to PMRpro]

I have been on Throyxine for over 43 years and never thought about the timing of it and as the extra medication has come along over the years I have just added it all together in the morning but I will give it some thought to the timings. Thanks for the link and advice.

[Daffodilia]

I take it after lunch and dinner

[Rymer in reply to Daffodilia]

Many thanks - I’ll do the same.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Rymer]

How does that relate to your evening dose of pred though?

[Rymer in reply to PMRpro]

If I understand this correctly. As long as I leave 2 hours after Pred I can take it at night before bed?

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Rymer]

No reason why not - although a bit of food with it helps absorption.

[Rymer in reply to PMRpro]

An excuse for a small evening 'snack' then. Thanks for your help as always.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Rymer]

:)The pred I take must be taken within 3 hours of a main meal style dinner - or with what the manufacturers describe as "a substantial snack such as bread, cold meat and cheese" which is a normal Germanic "Abendbrot" (the manufacturers are German obviously)

[whitefishbay]

Not to be a downer but when I took Adcal I got UTIs every 4-6 months. When I stopped they stopped. Now I use D3 spray (w added calcium I think). Just keep this in mind.

[Rymer]

Thanks. I will. I am trying to take all this 'pill popping' in my stride but it is difficult when it keeps interupting my working day as I have to set alarms to remind me to take the Pred and Ad-Cal. Its just working it all into a routine I suppose but as my working life is not very 'routine' it gets to be a bit of a pain (forgive the pun)