What is the ideal gap between eltroxin dose and breakfast?

[padmajaT]

[Moggie]

You should not eat or drink anything (except water) for at least two hours before or after taking Eltroxin. T4 needs the gut to be empty to absorb properly.

Moggie x

[shaws Administrator]

Following Moggie's suggestion, have you tried taking your meds last thing at night instead of morning. Many have found it beneficial.

[ellarose1234 in reply to shaws]

Absolutely shaws...stops you nibbling in the evening and then leaves all the next day to take whatever else you need. Plus the fact you can have breakfast without a care in the world!

[jaxnbreeze]

I wonder it doesn't say this on the packet?

[shaws Administrator in reply to jaxnbreeze]

The manufacturers are probably unaware as I doubt they follow research, such as:-

thyroid.about.com/od/thyroi...

[Heloise]

If you take it first thing on an empty stomach, I don't think it takes one hour to go through the digestive system. I'm sure it gets into the blood stream much faster than a meal would. I usually wait half an hour to eat anything and have been doing that for years. Just my humble opinion.

[padmajaT]

T Q Everybody!