Vitimin c Underactive thyroid

[Wayne39]

I've heard lots about the benifit of taking vitmin c with thyroxine

I have taken 1000mg in dissolvable form in the past is that the right dose to take?

[Clutter]

Wayne, it's a good dose and there is research stating it aids absorption of thyroxine. I take 1,000mg chewable which suits me but I know some members take up to 3,000mg daily.

[Wayne39 in reply to Clutter]

Thanx for that clutter I will take 1000mg dissolvable

[helvella Administrator in reply to Wayne39]

If it is pure ascorbic acid, fine. But if it is a more complex form (e.g. chewable with orange flavours and sweeteners), well, that is not what was used in the reported papers. It might not be such a good idea.

[Clutter in reply to helvella]

Sorry Wayne, I muddled that. If, as Helvella says, you are using the powder form dissolved in water it's fine to wash your Levothyroxine down with it. I take my chewable vitC many hours after my Levothyroxine.

[Wayne39 in reply to Clutter]

Taking the tablets that desolve in water is that ok?

[helvella Administrator in reply to Wayne39]

What is in them? There are so many makes and variations, I can't even guess!

[Wayne39 in reply to helvella]

I'm not sure I get them from Tesco & dissolve them in water

[Wayne39 in reply to helvella]

Tablet form that I desolve in water?

[Wayne39 in reply to helvella]

Thankyou helvella

[Wayne39 in reply to Clutter]

Thank you clutter

[ging]

My dentist told me that chewable Vit C can seriously damage your teeth enamel !

[Wayne39 in reply to ging]

Oh that's interesting ging

I take the dissolvable tabs U put in water

[Lily_Munster]

I take whole food vitamin c. Read somewhere that ascorbic acid is not real vitamin c.

[Joyia]

Yes I read somewhere too Lily that ascorbic acid on it's own is not the best Vit C.