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Vitimin c Underactive thyroid

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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?

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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.

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Wayne39 in reply to Clutter

Thanx for that clutter I will take 1000mg dissolvable

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helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK 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.

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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.

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Wayne39 in reply to Clutter

Taking the tablets that desolve in water is that ok?

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helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK in reply to Wayne39

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

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Wayne39 in reply to helvella

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

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Wayne39 in reply to helvella

Tablet form that I desolve in water?

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Wayne39 in reply to helvella

Thankyou helvella

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Wayne39 in reply to Clutter

Thank you clutter

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ging

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

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Wayne39 in reply to ging

Oh that's interesting ging

I take the dissolvable tabs U put in water

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Lily_Munster

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

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Joyia

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

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