Taking vitamins

[Shezaad]

Evening! Should I take selenium with Levo, or wait 2hours? Thanks.

[Catty-M]

Definitely not. Levo should be taken on an empty stomach an hour before anything else.

[Shezaad in reply to Catty-M]

Ok, thanks. 😀

[Shezaad in reply to Shezaad]

So take selenium 2 hours afterwards and it will still aid absorption?

[greygoose in reply to Shezaad]

Selenium doesn't aid the absorption of levo. Selenium is necessary for conversion of T4 to T3, but you don't have to take it at the same time as the T4 for that to happen. If you want to help absorption, take vit C with your levo. But, apart from that, levo shouldn't be taken with anything.

[Shezaad in reply to greygoose]

Ok, thank you.

[greygoose]

Two hours before selenium. Four hours before iron, calcium, vit D3 and oestrogen. Six hours before magnesium.

[Shezaad in reply to greygoose]

Thanks grey goose. I saw this reply just as I'd sent the question!!

[Shezaad]

Also, can you not take folic acid(b9) with b12? I am very confused as I've read conflicting advice.