Is it okay to not take your thyroxine at the same time every day?

[alicemayxxxx]

Hi there, I was diagnosed with Hypothroidism at 17 years old, I'm 21 now. I try my best to take my levothyroxine 75mg every morning at the same time. However, I also do struggle. Is it okay to take it not always exactly at the same time every day?!

[Nanaedake]

The important thing is not the time but you need to take levothyroxine on an empty stomach with a whole glass of water and then not eat or drink anything for an hour afterwards (water ok) for best absorption.

[alicemayxxxx in reply to Nanaedake]

I do that anyway, so this is making me feel a lot better about it all!

[radd]

alicemay,

Yes as long as you remember to take it sometime ..... and as Nanaedake states always on an empty stomach. Thyroxine has a long half life which means it takes a while to get into your system and a while to leave.

[alicemayxxxx in reply to radd]

thanks for the reply! I always take it on an empty stomach! so it is okay for it to be not taken at the same time every day? many like a couple of hours different!?

[radd in reply to alicemayxxxx]

alicemay,

Yes. There are reports of people taking their Levo once a week ! ! ... although I would not advocate this as many are so ill on this forum and a small regular dose of thyroid hormone replacement must be more sympathetic to flailing adrenal glands than a huge weekly dose.

A difference of a couple of hours would be fine.

[alicemayxxxx in reply to radd]

thank you so much.

[Nanaedake in reply to alicemayxxxx]

Just make sure you have not eaten or drunk (except for water) for ar least 2 hours before you take it and then leave an hour before eating or drinking after you've taken it. Timing doesn't matter.

[Eddie83]

The half-life of levo is so long (about a week), that the time at which you take it isn't relevant.