Thyroid Medication and Calcium ?

[Philipp_Winsel]

Hello,

I know that you should space Calcium Supplements 4 hours from Thyroid Medication.

But what if I eat breakfast 1 hour after taking my thyroid meds and obviously getting indirect calcium from natural foods that could add up ?

Lets say my breakfast adds up to 250mg calcium from indirect sources/foods and no dairy/milk products ( oats, eggs etc )will it still affect absorption or am I safe 1 hour after breakfast ?

thanks

[Angel_of_the_North]

I would tend to leave it nearer two hours but if you always leave the same amount of time and eat the same things it should be fine.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

That's possibly why research suggests it may be better to take Levothyroxine at bedtime

verywell.com/should-i-take-...

NHS flags up avoiding calcium rich foods within four of Levothyroxine

See point 8

Foods to avoid

beta.nhs.uk/medicines/levot...

[jamalka]

Why do you think these patients notice an improvement when switching?

Is this medication magically better than Levothyroxine or Synthroid?

No, it's a matter of absorption and in the GI tract of the thyroid hormone and a reduced risk of negative reactions to the fillers.

And much of this change has to do with the ingredient list (including both active and inactive).

Source:

restartmed.com/tirosint/