Does anyone take any of these vitamins and minerals for hypothyroidism please?
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higheruniverse
There are some vitamins that support thyroid and adrenal function.
Many Hypo patients are either deficiency or have low levels of some vitamins and minerals but it's important to test.
It's not a good idea to take supplements willy nilly without testing. Some vitamins are fat soluble and excess will store in the body, eventually leading to problems. Some are water soluble and excess will be excreted, wasting money.
It's usually advised here to test and supplement where necessary. Testing these is the first step:
Vit D
B12
Folate
Ferritin
Thank you. I’m considering a private blood test to check my vitamin levels
Kerry
I cannot imagine why they've put calcium in that list. Taking calcium supplements is a very bad idea - it's like swallowing rocks - difficult to absorb. And, if you're taking Vit D with vit K2, you will increase your calcium absorption from food, anyway. And the idea that you have to eat dairy to get calcium is very out-dated. Plenty of veggies contain calcium.
Besides, calcium is not the most important nutrient for bones. Magnesium is also very important, and boron, and a lot of other things. I don't think calcium should be on that list without a lot more explanation.
Thank you for that info. I’ll research boron
You're welcome. 
Do you have a problem with your bones?
No, I’d never heard of boron 😊
Not many people have.
A blood test is definately important so that you can focus on what your body really needs and take the appropriate dosage for the correct length of time.
Apart from what has already been mentioned I would recommend Selenium, Zinc and Magnesium too.
Also very helpful, if not essential, is to look at the results yourself and research any abnormal results (regardless if the test is done private or not). I had seen 4 doctors (!) and not a single one mentioned that my Ferritin level was way too low - and also no mention of my thyroid levels being out of sync. At the time the worst could have been averted - instead it took 2 years before I finally found out I had deficiencies and a thyroid problem. Since then I only do private testing and/or discuss every marker in detail with my doctor.
I don't agree that Calcium supplement is a "very bad idea". Calcium levels fluctuate due to age and diet and are therefore dependent on individual conditions. For example, I don't eat dairy or soy due to Hashimoto's, also no beans or seafood. I can't eat most leafy greens because there is hardly any organic source where I live and conventional produce is soaked in pesticides and weed killers (they have even found DDT in spinach recently). So I do take Calcium tablets occasionally to top up any low levels.
All that info is so useful thank you. I live in Spain so discussing the results in detail isn’t easy because of the language barrier but I do have the time and motivation to research them myself at home.
I’ve been vegetarian for a year now and am aware to avoid soy but do drink a little goats milk and eat goats cheese.
I take a supplement called PREMTIS from NATURES BEST to cover menopause symptoms and think it’s ok with regards to hypothyroidism.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Ingredients: Vitamin A 700µg Vitamin E 10mg Thiamin 10mg Niacin 16mg Folic Acid 400µg Pantothenic Acid 10mg Iron 15mg Zinc 15mg Copper 0.5mg Selenium 110up Iodine 150up
Thyroid medication costs in UK
Medications for Hypothyroidism- Thyroid UK Website 
PCOS and Thyroid Health
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