Can i take these prenatals as a hypo/hashimoto

Hi.

I appreciate i heard it before here ‘multi vitamins’ are not always suitable for hypo patients but my consultant wants me to take a prenatal leading up to my ivf and i am already on so many supplements (vit d,c,fishoild,q10,e,b12)

Found this vegan prenatal that has folate but also iodine.

I havent tested my vitamins in a while and wont get a test from go either. Consultant laughed it away and said just take ur prenatal and levothyroxine.

Appreciate any comments.

M

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Strongly recommend you get FULL thyroid and vitamin testing .....privately if GP unhelpful

As per previous post

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Are you vegetarian or vegan?

Kelp and iodine not recommended with Hashimoto’s

nhs.uk/medicines/levothyrox...

Kelp (a type of seaweed) can contain high levels of iodine, which sometimes makes an underactive thyroid worse. Do not take supplements containing kelp if you're taking levothyroxine.

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It's not that multi vits aren't suitable for hypo/hashis... It's that they're not suitable for anyone!

That multi vit contains iron which will stop the absorption of all the other vitamins so it's a waste of your time and money.

You're better off checking the 4 mains ones; B12, Folate, Ferritin, and Vit D and supplementing specific ones if your deficient.

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As well as iodine and iron, it also contains calcium, which will bind with the iron, so you won't be able to absorb either of those, either! Makes you wonder if these people ever did chemistry at school!

Doubtful you need calcium, anyway, and calcium supplements are not a good thing to take.

Plus, it contains copper. Hypos are usually high in copper, low in zinc. So, you should get your copper tested before taking any more.

All in all, a really bad multi!