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[Baileyleigh123]

can someone please tell me if collegan supplements react with thyroxine as since taking these I’ve been itching all over thankyou

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

If you are taking the supplement an hour away from Levo it should be OK. It could be an additive in the supplement?

[Baileyleigh123 in reply to Jaydee1507]

thankyou x

[Baileyleigh123 in reply to Jaydee1507]

do you think it’s just better to stop taking it I also take a multi vitamin every day x

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Baileyleigh123]

It's up to you if the itching is interfering with your life, depends why you were taking it?

Did you get a dose increase since your last post?

We don't recommend multivitamins here as they don't contain enough of anything to treat a deficiency which hypos frequently have and also they contain iron and magnesium that prevent you absorbing some of the other vits in it.

Best get your ferritin, folate, B12 & D3 tested and post results here.

[Baileyleigh123 in reply to Jaydee1507]

well o started taking it to see if it would take my shiny legs away because it’s meant to be good for your skin but the itching drove me mad yesterday so don’t think I will bother anymore it’s probably all down to the menopause tbf and no the doctor just left me on same dose of thyroxine 175 xx

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Baileyleigh123]

Suggest you wait 2-4 weeks after stopping collagen and get FULL thyroid and vitamin testing

Previous post showed you needed dose increase in levothyroxine

all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test 

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

List of private testing options and money off codes

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Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins

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Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

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Monitor My Health also now offer thyroid and vitamin testing, plus cholesterol and HBA1C for £65 

(Doesn’t include thyroid antibodies) 

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10% off code here 

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Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning. 

Watch out for postal strikes, probably want to pay for guaranteed 24 hours delivery 

[RedApple Administrator]

Baileyleigh123, Is this collagen a marine (fish) derived product? If so, you may be experiencing a histamine reaction. Try taking an anti-histamine to see if it calms the itching (cetirizine or loratadine).

[Baileyleigh123 in reply to RedApple]

yes it is marine one x

[dtate2016]

Yes, I too had a hive like reaction to marine collagen, but do just fine on the bovine collagen.

[Ellie-Louise]

I saw something on tv last week about collagen. They advised applying collagen directly to the skin rather than taking it internally.