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Good morning, I have been prescribed Amoxicillin for a chest infection which I have to take 3 times a day. My question is, how long between my T4 and T3 should I leave? I take my T3 in the morning and mid afternoon, T4 in the morning, Tia

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as long as realistically possible

When you finish antibiotics look at a prebiotic to restore your gut flora

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Thanks SD I regularly take a prebiotic but I’ll add some acidophilus once I finish them to boost my system.

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Previous advice I've received personally from GP/pharmacy would be to leave between 1-2hrs in between thyroid meds and antibiotics, I've not read any other reply just received an email with a request to respond... Hope this answers it for you, take care.

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