I keep hearing conflicting info about when to take meds, supps and food. I take my Thyroid Med at about 7:30am, food about 8:30 with probiotic, B's, C, Krill Oil, Magnesium, Co-Q10 and then Iron and more Vit C about 9:30. How do others do it??
Thyroid Meds, food and supplements-take apart f... - Thyroid UK
Thyroid Meds, food and supplements-take apart from each other?
I take T3 about 7 a.m. and take all supplements at lunch time as most say take with food. I have read that 4 hours gap between meds and supplements is preferable but cannot find link.
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Hi Shaws-does the same apply to Natural Dessicated Thyroid as to Levo?
I did the same with NDT as with levo. I didn't want a guessing game of whether anything was interfering with the uptake.
Shaws, would you also recommend taking my hypertensives (perindopril & bendroflumethiazide) separately from my T3 & 4?
I am not medically qualified but you also have to take your blood pressure into account. For instance if you have to take medication first thing, I would then take T4/T3 4 hours later, having eaten nothing for 2 hours before and after. You can also take T3/T4 at bedtime not having eaten 2 hours before. Our stomachs have to be empty.
Thank you. I've always been very relaxed about tablet-taking (sloppy?) but now symptoms are getting worse realise I need to optimise the benefits of the medication by taking them exactly as prescribed, rather than throwing them all down in one gulp....... . I think taking T3/T4 at bedtime will make the time / food constraints more workable.
Which begs another question about blood tests: if I'm taking them at bed time and have a blood test in the morning, should i take them the night before or not? Normally as a morning tablet-taker I wouldn't take them the morning of the blood test, but is taking them the night before also going to skew results against me?
Yes, if you decide to medicate at night miss this dose and take after blood test. Another member also has the night-time regime but takes meds after blood test and also at night as usual. If you feel this would be too much you can always half your dose.
thank you
Hi Shaws-thanks for your advice-I think I need to take my iron away from thyroid Meds and other supplements so not sure how to fit it all in???