thyroid, iron and calcium - can't take them together
For all of you that are on any type of thyroid medication, in case you were never told - you can't take your thyroid medication within 2 hours of your iron and calcium. In normal people that haven't had surgery, you need to wait 4 hours but since our digestive system is much shorter, we only have to wait 2 hours - the synthroid or equivalent goes through our system much faster than before surgery.
Thanks for the reminder for those who didn't know.
Boy does it go faster! I switched mine to taking my thyroid before bed. I did some research and that is starting to be the ideal time. Absorbtion is best at night and it's 7-8 hours of not sharing our digestive track with anything but thyroid. I been having issues with mine since surgery and I think it's finally kicking in....I hope..I'm on 300 mcg of meds. My tsh was at 7.08 which is bad for me.
Boy does it go faster! I switched mine to taking my thyroid before bed. I did some research and that is starting to be the ideal time. Absorbtion is best at night and it's 7-8 hours of not sharing our digestive track with anything but thyroid. I been having issues with mine since surgery and I think it's finally kicking in....I hope..I'm on 300 mcg of meds. My tsh was at 7.08 which is bad for me.
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I dont' know where you heard 7-8 hours but that isnt' true. Prior to WLS, it is 4 hours but since our digestive tract is now shorter and things go through quicker now, we only have to wait 2 hours now. That is what I do and my TSH is always around 1.0, sometimes even a little lower.
Do you see an Endocrinologist with a TSH like that? Also, have you had your Total T3 checked? After my gastric bypass, my TSH went up a bit to 4.2 which is very high for me and my total T3 was low, so my Endo increased my Synthroid to .88 from .75 and she also put me on Cytomel which helps your T3 level plus it also helps make your T3 and T4 work together better. Many people with stubbornly high TSH levels need to be on Cytomel as well. Just a possibility. Also, have you had a thyroid sonogram recently to see if you have any nodules? They usually are benign but they tend to be caused by Hashimotos - an autoimmune disorder of thyroid,. Ever time my TSH goes up, they find another nodule on my thyroid. I now have 4 nodules - they are all benign. I get them biopsied to besure.
Do you see an Endocrinologist with a TSH like that? Also, have you had your Total T3 checked? After my gastric bypass, my TSH went up a bit to 4.2 which is very high for me and my total T3 was low, so my Endo increased my Synthroid to .88 from .75 and she also put me on Cytomel which helps your T3 level plus it also helps make your T3 and T4 work together better. Many people with stubbornly high TSH levels need to be on Cytomel as well. Just a possibility. Also, have you had a thyroid sonogram recently to see if you have any nodules? They usually are benign but they tend to be caused by Hashimotos - an autoimmune disorder of thyroid,. Ever time my TSH goes up, they find another nodule on my thyroid. I now have 4 nodules - they are all benign. I get them biopsied to besure.
No...7 or 8 hours is my sleep time. But I would rather take my thyroid when I can gaurentee nothing is going down after. No liquids etc. I was taking my thyroid in the morning and then having coffee.
I see an endo on Sept. 24. I have Hashimoto's AND have had a partial thyroidectomy in 97 due to a tumor. So I have twice the battle. Been on Cytomel years ago for a very long time then doc changed it when T3 labs started going haywire. Was on Armour with perfect labs (before WLS****il the armour could no longer be found. I was on 250 mcg and recently upped to 300 the most I ever took. Doc referred me to an Endo after that and I been waiting not so patiently to see him as I feel like crap. I been my own advocate for many many years and have stayed on top of it all that time but now I am at a loss as to what to do...hence the Endo.
I see an endo on Sept. 24. I have Hashimoto's AND have had a partial thyroidectomy in 97 due to a tumor. So I have twice the battle. Been on Cytomel years ago for a very long time then doc changed it when T3 labs started going haywire. Was on Armour with perfect labs (before WLS****il the armour could no longer be found. I was on 250 mcg and recently upped to 300 the most I ever took. Doc referred me to an Endo after that and I been waiting not so patiently to see him as I feel like crap. I been my own advocate for many many years and have stayed on top of it all that time but now I am at a loss as to what to do...hence the Endo.
HW 268/SW 255/CW 150/GW 160
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