thyroxine: Best Time of the day to take.

[mallorcasara]

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[Barb135]

Iron, multivitamin and calcium should not be taken within 4 hours of levothyroxine, since they can inhibit absorption of the levo.  

You will need to have your thyroid levels tested regularly (monthly) during your pregnancy and will most likely have to adjust medications, as you go in order to insure adequate hormones for your developing fetus.

[mai200212]

Plez help me I am pregnant and I remove right lope of thyroid gland now I take 100 thyroxcine and I suffering from anemia so I need take iron and multivitamine and calcium so when  can I take it

[menaminx]

All medicines carry the risk of side effects, they are nasty chemicals after all.  I have only last week experienced a very nasty reaction to levothyroxine, felt like my blood was actually boiling up, along with intense itching under the skin.  It lasted for hours and I had to sit in a cold bath to eventually gain some relief.

[mario_santiago_77]

By experiencing all of these (tired, headache, fatigue, cramps,etc.) have you had any regret taking your whole thyroid out? in the case of papillary cancer, they say its a slow growing tumor and the survival rate is very high about 97% for 20 to 30 years that means, even you have the cancer tumor with you, you can still live normal and will not experience being hypo.Partial thyroidectomy which only take 1 lobe of the thyroid and let the other stay (most of the time the tumor is only on 1 side, which is the same case for me but my dr insist that the whole tyhroid should be taken out). If its is a slow growing tumor why do we not just let it be there, besides the discomfort of being hypo and other not so good feeling without thyroid gland kills us already everyday......or why not just let the other lobe be left behind.

[Barb135]

If your days are hit or miss, maybe you need adjustments in your medication.  Can you post your most current thyroid labs, along with reference ranges, for members to assess and comment on?  

Taking your contraceptive at the same time as your thyroid med, could cause your thyroid med to be absorbed improperly.  That could mean you'd need a higher dose of thyroid med.

Since this is a very old thread, why not start a new one, with your own information, so our members can try to help you out?

[weescottish]

Hi there,
Was wondering if its fine to take the contraseptive pill at the same time i take my thyroxine? I have been taking Thyroxine for 14years now and although get by day to day, sometimes its hit or miss which days are good one.This probably is down to lazziness on my part and not taking pills properly.Have just come across this site and its been most helpful:)