Taking synthroid and vitamins

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Avatar f tn Hi. I am hypothyroid and take to Synthroid to help the imbalance. I stared taking multivitamins and essential fatty acids about 2 weeks ago. I have started getting a few pimples, almost like hormonal pimples. This is highly unusual for me. Has anyone heard of vitamins or essential fatty acids causing this. I'm confused.
Avatar f tn I'm glad I read this post. I was thinking I had to wait two hours after I take my thyroid med in the morning to take my vitamins and calcium. I'm new to all this as I've only been on Synthroid four days. Is it o.k. to take multi-vitamin, b-complex and vitamin c two hours after Synthroid? Or, should I wait four hours to take everything? Thanks.
Avatar f tn Thanks so much, I thought so too. I've had the same problem with vitamins which are binding with Synthroid and had to have them 4 hours apart. I'll take Omeprazol at night for now.
Avatar n tn I took Synthroid for many years and now take a combination of Synthroid/Cytomel. My dilema is that when I take vitamins (taken at least 4 hours after thyroid meds), it raises my TSH, making me feel hypo, my TSH went from 1.13 to 4.97. The only thing that I can think of is when I took Vitamin D by itself, it also raised my TSH. I might add that my Vitamin D level was low. My current vitamin has 1000 mg of Vitamin D.
557907 tn?1215882569 I'm so used to taking everything first thing in the morning, and now this thyroid business is really messin' with my schedule! I do the vitamin thing later in the day now, but the probiotics are to be taken on an empty stomach. I keep trying to post a question to the doctor, but everytime I go there, the daily limit for questions has been reached.
219241 tn?1413537765 I had nasuea the first 3 weeks on 25mcgs Synthroid and then with ev. med increase I had the nausea for another week or so and then finally it went away altogether. It was same feeling as morning sickness. That icky nausea feeling .. it would go away after about an hour. I followed directions to a "T". Today I am leveled off at 75mcgs TSH 1.
Avatar m tn You can switch this around but avoid taking vitamins with synthroid (calcium and iron can interfer with thyroxine absorption) and metformin (can inhibit the absorption of vitamin B12).
Avatar n tn Persoanlly myself...after RAI I eventually got up to 75mcg Thyroxin a day and was fine on that for about 4 weeks THEN all of a sudden, I went hyper and had to go down to 62.5mcg. Now I find that 62.5mcg daily thyroxin is too much also and am now 'tweaking' my meds taking 62.5mcg on Mon, Wed, Fri and 50mcg on the other days. It seemed that I went hyper after I started eating tuna which I hadnt eaten for nearly 2 years due to the iodine in it.
Avatar m tn One of the rare side effects of Wellbutrin is abnormal dreams. You might want to talk to your doctor about discontinuing it to see if the dreams stop.
1129232 tn?1360800358 m wondering if anyone knows if having a cup of coffee or milk 1 hour after having my synthroid pill can affect the medication. My endo told me to make sure not to take any vitamins with iron or calcium for at least 4 hours after I take the pill. I definitely do not take my vitamins until a good 6 hours after synthroid but given that milk has calcium, i'm wondering if having milk can also affect the pill.
Avatar n tn I am taking synthroid medication, Do any of those vitamins have any interactions with they medication, and if not, when is a good time to take them.
Avatar n tn i have anemia and recently i have been treated with hypothyroidsm. i am taking synthroid. the levels are in the normal range now. i have been anemic for last year or so but i never used to be fatigued. lately i am feeling very fatigued all the time with knee pain, etc.I am not sure whats going on. the doctor feels it anemia which is causing the fatigue but i dont think so. any ideas.
200220 tn?1361951554 I am GF and the choices are more limited. I would like to know how soon do you eat or take your vitamins and what do you eat. Do you eat yogurt or oatmeal. If so how long after synthroid do you eat. I am eating jello with oranges in it right now and even it has vit. c in it. Hope you have some good suggestions.
Avatar n tn I stopped the vitamins and became somewhat hyperthyroid on the increased dose. I am now back on 62.5/10 T3 and started taking the vitamins again, and the same thing happened. So,my questions is: Should I just continue to work on the thyroid and forget the vitamin D?
Avatar f tn Rule of thumb is to always take your synthroid apart from any other meds or vitamins by at least a couple of hours. With the exception of Iron and calcium which need to be taken 4 hours apart.
Avatar n tn I was curious, in general, has anyone noticed menopausal symptoms being more severe and earlier onset due to taking synthroid and having a hysterectomy? I have 3 sisters and we are all close in age... 53, 52, 51 and 50. I am the only one who appears to have started meno and I have had very strong symptoms. My sisters say none of them have really started yet.
Avatar f tn I had a total thyroidectomy and I am on Synthroid 137. I work full time days as a paralegal and I am a personal trainer in the evenings and I am burning the candle at both ends. My question is: In a person with a normal functioning thyroid, does the body over compensate when a person is over worked, and produce a little more thyroid hormone?
Avatar m tn I was taking 50mcg of Synthroid for a couple of months and saw improvement in skin tone (lack of dry flaky skin) and concentration. Over the past few weeks I have experimented with Armour, trying different dosages. I can not seem to tolerate more than a quarter grain without experiencing some angina and the dry flaky skin has returned. Have thought about adding back in the 50 mcg of Synthroid with the quarter grain of Armour. Has anyone tried this?
Avatar n tn Is there anything I should know about how to take my Synthroid, 75 mcg and Zoloft, 150? I would like to know if I should take them separately and if so, how many hours apart?
87651 tn?1259602403 Wait an hour before eating or taking ANY other meds. Wait at least four hours before taking vitamins and supplements. Certain meds should be spaced hours away from thyroid meds. Those are the guidelines. What you do from there is up to you. Any deviation may change the absorbtion rate, which will change the med level required. Do what you do consistantly. My personal opinion, which may be all wrong, is that milk coats your stomach and may affect absorbtion considerably.
793305 tn?1493925518 I had RAI and I had a few problems at the start of the Thyroxin absorbing so my Doctor recommended taking a Calcium/D3 combination and since taking Calcium/D3, my levels evened out and I am doing great. I even tried taking the thyroxine at night and it did help somewhat but am now back to taking Thyroxin when I wake and Calcium before bed. It is also important to get checked for any vitamin deficiences. Zinc, magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, Selenium, Cortisol levels too.
Avatar f tn And not all the time, I finally made the connection that when I had slacked off on taking my vitamins it would happen. My relief was heated massage and ibuprofen when it did happen and start taking my vitamins again. Have them tested, Vitamin D, B12 magnesium, and ferritin, along with free T3 and free T4. And be sure to get copies of your lab results. Post them here. Lots of help here and also a lot of good information.
Avatar f tn My husband is on synthroid and takes multi vitamins. You mentioned you can't take vitamins or minerals while on these meds. Can you please explain?