taking synthroid with milk

I talked to both my Dr and nutritionist and they both told me that the calcium in milk is not enough to interfere with synthroid etc. They both said to wait 4 hours before taking any supplements but regular milk and dairy in food is fine. Just wait 30-60 minutes before you eat anything.

I love my coffee with liberal doses of milk and sugar. Since I have to lay off the calcium with the synthroid...I have nearly completely given up my coffee. Yes, life is a sadder existance without it....still looking for a good replacement.

I'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.

I am taking Synthroid for my hypothyroidism. Is it ok to use Almond Milk as a dairy replacement for breakfast? it contains 20% of the daily recommended value of calcium and 25% of vitamin D, but the total protein of the breakfast (cereal and a hardboiled egg included) is 15g. Thanks in advance.

Also I wait about an hour after taking my synthroid before I have my morning coffee (w/ a small amount of milk) or breakfast.

Have been on Synthroid for 5 days now and I wanted to know if I can drink milk right away after dose or wait? I thought it was waiting 4 hours? I took mymeds today at 6:15am and had a bowl of cereal and glass of milk around 10am. Should I wait longer in the long run?

30 before I eat anything. I have never thought of taking it at night since they want your stomach empty when you take it. This is the only way for the synthroid to go through out your system.

I take my synthroid with my morning coffee. Is that ok. or should I be taking it with water only?

00 am and then have 1 to two cups of coffee about an hr. after with about 4 tb. milk. I would also like to know why it is taking cough medication or decongestents is unsafe, or are these some thing that can be used but at certain times? Also are there certain vitamins I should avoid or take also at different times. These are some of the vitamins etc. I take and have done so for along time. vit.e,400 iu, biotin, 1000 mcg.,folic acid, 400 mcg.,B 12, flax oil, chromium picolinat,500mcg.

I take Synthroid for hypothyroidism, and I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, I have tried several times to take calcium supplements within the guidelines when taking Synthroid, (more than 4 hours before or after taking med), and I become almost immediately exhausted, and sleep for 8-12 hours. I take only about 250 mgs of calcium, and vitamin D as well.

Gluten, peanuts, artificial sweeteners, regular milk (use almond milk) (I have also found a local dairy/farm that carries fresh goats milk and cows milk, so we are giving the goats milk a try which is high in protein and tast great with no hormones or preservatives) and sugar are avoided as much as possible (fungal and blood sugar issues with these). Eat REAL food with high protein as much as possible.

If you take a calcium supplement, wait 4 hours after taking your synthroid, before taking it.Eating healthier and exercising can only help!

asked how i was taking it , i said in the a.m with no food for hour or two. they asked what i was taking it with, i said a swallow of water. They both said NO & to take it with a full glass of only water and wait 30 minutes for tea. I did this for YEARS and YEARS with GREAT results up til two weeks ago. I started slacking and took it with hot tea , so i was sipping just enough to get the pill down.

01 on 1/19 and my milk production drastically decreased. I stopped taking my thyroid meds in desperation to get my milk supply back as fast as possible because even when we used the hypoallergenic formula my baby was still passing massive blood in her stool. Doctor also foolishly started me on domperidone to increase supply, I have one child already that I successfully bf without any issues for 18 months. Tsh was tested again on 2/8 and it was at 19.6.

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For instance, if you always took it on an empty stomach with water, and now are taking it at breakfast with milk (or too close to vitamins or calcium supplements), that would affect the way your body absorbs the medicine and could have the same effect. Did your doctor indicate a dosage change?

I've had Hashimoto's for 30 years and my youngest daughter was diagnosed with it a month ago. Now my older daughter has suddenly develped intense joint pain...in every joint. I've read that can be a symptom of Hashimoto's or perhaps she has develped Rhematoid arthitis, another autoimmune disease. She goes in tomorrow for a bunch of blood work...thyroid and other... Has anyone on this site had experience with joint pain associated with Hashimoto's?

t do any harm in terms of absorption? Do I even have the option of eating cereal with milk in it anymore before I leave for work? Although I have no problem waking up to take medicine and waiting an hour to eat while I get ready for work, I'm starting to panic a little about how I will handle my breakfasts. Any suggestions would be welcome! Thank you!

I found out my tsh levels are a little off. I am on the lowest amount of synthroid they make. Im 33 weeks and everything has been fine with my levels. I haven't heard a thyroid problem could decrease milk production. Ill definitely be asking my doctor about this next appointment.

m dairy sensitive, so I do drink a lil Soy milk but only 1-2 cups a day with cereal and never before allowed in morning, I made an apt with a new Doc, although couldn't get in to any Endos close to me.. I will keep the search on for one, thank you again..

I'm sure others may disagree with me, but I drink milk/have it with my cereal for breakfast whenever I want; same goes for other food items that contain calcium. You aren't going to be getting several hundred mg, like you would taking a supplement. I've never noticed that it had any adverse effect, but keep in mind that we are all different and what works for me, may not work for you.

I'm relatively new at this, but I'm pretty sure I did read somewhere that coffee does interfere with absorption of synthroid. I quit drinking coffe about a month ago because it was aggravating my bile reflux, but even when I was still drinking it, I never drank coffee for at least 30 min after taking my synthroid, as the instructions said "take with 1 cup water and don't eat or drink anything else for 30-60 minutes after".

I said no to the Zoloft and told him I was going to stop taking the Synthroid. I just quit taking it last week, so I will have to let you know how it goes as time goes on. My sister also takes Synthroid, a very high dose since her thyroid was killed due to over activity. She also has major "panic attacks". Not exactly sure when hers started, but I'm wondering if it's the Synthroid for her as well. Anyone know how long it will take to get completly out of my system?

I was taking synthyroid and cytomel until my blood work came back with TSH .007. The doc took me off the cytomel and I loved how I felt on it. I would talk with your doc and see if you can take in the afternoon instead of together. I hope it works for you.

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