Stuff that interferes with meds
 

I take armour thyroid in the morning. I like to have a protein shake for breakfast and I usually wait a half hour after I take my pill. The shake is vitamin fortified but does not have iron. Do you think this interferes with the medication. Also I take my potassium and a supplement with chromium, vanadium, vitC and E right after breakfast is this ok?

I am not sure-but I have heard that vitamins do interfere with thyroid medication-you should take them 4 hours apart. I usually take mine in the morning on an empty stomache and wait for at least 1-2 hours before I eat. My doctor said that it doesn't matter about food, though.

Anyone know for sure?

I was told, on Synthroid to wait an hour before eating and 4 hours before calcium. No others were mentioned so I take my multi after my meal....

http://synthroid.com/ This site lists lots of the things that interfere with synthroid. I didn't realize about dietary fiber, and Armour will probably have different reactions.

From Mary Shomon's Thyroid Information website ...
However, it's more important to be consistent. If you've been taking your thyroid hormone with breakfast all along, then your bloodtests and dosage are based on taking it that way, and probably best to continue. If you change the way you take your thyroid meds, then you should get your blood levels checked again in 6 - 8 weeks.

More information:

• Should You Take Your Thyroid Hormone With Food vs. An Empty Stomach?
• What is the Impact of a High Fiber Diet?
• What About Calcium and Calcium-Fortified Orange Juice?
• How Should You Take Vitamins with Iron?

hth,

Doreen

thanks for the info. The websites were really great. I've only been doing the shake thing about 5 weeks and I guess I really shouldn't add pysllium to it!

This is probably TMI but I usually wake up at 2-3 am so I think I will take it then. Then by 6am I can have anything I want.

That is what I love from this forum, you always learn!
I had been taking my thyroid medication with my breakfast AND with my multivitamin (Dual Tabs, Twin Lab) which contains 5 mg of iron.
Do you think that would be a good idea to leave the multivitamin for later?
I have had problems with my TSH lately, 2 months ago it was at 18...so I´m worried for the consistency. For that reason I guess the better would be to take the thyroid pill with breakfast as I have been doing...but how about the multivitamin?
I´ll re-check next week.
Thanks in advance,
Isiar

That is what I love from this forum, you always learn!
I have been taking my thyroid medication with my breakfast AND with my multivitamin (Dual Tabs, Twin Lab) which contains 5 mg of iron.
Do you think that would be a good idea to leave the multivitamin for later?
I have had problems with my TSH lately, 2 months ago it was at 18...so I´m worried for the consistency. For that reason I guess the better would be to take the thyroid pill with breakfast as I have been doing...but how about the multivitamin?
I´ll re-check my TSH next week.
Thanks,
Isiar

I'm ready to throw my hands up on my thyroid and other meds.... the ONLY way I remember to take them is to take them when I go to bed. I stopped taking my vitamin then because of the conflict... and try to remember to take it durring the day, but I just wind up missing it most of the time. I know I would feel better if I could get my schedule for meds/sups in line.

I HAVE a schedule I wrote out, but rarely stick to it.

hi there,

If you change the way you take your thyroid hormone, you need to wait 6 to 8 weeks to get your blood checked again. One week is too soon.

However, if you start having obvious symptoms of too much thyroid hormone, such as racing heartbeat, restlessness, insomnia .. then you'd want to get it checked out right away.


Doreen

I know what you mean :daze: I swear I need a secretary.

I take my thyroid hormone on rising .. and wait about half an hour before I start making breakfast. That's how I've always done it, so I'll keep on with that.

And all those supplements that have to be on empty stomach vs. with food etc etc ... as long as they're not incompatible with one another, I take 'em after meals. I figure that's still better than forgetting to take them at all.


Doreen

Thank you for the quick response.
I guess I would not do any change for now so I can have some consistency and see my blood results next week.
It was a time that I have been a mess with the medication...I guess I have learn the hard way to give it all the importance that it has. I even count the pills of the week so I make sure that I am taking them. Yes, some days in the past I couldn´t remember if I took them or not. :nono:
Anyway, I hope this time my TSH will be again in normal levels...
Isiar

I used to be absent minded also. Now I put a water bottle and my pill bottle right next to the alarm clock. Hard to miss.

I have a hard time remembering to take my pill...I have been taking mine at night before bed for about 6 months now because it seems to be the only way I can remember....I tried taking it in the morning but I would forget if I got up at a different time or if I was running late...so I figured I go to bed around the same time every night and I don't eat a couple of hours before bed so I would say this has been the best way for me.