Saturday, April 26, 2008

Things I Have Learned:

When they say wait an hour to eat – wait an hour and a half.

Don’t take your multivitamin until and hour and a half after you have taken your synthroid or the absorption of your meds will be blocked.

Just say no – to soy! Strange but true, soy also blocks absorption.

Don’t take any antacids for four hours after taking your synthroid.

If you take 5-HTP or other vitamin supplements wait the hour and a half on those as well.

The doctor didn’t want to give me any more than 200 mcg. or there would be no wiggle room for them if I ever needed more, like for pregnancy or something. I was taking the max and my levels were not dropping anymore. I had to keep taking the 200 mcg. and finding other ways to make sure my body absorbed it.

The best way to assure that you take your meds and hour and a half before eating in the morning I found is the set your alarm an hour and a half before you awaken. Keep a glass of water and the pills on your bedside table. Only wake up long enough to swallow the pill and crash right back out. Don’t get up for anything, I find I can’t get back to sleep if I do. Sometimes I am so sleepy when I take it when I actually wake up for the day I forget if I did or not, so I just check the water. If there is no water, I took my pill. This system has worked great for me. Let me know what works for you!

1 comment:

poli said...

My mother was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last night. Today, they are already talking about surgery and about removing her entire thyroid.

She is 58, very stubborn and hates pills. I am here for her and I know this will be a long journey. I am reading your blogg so I can educate myself on what to expect and how to help her out as much as I can.

Thanks for this blogg!!