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!