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04-29-2021 03:35 PM
@AnikaBrodie wrote:@joann1218 I have taken Levothyroxine for many years. I always take it in the morning first thing with a full glass of water. I eat breakfast within 30 minutes of taking it, per my doctor's directions. I have never taken it at night.
I take it same as you.....been doing that way for 53 years. When I began taking thyroid drug in 1968 synthetic brands like Synthroid were not yet widely in use. I began by taking desiccated thyroid hormone, I think it was made from the urine of female horses. Times have changed!
04-29-2021 04:05 PM
04-29-2021 04:06 PM - edited 04-29-2021 04:09 PM
Interesting, I was told wait 30 minutes. Take it first thing in the morning then I set the oen timer for 30 minutes so I don't have to wait a minute longer than I have to!
Very hard when you want your coffee so bad!
04-29-2021 04:16 PM
@CJC wrote:
@AnikaBrodie wrote:@joann1218 I have taken Levothyroxine for many years. I always take it in the morning first thing with a full glass of water. I eat breakfast within 30 minutes of taking it, per my doctor's directions. I have never taken it at night.
I take it same as you.....been doing that way for 53 years. When I began taking thyroid drug in 1968 synthetic brands like Synthroid were not yet widely in use. I began by taking desiccated thyroid hormone, I think it was made from the urine of female horses. Times have changed!
@CJC Natural Dessicated Thyroid hormone is still available. Armour Thyroid is dessicated pig's thyroid. The adantage is supposedly that you get all the T's, not just T-3 that most doctors base their decisions on. Synthroid and Levothyroxine is only T-3, which has worked for me for years, but some people do better on an NDT. A lot of insurances will no longer pay for Natural Dessicated Thyroid (NDT) for whatever reason.
04-29-2021 04:27 PM
@Catch71 wrote:
Interesting, I was told wait 30 minutes. Take it first thing in the morning then I set the oen timer for 30 minutes so I don't have to wait a minute longer than I have to!
Very hard when you want your coffee so bad!
@Catch71 - I was told to wait an hour before eating so I take it as early in the morning as possible. As I mentioned, sometimes 4 AM!
04-29-2021 06:22 PM
i take a very low dose (37.5 mcg) of levo in the morning, wait for my coffee to brew and have my coffee black. sometimes i have a biscotti w my coffee, i eat yogurt 2-3 hours later or skip breakfast and have lunch.
15 yrs ago i used to take levo at night but if you take it at night you should not take other meds with it. i have nightime meds some of which are XR which means they are coated.
w labwork my numbers are right in the middle
04-29-2021 07:09 PM
I'm bad I take it in the morning with coffee
04-29-2021 07:47 PM
I take my Levoxyl at night. My stomach isn't full because I try not to eat after 6-7 pm and I take the medication at 10pm. If I had to wait an hour or two before breakfast I'd wind up watching the clock and worrying about sleeping in.
04-29-2021 08:28 PM
The instructions clearly steal take it in the morning on an empty stomach.
04-29-2021 09:37 PM
Over the past 30 years, I've taken Synthroid and Levothyroxine (generic of Synthroid). I'm strictly on Synthroid now but directions for both are take in the morning on an empty stomach with a little water and wait before eating for 30 - 60 min. Directions also say to drink plenty of water when on this medication.
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