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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2152292" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>[USER=515617]@steve6[/USER] - I won't comment on your diet, as I think others have covered it well, in terms of reducing the amount of food (and drinks) you are consuming containing carbohydrates. I will, however comment on your timing of your Eltroxin.</p><p></p><p>Eltroxin is a drug to treat your thyroid, which has obviously been struggling. My specific comment relates to when and how you take it.</p><p></p><p>You should take your Levothyroxine (Eltroxin) at least half an hour before food or drink, and in particular before anything containing dairy. The dairy impacts how well the levothyroxine works, with dairy negatively impacting it. That doesn't mean it doesn't work; it means it will never work as well if you take it with dairy.</p><p></p><p>I take Levothyroxine too, but fortunately, I naturally stir from my sleep around 04:00, and just swallow my Levothyroxine (and Liothyronine - and other thyroid hormone) at that time, and just go back to sleep. Some also take it on going to bed at night.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate that's impractical for many, but it happens to work for me.</p><p></p><p>This is from the NHS website - link below the image.:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]36258[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/treatment/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/treatment/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2152292, member: 345386"] [USER=515617]@steve6[/USER] - I won't comment on your diet, as I think others have covered it well, in terms of reducing the amount of food (and drinks) you are consuming containing carbohydrates. I will, however comment on your timing of your Eltroxin. Eltroxin is a drug to treat your thyroid, which has obviously been struggling. My specific comment relates to when and how you take it. You should take your Levothyroxine (Eltroxin) at least half an hour before food or drink, and in particular before anything containing dairy. The dairy impacts how well the levothyroxine works, with dairy negatively impacting it. That doesn't mean it doesn't work; it means it will never work as well if you take it with dairy. I take Levothyroxine too, but fortunately, I naturally stir from my sleep around 04:00, and just swallow my Levothyroxine (and Liothyronine - and other thyroid hormone) at that time, and just go back to sleep. Some also take it on going to bed at night. I appreciate that's impractical for many, but it happens to work for me. This is from the NHS website - link below the image.: [ATTACH=full]36258[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/treatment/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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