Vitamins and Thyroids
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Vitamins and Thyroids
| Tue, 07-06-2004 - 8:09am |
Hi, I was just wondering about what is the best vitamin to take for underactive Thyroid?
I am on medication for it but don't know what the best vitamin is to take with it. I also on medication for high blood pressure. Thanks for your reply.
I am on medication for it but don't know what the best vitamin is to take with it. I also on medication for high blood pressure. Thanks for your reply.

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There are a lot of supplements that support your thyroid if you want to go beyond a multivitmain. The list includes GLA or evening primrose oil; all the essential fatty acids like Flax seed, Fish and borage oils; a good vitamin B-complex is recommended, as well as vitamin C, Vitamin E. Zinc is important and so is a good calcium/magnesium supplement if you don't get your servings of non fat or low fat dairy calcium everyday. But ...... calcium can interfere with your thryoid medication's absorption so take this at least 1 hour and some people recommend up to 4 hours after your medication. Co-enzyme Q10 is good for thyroid support for an underactive thyroid only and helps your energy level. And L-Lysine helps with hair loss if you're experiencing that.
I take about 20 pills a day between my morning supplements and evening ones!! And I never used to like to swallow pills but they really help me feel my best. Just buy whatever you take from a good health food or vitamin store so that you can get a reputable product. I hope this helps! Cathy :)
Shannon
I take a calcium supplement, vitamin b supplement, flaxseed oil and folic acid..... I am not taking those right now, nor a multivitamin, while doing all this blood work to get regulated. Just incase it was causing an conflict.... I just had my Synthroid upped again on Friday from 100mcg to 112. I've gone from 50, to 75, to 100 and now 112 since April.
The list of vitimins that I posted for Mary Ann is a list that's good if you're hypothyroid. They are all geared toward supporting your thyroid and your metabolism in some way. I had another list of supplements that I was taking in the past and I've posted them here, too. But I've stopped taking some of those now because it was getting too expensive! LOL! So the list I gave Mary Ann is most of what I currently take. I don't take Lysine -mostly because it comes in a chalky tablet that I have a hard time swallowing - and I also take DMAE and L-tyrosine but I'm nearing the end of my bottles and may not buy more.
But that's about it!! Cathy :)
Thanks again, Mary Ann
I can't recommend a brand or anything but if it contains all the B vitamins plus biotin, then it's a good one. I've heard that biotin is a very expensive component of the B-complex and most manufacturers don't include it to keep expenses down. It yours doesn't have it, you can buy it seperately. I don't take a multi because I eat really well and figure that I'm getting most of what I need from my food at this point. I take the additional vitamins seperately so they can address things like the water retention, energy levels and most importantly, my immune system. My endo said that taking anti-oxidents etc to bolster my immune system can't help with the autoimmune conditions of being hypothyroid but ....... I haven't been sick in years!! And I work in a school one on one with kindergarten and first graders who are always doing gross things with their noses, hands and spit!!LOL! Then, to top it off, they sneeze all over me! LOL! Anyway ...... I'm digressing.
You can take the co-enyzme with the b-complex as far as I know. ANYONE WHO IS HYPERTHYROID should NOT take CO-enzyme Q10. It acts as a stimulant and there is a warning on the bottle. I wouldn't ask your doctor to switch medications - they don't like to do that. Unless you have bad doctor like one of my former ones, who switched me from levoxyl to Synthroid without even telling me! What's wrong with your medication? Perhaps you're undertreated? Cathy :)
I don't think that I'm undertreated yet. Its just that my Doctor is Muslim and he dosen't tell you much. He specializes as an Internist and Endo. Doctor. So on my next visit I'm going to ask him for an ultra-sound and see what he says. I didn't even ask him how the blood test read; he just told me that the medication is working fine. Now I know what to ask him..
Just want to let you know that my effects on my right side have been buzzing in ear, been having trouble with hemmroids too. (bleeding, constipation as well); plus the swelling as also been on my right side. On my left side it has just been with my left ankle as always been swollen. That's probably due to my weight problem. I never realized that one problem could lead to others. What an experience I'm getting with all of this.
I wish I was young again... By the way, I'm 54 so I just started with things happening. And I thought it was going to be a breeze for me going thru my changes. Ha.
P.S. What does LOL mean!
Have a great day. Mary Ann
Well, think of it this way, you can get it all together in your 50's and then REALLY enjoy your 60's!! It's an odd process, I agree, growing older. Sometimes you don't know what you just have to live with and what can really be changed. Hopefully, you'll be able to get some answers and then feel better over all. The biggest thing is that this takes some time to sort out and time again to be treated correctedly. It's pretty wearing ..... but then, it could be worse!! :) Hope you have a great day! Cathy :)
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