In doing some research online, I've read on a couple of different sites that you can take your thyroid meds at night, before bed. I have a problem taking it in the morning then waiting to eat and then waiting again to take the rest of my vitamins/meds.
What is the general consensous here? Is it better to take it before bed?
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I found when I took my thyroid meds at bed, I'd have a little bit of trouble sleeping. I find it best to take it first thing in the morning, as soon as I awake. When I was working, it was about an hour until I ate breakfast (showering, getting things together), but now that I stay home with our son it is close to ah, about 15 minutes from taking my Synthroid to breakfast. I haven't noticed any difference. I think as long as you don't take it with breakfast you are okay. I'm am pretty sensitive to changes in my TSH and such because of my cancer history, I know if I miss taking my dose my just a couple hours.
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I set my alarm clock a little early, at 6, take my med, then go back to sleep. When I get up I can eat, and I am also taking it at the same time which my dr says plays a big role.
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I take it first thing when I wake up. Then take my shower and do the makeup thing. By the time I am ready to go to work, I can sit down and eat breakfast. It works for me.
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I take mine at the same time everyday in the morning 8:30am. I also heard you should not eat soy until 8 hours after you take your thyroid because it can slow the absorption. (thats what my doctor says).
I just started Levoxyl and take it in the morning- I have also been doing the whole get up early ,take it, go back to bed thing which is a pain but well tolerated
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I can't take the generic because it has lactose in it (a milk product) and I am allergic to it, I get a rash and itch all the time. So I take the brand name and it costs the same for me.
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I used to set my alarm for 6am take my synthroid then go back to sleep for a little while. After a few years of that I actually started to wake up on my own. Now that I am pregnant the baby starts kicking at 4am and then I have to use the BR. So now I take my synthroid at 4am.
I take the brand because the generic caused heart palpations. I tried the generic 3 different times over the years to check and each time I had the palpitations.
I am taking Armour once a day. The doctor said that i shouldn't take it with Met, so I am trying to sneak it in when I can.
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I'm on 125 mcg of Synthroid and 10mcg of Cytomel and I take them both before bed. A lot of people say that it wakes them up, but taking my thyroid meds has always put me to sleep, blah.
Been on synthroid for 8 years now and to be honest have never really thought much about when or how I take it. Just remembering to take it is a chore sometimes. I have taken it at night before bed many times due to forgetting to earlier in the day and havent noticed a change in sleep. I do have trouble sleeping sometimes though. hmmm maybe I need to experiment and see. I have noticed that it is better to take Met as early as possible during the day. I have only been on it a couple of months and the diarrhea is still really bad most days. Question: is it alright to take them both at the same time? I usually do. Would this be cause of the stomach problem?
My doctor told me I could take it at night. It is much easier for me to remember my meds at night. I have a sleep disorder anyway, but I haven't noticed a change since taking the levothyroid. I have found that to avoid neasea with the met, I have to eat as soon as I get up or I get sick to my stomach.
How do you take your thyroid meds? 
