Start Taking Your Thyroid Medication at Night
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Contrary to popular belief, you don't HAVE to take your thyroid medication first thing in the morning.
In this video, I discuss some newer studies which show that taking thyroid medication in the evening can be just as effective (if not more effective) than taking in the morning.
The takeaway here is that it doesn't really matter when you take your thyroid medication so long as you are taking it on an empty stomach.
And to do that, all you need to do is make sure that you take it 2 hours after (or before) a meal.
This leaves the stomach with 2 hours to empty which means that food will not interfere with its absorption.
There are two ways to transition to taking your thyroid medication in the evening and I call them the non-skip approach and the skip approach. Most people have no problem taking their thyroid medication in the morning and then again in the evening but if you are sensitive then you may want to try the skip dose approach.
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I recently switched to nights once you said in a previous video that my morning coffee was blocking the effectiveness. Time will tell.
I changed taking it to bedtime 15 years ago because I didn’t like waiting to eat or have coffee in the morning. It eats up a lot of time when trying to get out of the house. Never told my doctor. My labs are fine.
Also I sleep just fine!
I asked my endo about taking it at night and he asked why. I replied so that I could walk to the coffee pot when I got out of bed. His reply was “that’s a very adult reason so just wait at least 2-3 hours after eating”. My levels have actually been better since doing so.
Sneaky you eh!😂!! Good for you though
You mean I don't have to set my alarm for 4:30 in the morning just to wake up and take my meds? BLESS YOU CHILD(S) 😘😘
All depends on your cortisol levels
@@yougusqc7520
Hi please what do you mean ? I have corticoïdes treatment …
Thank you once again Dr Childs
I take mine first thing in the morning and don't really care to change it but if I did thanks for the information
Thank you. I will try taking it at night.
i take my thyroid anywhere from midnight to about 2 AM so when i get up to pee in that time frame.than by the time i wake up i can start taking my supplements.
This is so True!! I take multi hormone thyroid so it's both morning and night for me. My first dose is when I first wake up before I even get out of bed and my send dose is right before bed well after eating 👌😊. Labs are normal
GREAT VIDEO
Thanks for this info. I recently switched to taking levothyroxine at night. You answered my question if I were to switch back to morning if I would have any side effects. But, for now, I am keeping it at night 😴
Can I take magnesium (for sleep) with my thyroid meds?
My surgeon after my TT told me to take mine at night for better absorption UK based. No issues and stable levels.
I’ve been taking it at night ever since I started taking it about 35 years ago.The doctor just said take it once a day so I did! In the last couple of years reading it should be taken in the morning I tried it but felt nauseated so returned to taking it last thing at night.
I just tried this as a new thyroid patient and I swear I feel much better today! I hope it continues. My one question which no one seems to know because these meds are so new and what I think is likely impacting my ability to absorb all the thyroid I’m taking, is I am on Zepbound, a GLP agonist. This slows stomach emptying to a crawl so I don’t know that it’s possible for me to take thyroid on a truly empty stomach while on this med, but taking at night did seem to help at least!
💯💯! I am a really cranky person in the morning. I wake up hungry!!! I found myself cheating and taking my medicine at breakfast so I talked to my doctor and he said to take it at night or hs. It worked had no effects!
I take mine midnight. I put it under the tongue and it slowly dissolves. I also got my doctor change my medication from levothyroxin to tirosint. All this has been through your advice. I feel much much better . Thanks for the advice. I am so educated about my thyroid care just by watching your RUclips channel.
What is tyrosint?
I take tirosint also. It's another form of T4 medication. Just Google it.
Yes its true. Once i started taking thyroxine at night, my labs became better. It can also may be because of longer fasting hours.
Been taking levothyroxine at night for quite a few years now, and you shouldn't be eating so close to going to sleep anyway so the empty stomach thing has never been an issue. Sleep solidly most nights as well, so doesn't effect my sleep. Bonus as well, is you can eat straight away after waking up without having to wait 30 minutes and worrying about things interfering with the medication.
I have an odd schedule because I teach online at night. So I wake up at 10:30pm or so to start teaching around midnight. But I’ve been taking my meds in the morning and wait an hour before eating. But I find I can’t sleep after two hours and also at 11pm and 11am I have to take metformin too as I’m also diabetic. But I feel I need to change all this because I now work night time. I’m on both T4 and T3. I also recently started berberine. I sometimes take selenium
Thank You!
Dr. Childs could you please elaborate on the Autoimmune aspect of Hashimoto?
My husband has to take his at 6am it’s the only time of day that works for him. He was recently diagnosed with stage 3 thyroid cancer and had his entire thyroid removed and all but one nodule or his parathyroid removed.
He’s on 8,000 mg of tums daily 1 Calcitriol and 150 mg of levothyroxine
I believe if he didn’t have to take the Calcitriol twice a day we would be able to make night time work.
Great video
@@savedbygracethroughfaithjesus he could take calcitrol at 6am and 6pm, and take thyroid medicine at bedtime.
So should we take your vitamins before bed?
But according to studies TSH follows a circadian rhythm and is highest in the early morning hours and lowest in the afternoon.
So changing the time of taking meds will counteract this right? Might be bad in the long term.
Does it need to be taken at the exact time? Because I have been taking it when I wake up in the middle of the night. But its not exactly at the same time
I take mine on at 9:30PM every night with a reminder on my phone.
My doctor says to take it in the morning same time every day
How about testing? Do we still skip the night time dose prior to testing? I always test at 8am when the lab I use opens.
Perhaps evening would translate into better weight loss??
Between 12am and 3am.
When wake up early morning to use the loo I take the thyroxine .
I’ve just been diagnosed with Graves , apparently my levels are not massively high.
I’ve been recommended to take 40mg of Carbimazole for 4-6 weeks then a blood test
Is this good advice or is that a high dose?
I’ve been taking it at night for years now
I take mine at like 2 pm after lunch. I’ve never seen a difference and neither has my doctor in lab results.
What about T3 tho? I take mine throughout the day and therefore with food. Do I have to take t3 without food as well? My doctor said its the active form and does not interact with food. Is that true?
I cannot eat nothing ion the evening. Always take it on empty stomach around 4am as I don't eat breakfast til 8
I take my Synthroid and Cytomel around 5:30 AM and wait to ingest anything until at least 7:30 AM.
I take mine in the middle of the night. No Interference with anything. No problems whatsoever.
Same
Same
Yes, that's the only good thing about having to get up to go to the bathroom.
I take Slow release T3 and T4 twice a day. Once in am and in mid afternoon. Is there a alternative for me on how to take it?
Where do you get slow release?
I listened to the whole video and he doesn't explain why to take it in the evening is better than in the morning. I actually understood that in the morning is better, because stomach us empry
If you eat supper at 6pm, your stomach is empty by 10pm.
My understanding is if it fits your schedule to take at night you certainly can. Basically just need empty stomach to take it for absorption. So if you are rushed for time in the morning, just take it at night 2 to 4 hours after dinner
I take mine a couple hours after coffee since I don’t eat breakfast or lunch. Just dinner and a late snack. Definitely don’t take it with coffee because you only get 80% of the meds. So I’m told 🤦♀️
He did explain. Some people's schedules interfere with taking it in morning. It is a matter of preference and convenience
taking it at night worked for me until acid reflux happened
Is it better to not take your thyroid meds before getting your bloodwork done or should you take it? My doctor has always told me to take it prior to bloodwork but lately I'm reading to not take any meds or vitamins the day that you get bloodwork done to get an accurate reading. So now I'm not sure?
Great question! I'm wondering the same thing
It is best not to take biotin for minimum of 2 days before blood test for thyroid. Also it's best to take your test early in the morning. --Audrey in Chicago
I was told to take the meds. The test results will indicate whether the dosage needs to be increased, decreased or stay the same. 🌻
I can’t take it at night as I suffer severe insomnia
30 minutes away from other meds??? I've messed that one up...
yes this is important because they interfere with the effectiveness of the thyroid meds. if you take liquid, it doesn't matter and it also doesn't matter about food.
I was told it would give me nightmares.
I take it mid afternoon and occasionally I get nightmares or very strange dreams😢
Im not sure ehat to do. I take synthroid and liothyronine in the morning and liothyronine in the afternoon. My dr just keeps increasing my liothyronine every darn year because my t3 is always low... Im fatigued and have depression and anxiety... Been in this for 3+ years now whats cytomel?
I tried Liothyronine three separate times, and it made me so emotional and tired. I could barely work or even have a conversation without crying. Cytomel is the same thing as liothyronine.
@@lunarphoenixforyourface ty for the reply. What are you taking now?
@@brittanysuppes Just a higher dose of levoxythyrozine- I'm pretty sure that's the same as synthroid. If you look up side effects of cytomel/lyothyronine, that might help you make a decision with your doctor ❤️
@@lunarphoenixforyourface ty
@@lunarphoenixforyourface I cried way too much with Liothyronine and had palpitations until I read on a thyroid sight where a woman took Liothyronine about 2 hours after Levothyroxine and had no symptoms. I tried it and what a difference it made! My doctor was fine with me doing that, ( I told her after I had been doing it awhile and saw a difference).
I wake up at 4:00 am and take my levothyroxine. I read where you can't take calcium with the pill for up to four hours and I eat cereal with milk at 8:30am so it works out great for me. This doc talks to fast and confuses me. Back to Dr. Eric Berg.
Taking my thyroid medicine at night, as you suggested, caused me terrible insomnia!
You forgot to explain why taking you ALA with thyroid meds causes problems with thyroid meds
This isn’t even remotely accurate. The reason for taking it in the morning is because it keeps some people awake. That’s the only reason I’ve ever been given and I have been taking it for over 30 years.
Yes, especially Cytomel. It wakes me up!
My reason to take it in the morning is just cuz it's habit and that way I don't forget it
Yes, as you said, "it keeps some people awake" and for some people it doesn't. You answered your own question! He says in the video it is only about 5% that it gives them energy at night. He also says that it you are taking it in the morning and it gives you energy immediately, then taking at night is prob not the best
Its better for t4 medication. If taking cytomel/ndt take it at morning/afternoon
I have taken levethyroxine for 25 years never been reviewed found to have too much in my blood in 2022 therefore reduced from 175mg a day to 100 mg a day.take every morning for many years with coffee because I didn't know.
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ahh !! yes , the things he do to get views ! my goodness !😂🤣😅
I used to take mine at night so I can take my supplements in the morning. The video will help many people
@@hollystiener16 99% people can't take at night, BECAUSE U NEED TO TAKE THE MED IN EMPTY STOMACH. at night people keep eating something even after the dinner. so yes, at night not possible, for 1% of the people yeh sure, there tons of weirdos in this world,
taking levo at morning is the only best option !
@@hollystiener16 this video is not going to really help people, but make them more confuse, oh because the youtuber need some form of views coming in , you know !
@@emergencyambulance2017 But he is letting you know that if you take it at night you take it 2 hours after dinner. Then wait 30 minutes. I mean it is completely doable!
You eat at 6 or 7, have a snack at 8 or 9, latest you take it 9:30-10. So it is more likely people are able to do it, than not.
@@hollystiener16 it may be possible and easy for you, but its a terrible option for the vaaasstttt majority of humans ! like i said the 99% wont do this.
yah u maybe that 1%
Come on now, we need to get off pharmaceuticals poisons! I am unsubscribing cause you promote conventional medicine.
Haha. DO you have Hashimotos? If you do and you can heal it naturally, please share, I would love to know. I hate taking any medication. When I was diagnosed with Hashimotos and my dr told me I would be on meds for the rest of my life, I said no way. I tried alternative medicine for 1.5 years and went to the best people in Los Angeles. For me, it got worse and worse.
Did you NOT read the thumbnail??? It explicitly refers to when to take thyroid medication. You can't get thyroid meds over the counter. Why did you come in? Just to troll? Ugh
@hollystiener16 Hey. Forgive me for reaching out but I was wondering if u had any advice. I got this stomach infection that went undiagnosed and then I started to get brain fog so badly that I asked and received an mri. My joints began hurting and began losing my hair and more and depression/anxiety are horrible. This was almost a year ago. So I googled some things and I just knew I had hashimoto's so I went to an Endocrinologist and sure enough, I have it. I was just put on levothyroxine today and am wondering if you have any of the symptoms I have and if the medication had made any improvements. I'm crossing my fingers you say yes lol
@@zephyrhills8070 Sorry that you are going through all of this. It is not easy and it is scary. I take Tirosint because it is free from additives and gluten. You need to be gluten and dairy free. Take vitamin b12 and D3 with K2. The medication helps tremendously. Give it time and get your levels checked regularly. Then watch Dr. Child's videos as they are very helpful. It is trial and error with supplements. Different things work for different people. Do not ever go off the meds. They are the most helpful. GL!