lelapin Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) I take the following medicines / vitamins daily (some before breakfast, some after and some after dinner). I have had conflicting advice from different hospitals on which to take and when and was hoping I might get some useful advice here as I am 81 and recovering from several serious medical conditions and believe that the effectiveness of the various medicines can be affected by when I take them. ** Before breakfast ** Omeprazole 20mg Euthyrox ** After breakfast ** Diovan 40mg Tumeric/Curcumin + 5% Piperin Mevalotin 40mg Cod Liver Oil 1000mg ** After dinner ** Tumeric/Curcumin + 5% Piperin Aspirin 81mg Glucosamine & Chondroitin Multi Vitamin 70+ Edited May 10, 2022 by lelapin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I get regular medication from the NHS, and am good friends with the pharmacist at what I would call the 'shires' most well known hospital, she says taking vitamins - when I asked about upping my intake of them- is a waste of time, you should be getting all the vitamins you need from your diet. I guess that may be different in your eighties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelapin Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: I get regular medication from the NHS, and am good friends with the pharmacist at what I would call the 'shires' most well known hospital, she says taking vitamins - when I asked about upping my intake of them- is a waste of time, you should be getting all the vitamins you need from your diet. I guess that may be different in your eighties Mine is Multi Vitamin 70+ and choice of diet is not always easy living in Thailand. My concern is not what I take but when. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted May 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2022 I don't see any issue with the timing of your medications But be aware, if you are nto already, that taking both cod liver oil and aspirin may enhance the anticoagulant effect making you soemwhat more prone to bleeding 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 15 hours ago, RichardColeman said: you should be getting all the vitamins you need from your diet. Got to love such statements in our fat upon fat Micky D world. 15 hours ago, lelapin said: Mine is Multi Vitamin 70+ and choice of diet is not always easy living in Thailand. But suspect chance is better here than USA - where XXL (not Asian size) seems to be the new M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelapin Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Sheryl said: I don't see any issue with the timing of your medications But be aware, if you are nto already, that taking both cod liver oil and aspirin may enhance the anticoagulant effect making you soemwhat more prone to bleeding Many thanks for your comments which I will follow. I was concerned as I had read on Euthyrox: Side Effects, Uses & Dosage - Drugs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, lelapin said: Many thanks for your comments which I will follow. I was concerned as I had read on Euthyrox: Side Effects, Uses & Dosage - Drugs.com Omeprazole 20mg Euthyrox Indeed these seem to not get together well but change in time of taking would not help from my quick Google check, as omeprazole stays in system, so suspect you have frequent TSH checks to make sure omeprazole is not reducing euthyrox too much. I take euthyrox as you but do not have the omeprazole issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, lopburi3 said: Omeprazole 20mg Euthyrox Indeed these seem to not get together well but change in time of taking would not help from my quick Google check, as omeprazole stays in system, so suspect you have frequent TSH checks to make sure omeprazole is not reducing euthyrox too much. I take euthyrox as you but do not have the omeprazole issue. As above. If your clinical response to the euthyrox is OK then all is well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelapin Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Just had feedback from my Pyathai Dr and he has confirmed that Euthyrox should be taken on an empty stomach and not with Omeprazole, so I will now take one when I get up in the morning and the other when I go to bed at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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