I thought my cat may have a urinary tract problem so I took him to the vet, but the vet said he only had a few crystals in his urine and gave me medication for him, but i''m still finding these oily spots throughout my apartment and I don''t know what to do because I don''t know what is causing this! please help!
Antacids often used to treat heartburn and other intestinal distress, including calcium products such as TUMS or ROLAIDS and other antacids, may have absorption-inhibiting effects on thyroid medications. People should take levothyroxine four to six hours before or after taking these antacids. Iron supplements (FEOSOL, SLOW FE) have been shown to reduce the effect of levothyroxine in some people, although the effect is highly variable from one person to another.
There is consensus that levothyroxine should be taken in the morning on an empty stomach. A pilot study showed that levothyroxine intake at bedtime significantly decreased thyrotropin levels and increased free thyroxine and total triiodothyronine levels.To date, no large randomized trial investigating the best time of levothyroxine intake, including quality-of-life evaluation, has been performed.herefore, bedtime levothyroxine intake resulted in a direct treatment effect, with an increase in FT 4 level of 0.07 ng/dL (95% CI, 0.02-0.13; P = .01) relative to morning levothyroxine intake. Changes in TT3 levels were similar to changes in FT4 levels.