How far apart should you space calcium?

owlisn
on 2/28/12 11:29 am - NC

How close together can you take Calcium?

If I take my Carafate at 8am, my Synthroid at 10am, my multi at noon, then calcium at 2pm, multi at 4pm, calcium at 6pm, and Carafate at 10pm, when can I take my third calcium dose? Would 8pm be too soon after the 6pm dose?

I can't take any of these meds together.

Allison

Dee.spunk
on 2/28/12 11:33 am - Sacramento, CA

RNY on 11/30/11

Minimum of every two hours.

Height:5'1.5 RNY:11/30/11 HW:307 SW:234 CW:136 GW:140 (LOST 73 Lbs. PRE-OP)

poet_kelly
on 2/28/12 11:42 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Two hours is fine.

Kelly

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owlisn
on 2/28/12 11:47 am - NC

RNY on 11/29/11

Wow. I am ready for this ulcer to heal. Taking something every 2 hours from 8am-10pm is tough. Thanks for the responses.

Allison

rbb825
on 2/28/12 1:27 pm - Suffern, NY

RNY on 10/27/08

first off, you need to talk to your endocrinologist becasue carafate blocks the absorbtion of synthroid and needs to be taken 6 hours apart. Also, you are only taking carafate 2 times per day? It is usually 4 times per day which is pretty impossible with all the vitamins we take.

As far as your supplements - you should be taking a multi with no iron in it like centrum silver or centrum silver chewables -then take a separate iron supplement. This way you can take your multis and calcium together - and your calcium needs to be 2 hours apart from iron and thryoid and also 2 hours from itself.

You could take carafate at 8 am, calcium and multi at 10 am, calcium at 12 noon, synthroid at 2 pm, calcium and multi at 4 pm. Iron with vitamin C at 6 pm and carafate at bedtime - 10pm or later.

gbsinsatx
on 2/28/12 10:54 pm, edited 2/28/12 10:56 pm - San Antonio, TX

RNY on 03/22/10

I take my thyroid medication 4 hours from calcium. Since I usually eat something containing calcium before bedtime, I set my alarm for 4 hours later. I always need to go to the bathroom at least 4 hours into sleeping so this has been a reasonable solution for me. As for my calcium supplements, I usually take them 4 hours apart 3 times a day. I also take iron at least 2 hours from calcium.

Age at RNY: 55, Height: 5'4", Consultation Weight: 331 lbs-12/1/2009, RNY Surgery Weight: 281 lbs-3/22/2010, Goal Weight Reached: 141 lbs-6/23/2011, Lowest Weight: 126 lbs-12/11/2011,