Re: wondering how effective one pill in the a.m. could be/Bev

[Guest guest]

Bev,

I found that to be true when I put it under my tongue. However, between the

upper cheek

and gums, not a problem at all.

Venizia

> > >

> > > Hi - I have been wondering about something, and that is, when I

> take my

> > > Armour first thing in the morning, it's such a little " soft "

> pill, I

> > > imagine it just dissolves shortly after it hits my stomach, in

> which

> > > case it would all go into my system pretty much right away. This

> > > question would also apply to Synthroid, which I used to take, by

> the

> > > way... If my thyroid was working normally, it seems to me, it

> would be

> > > releasing hormones throughout the day -- not to mention

> adjusting to

> > > whatever was going on in the course of the day (i.e. stress). I

> take

> > > another medication for a chronic problem and it is " extended

> release "

> > > precisely so I don't get a big jolt of it first thing... has

> anyone

> > > ever heard of an extended release thyroid replacement? doesn't

> that

> > > seem to make sense? I decided today to experiment with cutting

> the pill

> > > in half and taking half in the morning, and half later in the

> day...

> > > just out of curiousity. -- in Connecticut

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I put my cytomel under my tongue. That's the only way I would be able

to control it.. How do you keep from the pill from disolving and going

everywhere in your mouth and down you throat?

Bev

>

> Bev,

>

> I found that to be true when I put it under my tongue. However,

between the upper cheek

> and gums, not a problem at all.

>

> Venizia

>

>

>

> ---

[Guest guest]

Venizia,

You wrote:

>

> I found that to be true when I put it under my tongue. However, between

> the upper cheek

> and gums, not a problem at all.

Either way, the bulk of the absorption still happens in the small

intestine. Under the best circumstances we still only absorb about 80%.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

I guess it works differently for different people.

Bev

>

> I do not put it under my tongue for that reason. If you put it up

in your top cheek between

> it and your gum, it kind of locks in there for the most part. It

doesn't get all over your

> mouth.

>

> Venizia

>

>

> >

> > I put my cytomel under my tongue. That's the only way I would

be able

> > to control it.. How do you keep from the pill from disolving and

going

> > everywhere in your mouth and down you throat?

> > Bev

> >

[Guest guest]

So I am not gaining anything by doing it this way? I thought it was 80% by

mouth.

Venizia

-- In hypothyroidism , Chuck B <gumboyaya@...> wrote:

>

> Venizia,

>

> You wrote:

> >

> > I found that to be true when I put it under my tongue. However, between

> > the upper cheek

> > and gums, not a problem at all.

>

> Either way, the bulk of the absorption still happens in the small

> intestine. Under the best circumstances we still only absorb about 80%.

>

> Chuck

>

[Guest guest]

venizia1948 wrote:

>

> So I am not gaining anything by doing it this way? I thought it was 80%

> by mouth.

The studies show that it varies quite a bit by individual. If you simply

wash it down with water, absorption averages about 80%. If you get some

under your tongue or into your cheek, that may add a few percent.

However, what you gain by avoiding stomach acids, you end up forming

complexes with saliva enzymes. The real key is that you not eat for at

least two hours before and one hour after taking it, and that iron and

calcium supplements be more than four hours away.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

how can that be true? hormone is absorbed thru mucosa and into blood stream.

I chew my Armour--don't have the patience to let it sit there.

Gracia

Venizia,

You wrote:

>

> I found that to be true when I put it under my tongue. However, between

> the upper cheek

> and gums, not a problem at all.

Either way, the bulk of the absorption still happens in the small

intestine. Under the best circumstances we still only absorb about 80%.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Gracia wrote:

>

> how can that be true? hormone is absorbed thru mucosa and into blood

> stream....

Yes, but very slowly. Most of it dissolves and ends up being swallowed,

even if you are not conscious of swallowing it. That's especially true

if you chew it.

Chuck