{"id":390,"date":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/faq\/kadas-ir-biezakas-kludas-lietojot-vairogdziedzera-zales\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","slug":"kadas-ir-biezakas-kludas-lietojot-vairogdziedzera-zales","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/faq\/kadas-ir-biezakas-kludas-lietojot-vairogdziedzera-zales\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the most common mistakes when taking thyroid medication?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>L-thyroxine (Eutirox) is one of the most commonly used medicines, but it is used incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common mistakes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Inappropriate time<\/strong> - should be taken on an empty stomach, at least 30 minutes before breakfast<\/li>\n<li><strong>With calcium or iron<\/strong> - Reduces absorption by 30-40%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coffee straight after medicine<\/strong> - also reduces efficiency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forgotten doses<\/strong> - if forgotten in the morning, can be taken in the evening, but must be taken 4 hours apart from meals<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-interruption<\/strong> - even if you feel well, you have to take the medicine for life (in the case of hypothyroidism)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tips from Dr Caune:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If taking calcium or antacids - a difference of at least 4 hours<\/li>\n<li>During pregnancy, the dose should normally be increased by 25-30%<\/li>\n<li>The tests (TSH) must be carried out in the same laboratory<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq_category":[25,21],"class_list":["post-390","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-vairogdziedzeris","faq_category-zales"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}