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A 35-year-old male asked:

does levothyroxin mess up your stomach?

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Dr. David Geffner answered

Endocrinology 54 years experience

Not usually: Discuss it with the doctor who prescribed it. He/she should look for other reasons for "mess ing up your stomach".

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I take levothyroxine very morning on a empty stomach. Do I have to take it at the same exact hour every day or is it ok if it's within a couple hours?

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