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Right now i am taking thyriod medicine,can i take flax oil medicine while i am on thyriod medicine?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Just maybe not: together. Flax oil is of course an oil and the thyroid medicine would stick to it. Probably all of it (oil and thyroid med) would all get in, but if you space them 2 hrs apart you don't have to worry.

Answered 5/25/2016

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