- Synthroid vs. Armour 26th May 2007
... managed, you may want to stay with it.
I do better on Armour , which is a T3/T4 med. Every case is different though...
- bloating 26th May 2007
... until I started on the levothyroxine. It's back to the Armour for me... Wow, I feel like a big flake - this disease...
- Stomach issues on Synthroid 26th May 2007
... constipation all the time on synthroid. Now that Im on Armour it stopped....
... you might be better off.
While I was titrating my Armour dose during that first year of treatment, I rarely...
- New Labs, Midwest can you help 25th May 2007
... Hi Midwest,
It has been 3 weeks on 1 grain of Armour , I still don't feel great, very tired and headaches ... faxed them to me before I see the doctor.
took my Armour that morning
TSH 0.125 ( 0.350-5.500)
Free...
... [QUOTE=mauz;3004785]
took my Armour that morning
How close to the blood draw did you ... take your armour ? Most believe I think that it's best to have your ... armour at least 8 hrs away from the draw and some even say...
... I took my Armour 5 hours before blood draw. I probably shouldn't have...
... I took my Armour 5 hours before I probably shouldn't have taken it...
... I took my Armour 5 hours before I probably shouldn't have taken it...
- Armour and Hair Loss 25th May 2007
... I just switched from Synthroid to Armour two weeks ago. My hair falls out excessively every ... changing meds make the hair loss worse? Do you think Armour will get the hair loss to stop? Also I would like...
... I dont think I have had the right treatment yet. Armour has showed me the best results even though it wore...
... worse. Did that for 3 months and then switched to Armour and it continued to fall out (rapidly like yours)...
- Deb123 - could use your help 25th May 2007
... Hi! I've been having a problem since starting the Armour and was wondering if you could at least assure me ... that my suspicions are right. Since starting the Armour (was on 1/2 grain for a month and then increased ... the meantime (I see the dr in 4 weeks)? Stop the Armour ? Call the dr to see what he thinks? Anything else...
... adrenals tested if I were you. That is not enough armour to make you hyper. You do have labs that show hypo ... the standard advice in this situation is, stop the armour until you can get the adrenals tested. Reason being ... adrenal fatigue you will make it worse taking the armour as they cannot handle it at this time. I did not ... know that at the time I started armour , doc was clueless about AF, and I am sure I made my ... AF worse by continuing with the armour without supporting the adrenals. First week on armour ... so it scared me and I nearly jumped ship with the armour . But, it had lifted the elephant off of my chest...
... The endo (who I've subesequently fired) put me on Armour to try to shrink my nodule, and didn't think my symptoms ... went from 120 to 102.
Ok, will be stopping the Armour until the saliva test results come back. The only...
- re-occurring symptoms 24th May 2007
... symptoms as me. I told her I was just about to start Armour and would see how that was. I just started Armour ... on synthroid when I felt like this. I just started Armour two weeks ago and it relieved it. I dont know if it ... that was the cause. Especially after it cleared up on Armour ....
- I can't believe I found this place! 24th May 2007
... can't live another year like this!
I had read on the Armour site that you shouldn't take it if you have an adrenal ... eliminate that concern and then if necessary I'll buy Armour off shore. I hate messing with Dr.s part of the problem...
... without a doubt in my mind that obtaining illegal Armour and self-treating would be insanely risky. Please...
- How's it going with your dr.? 24th May 2007
... during the time I was titrating. I found him with the Armour Thyroid's physician finder. He's terrific. It's ... my belief that docs willing to prescribe Armour - even if it isn't the right med for you - are more...
... 3003941] It's my belief that docs willing to prescribe Armour - even if it isn't the right med for you - are more...
- cant stop crying!! 24th May 2007
... reach it somehow (now on 88 levo and 1/4 grain of armour ).
I can only imagine how one's hormones would be...
... reach it somehow (now on 88 levo and 1/4 grain of armour ).
I can only imagine how one's hormones would be...
- tsh 5.35 horrible symptoms 24th May 2007
... organs/glands or if a person is taking a T3 med like Armour and allowing the TSH to be suppressed.
Posting...
- Lap band and Hypothyroidism 23rd May 2007
... in meds. My Endo agreed and upped me from 120 mg of Armour to 180mg. I have talked to him about my attempts to...
... low Free's you need more meds. I'm on 210mg mg if armour and I'm still not optimized, close but still working...
- im not alone am i...please say no... 23rd May 2007
... tune your levels with T3 (cytomel) or switch over to Armour , which I am just starting to do (day 1:)
If you...
- Can nerve pain be caused by Armour? 23rd May 2007
... I seriously doubt it's the Armour , especially after just one dose....
- I NEED a Magician PLEASE HELP ME!!! Am I Crazy??? 23rd May 2007
... crazy anxiety. Also, I've been on both Synthroid and Armour , and Synthroid did not touch my anxiety and craziness ... - while Armour did better with that type of symptom. Adrenals definately...
... crazy anxiety. Also, I've been on both Synthroid and Armour , and Synthroid did not touch my anxiety and craziness ... - while Armour did better with that type of symptom. Adrenals definately...
- dosage of t3 in armour 23rd May 2007
... 1/4 grain of Armour has 2.25 mcg of T3
so half of that would be 1.125...
- Brain Fog Is Back 23rd May 2007
... Im so mad.... Armour was the greatest thing and wore off on me after a...
... I've never been on Armour , but I feel for and with you. I think with this Thyroid...
- Anyone else gaining weight on Armour? Help! 23rd May 2007
... of other ones in the early weeks of treatment with Armour .
The Armour isn't directly doing things to you...
- Are these results Hypothyroid 23rd May 2007
... your temps are stable and then start the thyroid med, armour if you can possibly get it. There will be some ups...
... One question. I have read that usually once you take armour you normally have to go on a full replacement dose...
... feel your best. The majority of people I know on armour end up in the 3 to 5 grain dose eventually to be optimized...
- I have some thyroid test result questions-please help!! 22nd May 2007
... in 85 degree weather, etc. He agree to start me on Armour to try to get the Free t3 and Free t4 up into 'optimal...
- Just diagnosed hypothyroid....starting Synthroid tomorrow! 22nd May 2007
...
FINALLY, a few months ago I had him switch me to Armour Thyroid. He pooh-poohed it and kind of laughed, but ... feeling sluggish and fat, as soon as I started the Armour , I feel great.
If you want my doctor's name I ... will be glad to post it to you. Armour works immediately, you don't have to wait weeks for...
... I was actually wondering about Armour . I haven't really been on the Synthroid that long ... start weighing my options. Do most doctors prescribe Armour ? I thought only a select few would?...
... QUOTE=jenikat;3011568]I was actually wondering about Armour . I haven't really been on the Synthroid that long ... start weighing my options. Do most doctors prescribe Armour ? I thought only a select few would?
Jen,
I don ... owledgable. You are right, a lot of doctors won't prescribe Armour . My doctor was funny about it but agreed because I ... wanted to try it. I feel a lot more even with the Armour . I take it before bed.
Jasmyn...
... the dose of Synthroid. The only reason I suggested Armour is because it works right away. You still have to ... a lot of Endocrinologists are so unfamiliar with Armour , that they have no idea how to prescribe it. My Endo...
- Tsh/nodule 5.2cm 22nd May 2007
... this time its kicking my butt!! feel like ****. on armour to see if i feel better. any inout i would greatly...
- Anyone taking generic for Armour? 22nd May 2007
...
After I'd taken about 4 months' worth of genuine Armour , my pharmacy switched me to a generic made by Qualitest ... before leaving the pharmacy to make sure I have genuine Armour . It's such an inexpensive drug anyway, I can't see ... skimp on it. The full, uninsured 30-day price of Armour at my local Walgreen's is about $10. It's worth every ... exactly the dose that will do wonders for you. The Armour prescribing information does say, after all, that...
... didnt realize my pharmacy filled thyroid instead of armour . The generic thyroid did nothing for me what so ever ... CountryGirl;2998369]Hi,
My doctor told me we would try Armour as Thyrolar is no longer available. I went to pick ... was a generic called Thyroid. Is this as good as Armour ? Has anyone used this? Also my TSH on 90 MG/day...
... know how soon you start to feel a difference with Armour . I always thought generic was supposed to be exactly...
- Anyone using GTA ForteII 22nd May 2007
... amount of porcine glandular is 20 mgs. Sixty mgs of Armour thyroid contains 9 mcgs of T3, so the OTC product...
- Hives and Thyroid 21st May 2007
... replacement -- and it may take both T3 & T4, or a med like Armour that contains both, to do the trick.
Best wishes...
- taking B12 with Armour 21st May 2007
... generic Levoxyl when I was on that, and now I'm on Armour and they still try to sneak in generic Armour on me...
- TSH Levels 20th May 2007
... rely on it) due to the fact i am being treated with armour . I rely more on the FREE T3 and FREE T4 to track my...
- do i have different symptoms to other people 19th May 2007
... England) with the thyroxine.
While other people find Armour , the dessicated porcine thyroid, works best, since...
... have it where both of my calves ache. After I started Armour everything went away. Right now its slowly coming...
- Synthroid side effect, I think. 19th May 2007
... Oh, and I take Levoxyl and Armour – have never taken $ynthroid....
- Armour Wearing Off? 18th May 2007
... [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Sienna"]I took Armour very briefly last spring. After the "nice to feel ... that you need a higher dose.
It's only day 5 of Armour for me THIS time :),,, Doctor prescribed Cytomel with ... Armour (((:)}}} so I'm not even sure if I should comment...
... i was at was 88mcg of synthroid. Now Im on 90mg of Armour but think I need more....
- Total Thyroidectomy or wait watch? HELP. 18th May 2007
... stuff each month. Which can cause major problems. Armour is the other choice - just finding a doctor to give...
... easier than getting a papsmear..............
I take Armour to supress my nodules and I am willing to wait and ... some .... My mother had hers out at age 48 and took Armour and never had any problems that I know of...........
- Would like Lab Interpretation? Thanks 18th May 2007
... labs were taken I switched to 90mg (1 1/2 grains) of Armour . I had my labs done again yesterday and they were ... not sure by how much. Right now, I half the 90mg of Armour and take 1/2 in the morning, and another 1/2 in the...
... When you switched from .175 Levoxyl to 90 mgs Armour , you took a dose reduction. That's probably the main ... be feeling just awful!) A more comparable dose of Armour would have been 120 mgs, so that would seem to be...
... will be upped. I just assumed from what I read about Armour that it is a stronger drug than Levoxyl so I started...
- After the fact 18th May 2007
... The REAL issue is that he didn't WANT to prescribe Armour . It's been only 5 days, but I've already started getting...
- Hashi Goiter Has Returned 18th May 2007
... to watch what your getting. A lot of people like Armour - but it comes from pigs - which some doctors - if...
- ? about increasing Armour dosage 17th May 2007
... With Armour , the increments have to be slow. It usually takes ... about 6 weeks for the full effect of Armour to be felt. I've been at 30 mg since Jan and the dr ... good for a little while when I started getting more Armour , but that stopped when my body realised that is all ... understand, there are a lot of ups and downs
with Armour .
I understand it's frustrating. But this takes...
- Armour causing hair loss 17th May 2007
... there isnt too much left. :)
I did see on the armour side-effects that children may experience temporary ... children and not adults can experience hair loss from armour ? Maybe someone could explain..
I will get my thyroid...
- could I have it? what to do next. 17th May 2007
... horrific muscle pain but it quickly resolved with armour . I know there are people that truly have fibro but...
- Confused with ultrasound findings 17th May 2007
... to 12 weeks and checks all my labs.........I am on Armour 2 1/2 Grains a day right now....... I had up to 12...
- How does everyone deal with these idiot doctors! 16th May 2007
... wouldn't even do any blood work! He is listed on the Armour site as a dr who prescribes Armour. Well, he doesn ... was going to. She wants to leave my meds at 30 mg of Armour even though I'm not feeling good. My goiter is getting ... that he wouldn't change the endo prescription for Armour and that 30 mg was the highest dose you could get...
... more than that.
Dr Dollar, the endo, prescribes my Armour (after a little arm twisting). I don't think she...
... for increasing the T4 and even, maybe, reducing the Armour because of the very high free T3 estimate. Remember...
... wrong. Not say, I'll see you in 6 months! 30mg of Armour is a very small dose. I'm still having weight gain...
... in this case.
Granted 30 mg is a small dose of Armour . But it's not about the size of the dose. It's about ... but you have to address where you are right now.
Armour has a higher ratio of T3 to T4 in it than what a healthy ... speculating a bit. And I don't know when you started the Armour . But assuming you started that back in Oct 06, your ... bring up the FT4. But I would certainly not raise the Armour at this time.
You could actually be low on T3. ... wouldn't be safe to just keep raising FT3 (as raising Armour alone would do at this time), cross your fingers, ... the FT4 up now. As I said, I would opt to keep the Armour , and start adding T4 meds. It's generally hard to ... convince Docs to mix Armour and T4 meds because most of them don't know how to...
- Anyone take Thyrolar, then Armour? 16th May 2007
... thyrolar for 20-30 yrs. with no problems. I have been on Armour for over a year now and have had no problems. The ... realized what was causing my problems. So I asked for Armour and I have done really well on it. I really like it ... (July). Most dr's are switching their patients to Armour in the meantime and this is causing a little shortterm ... shortage in Armour . I bought a month's supply ahead on my prescription...
... able to get any more. I think I'm willing to try the Armour . I wonder why Thyrolar is having problems again-...
- Left hand, fingers, arm numbness/pin/needles 15th May 2007
... years or so.
I'm taking a rather high dose of Armour Thyroid - around 360mg/day, but am not feeling any ... much thyroid hormone, but the doc who has me on the Armour says my dose is fine (He doesn't know yet about the...
... next week when I see her.
With your high dose of Armour , I would call the doctor ASAP, just to be absolutely...
... barely in mid-range. At the time, I was taking 300mg Armour , and my doc told me to increase to 360mg. to get up ... had started smoking again. Or, I had a bad batch of Armour ! Or, my body needs a lot of hormone.
I quit smoking ... quitting smoking.
Even with the increased amount of Armour , I still have so many hypo symptoms - constipation...
... Hello,
I am on 2 1/2 Grains of Armour .......it is not uncommon to see 4 Grains being given ... and I asked him when they started moving me up on my Armour ....and I do need to be moved upward.......
Tingling...
... Oleander53;3007986]Hello,
I am on 2 1/2 Grains of Armour .......it is not uncommon to see 4 Grains being given ... and I asked him when they started moving me up on my Armour ....and I do need to be moved upward.......
opps...
... It's much better now that I am on a decent dose of Armour (actually, a very high dose). It sounds to me like...
- Mother&Sisters with Hyper/Hypo 15th May 2007
... naturally hypo-thy when my bro was a toddler. She's taken Armour for 50+ years.
An enlarging Thy nodule was "watched...
... them for now?
Also you said your mom has been on Armour for 50plus years. As I was diagnosed recently, I ... stuff the rest of my life. With your mom being on Armour so long has it been mostly uneventful over these 50...
... have skipped them, so far , , ,
Mom's journey on Armour was pretty uneventful. When something new came out ... , sometimes she'd try it, but always liked Armour better. I've only been doing this Thy rollercoaster ... So my primecare (Osteopathic) begrudingly agreed to Armour . We'll just SEE :) if those dang sleep issues synthetic...
- Lab Tests & Medicine 15th May 2007
... available in natural dessicated thyroid meds (like Armour ) which isn't included in T4-only meds like Levothroid...
- Questions for people using Synthroid 15th May 2007
... I will let you know as so as Im on armour long enough. Only been on it for 5 days. When I was...
- but it's from P-I-G-S !!! (READ if u take Armour) 15th May 2007
... 2 1/2 Grains.........or 160 mg ......... give the Armour a chance 3/4 grain is not very much.........I have ... That is how I found out that up to 4 and 5 Grain of Armour daily is not that unusual..............
Pre menopause...
... I have NEVER heard of adding Cytomel to Armour !!! Wouldn't the ratio of T3 to T4 be too high?...
... Your taking 25mcg's of cytomel with armour ? 25mcgs is alot of t3 I think. Plus what your get ... out of the armour just adds to that. Check your t3 level and make sure...
... When I pointed out that I've taken that dose of Armour [SIZE="1"](very briefly)[/SIZE] & my TSH shot up to ... 6.22, he said to take Cytomel WITH Armour
Think I'm going to do as suggested and call the...
... you think... although it does seem quite odd to take Armour with Cytomel.
Did he really say it's "from pigs...
... Yeah armour is definitely from pigs....
... some reason very few know how to calculate the mix in Armour . Even the manufactures of Armour don't have it right ... volume calculation spreadsheet to prove out which one) Armour 's ratio is about 4 to 1. Your 150 mcg T4 / 25 mcg ... bad place to work from.
Your new scrpit of ¾ gr. Armour / 25 mcg T3 is a ratio of less than 1 to 1. So looking...
... started it 2/06. In late 3/06 I had a short stint on Armour , then I started just Cytomel. While I was taking those ... way to live , , ,
If we can't find a way to make Armour work FOR me, I know a great starting point: Levoxyl ... Cytomel. But in the meantime, I'd rather kick butt & let Armour work its magic :p
thanks for your thoughts ~Sue...
- Anxiety and Drs Appts 15th May 2007
... that need to be done. Problem is, I'm almost out of Armour and the endo is the one who prescribed it. After ... missing one day of the Armour , I had a really bad headache, chills all day, and...
... I've had no notable reflux symptoms since starting Armour . So he's got me on a PPI 2x daily for a month and...
- SO FAR SO GOOD WITH ARMOUR 90mg 14th May 2007
... :) wdiguy ~ I sooo happy you were given Armour . My Mom has taken it for 50 years & swears by it. ... pixX:)Xed my Osteopathic off, but will be starting Armour & Cytomel tomorrow:)...
... wouldnt be necessary? Im still kinda worried that the Armour will wear off like the synthroid did, but hopefully...
... I love my Armour ........... 150 mg here and moving upward a tad......
... tried to explain about the varied treatments including armour , but he stops listening...and somehow, sadly, I know ... the thyroxine and bound and determined to get on the armour . I am really at my wits end.
Only four days feeling...
... if you need to adjust the meds, it seems like the Armour works much better for you.
Do keep us posted....
... Okay its been 7 days so far and I feel like the armour is getting weaker. All my mental symptoms were gone...
- Where is there a dr you can talk to?! 14th May 2007
... I am going to go to another dr.
I'm on 45 mg of Armour . The dr wouldn't up my meds even tho I'm not gettting...
- Deb123 and other Adrenal folks 12th May 2007
... to function and not. I could take a truckload of armour but without the HC to get it into my cells and tissues ... still having hypo at the same time. I had been on armour only for 6 months and not doing well and finally found ... adrenal fatigue. The original doc that put me on armour at my begging believed in it but used the wrong testing ... own. I still use the original doc that put me on armour for my script and for labs but supplement additional ... armour on the side as well.
While I was on the lower dose ... of HC, 10mg I was also on 3.5 armour and my labs would show high Free T3 but I still had ... midrange so I still have some room to increase my armour slowly now.
I hoped I've answered any questions...
... as well as wondered if I would be better off with Armour . But I was so sick before starting Synthorid and...
...
Last year I went to a naturopath who put me on Armour . I felt great until I crashed. I was desperate and...
... it over the top but am now getting better use of my armour with the HC.
I really don't know anything about...
... your statement may be true for those who take enough Armour to suppress the TSH, it either isn't true for people...
... find a doc to treat the AF that he might let you try armour and see how you do with it. I've tried the straight...
... tremendous results with her and she will do scripts for armour and cortef and will use labs you already have I think...
... I stopped taking it, I was on a very large dose of Armour - 480mgs - and still felt like death warmed over. ... feeling better and better every day - am taking 360mg Armour , and showing no signs of hyper - just feeling better ... . When I was on the 480mg of Armour , without the HC, I was still so hypothyroid that I ... time. I now realize, too, that the HC had enabled the Armour to begin working for me.
So for me, taking the...
... I went to another doctor who prescribed compounded Armour thyroid but still I cannot tolerate normal dose. I...
- Latest Labs: Free T3 and TSH out of range 12th May 2007
... I've been on 2 grains of Armour after upping 5 weeks ago and just received my labs ... I went in on Tuesday morning at 9AM and took my Armour the day before at 9AM and at 3:30PM.
TSH: <0.1...
... How much Armour were you taking before you upped it to 2 grains? If ... both of your FT's balanced.
I am taking 1 grain Armour + 12 1/2 mcg [1/2 of a 25 mcg tablet] of Levoxyl....
... [QUOTE=SHMILY;2979080]How much Armour were you taking before you upped it to 2 grains? If ... both of your FT's balanced.
I am taking 1 grain Armour + 12 1/2 mcg [1/2 of a 25 mcg tablet] of Levoxyl....
- hair loss again 11th May 2007
... started a about 4 1/2 weeks ago. I just switched to Armour about 4 days ago. 30 mg. I was told this was the equivelent...
- Hypo and Puffy Face 11th May 2007
... face symptom of hypo. Ever since I am levelled on Armour (for the past month) I don't have the puffy face as ... Synthroid may not help with water retention as well as Armour . Usually, if you're at optimal levels with your thyroid...
... once treated.
Edit to say: I take Levothroid, not Armour , if that helps.
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- Not sure what to do next 11th May 2007
... Hi everyone! I have hashi's hypo and have been on armour for about 3 years now. I was started at 60mgs and ... feeling way better than this.
I have increase my armour before to 120 but only lasted a week as I felt worse...
... niki i dont know much about armour but i know as your dr should armour does ... what he sh says ????/ i dont know why armour suppressses the tsh but you could indeed still...
... FOREVER :) :) :) ???
I'm asking my Osteopathic :) for Armour Monday...
... nikki
i am currently on armour and am taking 5 grains....i went thru trasitions while...
- Back from Endo with answers 10th May 2007
... watch...........I am waiting and watching and taking Armour .......... I have no promises but at this time I do...
- In general, which one is the worst Hypothyroid or Hyperthyroid and why? 10th May 2007
... synthetic hormones such as synthroid (or natural such as armour ) to replace the hormones your thyroid doesn't make...
- Need Help From Thyroid People!!!! 10th May 2007
... symptoms that I have (every one of them). I just started Armour thyroid about two weeks ago. The only thing I've ... I was initially very jittery when I started the Armour , but that seems to have subsided.
Since our symptoms...
... the meantime Im trying to get my doctor to put me on Armour cause I hear nothing but good things about it I guess...
... plus I've been pretty agitated since starting the Armour ), and I can't say that I ache more after I eat because...
... started the thyroid med.
Have you considered trying Armour , rather than the synthetic? Based on what I've read...
... my thyroid is the culprit and that, over time, the Armour helps stabalize the rest of my system.......
... feeling better. Also let me tell you, I just started armour 90mg and it is the greatest thing so far. I can actually ... results from the meds. Buy anyways how are you doing on armour ? You seem like you can function pretty good but still ... my body was so outta whack now that I feel good on armour . I can see how bad I actually was. This hit me at...
... feeling better. Also let me tell you, I just started armour 90mg and it is the greatest thing so far. I can actually ... results from the meds. Buy anyways how are you doing on armour ? You seem like you can function pretty good but still ... my body was so outta whack now that I feel good on armour . I can see how bad I actually was. This hit me at ... to hear you're feeling better! It sounds like the Armour really made a difference.
I'm still on a very low ... dose of Armour (30 mg). I'm not due to go back to the doctor for...
... Yeah the waiting is punishing. My armour wore off brain fog wise, but when i eat I dont get...
- Input on Labs Appreciated 10th May 2007
... Hi everyone. I have had two much need Armour increases since February. My results are:
TSH ... would be good to decrease the Cytomel and increase the Armour to bring the Free T4 up? The highest my Free T4 has...
... decrease the cytomel. The T3 you are getting from the Armour may be enough for your needs, but IMO your labs indicate...
... I agree with Red's advice. Taking more Armour may not bring the T4 up at all, because it has a tendency...
- How many hypo's have a suppressed TSH? 10th May 2007
... suppressed on the first follow-up test after treatment with Armour . Has been suppressed since. My FT3 and FT4 SLOWWWLY...
... for at least a year, but this is the lowest. I take Armour and Cytomel. I had a dose change in the Armour five...
... results done this month.....I am on 2 1/2 Grains of Armour , still feel a little hypo......... my pulse is 52...
... There may be information on a suppressed TSH while on Armour Thyroid at the Armour site. It's been a long time...
... who seems to be pretty confident about how to use Armour ........He says the T3 and T4 is more important......
- TSH the same and FT4 down with Armour??? 10th May 2007
... When I was at 30mg, my labs were similar to yours. Armour suppresses the TSH and as you increase you will see ... of the range. I am now taking 120 mg (2 grains) of Armour and my numbers are in the top levels of the range...
- Diverman............I have a question for you or anybody else that knows 10th May 2007
... that time was on 2 grains med. I am now taking 1 gr. Armour and 12 1/2 mcg Levoxyl. I feel like I am still undermnedic...
... would never know he was hypo. Many people take just Armour or equivalent and have no problems with the high T3 ... and I make sure I get that directly from a gland ( Armour for example), rather than synthetic.
You feel as...
- Calling All Senior Members! 10th May 2007
... treating my adrenals and then I could tolerate my armour better.
Deb...
- Has Anyone Tried Natural Thyroid Treatments? 9th May 2007
... treat an underactive thyroid instead or Synthroid or Armour . I've seen coconut oil and other listed as doing the...
... ..... natural thyroid supplement before I started Armour ......... I also have tried the coconut oil but for ... work good for her along with accupuncture........
Armour has been working great for me....... I am on 2 1/2...
- Qestion for Midwest again 9th May 2007
... sorry for asking you for help again.
I raised my Armour a week ago and I felt a little better but today I ... cold again. Is it possible that I have to raise my Armour again in such a short time ? or should I wait another...
... SIZE]
Like you have, I'm asking my Osteopathic for Armour on Monday
I expect some more B-u-m-P-p-s along ... the way. But am hoping Armour relieves the sleep issues I have with Synthetic T4 ... feeling just OK! [SIZE="1"]Knowing my Mom has taken Armour for 50+ years, is fuel to me thinking it could work ... medicine change? Did you just switch from Synthroid to Armour ? Or did you tapper down the Synthroid while increasing ... the Armour ? take care ~ Sue :) [/FONT]...
... 75mcg of Synthroid and she switched me to 1/2 grain of Armour the next day. She wanted me to raise it after 2 weeks ... weeks if my levels are still low she will raise my Armour again.
It hasn't been easy I felt very tired for the...
- Dea4.......I have a question 9th May 2007
... that time was on 2 grains med. I am now taking 1 gr. Armour and 12 1/2 gr Levoxyl. I feel like I am still undermedicat...
- what supplements do you take? 8th May 2007
... supplements everyone takes with their thyroid meds. I am on Armour and take the following: in the am: .81 mg. aspirin...
- Hypothyroidism in youngish men ! 8th May 2007
... website is the great. I am really thinking about trying Armour b/c I have been on two types of synthetic T4 and tried...
... as possible. I have not been brave enough to try Armour but have tried T3 with my T4 in the form of Cytomel ... poison.
I need to take the leap of faith and try Armour but it is hard, the devil you know is sometimes better...
- Just need to vent - Whine alert! 7th May 2007
... ordered antibodies and Tg testing and she put me on Armour (extremely small dose - 1/2 grain - but it's something...
- Calling All Senior Members! 5th May 2007
... My body does not seem to make or convert T3. Thus, armour thyroid, by itself does not work. Thus, I am on T4 ... Levoxyl, armour and cytomel. I am also on cortef and bioidentical ... understands the significance of all this, as well as armour and cytomel replacemnt.
When he returned, he seemed...
... that deals with bioidentical hormones, as well as armour and cytomel. I don't want to get worse.
I used...
- Opinion needed. Do I have it? 4th May 2007
... normal............. I found a Doctor that put me on Armour and I have been on it 2 to 3 years now and now I also...
- Sleep issues w/ T4 med? & other stuff 4th May 2007
... get off it. I had no probs sleeping while I was on Armour [SIZE="1"](very briefly) [/SIZE] then Cytomel w/ Dr ... COLOR="Magenta"]Or should I say heck w/ it & go for Armour [SIZE="4"]n-o-w[/SIZE] ?[/FONT]
[SIZE="1"]my Osteopathic...
... Diagnosed hypothyroid
2/06: Synthroid
4/06: Armour
5/06: Cytomel
9/06: 150 mcg Levoxyl, 25 mcg Cytomel ... be easy to suggest that since you slept better on Armour , with it's fast acting T3 component, that maybe it...
... group)[/SIZE] I sought Dr#2. She gave me 3/4 grain of Armour , but didn't want to tinker with it when my TSH shot ... seriously think I'm just gonna ask my Osteopathic for Armour . [SIZE="1"]My Mom is naturally hypo-thy and has taken...
... the door. Levoxyl gave me really bad headaches, Armour worked great for awhile but then I got bad insomnia...
... ratios, as does your present med mix.
Switching to Armour will actually give you a lower ratio, as Armour is...
... T4, antibodies, etc.
Sure, you could always try Armour and see how you do. You didn't stay on it for long ... couple of days due to the short half-life of the T3 in Armour . But what they miss is that you still have to wait ... there a very many of these) might push to go right to Armour . Anyone who didn't do well on Armour (and there a...
- Armour question for Midwest 4th May 2007
... might be related to the decrease in dose that the Armour represents. Did your MD prescribe 3/4 grain? If...
... guess I have to give it more time.
Do you take your Armour in one single dose ?
I read so much of splitting it...
- Very Disappointed 3rd May 2007
... and FreeT4 levels and giving people a little bit of Armour Thyroid to help with symptoms. I have many symptoms...
- New labs - what do you guys think? 3rd May 2007
... therapy, Cytomel and Synthyroid. Some people rave about Armour , I would love to try it but can't find an Endo in...
... therapy, Cytomel and Synthyroid. Some people rave about Armour , I would love to try it but can't find an Endo in ... more T3 than others. While some can go strickly on Armour , others, like me, need the extra T4 added.
I have ... tried both Armour and Nature Throid. Though they are both basically ... same except for the fillers, I did not do as well on Armour as Nature Throid. My body also didn't seem to like...
- Question for senior members? 3rd May 2007
... wrong. Does synthroid cause goiters? will switching to armour shrink them? I am hoping it will but don't know if ... recently switched from .75 mcg of synthroid to 1 grain of armour . Switched on 4-2-07. Been on synthroid for last 7...
- Thyroid Med and Anxiety 3rd May 2007
... Four days ago I started a low dose of Armour Thyroid (15 mg per day) for hypothyroidism. My instruction...
... the first treatment of 25mcg. I realise you are on Armour , but I expect the reaction can be the same. Each time...
... wasn't from lack of trying on my part) and put on armour and what was left of my puny little adrenals were...
... main ones I can think of that were not resolved with armour but have been helped with cortef:
Extreme fatigue ... have to leave.
I just knew when I was finally give armour all my troubles would be over but unfortunately that ... as I had the underlying adrenal problem. I love my armour but even better now with cortef.
Deb...
... the first treatment of 25mcg. I realise you are on Armour , but I expect the reaction can be the same. Each time...
