... round of testing next week. I was on 1/2 grain of Armour (to try to shrink my nodules, not to treat symptoms ... high enough, I might be able to start back on the Armour again.
My only exercise the past few years has...
... I did see a small jump in my energy when I added Armour to my meds - my free T3 was low even though I was ... tolerate anything higher....:) I know you are on the armour T4 combo, but how are your free values?...
... Hi Mary
I am on 60mg Armour Thyroid medication and my cold hands and feet are...
... which one is causing which. Ever since I started Armour , my platelets are in the low 600,000 compared to before ... almost 800,000. I'm still trying to get optimized on Armour . I am on 2 grains and a half but I still feel hypo...
... thyroid crap. I just found out I was taking more Armour than I was supposed to. You know how the symptoms...
... Progesterone). Up until December 4, 2004 I was also taking Armour thyroid, to increase blood pressure, and cortisol...
... understand my normal BP is too low. I was taking Armour thyroid medication to increase it. With the medication ... cm. The doctor told me to go back on Cortisol and Armour . I have not done so as of yet because they increase...
... thyroid so that those symptoms abate. Have you tried Armour ? I could not tolerate any of the synthetic meds but ...Armour works great and docs will prescribe for it if you...
... cause problems when taking thyroid meds, including Armour . Cortisol is vital for the utilization of thyroid...
... treat it. So I am on my own here.
I am on compounded Armour and on Iron supplements. My problem is that I can ... 't tolerate right dose of Armour or Iron and no one will listens to me. They all think...
...
I'm currently having a similar problem taking Armour . Even on a dosage as low as 1/2 grain, it's making ... be starting on adrenal support and then back on the Armour . My dr and I both think it's pretty much a slam dunk...
...
I'm currently having a similar problem taking Armour . Even on a dosage as low as 1/2 grain, it's making ... be starting on adrenal support and then back on the Armour . My dr and I both think it's pretty much a slam dunk ... saliva test these days. I also take only .54 grain of Armour a day divided in two doses 2x .27). Even with that...
... to a couple of weeks.
Also, are you taking your Armour and iron at least 4 hours apart? Try taking the iron...
... to a couple of weeks.
Also, are you taking your Armour and iron at least 4 hours apart? Try taking the iron ... am taking my iron more then 4 hours apart from my Armour . Thanks!...
... doctor who was willing to treat me with Cortef and Armour . This did NOTHING for me. I've also tired all kinds...
... my thyroid problem hashed out. Was on 3/4 grain of Armour to try to shrink the nodule, but even that small amount ... medicine. I saw an endo (she was the one who rx'd the Armour ), but she attributes all my symptoms to perimopause...
... since 2004. Am finally being correctly treated with armour for thyroid and cortef for my adrenals and doing much...
... many symptoms have decreased after finally starting Armour thyroid 18 months ago.
Many of the recent diagnoses...
... many symptoms have decreased after finally starting Armour thyroid 18 months ago.
Many of the recent diagnoses ... the "normal" range just before you were started on Armour ?...
... probably found the only doctor in town who actually used Armour and was willing to start treatment. Unfortunately...
... probably found the only doctor in town who actually used Armour and was willing to start treatment. Unfortunately ... levels are in the upper range.
Jasmine,
How much Armour do you take a day? I find if I go over 45mg. (even...
... Hi Peregrine,
I am currently taking 90 mg. of Armour and just recently started taking it by letting it...
... about my thyroid numbers I posted?
I, too, take my Armour sublingual so it doesn't interfere with calcium intake...
... and then I read that a combination of thyroxine and Armour could be helpful (perhaps for ME patients). I have ... a combination of 50Ugms Thyroxine and 1/2 grain of Armour since early January and one thing I have particularly...
... for CFIDS? I have both Hypo and Hashi and have taken Armour (for years) for those conditions. It addressed the...
... Synthroid which did nothing and then my doctor added Armour thyroid and my goiter began going away. Right now ... my doctor took me off Armour for which I am very upset. That was because the FDA...
... I have been on Armour thyroid since about September, 2004, and have had ... overdrive.
I have been helped greatly with just the Armour alone. I suspect that as time passes, and I am on...
... I also have Hashi/Hypo and take Armour , and have for many years, but my CFIDS symptoms continue...
... symptoms do you still suffer from? And, what dose of Armour are you on? Have you tried adding T4 to the Armour ... T4 is low in comparison to their Free T3, even with Armour , so they supplement more T4, and it seems to help ... resolved completely after a few months on 3 grains of Armour , but since I had a hysterectomy 9 weeks ago, many ... throat symptoms have returned (I'm on only 2 grains Armour now, and am on the way up).
What were your thyroid ... symptoms that have resolved with Armour ? I'm not as familiar with CFIDS as I am with Hashi...
... symptoms do you still suffer from? And, what dose of Armour are you on? Have you tried adding T4 to the Armour ... T4 is low in comparison to their Free T3, even with Armour , so they supplement more T4, and it seems to help ... were your thyroid symptoms that have resolved with Armour ?
My TSH levels are within range, I'm not cold ... swallowing (from the goiter), etc. I take 90 mg. of Armour a day. I have had my Free T-4 checked (actually, recently...
... should mention, though, that I am on a higher dose of Armour (180mg/day, which I take sublingually, 90mg AM, 45...
... should mention, though, that I am on a higher dose of Armour (180mg/day, which I take sublingually, 90mg AM, 45 ...
I had to work up to the 90 mg (also sublilngual) Armour because it made me so jittery and nervous. I can't...
... WHen I first went on the Armour , I was so anxious to begin to feel better that I went ... by the GYN and Endo, my holistic MD put me back on Armour at 30mg/day to start, and I increase by 30mg/day after ... rogesterone/testosterone/DHEA/ and Pregnenolone, as well as Armour . After the surgery, as I said, I was a mess because ... compounding pharmacy located in my home town. (Except the Armour and the CORTEF). The cortisol is CORTEF, a natural ... ears and throat.
Some people take T4 with their Armour , to get the higher dose of T4 without taking too much ...Armour . Are your Free T3 and Free T4 in the upper 1/3 of...
... Interesting stuff, I have a few questions:
1) If armour thyroid is the answer, why are you also taking adrenal...
... Interesting stuff, I have a few questions:
1) If armour thyroid is the answer, why are you also taking adrenal ... on natural versus synthetic.
I've only been on Armour a month -have not had a blood test yet but will ask...
