- How do I find a good Dr? 18th January 2006
... I can go about finding one. I prefer one who uses Armour , Cortef, etc. Thank you for your help....
... site. And you can do a search for doctor + chicago + armour . Good luck...
... me and found out in my plan, nearby, and was on the Armour doctor list. His new patient list was long and couldn ... This new doctor is working with me to switch over to Armour from Synthroid.
I have only been on Armour for ... Synthroid every other day. We will slowly increase the Armour and decrease the Synthroid.
Good luck and if you...
... StuckInIllinois - I live in the city. I also am on Armour and am much better on it then I was on synthroid....
... feel a lot better. I don't know how he feels about Armour though. I am on Synthroid. But it doesn't hurt to...
- Two questions... 18th January 2006
... thyroid hormones made from piggy glands one is called Armour and that has both T4 and T3 and many have good results ... convert T4 to the active T3 just fine and when I tried Armour (T4 and T3) it turned out to give me too much of a ... other T4/T3 combinations. Some doctors say the T3 in Armour is too much and would rather dose T4 and T3 individually...
- Everyone is stressing me out! 17th January 2006
... worse as time goes on if you dont take medication.
armour is a non-synthetic alternative. i havent tried it...
... first try some natural route. Maybe I'll look into Armour . I'm assuming you buy that OTC. Is that right?
...
... armour needs a prescription. its not like an herbal supplement ... chosen to be listed on their website.
[url]http://www. armour thyroid.com/[/url]
synthroid wont make your thryoid...
- strange test results 17th January 2006
... tried it for 2 years and it made me even worse!!! Armour is much better for me.
The thing is, I started...
... YOu can add synthetic t4 to your Armour regimen. He probably sees that your free t4 is too ... low but your t3 is good so you can't increase your Armour because that also increases your t3, perhaps he doesn ... 't know you can just add synthroid to your Armour .
Perhaps that would bump up your free t4 and get...
... I have tried that, adding T4 to my armour . It was pure hell so I gave up after about 3 weeks...
... toxic. Other times I have taken pure T4, without armour , similar effect however my FT4 went up not down but ... be take to the hospital - that's when I switched to armour .
Robin...
... I have tried that, adding T4 to my armour . It was pure hell so I gave up after about 3 weeks ... up. Even if only a little.
Robin
I think b/c armour just drives the t4 down b/c its so high in t3..I had...
... I am really terrified of the stuff.
Why would armour lower T4. Yes, armour is high in T3 but it also has ... selenium).
Tomorrow I will try a higher dose of armour . I'll see what happens. I'm starting to have this ... win battle for me. T4 is highly toxic for me and armour lowers my FT4.
Robin...
... case, than you might try actually addding in more Armour to even it all out. Once your T3 gets to its set ... working correctly) and the T4 will rise. Remember that Armour does have more T4 than T3 in it.
ALSO, another ... actually I could make the same case for myself on Armour ! ....ain't and exact science apparently....boo hoo...
... night. Can someone give me a refresher course on armour dose splitting?
Robin...
... sense to me and for others I have seen trying to use Armour , many are shooting to get up to three grains...now ... In your case, and if it were me and already into Armour that deep with so many weeks of committment, I would...
... people require more T3 not less, as in the case of armour . The dose should also be devided, 2 or even 3 times...
... have played into it...also I was quite overdosed on Armour at the time so that may have squewed the results,too...
- Questions about Armour & my throid #'s 14th January 2006
... I've been taking Armour for two years now, and it's working well for me. ... smallest dose. I haven't had that problem at all with Armour .
No medicine works the same way for each person ... that was a wordy way of saying you should give the Armour a try. Actually, you should be very glad for an MD...
... experienced any hair loss or shedding and if so, did Armour reverse the symptoms? Also, what positive and negative...
- What is my doctor thinking?? 14th January 2006
... this instance, additional T4 must be added to the Armour the patient takes.
I'm really impressed at your...
- Excited, get to try Armour, but need help. 13th January 2006
... the weaning, but it doesn't sound like a bad idea... Armour has both T4 and T3 as you know, so some folks end ... the T4 sometimes drops and T3 gets quite high with Armour . My one thought is as you are weaning, if you feel...
- i feel like crying 13th January 2006
... at all? Yeah... Diabetes! No joke!
Go to the Armour website's physician finder and pick somebody there...
... better almost immediately.
i'll take a look at the armour site too - thanks, all for listening to my demon-possessed...
... better almost immediately.
i'll take a look at the armour site too - thanks, all for listening to my demon-possessed...
- HELP No Thyroid and No Medication 13th January 2006
... medication..Whether it is synthyroid, levoxl , or armour you need something..
Over the counter meds will not...
... Shellie is 100% correct.
I get my armour for $11.99 for 100 pills at walmart.................
... today and and get it filled....................... Armour is cheap, get on that to start with. Your body is...
- How to increase or decrease meds? 13th January 2006
... usually wait an hour before I eat.) I take 60 mg of Armour from one pill. The pill is not designed to be split...
... need a change. I know that would be hard to do with armour , but if you can by a pill splitter you can cut some...
... or more frequent than they did before I started the Armour , and my knees ache terribly. I do not have ANY more ... improvement within a couple of weeks or even sooner on Armour because of the short acting t3. I am not sure if my ... I think my doctor should have went slower on the Armour to see if I had any improvement on a smaller dose ... people are helped initially by adrenal glandulars, Armour , etc. I just feel so bad!...
... the FT4 BEFORE MEDS is so low. I am thinking that Armour , with all its T3, may not be for you and is perhaps ... happens to some folks, me being one of them. The T3 in Armour was too much for me and I felt awful. I am now on ... this is just a guess, but you may not be right for Armour . Your T3 was high even before you started. You may ... do better.
Now I know lots of folks do well on Armour with varying circumstances, I hope some will reply...
- How many of you have shortness of breath from hypothyroidism? 12th January 2006
... thyroid related until the day I took my first 30mg of Armour and within about an hour I could breathe better than...
... year now, and kept thinking I was taking too much Armour , so I kept lowering it. My face kept getting drier ... again. So, I recently worked back up to 240mg/day of Armour , and my skin on face softened up, and the shortness ... or dry skin on my face until I lowered my dose of Armour . My doc has been wanting me to increase my dose for...
... try will take me serious. The GYN gave me 1GN of Armour . I've been taking it for almost two months. I'm...
... TSH was 5.4. It is nothing like it was. Maybe the Armour is helping me. When I find a doctor who will treat...
- Has anyone ever used adrenal glandulars to treat adrenal fatigue? 12th January 2006
... symptoms. I have not shown any improvement since being on Armour for over 4 weeks, either. He put me on adrenal glandulars ... definitely see some increase in energy by now from Armour . After starting the adrenal supplements, I have noticed...
... symptoms. I have not shown any improvement since being on Armour for over 4 weeks, either. He put me on adrenal glandulars ... definitely see some increase in energy by now from Armour . After starting the adrenal supplements, I have noticed...
- bowel action 12th January 2006
... toes...stop laughing...
Can iodine interfere with armour ???
nastyhashi - I'd love to hear your smart butt...
... Yes iodine can interfere with Armour ....iodine will interfere with anything thyroid related...
- What I don't get:[ 11th January 2006
... muscle you idiot doc!!! 2 years later I switched to armour . The problem is about 99% gone for me now.
Have...
- My Endo appointment is this Monday 11th January 2006
... of doctor he or she will be: ask if they prescribe Armour , or dose by T4 and T3 (cytomel is brand name). If...
- Change Of Meds 10th January 2006
... definitley not worse.. so she gave me a presciption for armour , and said if i dont feel better in a day or 2 of taking ... you guys think of this? and also, anybody here on armour and what do you think of it? how did u feel when u...
... I feel much better on armour then I felt on Levothyroxine. What supplements did...
... Well, what are your numbers? Armour has both T4 and T3 and for some folks, if the T3 seems ... percentage wise in the range than the T4 then the Armour does well for them and the brain fog lifts....it did ... drugged feeling on the straight T4 and the Japanese Armour ...but everyone is different.
It is probably your ... least through this first round I think, either on the Armour or the levox. I have had to make these hard decisions...
... what you can. but im thinking, well , if i switch to armour , and i don't feel lousy when i take the pill, then...
... and that possibly i should try another drug such as ' armour ' to see if i faired better with that. and i really ... and 12 or something around there.
so i might give armour a try in a couple days if my head still feels like...
... I took sythetic T4 . 2 years later, switching to armour has helped. I don't feel better but I also don't ... feel worse. With armour the 6 weeks has proven important. With the syntheitc...
- Trouble adjusting to Meds: Calling all resistant 9th January 2006
... horrible heartburn and anxiety, so went back to my Armour with gladness. The anxiety, heartburn, and hair loss...
... on cortisone and back onto thyroid RX but this time Armour . The doc told me to get my armour up to full dose ... again. Then they put me on estrogen. Now I'm back on Armour and slowly, VERY slowly increasing and started to...
... I am sensative to other meds interfereing with my armour (I stopped the mercury detox for this reason...I was...
- Dismayed/Venting 9th January 2006
... while I had my thyroid. I tried the smallest dose of Armour and Synthroid and even cut that dose in half and couldn...
- Please, need opinions on this persons tests I'm trying to help 8th January 2006
... to the RX might be helpful - either by switching to Armour or by adding T3 in a seperate RX.
Finally, rule...
- Ruth Lamont 27 years of age from Scotland 7th January 2006
... hopefuly lots more energy !!!I also need to pass on the armour hormone info to my doctor.
Before making appointment...
- 16 y/o - female - Diagnosed with hypothyroidism 7th January 2006
... best. Sounds like you may have one since you are on Armour . I bet you need a boost up! Many find they feel...
- New lab results, help. 6th January 2006
... like cytomel (t3- to ADD to your current meds) or Armour (which has t4 and t3) might be better for you. They...
... unproductive, expensive visit. Also, check out the Armour thyroid website's physician finder for an MD in your ... area. Armour rXer's usually are better thyroid treaters than any...
- I Need Your Support 6th January 2006
... did that and found a doc in my area who prescribed armour . Not necessarily I wanted armour, but a lot of docs ... minded. He turned out to be a nice guy and I started armour . I found by having some t3 really helped me feel...
- Anyone Better!? 6th January 2006
... treated me. I have been able to feel much better with armour and diet modifcation to reduce the antibodies.......
- New Labs 5th January 2006
... both more T3 and T4. I am currently taking 90mg of Armour , what can I do??? Since my TSH is low my doc will...
... yes, I would say you need more...and yes you can get Armour yourself online. I am not sure how to do it as I...
- New Blood Results 4th January 2006
... take fish oil and infra thera..........I also take 75 armour ------this seems to work for today.,
I would suggest...
- Safe to perm a 'hypo's hair??? 4th January 2006
... Hi.
I am hypo and have Hashis. I currently take armour .
I permed my hair in October and have had no problems...
- Terrible headaches!! 3rd January 2006
... having terrible headaches? I've been on 3 gr. of Armour for several months and started having bad headaches...
... was gone). So yes you may be over-medicated on your Armour ....
... symptom of hypoT as well.
i dont know anything about armour .
do you know what your levels are now? i would...
... a suppressed TSH doesn't matter when you're taking Armour ; but free T levels are extremely important. We just...
... you for all your responses. I've been on 3 gr. of Armour for quite a while now and was doing just fine. I...
- Cytomel 3rd January 2006
... synthetic T3 - which is what Cytomel is - but I take Armour thyroid, which contains T3. I'm doing very well with...
... thanks midwest1 so much for replying back. How is armour working for you? do u feel a difference? were you ... things got better for you once you started taking armour . I am also thinking about armour. thanks....
... How is armour working for you? do u feel a difference? were you ... things got better for you once you started taking armour . I am also thinking about armour. thanks.My main ... That's when I decided to find a doctor who prescribes Armour . I haven't had any oversensitivity problem with it ... might have done for me if I'd been able to take it. Armour has, in effect, been the only drug I've known.
... Synthroid and add Cytomel, or whether you switch to Armour may depend on the doctor you see. The majority refuse ... to Rx Armour at all. They believe its strength and purity is unreliable...
- Interesting Article in the New England Medical Journal 1st January 2006
... that? In all my reading, I never knew that.
I take Armour . Muscle aches made me miserable the entire time I ... been the reason those aches persisted for so long.
Armour 's lovely stuff... but the T3 can be too much for some...
... 2% T3. He says that the ratio of T4 to T3 even in Armour is too high, about 80% to 20%. I don't think anyone...
- if t4 turns into t3.... 31st December 2005
... with too much T3 - even the 80:20 ratio of T4:T3 in Armour is too much for me. My doc is trying me now with some...
- please could u tell me what u think of levels 30th December 2005
... different brand of T4 or even trying the natural hormone Armour (which has both T4 and T3). It is possible that you...
- HOME FROM SURGERY AFTER 4 days! 30th December 2005
... it 4 hours apart from your thyroid med.
I'm on Armour 60 mg in the am and 30 mg in the afternoon and I'm...
- high mercury levels 30th December 2005
... problem. However pure T4 literally makes me crazy and armour is a MUST but it still is difficult, the higher the...
... not like ANY hormone which is not its own...same for Armour !
I switched back to synthroid as I was getting ... appear to have a conversion problem either, but I tried Armour as it is natural and all and so many folks seem to...
... test. Like you said Pixiek, it's maybe washing the armour out of my system as well. I've got about 2 weeks left...
- taking thyroid med for "normal" TSH? 28th December 2005
... problems...there might be other options, like levoxyl or Armour but I've not tried them yet...mostly the synthroid...
- t3, hairloss,and doc 28th December 2005
... MDs who are willing to try is tough.
Check the Armour website for a physician in your area who prescribes...
- Maca Anyone? 28th December 2005
... supplementation in the form of nature thyroid ( like armour , it is dessicated), and cytomel. My doc says my blood...
- After three years,I am no longer Hypo 26th December 2005
... insurance won't cover the replacements.
I have been on armour for a while ,but I have reduced it myself - gradually...
- chronic thyroiditis and hand pain 26th December 2005
... antibodies and chronic thyroiditis treated with 1 gr of Armour without any changes in medication for at least 1 yr...
- Atenolol and Westhroid 26th December 2005
... amount of it and had to stop taking it. I then started Armour and very gradually increased it till I got to 120 ... of events. He says I must be very sensitive to the Armour to need such a small dose.
You do seem to be struggling...
- Symptoms returning...bone pain 25th December 2005
... had my tsh checked and it's 0.52. I'm on 3 gr. of Armour a day. Wouldn't you think with a tsh with those numbers...
... week, I'm changing to a dr. I found who prescribes Armour . I will have to pay her, as the dr. I am seeing now...
- Hives after starting treatment? 22nd December 2005
... a common symptom of hypo. However, I just started Armour a week ago, and I noticed a few days ago that my back...
... and with small increases thereafter. When I started Armour I got an itchiness as well (though no rash) and that...
- Shoulder pain 21st December 2005
... symtoms taking Synthroid so my doctor let me switch to Armour . I continued to have this pain until a dosage increase...
... symtoms taking Synthroid so my doctor let me switch to Armour . I continued to have this pain until a dosage increase...
- New Research: Thyroid Medication with slow-release T-3 plus T-4 21st December 2005
... compounded drugs like Synthroid, Cytomel and even Armour .
Typically, T-3 drugs like Cytomel, or medications ... containing T-3 like Armour , release the T-3 all at once in our systems. His...
... compounded drugs like Synthroid, Cytomel and even Armour .
Typically, T-3 drugs like Cytomel, or medications ... containing T-3 like Armour , release the T-3 all at once in our systems. His...
... errors).
So, although I did get a prescription for Armour Thyroid, I also felt I "got the boot" too. That was...
- current blood work-what do you think? 21st December 2005
... Hi all,
I am currently on 1 1/4 grains of armour . Still don't have a lot of energy and keep gaining...
... a little Synthroid. Maybe ask about lowering your Armour and adding some straight T4, asin Synthroid....
... might need to add some of that.
I gained weight on Armour no matter what the numbers were..............some...
... adding in a little T4 and seeing.
For me I was on Armour with numbers similar to yours...I tried adding in...
- taking synthroid and still feeling bad 21st December 2005
... or on the natural replacement, one which is called Armour . If you can call around and find a doctor that prescribes ... Armour , and test FT4 and FT3, you have probably found an...
- Weight loss or weight gain while taking synthroid? 19th December 2005
... weight messes w/your heart. better to check into armour thyroid possibly which is more like real human thyroid...
- temp 97.4 19th December 2005
... is 95 degrees every single day and you start taking Armour or Synthroid and your body temp slowly rises over...
- tsh level after thyroid cancer removal & concerns 17th December 2005
... much for me and still always tired so switched to armour thyroid and a new doctor. i have been told that ... you have to start out slow on armour . i am up to 270mg and keep in mind do not have a ... main question is since i am not at my ideal mg on armour would that be why my tsh is high AND should i get...
... still so high, you probably need a higher dosage of armour . (I never heard of a TSH saliva test, maybe others...
... getting the right dose of replacement drug (Synthroid, Armour , etc.). You may need a higher dose.
As Reece said...
... paranoid. he said i have to go slow w/increasing armour . i thought that if there were tsh levels that means...
- thyroid and stopping smoking 17th December 2005
... stable for years on synthroid. Dr. switched me over to Armour at that point and gradually things got better.
...
... 2.5 yrs. is wonderful. Sounds like the Armour is working great for you. The more that I read the ... better the Armour sounds. I am going to talk to my Dr. about it....
... the long way to find that out too... after being on Armour for almost a year I started getting anxiety attacks ... (synthroid or something along those lines) to the armour to balance the T4 and T3. What I did is freaked out ... something and the Dr. said I'm putting you back on Armour .. and we've upped it a little at a time and it's been ... no gone off half cocked to begin with and thinking armour was bad, I would have avoided a lot of grief this...
- Can someone tell me 17th December 2005
... bloating in the stomach when I was overdosed on meds, Armour , (confirmed by labs) and even as I decreased my meds...
... I swelled up ( gained 14 pounds ) in 2 weeks on Armour . It was awful It can be the med isn't agreeing...
- Temporary side effects or too much Armour? 16th December 2005
... body still react the same way? Has anyone else taken Armour , and how slow did you start out? (I don't understand ... what "grains" of Armour are, by the way. I have heard them mentioned by others...
... I started out on 60mg of Armour and 4 hours after I took it I felt a funny feeling...
... dose of that - so my MD was cautious about trying Armour . It worked out in the end, but he increased it by ... and "milligrams" are used interchangably to describe Armour doses. Grain is a more old-fashioned term, milligrams...
- Teeth clenching? 16th December 2005
... 15 years old! Coincidentally, right after I started Armour , I woke up with sore teeth (but that also happened...
... leave the room it was so bad. I switched my meds to Armour and he has not mentioned that I wake him up anymore...
- Go off meds? Something else? 15th December 2005
... ,Have you tried anything other than synthroid and armour ?...
... Well, by saliva test when I was VERY OVERDOSED on Armour , actually, saliva test showed low on all accounts...
... Well, by saliva test when I was VERY OVERDOSED on Armour , actually, saliva test showed low on all accounts...
- Blood Test Info 15th December 2005
... Total T3, T3 Uptake or TSH.
If you are taking Armour (or any combination of T3 and T4) within 8 hours of...
- i've had enough! anyone any ideas about this 15th December 2005
... was also high normal. Spoke to endo and went on 2 Armour and 1.5 t4 then I went really 'hyper'? - well I don...
- Do you think I have muscle wasting? 14th December 2005
... recognized that I really was hypo!!!! He started me on Armour . I will see him again in 3 weeks. I hope I will remember...
- update on me, and my moms surgery 13th December 2005
... to. Lost my insurance November 30th. Thank goodness Armour is cheap!
I feel like I'm somewhat stable. My ... appointment on Monday and she's keeping my meds as is (90mg Armour , 25mg Levoxyl) and doesn't want to see me back until...
- Weight Problem 13th December 2005
... Great question. I am on Armour and take cortef in small dosages for adrenal fatigue ... . I am taking just over three grains of armour and have difficulty still losing weight. I excercise...
... I am on 90mg of Armour and still losing weight. I want to stop losing, maybe...
... ADDITION to cytomel T3 and a dessicated thyroid like armour consisting of both T3 and T4. How do glucocorticoid...
... I am also on armour (1.5 grains) and cortef (5mg). My Dr told me I probably...
... not high enough..i have just upped to two grains of armour instead of one because i started gaining again because...
- Thyroid Cysts. 13th December 2005
... had a small cyst on my thyroid and after one year on Armour thyroid the cyst is gone. My thyroid, however, continues...
- Will the calcium in my milk at breakfast mess up absorption of meds? 13th December 2005
... I am just starting Armour , and I know I am supposed to take it on an empty stomach...
- Should I take my Armour once or twice a day? 13th December 2005
... I hear to split the armour because the T3 is short acting. Am and Pm (around...
- Seniors, my new labs, can you help? :) 13th December 2005
... ration of 80% T4 to 20%T3 - about the same as with Armour . You may remember that I have been trying to get my ... sweating, shortness of breath, heart palps. I was taking Armour , about 210mcg. If I dropped to 120, or 150, the insomnia ... I'd be left with too much T3. He put me on 120mcg Armour and 5mcg T3, to increase the T3 each week by 5. When ... I got to 15mcg T3, with the 120 Armour , I was a nut case. SOB was terrible, I was anxious ... really beginning to believe that the main problem with Armour for some people who can't take it is the ratio of...
... fog is worse, worse, worse,...this also happend on Armour , but though it has T3 we must remember it is mostly...
- What's everyday life like with your thyroid condition? 13th December 2005
... reason i grew over an inch.
finally got new endo.
armour :
hair started to grow back, depression got much better...
- anyone been to Dr. Sessions in Texas? 12th December 2005
... across the street from him) and will also prescribe Armour . I thought at the time I was using him that he was ... decreasing my med. until I am on just 3/4 grain of Armour and am so crippled I can hardly walk. I went through...
... believer in them. Pharmacy told me they were just like Armour but without fillers that some ppl are alergic to....
... all meds(levoxyl, synthroid(split 50 with no dye), armour . Even small doses do me in. I recently worked my...
- My GP says my labs are 'normal'... 12th December 2005
... are 70% incorrect?" She shrugged, but prescribed Armour Thyroid, starting at 30 mg and going up to 60 mg....
- Antibodies 10th December 2005
... knowtwo weeks before your surgery you switched off the armour but right before you switched before the two weeks...
- Hashimotos, does it go way after it eats up the thyroid? 10th December 2005
... much higher than normal. Doc put her on 1/2 grain Armour which she has taken twice now and so far she feel ... her a shot of Progesterone and try again after the Armour and progesterone kicks in. No wonder we had those...
- How many of you take Armour after surgery? 9th December 2005
... He said although he and my endo would prescribe Armour , that after a TT it is best to start on Synthroid ... necessary. He said after you are stabilzed then Armour can be used if need be. That was just his opinion...
... Both of my Dr's want me to stay on the armour . No way am I taking synthroid. Especially since my ... body is already used to Armour . Luckily I have a Dr. who doesn't mind taking plenty...
... I took Armour before my surgery also. They switched me to synthroid...
- Recent Test Results 9th December 2005
... change throughout the day.
At least he has you on Armour , and not too many doctors will prescribe it. ;)...
... change throughout the day.
At least he has you on Armour , and not too many doctors will prescribe it. ;)
...
- Anyone here homeschool while dealing with thyroid disease? 9th December 2005
... today. Hope he increases my meds or places me on Armour . I think my second lobe needs to come out, too.
...
... today. Hope he increases my meds or places me on Armour . I think my second lobe needs to come out, too.
...
- My surgery is scheduled for Dec 27 8th December 2005
... but that's nothing new because I've already been on armour for over a year. I guess I'm one step ahead.
I...
- hypo or hyper 8th December 2005
... thyroidectomy in July of 2003 and am now on 3 grains of Armour . I was doing fine until Nov. of this year and have...
... need to talk to your doctor. It sounds like your Armour needs to be adjusted. And yes, I believe symtoms...
- Get tested when I have a cold? Seeing dr. in two days. 7th December 2005
... seeing an endocrinologist who is known for prescribing Armour . I am on Synthroid. I have come down with a cold...
- Newbie Surgery or Not ? 7th December 2005
... diagnosed as being hypo over a year ago.
My Dr. put me on Armour thyroid which I can't say enough good things about ... symptoms but overall I feel alot better then I did before Armour except the last few months. I've started having discomfort...
