- Synthroid Questions 24th April 2005
... the correct dosage. you can ask to switch over to armour ....
- new labs - opinions welcome!! 23rd April 2005
... I started Armour around the beginning of February.. 15 mg. My doc just...
... Taking Armour sometimes suppresses your T4, so that's not unusual ... . Some people add a little synthetic T4 to their Armour dose if their T4 drops too much (or doesn't rise enough...
... Huh - I didn't know Armour did that.. I'll hafta remember that, thank you. Hopefully...
- Need Doctor Recommendation 23rd April 2005
... doctor in the Northern New Jersey area that prescribes Armour ?...
- Nodules ~ Thyroidectomy ~ Medications... 23rd April 2005
... generic like the others. Many other people here are on armour or cytomel which are the non-synthetic form of thyroid...
- FNA shows Hurthle cell metaplasia 22nd April 2005
... gives me the rest of my life.
I just started on Armour and have had no problems so I am not worried about...
- Hypo and droopy upper eyelids 22nd April 2005
... all,
I have been diagnosed hypo and have been on armour first (allergic reactions) and then levoxyl for about...
- Just Don't Feel Well 22nd April 2005
... like I need something different. I hear a lot about Armour . What can anyone tell me about it?...
... hi!
i just started armour last week.
switched from levoxyl and cytomel to armour...
... Was it difficult to get your doctor to prescribe Armour ? I read a lot about doctors being hesitant to prescribe ... it for some reason. What is the difference between Armour and Levoxyl?...
... Armour has t4 and t3 in it and is considered natural. Yes...
... thyroid hormones that the body naturally makes - T4. Armour is a natural med, made from pig thyroid glands, which ... aren't. More people benefit from a T4/T3 combo like Armour than a T4-only like Synthroid or Levoxyl. Since these ... feeds them.
Doctors have also been taught that Armour and other natural dessicated T4/T3 meds are "unstable ... The same mfrs who fund medical schools, remember. Armour had been in successful use since the 1890's, but once ... the marketing blitz was on. The true fact is that Armour has never been recalled by the FDA for subpotency ... are regularly recalled for those very reasons.
Armour 's main benefit is that it contains T3. The med school ... resulted in overtreatment and hyperT within 3 months. Armour has never had that effect on me, and it has restored ... shame.
If you just can't possibly convince him, the Armour website has a list of Armour prescribers....
- Wanted to update 22nd April 2005
... think about synthroid. I had hoped to start out with Armour but we'll see how this goes. It at least gets my foot...
... from someone that started on synthyroid, and now on armour a week, I wouldnt waste a minute on synthyroid. Id ... take that again. Feeling better only after 4 days on armour ....
... family history, eh? HypoT is sooooo familial!
Armour is great for folks with low FT3. For myself, I couldn ... experiment with other T4 meds. I went straight to an Armour prescriber and haven't had the trouble that I had...
... is up I'll request another round of tests and the armour . My doctor basically said his primary concern is that ... I feel well. So it's doubtful he'll deny me the armour . I do know him well enough though that he'll want...
... and reading about thyroid in general. As I said, Armour hasn't had that effect on me at all. Just keep your...
- Question regarding my Levoxyl dosage... 22nd April 2005
... soni, you need to go on armour , i had labs like yours on levoxil and felt like crud ... . Recently I went on armour and I already feel better. Please dont waste your ... on synthetic hormones, you will cry after going on armour realizing how much time you let go....
... I have only been on armour for 4 days, so I cant say anythign yet, but what...
- Well, my NEW Endo is going to be my OLD endo 21st April 2005
... guess I'm looking for number 10 now! After 1 week on Armour 90 mg, the doctor has declared that I'm overmedicated ... and need to decrease the amount of Armour I'm taking. His nurse told me that the Free T3 and...
... said yes, they do those. In addition, they would try Armour .
What I got when I went for my first and ONLY visit ... t have to feel like I'm cheating.
The 90 mg of Armour was roughly the same as 111 mcg of T4, so I was a ... symptoms return after about a week, but I just took one Armour pill in the morning the day before the test so that ... going back to the 175 mcg of Levoxyl, with 45 mg of Armour (I wasn't taking this before, but what the heck, I...
- anyone here have thyroid AND adrenal fatigue?? 21st April 2005
... Yesterday was my 7 week doc appointment. She upped my Armour from 15mg to 30, and put me on some adrenal support...
... problems. What a nightmare starting thyroid treatment on Armour without any adrenal support.
I'm on Cortef and ... Hopefully I'll have the courage to switch back to Armour in due time, but so far things are going well this...
... I'll post 'em when I get 'em.
I was on 15mg of Armour .. but it was raised on Wednesday to 30mg..
Good...
- Anyone Else Lose All Of Their Swelling/water Weight After Starting Armour? 21st April 2005
... feel good again. Oh congratulations on getting your armour ....
- Isn't it TIME, stand up? 21st April 2005
... be on my insurance and just happened to prescribe armour and cytomel.
he was so thorough and even did ekg...
- Dazed and Confused! 20th April 2005
... syn (about three weeks) and then from
1 grain of Armour (felt better but not good 2 months) to 2 grain Armour ... (felt the best --2 month) to 1.5 grain of Armour ( felt crummy again--2 months).
After going...
- RAI & Surgery 20th April 2005
... a good place. I take a combination of Levoxyl and Armour and feel just fine. :)...
... a good place. I take a combination of Levoxyl and Armour and feel just fine. :)
Hi, it took about 5 months ... wanted to put me on t4 meds(idiot).
Doing great on Armour . The RAI did mess with my eyes for awhile and went...
- Misha- Update! 20th April 2005
... low testerone.
Anyway, I will be increasing my armour dose back up again, I got a b12 injection, whick I...
... he is doing, he thinks that I was not on enought Armour , given the secondary hypothyroidism, meaning my pitutiary...
- Secondary Hypothyroidism????????? 20th April 2005
... with him. So now its time to start upping my dose of Armour again, I am at 1 grain now, need to go up up and...
... with hopes of being well enough to switch over to the Armour after my adrenals heal some more. Dr. Woliner didn...
- Help! 19th April 2005
...
FT4 - .89
FT3 - 36.7
I currently switched to Armour and the doctor who prescribed it for me obviously ... made a mistake. I've been on 1 grain of armour for 4 days now and I have felt like I was going to ... conversation, I decide to look up the equivilent of the armour compared to .150 of synthroid and right on the armour ... website it says 1 1/2 grains of armour . Ugh! These doctors. First off, anyone ever experience...
... hormones has been about cut in half! Each grain of Armour contains 38 mcg of T4 and 9 mcg of T3. Since T3 is ... equivalent to 150 mcg of Synthroid should be 2 grains of Armour , not 1. You are right to RUN to find a new doctor ... that knows how to prescribe Armour .
Or maybe you can convince this doctor to up you ... to 1 1/2 grains of Armour now, and then up to 2 in a few weeks if you still ... of Synthroid (and 17.5 mcg Cytomel) and switched to Armour . I am now on 3 grains (plus 50 mcg Levoxyl). I started ... the switch to Armour by taking 2 grains of Armour plus 50 mcg of Levoxyl and then have increased the ... dose of Armour by 1/2 grain each time I crashed and felt really awful...
... meds and you need to give the recommended amount of Armour for the dosage I was taking of Synthroid. So, I got...
- Thyroid Surgery 18th April 2005
... Mom is perfectly fine now on Armour replacement. Thyroid is not an issue with her whatsoever...
... has responded to my post. I did ask my doctor about Armour , of course he never heard of it, but I'm going to...
- should I try a different doctor?? 18th April 2005
... can get into my son's D.O. and she does prescribe Armour However, she wants me to go thru tons of allergy eliminatio...
- Help with symptoms 18th April 2005
... and Dr appt on 29th. I am currently taking 1 grain armour . Within in the last few weeks I have noticed that...
- Going to see a Naturopathic Doc in Canada need ... 18th April 2005
... antibiotics for bladder infections. She did up my Armour , but I had to beg her to do so. She has me comming ... again unless I can find no one else to prescribe my Armour .
Good luck...
... had much help from them. Neither one can prescribe Armour or T3 and like dlkk one of them recently gave me TFN...
- Hairloss With Cytomel 18th April 2005
... of hairloss. Has anyone switched from Cytomel to Armour ? I was considering this but am a little hesitant ... since my levels are normal right now. Is Armour supposed to be better?...
... Synthroid to Synthroid and Cytomel. I then switched to Armour and didn't notice any difference in hair loss. After ... than any particular medication.
Whether or not Armour is better is subjective. Some people feel better on ... can't really tell if my feeling good is due to the Armour per se, or to getting enough T4 and T3 in my system...
... seeing bald patches. That's why I was wondering if the Armour would be better....
... on the smallest dose of Synthroid. I switched to Armour and haven't had that problem again....
- T4 replacement questions 18th April 2005
... I found that when I first started taking Armour (a T4 and T3 medication) that my body got used to...
- Doctor in Western PA 16th April 2005
... endo in Western PA, preferably one who prescribes Armour ? I have been on the various internet sites, but...
- How Severe Is Your Fatigue? 15th April 2005
... regulated (switched from Levoxyl 200 mcg to 90 mg Armour ). The fatigue, after a little over a week of Armour...
- I have questions can anyone please help.... 15th April 2005
... in how I felt was significant when my doctor added Armour to the Levoxyl I was already taking. And I have just...
- Anyone Know What The Average Armour Dose Is? 15th April 2005
... on another site, 1 grain of Naturethroid (generic Armour ) contains 38 mcg of T4 and 9 mcg of T3. If I have ... supposed to be 4 times the strength of T4, 1 grain of Armour is actually more equivalent to 74 mcg of straight...
- I Went To The Wrong Doctor!! 15th April 2005
... thoroughly checked out.
this doctor also prescribes armour .
he changed me from levoxyl and cytomel to armour...
- Anyone's dr using Domisse values?? 15th April 2005
... higher, according to Dr. D, but not my doc. With Armour , people often need supplementary thyroxine to get...
- how much and what symptoms will meds help? 15th April 2005
... dry skin, vision changes) My doc was listed on the Armour website so I'm sure that is her med of choice (she...
... test of the Free t3's diagnosed it! I started on Armour 30 (one tiny pill) and in TWO DAYS..........NO MORE ... overall happy ! I increased :) to two small pill of Armour after 2 weeks...3 pills was too many..side effects...
- Anyone Else Have A Slow Heart Rate? 14th April 2005
... could be.
the doctor switched me from levoxyl to armour and i'm still taking .15mcg cytomel. i've been very ... guessing?
i 'll let you all know how it goes with the armour switch.
melissa...
... could be.
the doctor switched me from levoxyl to armour and i'm still taking .15mcg cytomel. i've been very ... guessing?
i 'll let you all know how it goes with the armour switch.
melissa
Hi maybe its the armour making ... bit dizzy..When I started nature thyroid the same as armour I was lightheaded for a good week before my body adapted...
- Gopherhead Can you check my new labs please 14th April 2005
... what about trying something like Naturthryoid or Armour ? They are natural and people react to them much less...
- When is the best time to take Thyroid? 14th April 2005
... thyroid I am now @ 250mg of ("THYROID" in canada " Armour " in US) brain fog is gone and I feel allot better...
... sleepiness in the afternoon when I took all of my Armour in the morning (actually about 4:30 when I getup to ...
I also take 50 mcg of Levoxyl with my 180 mg of Armour . Most people need a little extra T4 medication rather ... than T3 (Cytomel) to balance their hormone levels. Armour (and Thyroid) has more T3 in it than human thyroid...
- Need translation of Ultrasound Results! 13th April 2005
... as they just changed my 200 mcg Levoxyl to 90 mg Armour . They wanted to start me out slow and give me time ... been a rough week. By my calculations, the dosage of Armour I'm on is roughly equivalent to 111 mcg T4. The endo ... think it might be too early, as I've only been on the Armour for about a week and a couple of days.
But the...
- Emergency in Maryland!! 13th April 2005
...
Hagerstown
Dr. Teresa Joy. “She does work with Armour and does in depth testing. She's the one that found ... began to show some hypothyroid symptoms. He prescribed Armour thyroid and a progesterone cream and I feel much better...
- Advice for 8 year old? 13th April 2005
... problume.
My doughter is 12 years old. She is on Armour thyroid 90mg. she got all those symptoms you name...
- Tests Normal but I'm NOT. 13th April 2005
... I am on Armour thyroid, and I am having an extreme sensitivity to...
- Milk - How soon after taking meds? 13th April 2005
... works best for you. Here's what I do: I swallow my Armour and wait at least a half hour to have coffee with...
- hives on face - related to generic armour??? 13th April 2005
... ntdaughterbac,
This could very well be a reaction to the Armour . I can not take the Armour because it hits my system...
... When I started taking Armour I had a lot of weird things happen, one of them was ... like a clown). It went away as I got used to taking Armour .
Hives are more of an allergic reaction so I ... doctor.
It was very difficult for me when I started armour , I got hypo and hyper symptoms at the same time, I ... worse than ever, but now I feel great, I take 75mgs armour . It was worth it.
Mintchoc...
- Has anyone taken bio identical thyroid 12th April 2005
... Kbak, I'm pretty sure Armour is covered by Insurance - I know many people who're...
... and in fact it was something quite different. Since Armour is talked about all the time and not called bio identical...
... synthroid just wasn't doing it for me. I was put on Armour and things were much better immediately. I hope you...
... a whole lot of people doing it yet is why I asked. Armour thyroid is from pigs. I know people seem to do well...
- Got new labs today.....what is going on??? 12th April 2005
... to see. He prescribes compounded meds. and also Armour . Are the compounded meds any better than Armour?...
- Trying to stay positive 12th April 2005
... in on thursday for my thyroid panel - I've been on Armour for 6 weeks now) The tests she has at her office are...
- Who here takes Armour andCytomel? 12th April 2005
... take it. My new specialist tried to get me to take armour since it costs less than synthroid but I prefer synthroid...
- Why are docs hesitant with Armour?? 12th April 2005
... keep reading on here that everyone seems to love this Armour . Why are doctors so hesitant to prescribe it?Lots ... aren't. More people benefit from a T4/T3 combo like Armour than a T4-only like Synthroid or Levoxyl. And since ... that feeds them.
2. Doctors have been taught that Armour and other natural dessicated T4/T3 meds are "unstable ... medical schools, remember. The true fact is that Armour has never been recalled by the FDA for subpotency ... overtreatment and hyperthyroidism within 3 months. Armour has never had that effect on me, and it has restored...
- question about time cap laboratories 12th April 2005
... Does anyone know -- are these a generic form of armour or something else??...
- thyroid swings high and low 12th April 2005
... plummeted to nearly nothing on Synthroid.
He prescribed Armour , and I have since had no episodes of overtreatment...
- High Low Roller Coaster 12th April 2005
... Cytomel whenever I felt the need!). I'm now taking Armour , but have some Cytomel in reserve. I haven't felt...
... not here). Search for natural thyroid if you like Armour .
Betty :)...
- Gobs and Gobs of Hair coming out 11th April 2005
... had this symptom and in addition to being prescribed Armour and other meds( I also have Lyme Disease), she put...
- Misha- How are you feeling???? 11th April 2005
... intolerance. I'm tempted to ask to switch back to the Armour and see if I tolerate it this time around. The T4...
... have been taken DHEA 10mg in addition to my 1 grain Armour , he also gave me trazadone for sleep, which I have...
- Anyone, please help! Question on latest labs. 11th April 2005
... You might want to try the physician finder at the Armour website. Armour-prescribers know the value of T3 ... usually have no objection to a suppressed TSH. Even if Armour turns out not to be right for you, these doctors usually...
- Sooo Moody!!!! 11th April 2005
... good day and talked her into letting me increase her Armour by 1/4 of a grain every two weeks untill her body ... her moods. BTW, she is up to 1 and 1/2 grains of Armour and 12.5 mcg of Levoxyl. I sure hope we are close...
... any Synthroid. I wonder if she is getting too much armour now? I wonder if it will make you edgey and cause...
... I really don't feel that she is getting too much Armour because she doesn't show any signs of being hyper ... Her last lab results when she was on 1 grain of Armour only were:
TSH .584 (.36-5.8)
Free T3 3.8...
... I really dont know enough about the armour to make a comment , but maybe the Levoxyl is causing...
- Inyourdreams...... weight loss 11th April 2005
... anything about my diet or exercise. I did start taking my Armour twice a day to keep my energy going all day long....
- Insurance Co turns down cytomel, Help! 10th April 2005
... few others as well like Naturethroid, Westhroid and Armour but they are natural (not synthetic)...
- Need advice about Armour 9th April 2005
... better if you split up the dose because the t3 in armour is a jolt to your system and gives the body a rush ... then tapers off. Alot of people on armour split up the dose morning and night....
... and the same labs) as you were when I switched to Armour a few months ago--but my FT3 was only 244. I started ... on 60 mg of Armour twice a day (and 50 mcg of Levoxyl) the day after ... morning dose until your body gets adjusted to the Armour . It hits some people like that.
Diana
I think ... old hypo symptoms return. My doctor upped my dose of Armour . Same thing three weeks later so we bumped it up again ... for awhile. For me it was well worth the change to Armour ....
... that they don't think I even need T4. Getting the Armour was a compromise, as they just wanted to give me Cytomel...
- Questions for those who split Armour dose 8th April 2005
... Hello everyone. For those of you who split your Armour dose:
1. What total dose do you take and how do...
- New Labs after 7 weeks.................. 7th April 2005
...
I have just heard people say that around xxx of Armour is pretty common, so I didn't know if there was a...
- Questions from a newbie.. 7th April 2005
... changed doctors.
Today I feel great, I take 75 mgs armour thyroid (60 in the morning and 15 in the afternoon...
... you can find a doctor who is willing to prescribe Armour thyroid, he will likely be the most willing to help ... you achieve wellness. You'll find this true even if Armour isn't the right med for you. A willingness to Rx...
- Help with lab results 6th April 2005
... Cytomel in addition to your Synthroid or a switch to Armour to ease your symptoms.
Keep reading as you search...
- RAI concerns 6th April 2005
... suppressed since then.
Now I am hypo and taking Armour . Seems like my levels just keep going down and have ... to take more and more Armour .
But that is okay because someday I will get better...
- Visit to the Doc - TSH Only? Ultrasound? 6th April 2005
... has made me somewhat dizzy... I've been on my meds ( Armour 15mg) about as long as you have..
Do you have...
... who will do the right tests but will not give out armour and so they go to the other Endo for meds....
- Thyroid Medicine 6th April 2005
... Hello, Have you taken Armour ?...
- Feeling like crap 6th April 2005
... The doctor upped my dose on my last visit to 120 of Armour from 90. I went six week's later and had my blood ... feeling good again? At first I feel really good on the Armour but I'm not so sure anymore. We can't seem to get...
... you to feel better rather than a decrease in your Armour . I find that I need 50 mcg of T4 with my 3 grains ... of Armour to feel pretty good. Not there yet, but getting close ... feel bad until you add some T4 to your 120 mg dose of Armour . My guess is that it will take more T4 to allow you ... to feel good with your 90 mg dose of Armour . Is your doctor amenable to adding T4 and thereby...
... a few week's ago this is what they where on 120 of Armour
T3- 4.4 Range 2.3-4.2
FT4- 0.9 Range 0 ... bad and that's when I went back down to the 90 of Armour . Do you think my t4 will go up on the just the Armour...
... as well.I am on 2x60mgs daily.Would you lower your Armour before adding t4 to it????...
... Yes your doctor was correct to lower your dose of Armour because your Free T3 was over the range and you were ... some T4 to boost the Free T4 along with our 90 mg of Armour . Maybe ask to try 25 mcg and then recheck blood and ... Or to be safer, your doctor may want to drop your Armour by 30 mg while adding 25 mcg of T4. You can always ... add the extra 30 mg of Armour back in (or add another 25 mcg T4) after 6 weeks based...
- Could 15mg be enough? 5th April 2005
... I've been on 15mg of Armour for about 5 weeks now. For the last week or so my ... steady, usually falling around 97.5ish. (Before the armour it would drop even to 94)
Usually my temp goes...
- Results of My Ultrasound Nodule 7.0 cm found and more? 4th April 2005
... good, can you belive this 3 pills is only 90 mg of armour ! what nerve, when I was on taking 2 grains of armour...
- Questions ? need opinions about hashi's 4th April 2005
... week to week sending me into a crashing mess. I tried Armour but things got worse. My antibodies went to 3500....
- Is it time??? 4th April 2005
... Hi Bet28,
I'm in a similar boat. I was on 90 mg Armour and still wasn't feeling optimal so some Synthroid ... 0.8-2.0).
I have another thread going entitled Armour to Cytomel because she switched me in hopes of being ... about the switch (had about 5 days of Cytomel and no Armour ) and was wondering if after 4-5 days I would really...
- My Mother-in-Law 4th April 2005
... you can see, a lot of posters like Dr. Wilson's, and Armour from pigs, which has both T4 and T3, which as an older...
- Dr. Blanchard 4th April 2005
... srT3 is much more expensive than getting it from your Armour - I've used this and the cost was about 3x as much...
... I take 75mgs of Armour . I found out that taking a 60mg pill in the morning...
- Armour to Cytomel 3rd April 2005
... should have dropped the synthyroid and just stayed on armour ....
... I'm on twice as much Armour as you were plus 50 mcg of Synthroid and I'm thinking ... were on such a high dose!
Yes, if you dropped your Armour completely and didn't start up an equivalent dose ... You were also getting another 39 mcg of T4 with your Armour . Did you get an equivalent increase in your Synthroid ... If you weren't optimized on your previous dose of Armour plus Synthroid, you'll have to increase the meds even...
- Thyroid question - Please advise 3rd April 2005
... straight T3 in addition to your Synthroid meds or perhaps Armour which has T4 and T3.
I don't think there's any...
- pain in ears and neck? 2nd April 2005
... completely took away my appetite.
Since I've been taking Armour thyroid, I have had no problems like these at all...
- Does anyone feel this after thyroid med? 2nd April 2005
... it was my ever changing metabolism.
Now I am on Armour and doing it sublingually(between cheek and gum) it...
- testosterone and progesterone: help!! 1st April 2005
... thyroid going on. right now, i'm at 1.25 grains of armour , and i cant seem to raise any higher than that without...
- Hypo...do They Remove The Thyroid If The Medicine Dont Work..and How To Lose Weight 1st April 2005
... higher with synthroid... but I'm not certain, I'm on Armour . Someone else should know...
EDIT: and it will...
