- Armour In N. Ireland? 3rd November 2003
... to find a consultant in N. Ireland that prescribes Armour Thyroid, it's a long shot but does anyone on this ... board know of a clinic that does or will prescribe Armour ? Thanks in advance
Regards Gameon
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I got ... supportive
He appears to be the only Dr who does prescribe Armour and he sounds V expensive
Dr. P Magovern
Centre ... someone in Belfast who said they were just starting armour so they might have found someone else. Try doing ... a search on the board for Armour and Ireland....
- armour and cytomel -meep-sky eagle-anyone? 31st October 2003
... It seems like there's room to bump your Armour up some first to see what happens. Does look like ... trick with a conversion problem is can you up your Armour enough to get enough T3 and not too much T4? I haven ... mean there isn't anyone. See if you can just up your Armour a little first and see what happens. Then add a little...
- FIGHTING FOR ARMOUR!!!!READ THIS!!!! 31st October 2003
... terrible anxiety about hairloss and What's so bad about Armour ?"if you don't remember me)ANYWAY-I went to the Armour ... and wanted to talk about switching from synthroid to Armour for many reasons.She would not discuse anything until ... the phone and asked me again why I wanted to take Armour ??-In the meantime I had been doing lots of research ... on Armour and believed in it more than ever-I was very insistant ... refused to even discuss the possibility of me going to Armour ) and another one that only perscribed to people that ... were already on it.She told me that if I go on Armour that my Endo wants nothing more to do with me.ANyway ... copies of some of the research info I had found on Armour vs Synthroid with highlights about how doctors make ... out with that piece of paper!!!!!!I have now been on Armour for exactly one week and I feel great so far-I was ... this battle but obviously not the war. I had no idea Armour helps improve mood and brain function-that in itself ... eventually get off my anti-depressant with the help of Armour .Well-I hope Armour is good for me but I already told...
... will almost undoubtedly be too low/good is that with Armour I've seen most people start with either 30 or 60mg ... Are you getting a new primary. If I remember right Armour has a 4:1 ratio T4/T3, so you are only taking about ... conversion charts which you really can't, I think 90mg of Armour is supposed to be equivilant to 150mcg of a T4 drug ... was on 125mcg of synthroid and I am now on 165mg of Armour . So I'm taking close to the same amount of T4, but ... endurance for much exercise. I was almost bedridden before Armour . The exercise issue may be more because of the 3 year...
... locate a doctor who will continue to monitor your Armour usage. I wouldn't trust that one to do it, and they ... osteopath or naturopath, they are more likely to be Armour Rx'ers.
("They're going to hate me". ~ What the...
... AWESOME for going back in there and demanding the Armour !! I have been on 60mg. for the past 4 months, after ... worshipper)
Hope you notice some real improvement with the Armour -best of luck to you!
Jasmine from Pa....
... on your docs face when you came back and demanded Armour [img]http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/bang.gif[/img...
... endoc last week and not only does she NOT believe in Armour , (she says it's a placebo) she also doesn't believe...
... preference as to what I wanted to take for thyroid. I chose Armour , of course. He said he had a lot of thyroid patients ... him because they couldn't get their MD to prescribe Armour .
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... Is it more difficult to get a script for Armour in the South? I've been trying to convince my dad ... , still living in TN, to get his meds changed to Armour since he is on Levoxyl and Cytomel. His dr apparently ... serious about hypo, the first med I was prescribed was Armour . My dr actually said she was afraid to give me anything ... ve found Naturopaths are more likely to prescribe Armour and also drs of Native American decent, like mine ... prescribe it. When my other docs find out I am on Armour that ask why & who prescribed it like they don't believe ... fact that we have these stories about fighting for Armour , because it was the drug of choice for hypos for over...
- Thought I was doing better - wrong! 30th October 2003
... questions are:
1. Should I arm wresstle the Doc for Armour plus T4, to get the 9:1 ratio, or should I just try ... the 75 again? Is the Armour /T4 mostly for people who have conversion issues, or...
- Thyroid again or something else??? 29th October 2003
... did not have total symptom relief so I switched to Armour . I am doing much better with Armour. Many people ... here are taking Armour and are doing famously. MEEP is taking something...
- This is unbelievable...I give up! 29th October 2003
... had hoped for, my next Doc search might start at the Armour site, and I might just quize the prospectives, and...
... who missed it before, this last endoc told me that Armour is nothing but a placebo. Oh boy, when I heard that...
- RAI and fertility 29th October 2003
... over 2 years, but nothing worked until I switched to Armour (from Synthroid). I hadn't felt well until then either...
- flu shot 28th October 2003
... about having hashi's. I am currently taking 1grain armour and am still in the process of adjusting my dose to...
- Any advice would be appreciated 28th October 2003
... natural thing you can do, not without a prescription, Armour is natural but you need a prescription to get it I...
- Hyper and hypo symptoms at the same time. 27th October 2003
... losing lots of hair on synthroid also. I switched to Armour and now it is back to normal, I'm am not losing hundreds...
- Newbie - More Armour or Switch to Cytomel? 27th October 2003
... interpret. I am currently on 165mg(had RAI in 1997) of Armour . I started Armour in July after 3 1/2 years of synthroid...
... were
TSH 3.69
FT4 .8
FT3 1.4
I'm just wondering if Armour alone will do it or if I need to separate the T4 and...
... do better using Cytomel and Synthroid rather than Armour so that the T3 and T4 can be individually controlled...
... do better using Cytomel and Synthroid rather than Armour so that the T3 and T4 can be individually controlled ... but it is still possible to adjust T3 and T4 with Armour , by adding a little Synthroid (or Levoxyl, or Unithroid...
... Better to try the Armour first since your T4 isn't very high either. When Cytomel ... own set of problems too. Most people don't need the Armour /Cytomel combo, but a few do. Your numbers just look ... like an armour boost would help alot. IWL P.S. Why are you taking...
... Thanks for the replies.
My endo said that Armour was not available in small enough dosages so he does...
... TSH 3.69
FT4 .8
FT3 1.4
I'm just wondering if Armour alone will do it or if I need to separate the T4 and ... would definately give cytomel/synthroid a try if the armour is still leaving you in a "brainfog" and feeling yucky ... still feel horrible, or in your case, if you're on armour and still feel horrible...give cytomel a try. i am...
... doesn't armour contain T3 and T4 ? I think you need the dose increased...
- is there a differance in names of thyroid meds 26th October 2003
... thing?? is one a generic brand? my dr wont put me on armour said there are too many people complaining with side...
... mean by too many people have had badside effects from Armour ? Ask him to be real specific, then you can call someone ... Armour and they can explain away his myths of untruth. What...
... details. I have known a lot of people who were on Armour , and never heard of any side effects. I have heard...
... rule out half a dozen other diseases. I'm now taking Armour , going on 3 weeks. Although I'm having some adjustment...
... m allergic to corn and cornstarch is used to bind Armour tabs, hence dr switched me to Naturethroid which is ... like Armour except is hypoallergenic.
With Armour and Naturethroid I have had positive improvements ... pharmaceutical companies. Before anyone talks badly of Armour and other dessicated porcine gland meds they need...
- Help, Dr. called, prescription is waiting take this Levothroid 100mcg 26th October 2003
... so after 3 months I phoned and demanded she give me Armour , which she did, and I'm better, tho far from 100%...
- ARGH I feel awful, need to vent 26th October 2003
... treatment changed? Dosage or anything? I'm new to Armour thyroid... just 3 weeks now... and I had that awful...
- Latest test results... this is screwy!! 25th October 2003
... fluctuate. Still think you should just start with the Armour , drop the cytomel and see how it goes. If you just...
- adrenals tested? 25th October 2003
... dr. agreed to test my adrenals, but said to try the Armour first. Now I'm going for adrenal testing. They don...
- had rai 20 yrs ago 25th October 2003
... well anymore, I get kind of tox'd out on it. I take Armour now, which has helped IMMENSELY, but still have a...
- Meep! Low carb question 25th October 2003
... glad I read that!
An update:
Yesterday I increased my Armour dose to .45mg 2x a day, and I feel 110% better! My...
- Feeling nausea.....does anyone else?? 25th October 2003
... know it's normal for it to go up now that I am on Armour , but what is the number of a too high pulse, just ... Thanks
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Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Armour ~ 1 grain...
... you BE tipping over?
i don't know anything about armour because i feel fairly well (don't get me wrong --...
... know it's normal for it to go up now that I am on Armour , but what is the number of a too high pulse, just...
... sugar got a little more "sensitive" when I went on the Armour , so it made me a little nauseous at times. Just have ... pulse started going down from 100+ after I started the Armour . I kept finding myself feeling for my pulse(to make...
... 99.5 right now, I didn't take my afternoon dose of Armour ...should I take it in the morning?
I am so bummed ... /img]
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Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Armour ~ 1 grain...
- Meep, I'm a freak of nature. Help pls? 24th October 2003
... [.4-5.5] and free Ts were below median.
Started Armour 3 weeks ago, felt much better for the first 11 days...
... body pain and fluctuating everything. When I started Armour , for the first month or so I charted my temp(am & ... pm), BP and pulse. A few days into armour my pulse dropped to into the 70's(had been 100-140 ... watched my pulse and BP go up for three days, added more Armour it went back down. I wonder if your hyper symptoms ... downside of my reacting to T4 is that when I up my Armour , it takes weeks to know if I hit that "overlimit"...
... midwest1, Those test results were before you switched to Armour , right? Still not thinking you should be making any ... big changes. I would add a tiny bit of Armour . Still thinks it's an adrenalin response. Just sounds...
... just before stopping the Synthroid. My adjustment to Armour , while not exactly easy by any means, is different...
- TG antibodies >80 , pleas help!! 24th October 2003
... in one direction or another. I personally prefer Armour . Why? Because I have better relief from my symptoms...
- Migrains??? 24th October 2003
... migraines were going away little by little. I am now on Armour and have not had a migraine in a very long time. I...
- I need help from my educated American friends 24th October 2003
... translatable into "OZ" speak - no Dr here prescribes Armour , for instance....
... improvement but not enough. All labs were fine. Now on Armour . Like night and day. Feel sooooo much better. When ... you say that Doctors there don't prescribe Armour , what exactly do you mean? Is it like prohibited ... by law? Doctors here don't like to prescribe Armour either. I had to fight to get it. The doctor that ... it isn't prohibited by law, I would fight for the Armour . At least that is what has worked for me....
... converting my T4 to T3. I had reactions to Cytomel and Armour and to selenium supplements. I find that if I eat...
... topic on this titled my own thing. At 1.5 grains of Armour I still wasn't at that place where everything was...
- Meep! Feeling terrible 23rd October 2003
... thought I was basically making it up. I asked about Armour , and he wouldn't listen. He said it was too old a ... Synthroid when I stopped. Then about a month later, I got Armour on my own. I started out on .15mg 2x a day. I still...
... your dose increases slowly, because the T4 part of Armour takes awhile to kick in. Hope you can find some medical...
... about it.
My advice would be to add in 15mg more of Armour if you can, and try again in six weeks to get your...
- good doctor story /Armour 23rd October 2003
... ! Okay, long story short - I have been prescribed Armour . I am so excited to try this, however, my doctor gave ... brutally honest (which I appreciate). She said that armour would take me hyper (from hypo) at first, but to work...
... I don't see any reason to "Feel Bad" on Armour . It is a complete supplement. However, I don't know ... It is posted on this board. Maybe you can go to the Armour web site and see how the doses compare. Maybe you ... might want to start slowly on Armour and build up over a few weeks. Good luck!...
... weeks.
I had been off meds for 4 weeks when I started Armour ...today is my 8th day and I feel absolutely exausted ... great DR!
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Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Armour ~ 1 grain...
... I have been on Armour for 1 month now, and at day 11 nothing extraordinary ... happened to me. There is a conversion chart on the Armour web site. When I switched from Synthroid to Armour ... you found a good doc this time. Good Luck to you on Armour ....
... symptoms back. If you start on too high of a dose of Armour , the T3 in it really bothers some people. And I've ... t cause a problem. I still feel so much better on Armour even if I do possibly need a little adrenal help....
... been off the Synthroid for 7 weeks when I started Armour . It made me feel better almost immediately (up through...
... found one of the GOOD Docs! Congrats!
Now, on to the Armour . Two grains is ALOT and is roughly equivalent to...
- Hyper #'s HypER symptoms. HELP! 23rd October 2003
... years. In August the Endo decided to decrease my Armour from 180 to 165 because of the .01 reading. However ... pharmacist from Forest Pharmaceuticals (makers of Armour thyroid) and he told me that it is possible to have...
... pharmacist from Forest Pharmaceuticals (makers of Armour thyroid) and he told me that it is possible to have...
- Low TSH 23rd October 2003
... was at the very lowest number I think .58 I am on Armour 60 mg which I cut in 1/2 and added Levoxyl 0.05 which...
- Any positive Synthroid users? 23rd October 2003
... changed because the doc I just started going to thinks armour is best, so I'm willing to try it. I haven't been...
... the T3 as well as it should...so that is why I am on Armour now.
Many people do well with Synthroid, I would ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... natural thyroid hormone.
I like it, I do wonder how armour would be for me... ...
- Help! 23rd October 2003
... high), T4=0.85 (normal). So she upped my dosage of Armour Thyroid from 1.5gr to 2gr. I feel better but that ... between hypo and hyper, how is upping the dosage of Armour Thyroid going to help? Won't that just exacerbate...
- Need some suggestions please... 23rd October 2003
... for! I have been on an increase from 30mg to 60mg of Armour for a little over 2 weeks and had been doing fine ... start anything extra until I get to the right level of Armour ? I've only been DXed HypoT since August...started ... After reading here, convinced my Dr to let me try Armour and have been very impressed and pleased with it. ... I do finally feel better today....I only took 30mg Armour late yesterday and didn't take any Supps...finally...
... Synthroid, and it was hell on my body. So I started Armour , and I am still tired, and feeling crappy. Im going...
... questions here, I convinced my Dr to allow me to try Armour ...So far, I love it...much different than the Synthroid...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Thanks for your reply and hope your experience with the Armour is a good one. I'm definately pleased with it and...
- recovery? 22nd October 2003
... How long did you take Armour and at what levels. Also, how long and levels for...
- Newbie just introducing myself 22nd October 2003
... Levoxyl with a little Cytomel. Others(me)do better on Armour which has all the hormones your missing thyroid used...
... done. You may need to try different meds. I think Armour is the best if you have no thyriod function at all...
- Advice Need---Meep also could ya take a look! Thanks! 22nd October 2003
... medicine doc...he upped my dose a month or so ago of armour to 2 grains. He never did full blood work on my thyroid...
- I'm Discouraged 22nd October 2003
... Synthroid and Levoxyl stopped working on me and I am on Armour (I love my Armour). Try to get off as many of the other...
... from the opinion of many on this board, hope to have Armour prescribed. ...
- Husbands symptoms, what do you think?? 22nd October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... think about it?
BTW, how are you doing with your Armour ? Better than I am at the moment, I hope... [img...
... are not doing well. I have a feeling you need more Armour . Your starting TSH was higher than mine, so I bet ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Antibodies....tested with titers or no? 22nd October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Regret switching to Armour?? 22nd October 2003
... you know what I mean. I asked him to switch me to armour because My t3 was still low and I was not having good ... seems they were worse at times. he informed me that armour had no place in the medical market and that the only ... went to new doctor that I happened to know prescribed armour to his patients, and he told me I needed the t3 by ... looking at my test results. I started the armour 5 days ago and I dont know if it is just me but I...
... I am on 30 of Armour 2x a day. I was on Levoxyl, and Sytnhriod before that ... sooo tired and dizzy and it gave me migraines. The Armour has taken away the migraines, but I still feel really ... tired and dizzy. Ive been on the Armour for about two months.
So yeah. Im pretty much hopeless...
... make them increase your dose. That's not very much Armour to be on. I am 900% better on Armour, but I started...
... five months on levoxyl, I asked my GP to switch me to armour . He was fine with doing that. I did make some improvements ... where I wanted to be. I had done a lot of research on armour before asking him. I may be premature in saything ... this, but I have been on armour for 10 days now, and I have had NO symptoms for the...
... I love Armour will never go back to the Synthetic t4's.
after ... put it this way, with a tsh of 15, I felt better
on Armour than a tsh of 5 on t4. I will never change back....
... I will not take anything other than Armour . I am on total replacement and I have been symptom ... Dr. ( out of the phone book) added Cytomel to the Armour . I am doing fine again!!
If you have my thyroid function ... , Armour is the only natural and complete replacement available...
... months and I tried everything and saw every doctor but Armour saved me. I feel all around better and my hair stopped...
... endo. I was told by the old one that since I'm on Armour that they won't see me anymore and "they" includes ... this random primary care(who's name I got off the Armour website)and I had to beg and force her to write the ... regular bloodwork. Know of any good endos who support Armour ?-They're all pretty much bought off by the big pharm...
... Robert Miller on San Marco is great and prescribes Armour ....the only thing I have to do is talk him into doing...
... Hello all,
I am considering switching to Armour and have a couple questions. I just got my labs back ... small increases.
Should I start on 1/2 grain of Armour and how long till an increase? I am going to request...
- Hypo and Husbands! 22nd October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Hashis - Can I just remove the glad? 22nd October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- ok, heres my labs~new dx of hypo 22nd October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... it to your Dr. Ask for another medication, I like Armour , but everyone is different. However Levoxyl has serious...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Help Interpreting Radiology report 22nd October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- good news... 22nd October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Meep,Meep 22nd October 2003
... testing(appt 12-22). In the meantime, I lowered my Armour from 180 to 150 and added 1/2 of a 25mcg Cytomel. ... the crashing)? Stopped the cytomel, went to 165mg of Armour . Almost okay again. I started the cytomel originally ... tired later in the day. I'm still so improved on the Armour as far as no other symptoms. Was just trying to tweak ... exercise and de-fat my body. I am at 3 1/2 months on Armour , have no more of those horrible adrenalin/anxiety...
- Lab Panel Results - Meep Please 21st October 2003
... doctor to change you to a combination T4/T3 med such as Armour Thyroid, which is my preference. The same things ... as above apply, except that many doctors think Armour is unstable, dangerous, and antiquated. They are...
- Had a great night 21st October 2003
... sleep became disrupted right away. Now that I'm on Armour , (2 weeks I think) I'm sleeping better, maybe that...
- Newbie with a question .... 21st October 2003
... all. I'm new & have a question - I've been taking Armour thyroid since 1978. A couple of docs have said you ... do not have to be a careful with OTC meds on Armour as you dow with the synthetics, but I'm just not sure...
- Hello Meep 21st October 2003
... s ordering the wrong blood tests and talking about armour and cytomel. I'm surprised she actually did order ... free T3 and I don't think she would ever consider Rx armour or cytomel. She actually kind of acted a little tiffed...
... stormyrn, I still vote for Armour in part because of the hormone it has that helps with ... t have to be menopause. I admit I am biased about Armour , but try it, you'll probably like it. IWL...
... I could go back, but I know he wouldn't budge on armour or cytomel. The armour web site has a feature to ... help locate a physician who Rx's armour . I just now checked it again, but the link is down...
- How would you feel with labs like these?? 21st October 2003
... you have with labs like these?
What if you were on Armour 60 mg and 1/2 tab of levoxyl 0.05....what would you...
... symptoms. Would you suggest adding a T4, cutting down on armour ?...
... I would just take the Armour , same dose two times a day instead of one and stop ... the synthetic t4's have a much longer half life than Armour does. T4 is converted to t3 so that your body can ... are not so unsettling. By taking half your dose of Armour in the morning and half in late afternoon you balance ... you are experiencing both hypo and hper. Split your Armour and see if it all doesn't level out....
... info and can't find it on the net. So, if I take the armour 2 times/day...is that on an empty stomach and I shouldn...
... I would definitely increase the Armour if you've been on it for 2 weeks. When my T3 is low...
... everybody benefitted from everyones research. Go to the Armour website itself. It give a lot to information about...
... another. I DO agree with the advice to split the Armour dose and take half in the morning and half in the ... s my interpretation. Keep in mind that I take both Armour and a synthetic T4 med daily and have for more than ... little. Re-tests in 6-8 weeks and see where you are.
Armour has a Lower ratio of T4 to T3 thna what a normal human ... gets from their thyroid gland. Armour is 4.22:1, but an average normal human thyroid gland ... releases approximately 10:1 T4 to T3. Taking Armour may give you more T3 than what you need, but not give ... enough T4 to balance it.
Pip's advice to keep your Armour the same and drop the levoxyl would serve only to...
... Meep...wow, some great advice.
I did cut my armour in half and took twice. I felt crappy today.
I will ... as you say to add more T4 and also continue to take Armour twice a day. What times are best? As long as the...
- ss Marilyn - question for you 21st October 2003
... doesn't believe in it. She also doesn't believe in Armour and says it's just a placebo. She also doesn't do...
- disappointing appt w/my nurse...question @ cytomel 21st October 2003
... them. The question that I have is why can't you take Armour . Another comment is you can have t4 or t3 but not...
... idiot, now I go to a GP and he is awesome, RXed me Armour and will treat me by symptoms, not labs [img]http ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... endo system as extensively as an endo.
What is Armour , btw? I've seen it mentioned all over the TD board...
... Originally posted by SmileWithMe:
What is Armour , btw? I've seen it mentioned all over the TD board ... img]
If you take Tapazole, you are HypERthyroid. Armour is a natural med for treating HypOthyroidism and wouldn...
- Normal T4, High TSH - anyone else? 20th October 2003
... low, even though it says normal. I am a big fan of Armour , but only because the Levoxyl stopped working on me...
- New to Hypo and Synthroid. Labs, Panic Attacks and Rx 20th October 2003
... it changes drastically within hours. I am taking armour now and I have had none of the side effects I had...
- TSH level problem or menapausal?????? 20th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Memory loss 20th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... I am hypo 15 years. I have been on Armour now for about 5 months. The memory loss, hair, skin...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... are not as readily absorbed and used by your body as Armour is. They have a longer half-life. So, because Armour ... I had blood work done in 4 weeks after starting Armour . My tsh was 5.65, on the same dose, a month later ... hear people say that they had a bad experience with Armour . I also believe that as your body starts functioning ... feels a little wierd. All I can say is stay on the Armour for a month and I will bet that you will never go...
... hear people say that they had a bad experience with Armour .>>>
I feel this is true also, but thankfully ... I don't need to worry about it, prior to starting Armour , I was off meds for an uptake scan....so it's like ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Lets do it together 20th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... feel totally wonderful. I'll tell you, taking the Armour has taken the edge off. I didn't know how bad I actually...
... was due to Hypo, and now that is getting better with Armour .
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Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed ... in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- weight loss 20th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- test results - pls help!! 20th October 2003
... the nurse to have the doctor consider cytomel, or armour , but I will not sit by and continue to feel this awful...
... just to get relief sooner(even if they don't like Armour ). Stand your ground!!! IWL...
- lowe dose synthroid> higher T-4 levels??? HELP! 20th October 2003
... hypo. People who have had thyroid cancer can take Armour thyroid. I would insist on trying it. IWL...
... and we are slowly adjusting the med. I have tried Armour and I have tried adding Cytomel to my regimen but...
- Hashi's, Sore Back, Constant Colds 20th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour
[This message has been edited by lovemythreeguys2002...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- daldre1269.....??? 20th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- DO I still have to??? 20th October 2003
... peri-meno symptoms, and I'm hypo and take 2 grains of Armour , (taken half in AM and half in afternoon). I try to...
- does armour thyroid come from factory-farmed pigs? 20th October 2003
... t think I want to. I vaguely remember reading some Armour info that said something about the pig being used ... again if it goes back to the top of the list. I need Armour and sometimes BACON. [img]http://www.healthboards...
... not only is armour thyroid not organic (meaning the pigs are fed unsprayed ... company(Forest Phar.) and asked before i switched to armour and now will not use the product. i eat as much organic ... know if there is a more natural thyroid medication? armour is not natural....
- switch synthroid to ??? 20th October 2003
... sweats, etc. Want to know if it is safe to switch to Armour or should I ask for my doc to add Cytomel instead...
... thyroid working at all? Maybe you just need T3 or T4. Armour is the most complete supplement. See the post "Armour...
- Any one w/ U.C.? 20th October 2003
... DXed with hypoT, it has gotten much worse. And the Armour has only made it worse....
- Hypo and High Blood Pressure - any link? 20th October 2003
... all over the place until I switched from Levoxyl to Armour . I have a conversion problem. Flucuating BP is not...
- Question for those with Hashi's/Hypo.... 20th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... symptoms have subsided.
I am really interested in Armour but unfortuntely my Dr. is a TSH worshiper and has ... first. I really hope that you see improvement with armour and your muscle/joint pain. I will be anxiously waiting...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... hope that you see improvement witht the change to armour and a higher T3 reading. I have read so many posts...
... hope that you see improvement witht the change to armour and a higher T3 reading.>>>>
I have read ... so I wonder, maybe it's the T1 and T2 that are in Armour that helps the joint/muscle pain.
I have to say, ... this is my 5th day on Armour and I have a lot more energy [img]http://www.healthboards ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Anyone awake besides me?? 20th October 2003
... having all these Thyroid problems and trying to get my Armour up to par, I seem to be really off any sleep habits...
... the good guys and won't even think about stopping my Armour . No way do I want to go back on the other after the ... me thru the roof. I convinced my PCP to let me try Armour while waiting on this appointment and he agreed..So...
... hope he/she will be. If you are feeling better on Armour , I don't see why he would take you off of it. Are ... you feeling better since you started taking Armour ? I know that I am, even tho it's really only been...
- Thyroid testing question 19th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- levoxyl and muscle weakness? hair loss? 19th October 2003
... you will end up needing something different, like Armour .
When you have your labs done again (I would go in ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
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After switching to Armour , it is still severe. I'm really getting crazy about...
... deda,
Give the Armour some more time, it took almost a month for my hair...
- Armour vs Synthroid 19th October 2003
... Armour is a hypothyroid med. There are no known side effects ... of Armour. Armour contains T3, T4, as well as T1 and T2. I just switched ... from Synthroid to Armour . Since switching I have stopped losing as much hair ... reason is that drug companies tell doctors lies about Armour s effectiveness to discourage them from prescribing ...
As you will see there are many people here on Armour who praise it, I am one of them. There is a big difference ... in how I feel with Armour . Thank God for this site so I could learn about Armour...
... girlygirly,
Well said! I am such an Armour fan, although my Dr,"s have asked me if I wanted to...
... so this may need some correction from others here:
Armour : Dessicated pig thyroid, contains T4, T3, T2, T1 ... Cytomel (T3), or getting this combination by taking only Armour .
Another thought is that although is seems medical ... play important roles.
Another approach is to take Armour , for the benefits that should seem clear from the...
... to ALL animals ...
i've never taken "thyroid", as armour is called here, not for any of the above reasons, ... cytomel regime, and if that doesn't work, i'll try armour ... but there might be moral reasons why some doctors ... won't try you on armour -- why don't you ask?
as many of you know who read...
... Armour thyroid comes from the glands of USDA inspected and ... meats. There is no danger of catching mad cow from Armour . That is pure hogwash(get it, hogs, pigs????) Seriously ... this is one of the rumours that doctors spread about Armour to scare patients away from it. I am not down on...
... did not say that one could get mad cow disease from armour , and if you've heard such a rumour, i'll be the first ... spreading the rumour that you can get mad cow disease from armour ? how ignorant!! [img]http://www.healthboards.com ... anyway, it's YOUR decision, not mine, whether to take armour or not; and as i also said, i wouldn't be averse to ... weeks, you'll find it) who said she couldn't take armour because it threw her T4/T3 balance out of whack . ... ..
i have nothing personal against taking armour , and you seem to be approaching the subject like i ... have; i'm only saying that armour isn't for everyone ... that's ALL ... i didn't even...
... all they know to do. There are no side effects to Armour . This is the thing that blew me away. The way I ... approached the Armour issue was to try to research why I shouldn't take ... Armour . To this day I have found nothing. And considering ... that Armour was the only treatment for the first half of the 20th ... t do what your natural heathly thryroid would do. Armour does. We can't trust our doctors, but not because ... I don't have that as an excuse. Well, so far on Armour , not on a correct dose, I have lost 15 lbs. What ... my tsh should be. My previous battles where about Armour . She has never had a patient on Armour and knows ... than I had in years. I believe that people who try Armour and have a "bad" experience, are experiencing the ... time to convert and be used. So, when you change to Armour you are almost double dosing for a few weeks. The ... synthetics are still in your system, the Armour is used quickly. If you stay with it for a least ... yourself. Ask your doctors why they don't prescribe Armour . You will get: not recommended by the FDA and it ... a medical paper that : Only people who have taken Armour for a long time and are doing well should take Armour ... happen in our medical community. If it can happen with Armour and Synthroid it can happen with other things. Money...
- Starting to feel like something else might be wrong...UGH 18th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... is incorrectly treated thyroid disease. Hopefully Armour will get your free T3 up and you'll notice a difference ... . How long on Armour now, how much? LOL, IWL ...
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Hopefully Armour will get your free T3 up and you'll notice a difference ... . How long on Armour now, how much?>>>
He started me one 1 grain ... you can see above.
Tomorrow will be my 4th day on Armour .
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Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed ... in May
Just started Armour ...
... of acute thyroiditis.
Did your doctor suspend your Armour because of the last test?
My PCQ(uack) was hinting ... remember IWL saying she hit the wall on Day 11 of Armour ? Guess what... today is my eleventh day, and I woke...
... hypo for about 3 weeks.
Did your doctor suspend your Armour because of the last test?
No, he wrote me a note ... remember IWL saying she hit the wall on Day 11 of Armour ? Guess what... today is my eleventh day, and I woke ... gt;>
Did you have labs done before you started Armour ?
Hang in there!!! I also felt a little funky last ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... emythreeguys2002:
Did you have labs done before you started Armour ?The tests taken 9/9 after 6 weeks without meds showed ... range. The new doc took tests on 10/7, before the Armour , but I don't have those results yet.
Originally posted ... shoulders got even worse.
For now, I'm just taking my Armour , feeling better for the most part, and waiting to...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- switching from levothroid to armour 18th October 2003
... react a little stronger than others to the T3 in the Armour (not me, it was great), so that's why he's having you ... take your meds anywhere near your calcium. With the Armour , it's advised to split the dose to keep the T3 more ... That would mean to strart with you would take 30mg of Armour and your 1/2 of the T4 med in the early AM and then ... the other half of the Armour around 3:00. If you take it too late, it keeps you...
... IWL, were you on synthetic before and armour now? how which synthetic were you on and how much ... if so? how much armour did you start with. thanks for the info on how to...
... 112mcg and when I got my "new md" to switch me to Armour , he gave me 30mg tablets and told me I could experiment ... , within reason. I started at 60mg of Armour . 30mg am, 30mg afternoon. Armour and T4 meds are so ... makes you feel more comfortable, just add 30mg of Armour the first week or two and work your way up. I quit ... the levoxyl the day I started the Armour , but your dr. is probably just keeping the T4 ratio ... how you do. Most people seem to do really well on Armour . I have a theory(I have lots of them) that the people ... who don't like Armour probably don't have a conversion problem, so the T3...
... temp every morning to see where I need to be with the armour . the test results I brought him from the endo that ... one other concern I have though is that he gave me armour in 2 grain tablets and I found they are very hard...
... for 60mg tablets and that he prescribe 2 per day. Armour is so inexpensive that it won't matter that much as...
- Just got back 18th October 2003
... willing to try new things. I'm currently on 30mgs of Armour and 10.75mcgs of timed-release T3 2x a day--not conventiona...
... symtoms. I finally found a dr. who agreed to "try" me on Armour thyroid. It helped that he had thyroid disease also...
... If you want to look for a new dr, the Armour website has a list.
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Hashimoto ... 's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
... they could take a minute and look up what dr's RX Armour in your area....even if you don't want to try Armour ... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- Weather 17th October 2003
... Hashimoto's~Hypothyroid
Diagnosed in May
Just started Armour ...
- T3 Uptake and other test results question 17th October 2003
... found this website three years ago. I learned about Armour here and it gave me my life back. IWL...
