... 40-5.50)
T4 5.0 (4.5-12.0)
T3 241 (230-420)
I am on Armour . We tried increasing the dose but it made me feel...
... feel hypo, but when I went on a higher does of the Armour (every other day) I was up for a month. It was awful...
... time.
Has your doctor considered supplementing your Armour with a little Synthroid, Unithroid or some other T4 ... T4 would help you without the discomfort that the Armour increase seemed to cause.
Maca can also help balance...
... needs.
So it sounds like a small increase of your Armour may help you feel better. Glad you avoided taking...
... he ordered another test. He also said he detests Armour Thyroid as a medication, and I got the impression ... currently taking, is the most common doseage of the Armour 's, and that if I have taken the same dose of 60 mg...
... what?? When I switched to Natural Thyroid Hormones ( Armour ), every bit of the Exercise-induced Dysautonomia went...
... joined a Shoman email group, and made a switch to Armour , a natural thyroid hormone.
Amazingly, all my bizarre...
... dosage needs adjusting, etc. Right now I take 90 mcg of Armour Thyroid--60 mcg in the morning, 30 in the afternoon ... products and that actually works. For now, though, Armour Thyroid has proven to be a big help for me.
My best...
... internet and found that some people felt better on Armour who had my same symptoms. (Oddly enough, my 96 year ... old grandfather had been taking Armour for almost as long as it had been out. His doctor ... information. At one point I was told they didn't make Armour any more. I got a letter from Forest Phamaceuticals ... stopped him in his tracks and he agreed to try the Armour .
I got pregnant within a month of starting the Armour ... drew the last panel and agreed to let me up my own Armour dosage every couple of weeks based on how I feel....
... she gave me synthroid, and halleluya! Now I am on Armour and still trying to find the right dosage.
Mintchocolate...
... if they don't treat me I am going to order my own Armour thyroid from South of the border and go through an...
... some of your postings about t4 and t3 replacement and armour . I want to know what finally helped those of you...
... found this forum and found a doctor who prescribed Armour thyroid. I have been on the Armour for less than...
... it to get in. I'm really hoping that this switch to armour is the answer. Could use some support right now. ...
... seemed to be on the right track. They started me on 60 Armour , saw how good I looked and pushed it up to 120. For ... life. Then they did labs and dropped me from 120 Armour to a dose of 100mg of compounded t-3 and t-4---even ... weeks of this, they tell me to go back to the 120 of Armour .
Finally I found my old internist/endo in...
... adjusting the thyroid medicine. I thought I would give Armour a try, broke out in a rash, and was told I must be...
... Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis. He's been on armour thyroid for 1 year. He's up to 4.25 grains. He has...
... not converting to T3 then I found out people taking armour have benefited alot from it because it has both. ... be starting residency. so he told me not to take armour cause it cause increase your antibodies sometimes...
... not converting to T3 then I found out people taking armour have benefited alot from it because it has both. ... be starting residency. so he told me not to take armour cause it cause increase your antibodies sometimes...
... sooooo not normal. About two years ago I read about Armour and talked my doc into letting me try it. I took...
... PATIENT HEALTH.
that said-here's what the chart says:
Armour - Thyrolar - Cytomel - Levothyroxine
1/4gr - 1/4...
... Synthroid, Thyrolar, Cytomel and natural meds like Armour .
Wrong answer: Synthroid only.
c. If I don...
... Regarding the relative strngths of Thyrolar and Armour , here's a chart that may be helpful to you. It is ... T3 + 100 T4 = T4 equivalency of 200 mcg
and so on
Armour : (all in mcg)
1/4 grain = 15mg = 2.25 T3 + 9.5 T4...
... switching you to a different type of medicine such as Armour or Naturethroid, etc.).
5) Supplements you should...
... an update of Treefrog's table of equivalencies for Armour , Thyrolar, T3-only meds, & T4-only meds.
It's the ... same, but includes the milligram equivalents of Armour grains:
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Armour® Thyroid Liotrix...
... Uptake or TSH.
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[*]If you are taking Armour (or any combination of T3 and T4) within 8 hours of...
... all i take is armour thyroid, but i normally try to seperate them with...
... What about armour thyroid, cause I'm on it too.
scott...
... [QUOTE=Sco24;2745564]What about armour thyroid, cause I'm on it too.
scott
Do you feel ... shakey after taking the armour ? How many mgs. do you take? It is possible to go from...
... she sent me to a nurse practioner who prescribed me armour thyroid. I started out at the very smallest dose. ... worse. I would start out with a very small dose of armour or synthroid (your choice) and work very very slowly...
... and have my endo start me on the lowest dose either Armour or Synthroid. Ive let this go too long. Just so hard...
... slowly because I am so sensitive to meds. So far the armour is doing well. Good luck with whatever you choose...
... absolutely zero results.
What HAS helped, is getting on Armour and Cytomel...getting my full range of hormones.
As ... Metabolift...no results in fat loss. Like I said... Armour and Cytomel helped...which really pissed me off because...
... I have Hashimoto's Disease and currently take 60gr Armour . Which makes the whole losing weight thing even harder ... slowed and my numbers are up, my dr may increase my Armour dosage, and this may jump start the weight loss. Thanks...
... feel best and can lose weight a little easier..with Armour thyroid. My doctor had told me that my thyroid was ... found out that it wasn't...so I asked to be put on Armour . After that, I cut out flour and very little sugar...
... You need to continue your meds. I too am taking Armour and I feel it is highly superior to the synthetic...
... recently asked my dr. to switch me from synthetic to armour . I eat barely 1200 calories a day, walk 3 to 4 miles ... Adkins rep, I decided to ask my doctor to switch me to Armour (we're still battling). The other poster is right...
... Have you looked into natural thyroid meds such as Armour ? Many people just don't do that well on Synthroid ... alone. Synthroid contains only the hormone T4. Armour contains both T4 and T3. Another option would be...
