- Controversy: is my fT3 too high?? 2nd December 2002
... Hmmm. I switched to Armour last July.
On Nov. 6th, my lab result for my fT3 ... (range of 2.3 - 4.2.) and that was on 1 3/4 grain Armour . Personally, I have not had any bad side effects from...
... to you is how did you convince your doctor to try armour ? Why did you go to armour. I am wondering about ... it and use to be on synthroid but feels better on aRmour .
My endo told me that when peoples FT4 are in the...
... test within 3 hours after I take 50 - 75% of my daily Armour amount!! THAT could explain the high readings. I am ... it.
Judekate: I searched for a doc that prescribes Armour . Used the Top Doc list on Mary Shoman's website. And ... and any synthetic T4 was HIGHLY inadequate for me; Armour has been HIGHLY effective. It has been so effective...
... a good TSH and on synthetics.
When I switched to Armour , it went away!!!!!!!...
- Right way to switch from synthroid to Armour 1st December 2002
... dosing. My advice is to start with 1/4 of the 60mg Armour a day for a week, then half of one for a week, then ... case where heart problems disappear after gettign on Armour of a synthetic T4/T3 combination.
The docs who are...
... PTW, I switched from .125 Synthroid to Armour directly. i.e. I took my last Synthroid one day, then ... started the Armour the next. As has been suggested, I started on a lower ... dose of Armour than I would eventually need--3/4 grain. Unfortunately ... increased, I would notice palpitations. But I called Armour , and they said they were more a nuisance than anything...
... noticed your response.
Meep, since you have changed to armour ...do you feel better,or did it make any difference...
... I didn't CHANGE to Armour , it is what I started on. After being on it for a ... Unithroid to the mix. Currently, I take 2 grains (120mg) Armour daily and 88mcg Unithroid daily as well to maintain...
- hair bent at ends/crooked/tangled/falling out/weight gain/etc/HYPO?? 28th November 2002
... example) for thyroid problems, when natural thryoid like Armour , or synthetic T3/T4 like Thyrolar, are much superior...
- the labs are in! 25th November 2002
... just about perfect for most people. However, when on Armour a T4 at this point usually means your T3 may be too ... like many doctors in that he is not familiar with Armour and how it is dosed. He also likely believes that ... a thyroid problem.
Ask him why he doesn't like Armour . He will probably spout off something about instability ... recent years, Synthroid has been VERY inconsistent, not Armour ). If this is his response, then maybe you should ... him strongly, and if you have been doing well on the Armour , see if your previous doctor will at least extend...
... rblood work is consistent with someone on your dose of Armour as far as I cna tell without a real T3 test. To confirm...
... say about your doc, if a doc told me I had to go off Armour and go on Synthroid, I would run as fast as I could ... away from him and to another doc who prescribes Armour . Armour is a fantastic med, in both my experience ... not your labwork!!
You can find out who prescribes Armour in your area by asking your local pharmacist. There...
- Thyroid & Hair loss 25th November 2002
... 25, down from 3.13 last year). My dr. prescribed Armour starting out at 30 mg/day. I've been taking it for ... haven't had any blood tests taken since starting on Armour .
...
... 30mg is a small dose of Armour , and it is very likely that you need more than that ... to see people on 120, 150 or even 180mg or more of Armour , so bear with your doctor on this.
Once your thyroid...
- Hair breakage. 23rd November 2002
... I just recently went back on synthyroid from Armour and noticing when I brush my hair, its breaking off...
- Did thyroid correct your female hormones?? 23rd November 2002
... I have gotten to an Armour dosage that I think is optimal for me...or close to...
- TSH is the only # that matters 20th November 2002
... was always on the low end. This year, I switched to Armour , which is natural thyroid. It made my T3 get into...
- born without thyroid 20th November 2002
... I would think that a source, such as Armour , that has as many natural thyroid components as possible...
- Help wanted 19th November 2002
... So if a patient has got the nerve to even ask for Armour Thyroid, the physician looks at the patient as if ... alternative docters in the Netherlands who prescribe Armour .
If you get a prescription for Armour, it has to be ... lectures, talking to laywers etc.
It is believed that Armour isn't stable, and that's why it's not allowed here ... stories, good and bad, about their lives and using Armour .
I think it is very important people standing up and ... proving otherwise about Armour .
The problem is that there is no one in the Netherlands...
... main reason why armour is though to be unstable is not the stability but ... uniformly consityant from one half to the next. With armour that is not the case. It does have the amount specified ... the medicine. Otyher than that small quirk about armour , it is just as good as any of the other medicines...
... pharmaceutical industry in this country to try to discredit Armour and other meds. In fact, it's the synthetic drugs ... her doc for his reasoning in declining to prescribe Armour :
[url="http://thyroid.about.com/blletter.htm"]http ... 22/02) with a special spot for docs who prescribe Armour ). Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to include the...
... felt the way they should be. When they started on Armour Thyroid they started living again. It's so sad that...
- questions about cytomel 15th November 2002
... 1, my t3 was 180. My Doc is going to start me on armour . Is this a t4/t3 drug? I'm not too familiar with...
... lab ranges, too, in regard to the T3 and free T4.
Armour is a t4/t3 natural hormone, not a "drug".
I am ... on Armour , and it works very well for many people. It is a good...
... overweight despite my dieting and exercise. I so hope this armour will help....
... The Armour should definitely start you on a return to good health ... want to compare it to your 250 mcg of Synthroid. Armour dosage is typically increased slowly, to give the...
... info and suggestions. My doc started me on 120mg of Armour . I've been on it for 5 days. I'll let you know if...
- Taking thryoid supplement when not needed? 7th November 2002
... friend that goes to a doctor and he prescribes her armour thyroid and adipex for weight loss. She does NOT...
... fall into this category as well.
I feel that the Armour Thyroid is far less dangerous, and unless she is on...
- Over the counter thyroid glandular supplement 4th November 2002
... hypothalamus supplement) and GTA (a product similar to armour ...low dose of 5mg). They said it won't hurt me and...
... with T3 (cytomel) or somethign that has T3 in it like Armour or Thyrolar....
- Need a little guidance please 2nd November 2002
... HI all
I am currently making the switch to armour from 50mcg of T4.
Its been one week, i cut my T4 ... back to 37.5 and took 1/8 grain armour .
So far no bad reaction ( i am SUPER sensitive and ... cut back my T4 to 25mcgs and possibly take 1/4 grain armour . And again see how i feel for a week.
I was then ... going to cut back my T4 to 12.5 and remain on 1/4 of armour and possibly add another 1/8th if i feel i can tolerate ... my logic is twisted ???
MY dr says that 1/2 grain armour is the same as 50mcgs T4...so i think she wants me ... up to the 1/2 grain. HOWEVER i am not sure how much armour my body will need and if i will perhaps need some...
... and be tested. IF, after two straight weeks on the armour you feel you can't handle it, then call the doctor...
... out as usual.
Ive been on 25 mcgs t4 and 1/4 grain armour now for just over 2 weeks and i feel absolutely shocking ... is re -adjusting, but i dont knwo what i will do if armour makes me worse off. I am also fearing the next dose ... really feel like death is near for me. And trying armour was a very scarey thing for all of us including my...
- Research on lowering the upper range on TSH test? 2nd November 2002
... Hypometabolism or Conversion Problems or Fibromyalgia, and Armour Thyroid is an Old-Fashioned, Dangerous Drug
What...
- Has anyone lost weight on synthyroid???? 1st November 2002
... been on T4 only meds. I DO combine Unithroid with Armour Thyroid, but that's another subject.
Some people...
- Unstable Thyroid 31st October 2002
... ArtfulD. I can't seem to get balanced. I took 30mg of Armour for years and still had symptoms. Then a new doctor ... added .025 of levoxyl to the Armour since my FT4 was toward the low end of the normal...
- Question on how to read results 29th October 2002
... greatly appreciated. The doctor wants to put me on Armour (up to 60 mg/day). Are there any side effects to...
... thyroid risk whatsoever.
There are no side effects when Armour is used properly, but if someone doesnt' need it,...
- Best thyroid RX 29th October 2002
... try something else. He suggested Levoxyl. Is the Armour more "natural"?...
... hormone. The most popular brand of natural thyroid is Armour thyroid.
Thyrotropin alfa/Thyrogen
Thyrogen is a ... this helps. For the record, I take Unithroid, AND Armour Thyroid, both.
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- Constipation. 27th October 2002
... any tips or product recs for constipation? I was on Armour thyroid and didn't have this problem until I recently...
- dosages 27th October 2002
... hear people speak of natureal thyroid products like Armour (very hard to get in the UK). Due to the different ... both kinds of meds, 88mcg of Unithroid and 120mg of Armour Thyroid....
- All the signs of hypo but lab tests normal 26th October 2002
... yearly - T4 and T3 are normal. I read an article on armour thyroid. Does it work and do I need a prescription...
- Temperature Significance 21st October 2002
... Hi again! I forgot to mention in my last post " Armour Thyroid" that my psychiatrist, the one who prescribed ... Armour Thyroid 30mg for me, wants me to take my temperature...
... temperature is concerned, every since I started taking Armour Thyroid 30mg...My temperature has increased a bit...
... book concentrates on symptoms, and on treatment using Armour Thyroid.
For Adrenal, "Adrenal Fatigue: 21st Century...
- Armour Thyroid 21st October 2002
... simple. It can be exacerbated by all kinds of things.
Armour thyroid is a medicine in the sense that it has to...
- Introduction 15th October 2002
... to hypothyroidism. He prefers to use the natural Armour Thyroid rather than synthetics, and the first part ... other alternatives. I am taking both Unithroid and Armour Thyroid, for example. Others take may Levoxyl, Levothroid...
- hypothyroidism 13th October 2002
... other alternatives. I am taking both Unithroid and Armour Thyroid, for example. Others take may Levoxyl, Levothroid ... approach to hypothyroidism. He prefers to use the natural Armour Thyroid rather than synthetics, and the first part...
- losing weight when hypo 13th October 2002
... of you have advice on what to do. btw, i'm on 1gr armour , 1 tablets of cytomel (t3) twice daily and gluophage...
... in six weeks. I still can't lose and have been on Armour for 2 months now. I ride an elliptical 6 days a week...
- adding armour 10th October 2002
... A quarter grain of Armour has 2.25mcg T3 and 9.5mcg T4. It is a good place ... reason you have a reaction, then skip a day of the Armour and drop it by 1/8 grain and settle at THAT dose for ... Small, slow changes are best. Also, splitting your Armour dose morning and afternoon, once you get more than...
- Synthroid causing weight gain? 8th October 2002
... BUT even better is switching to natural thyroid like Armour , which contains a nice amount of T3 to raise that...
... new holistic practitioner in Austin, and switch to Armour , but can't afford it right now....and I am just glad...
... And when and if you get to the point of switching to Armour , you will be getting T4 and T3, but you will also...
... I put the info beside it.
Brand Names
Armour Thyroid - this is the natural one - from pigs - has...
- Tree Frog, I need your help please. 8th October 2002
... area that will even prescribe a natural thyroid like Armour Thyroid.
Thanks again for all your help.
Betty...
- ? antibodies results 3rd October 2002
... Hashimoto (neither from this forum).
I was on 1/2 grain Armour when this test was done.
Thanks...
... condition.
You don't mention how long you've been on the Armour , but perhaps a slightly higher dose would help. Selenium...
- anyone been on armour went back to synthyroid? 2nd October 2002
... Hi Glitterygrl,
I went on Armour , back to Levoxyl (T4), back to Armour, now on T3 alone ... .
Your doctor may have been undermedicating with Armour , which is common, since many docs are afraid of the ... T3 in it, or don't know how to adjust a dose to Armour .
Bloating is a symptom of being hypothyroid.
If your...
... possible the Dr could have been undermedicating me on the Armour . This Dr I am seeing now seems to know nothing about...
- Hey Guys! Any thoughts? 17th September 2002
... 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...
- Update - new blood work 9th September 2002
... synthetic T3/T4 med. Or taking a natural thyroid like Armour , which more closely resembles what your thyroid would...
- New here - ? about Hypo & depression - undertreatment? 29th August 2002
... 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 should I do? 23rd April 2002
... strongly and experientially recommend that you get on Armour natural thyroid, which more closely resembles what...
- How long before feeling better? 5th April 2002
... I noticed almost immediate improvement on Armour , but I chalak that up to the fact that T3 has an almost...
... care of my psychiatrist who is the one who prescribed Armour Thyroid in the first place.
Thanks again,
MonkeyBarSoup...
- Let's post our stories here. I will start with mine: 29th December 2000
... 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...
- Information Archive 10th November 2000
... 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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