- how to take armour? 24th July 2008
... I take my synthroid first thing and eat breakfast one hour later. I also...
- Synthroid while pregnant 24th July 2008
... It's not only safe but necessary that you take your Synthroid when hypoT especially when pregnant. HypoT increases...
- How do you talk to your doctor? 23rd July 2008
... order pharmacy recently which gives me name-brand Synthroid instead of the generic I was getting from CVS.
...
... January 30th, and switched from generic to name-brand Synthroid about four weeks ago. I've never had my FT3 tested...
- problems with food 23rd July 2008
... exhausted around the same time, but since my doseage of synthroid was increased the exhaustion has disapeared.
I thought...
- Need Help Interpreting New Labs 23rd July 2008
... originally at 4.77 (0.4-4.5) and started out on 50mcg Synthroid . A few months ago, my doc increased it to 75mcg and ... Cytomel 25mcg. Since these labs came in, he decreased my Synthroid back to 50mcg and kept me on the same dosage of Cytomel...
- Hair Loss 22nd July 2008
... my levels were fine and we did try a small dose of synthroid but I couldn't tolerate it since the thyroid peroxidas...
- Cytomel - quick question 22nd July 2008
... first visit with Endo since the surgery. At 175mcg of Synthroid I was 36% of optium range for FT3 and 70% of optium...
- Do you talk about your wows, or keep them in? 21st July 2008
... For the 2 + decades I was feeling lousy on Synthroid , I thought it was all my fault.
NOW, I know better...
... 3657863]For the 2 + decades I was feeling lousy on Synthroid , I thought it was all my fault.
NOW, I know better...
- adrenal/thyroid question 21st July 2008
... want to know is how do you make the transition from synthroid to armour with weakened adrenals? did your doctor ... symtpoms for about 8 years or more and have been on synthroid for the last 6+ years and dying to find answers....
... have addison's disease
d- make sure you take your synthroid each day.
Believe me, i could write a book.
...
- synthroid does it kill thyroid off 21st July 2008
... Synthroid does not kill off the thyroid. Do you take it on...
... Synthroid (if you take a high enough dose) will supress the...
- thyroid problem after mantle field radiation-hodgkins lymphoma 21st July 2008
... therapy destroyed my throid gland & I started on Synthroid soon after.
Your TSH is way too high.
Optimal ... years because my TSH was too high (due to a too low Synthroid dose) and then even after my TSH was down to 1.0 ... (on a higher dose of Synthroid ), my FREE T3 was still way too low on Synthroid. ... enough.
Too many doctors only use T4 meds like Synthroid (and either don't test the FREE T3 or ignore it even...
- Elevated Tsh, T3, T Levels 21st July 2008
... the blood was drawn in the morning.
Taking the Synthroid by itself and on an empty stomach should help the ... iron and/or calcium?
How many hours between taking Synthroid and iron or calcium?...
- finally 21st July 2008
... typically start patients on T4 only medicine like Synthroid , Levoxyl, etc. That works for a lot of people. Others...
- Hey! I've got a question about optimal ranges! 21st July 2008
... school that hypothyroidism is easily treated by using Synthroid and getting the TSH anywhere in 'normal range'.
...
The makers of Synthroid spend a lot of money at medical schools & with doctors...
... atleast one that returns calls. But after 6 months of Synthroid and seeing no improvement, I refused to go on any ... longer without trying to level out the low numbers. My synthroid was reduced but hoping the t3 is bringing them all...
... atleast one that returns calls. But after 6 months of Synthroid and seeing no improvement, I refused to go on any ... longer without trying to level out the low numbers. My synthroid was reduced but hoping the t3 is bringing them all...
- looking for dr. right 21st July 2008
... time to fire her. she will not discuss anything but synthroid . so, I'm desperately seeking a physician in the buffalo...
- Frustrated update 21st July 2008
... youre not feeling well . My experience was 14 yrs on synthroid , no probs, then RAI in jan 2005. Levels never regulated ... this is a far cry from where I have been with the synthroid . Also I have had double vision since the RAI , the ... really truely believe that the armour is superior to synthroid , like I said it was ok for 14 yrs but not in the past ... am eating better than ever, I didn't eat while on synthroid I never had an appetite . you don't eat like a pig...
- new labs, help with meds please 21st July 2008
... fibro flare up.
My TSH is: 4.211
I am on:
Synthroid : 50 mcg
cytomel: 12.5 mcg
Since the cytomel normally...
... better doc. You very likely need increases in both Synthroid and Cytomel. Don't settle for this kind of under...
- Emotions,Fog and Thyroid 21st July 2008
... 32 pg/ml (1.4-4.2 reference)
I've been on 50mcg synthroid since then. I have taken four tests this year one ... is destroying my life. Have No other symptom.Taking Synthroid has not helped one bit.
I have observed for 6 months...
- Emotions,Fog and Thyroid 21st July 2008
... 32 pg/ml (1.4-4.2 reference)
I've been on 50mcg synthroid since then. I have taken four tests this year one ... is destroying my life. Have No other symptom.Taking Synthroid has not helped one bit.
I have observed for 6 months...
- Please help with lab results 20th July 2008
... I have been on synthroid 50mcg for 10 years.
Latest lab results are
TSH ... that lab results are fine and to continue with the synthroid 50mcg....
- CSpine MRI & Nodules 20th July 2008
... each are the size of 1.5 CM.
I was put on 50mc of synthroid ......I go back Aug 5th to find out if the meds are...
- Lab results 20th July 2008
... This is similar to what happened to me too.
On Synthroid , my FREE T4 was high , but my FREE T3 continued to...
... will NOTuse Armour, they are usually loyal to the Synthroid brand. They were never taught HOW to use Armour &...
- What is Thyrohormone 0.1mg 20th July 2008
... It's Levothyroxine sodium. Same thing as synthroid (US) or thryoxine (UK) that most of the hypos around...
- Rash anyone?? 19th July 2008
... diagnosed with hypothyroid. I was given 100mcg of Synthroid and have to go back to my endocrinologist next week ... for Hypertension).
That's it for background. Can Synthroid cause this? Is the dose too much or too little. ...
... When I was on Synthroid , I had several things like that over the years.
... not there & has not come back.
I switched from Synthroid to Armour, because I got copies of my lab reports ... COULDN'T LOSE WEIGHT.
Yes, that WAS WHY.
Does Synthroid leave your FREE T3 at the bottom of the range too...
... 35 - 5.500 (mine was 6.532)
The Dr. started me on Synthroid 100mcg at that point and gave me a prescription to...
- Any Armour experts in Sacramento, CA? 19th July 2008
... were taught that Armour is inferior. The makers of Synthroid spend lots of money promoting Synthroid to medical...
- Grave eyes 19th July 2008
... problems and now have Graves's opthlamopathy. I take synthroid daily and my TSH levels are normal. However, amy antibodies...
- Need help with Armour dosage, please.... 19th July 2008
... with it but she'd never converted someone from the Synthroid or synthetic to the natural Armour but that she would ... about the Armour and just go back to Levo and get the Synthroid (maybe it would be better?) instead of the generic...
... This will help you so much!! It helped me switch from Synthroid (after 25 + years) to Armour.
You will eventually...
... splitter from the drugstore.
My last dose of Synthroid 2 years ago was 100 of Synthroid.
I take 2 &...
... splitter from the drugstore.
My last dose of Synthroid 2 years ago was 100 of Synthroid.
I take 2 & ...
Best of luck!
: )
After all those years on Synthroid how do you feel now on the Armour? What do your labs...
... do.
The the last 13 years or so (1993-2006), my Synthroid was increased so that my TSh was lower, around 1.0 ... he heard complaints all day long from his thyriod / Synthroid patients about how tired they were & he shurgged his ... shoulders all day long! I remember he had Synthroid brand posters all over his office.
Then I read...
... there is a website for physicians only that has a synthroid to armour conversion table. She said her husband looked ... on it for her when she switched from synthroid to armour.
She looked on the site for the proper...
... pharmacist to ask him what my dosage should be based on the synthroid dosage and he told her 90 mg of armour. So that's...
- Just curious...how many here have had TT? 19th July 2008
... treatment HOPEFULLY Aug. 4th. I get to start 125 mcg Synthroid on day two of RAI
Stabilized: Not sure I was stable...
... Two months ago
Medication: Started on 175mcg Synthroid and added Cytomel 10mcg yesterday.
Stabilized:...
... papillary cancer
when: april 7 2008
medications: synthroid 125 2 1/2 months felt terrible slept 12-16 hrs. a...
... lobectomy tumors ended up being bening. Put on 75mcg synthroid and kept levels stabilized. July 9th 2008 Completion ... turned out to be papillary carcinoma. Now on 100mcg synthroid and definately not stabilized. I felt pretty good...
... lobectomy tumors ended up being bening. Put on 75mcg synthroid and kept levels stabilized. July 9th 2008 Completion ... turned out to be papillary carcinoma. Now on 100mcg synthroid and definately not stabilized. I felt pretty good...
- Stop The Thyroid Madness...good book 18th July 2008
... have found it to be very helpful. I have been on Synthroid for 20 years after having a partial thyroidectomy...
... differnce in my life!
After 25+ years feeling lousy on Synthroid , I feel worlds better on Armuor!
I had to find ... made!!
That book will also help you convert from Synthroid to Armour.
I would NEVER go back to synthetic...
- First Labs after TT 18th July 2008
... with the Endo after TT in May. Have been on 175mcg of Synthroid since the first week after my surgery. Have been feeling ... be taken mornings and evening and to cut the 175mcg Synthroid in half on Mondays and Fridays. Would anyone care...
... be taken mornings and evening and to cut the 175mcg Synthroid in half on Mondays and Fridays. Adding Cytomel sounds...
- Well I am sharing my latest Labs and such.. :D 18th July 2008
... and adrenal issues:
I started out on 50 mcgs of synthroid in January. This allowed my FT3 and FT4 levels to...
- why does cytomel make my vision blurry 17th July 2008
... pharmaceutical preparation containing T3. Unlike synthroid , cytomel results in a rapid elevation in thyroid hormone...
- What does it mean if you have a lot of antibodies in your blood 17th July 2008
... or do anything, the endo put me on a low dose of synthroid a couple of weeks ago to see if this would help, I...
... free T3, free T4 and TSH done again to see what the synthroid is doing to my thyroid. Thank you so much for your...
- Now my doctor has mentioned thyroid carcinoma... 17th July 2008
... Is the upper range of high good?
I take 62.5mcg Synthroid and 5mcg Cytomel right now. I had it lowered from ... concern. He would hear none of it! He MAY raise the Synthroid because now my TSH is above 1. I never know what...
- I hate hormones 16th July 2008
... GCC
I am on 125 synthroid reduced from 138 a little over 2 weeks ago. I have...
- Swelling, discomfort,will Dr. remove thyroid? 16th July 2008
... suspicious cold nodules and Hashis. Dr started me on 50 Synthroid . About a month ago the swelling felt worse. Bruised...
- wow I feel rotten advice please+++ 16th July 2008
... etc etc.
Thanks for mentioning this. I take my synthroid six days a week, skipping it on Saturdays, and I always...
- High TPO antibodies 15th July 2008
... I have normal tsh, ft3, ft4s and i'm on 75 mcgs of synthroid for a year and a half now. it's helped a great deal...
- Latest Lab Results -- What Does It Mean? -- Feeling Hopeless.... 15th July 2008
... helps.
I will tell you that I could not tolerate Synthroid , the most-prescribed branded levo. Even the smallest...
... was also wondering about supplementing with low-dose Synthroid . I'm doing this all on my own pretty much, as my...
- thyroid nodule-tired of worrying about it 15th July 2008
... Also, my family doc was talking about putting me on synthroid to push me into "high normal" range with the purpose...
- 4 months post TT ???????? 14th July 2008
... One more question for anyone. I have always taken my synthroid at night artound 11 pm but i have had several people...
- Please Help With This Question 14th July 2008
... go.when should I get my labs done to see how much synthroid I need to be on.I am on 50 mcg now,but was told it...
- DESPERATE for ideas! 13th July 2008
... half years ago...............I was taking .225mcgs of synthroid without a blip for the last 2 and a half years and ... unctioning nodule.
So, here I am, I can't tolerate ANY synthroid all of the sudden! I have been without for almost ... at night and am feeling fine now that I am off the synthroid ........I am baffled. My dr mentioned ( I am waiting...
... That is a large dose of Synthroid .
Have you changed any other meds or supplements...
- What to do next? 13th July 2008
...
Two books that helped me make the switch from Synthroid to Armour are...
"From Fatigues to Fantastic" ...
... antibodies go wild on me. I will probably start a little synthroid to see what happens. I have learned over the last...
- Lab question 12th July 2008
... to get answers. So---I've gone back to my 75mcg of Synthroid and taking cytomel 5mcg 2#'s a day. Last night was ... I used pro-gest cr for a couple days and took my synthroid at 11:30pm and was up all night! no more during the ... these were my levels on 50/75 alternating 2 days Synthroid : (b4 cytomel added)
TSH: .77
Free t4: 0.81...
... the correct dosage right now, seems low, at 50mcg synthroid and 5 mcg cytomel.
As far as doctors getting ticked...
- Questions about RAI, please help 12th July 2008
... spread. They found nothing, and she finally went on synthroid .
They microdose because they feel they want to...
... to go back on the Cytomel along with starting the Synthroid . I've been spending quite a bit of time reading on...
- Synthroid and estrogen replacement problems 11th July 2008
... :) VRL ~
Are you taking estrogen & Synthroid at the same time? Or 4 hours and a meal a-p-a-r-t ... ???
That & needing more Synthroid BECUASE of the estrogen can cause problems too.
...
... and so there is no question about separating it from synthroid . Different metabolism for it than the oral I have ... tensed up, climbing the wall so to speak?
When my synthroid dose was too high-all those things happened to me...
- Stopping Synthroid 11th July 2008
... something.
If you have a copy of your labs pre- Synthroid , you can post the results here if you want input about ... what they show and whether you need Synthroid or whether another type of med might work better....
- Couple questions ... 11th July 2008
... slack but it didn't so they started me on 50 mcg. of Synthroid at the end of May.
My question is, is it possible...
... slack but it didn't so they started me on 50 mcg. of Synthroid at the end of May.
My question is, is it possible ... chance I will be able to get off that?
Technically Synthroid /Armour/Cytomel are not a cure for bad cholesterol...
... after surgery it was 4.6, which is why he put me on Synthroid May 25th.
I just had blood drawn this week and ... see the endo on Tuesday so we will see how the Synthroid is working. I have been having a lot of aching muscles...
- Slow T3 10th July 2008
... the morning, do you feel any better by dropping the Synthroid to 50mcg ?
I take some liquid for the adrenals I...
... the morning, do you feel any better by dropping the Synthroid to 50mcg ?
I take some liquid for the adrenals I ... high - but I can feel it. I have only dropped the Synthroid for one week so far and I know it would take longer...
... take it tomorrow time it and see , by dropping the Synthroid 1 week it should make a difference you should at least...
... take it tomorrow time it and see , by dropping the Synthroid 1 week it should make a difference you should at least...
... play out. I am sure he would not like my cutting my Synthroid to 50 mcg, but hey, I am the one in misery - so have ... Lupo and others on the boards that he drops your Synthroid by 20 mcg for 5 mcg of Cytomel - 4 mcg per each mcg...
... in agreement with a lot more things than he is with Synthroid . But I can't imagine taking Armour with all that...
... t quite understand. Also, I am not sure about the Synthroid dosage - I told you I am taking 50 mcg instead of...
... it.
FYI - I have finally levelled off at 112 mcg synthroid and recently added 5mcg Cytomel and am feeling very...
... it.
FYI - I have finally levelled off at 112 mcg synthroid and recently added 5mcg Cytomel and am feeling very...
... of the little tired edge I was still feeling on the synthroid . My body just needs that little extra t3 boost too...
... of the little tired edge I was still feeling on the synthroid . My body just needs that little extra t3 boost too ... bad. Also it seemed as long as I was on 75 mcg of Synthroid I couldn't tolerate hardly any Cytomel. I am not ... - but trying for about three weeks to take 50 mcg Synthroid with the Cytomel and it has been just over two weeks...
... but so nervous and heart racy - until I lowered the Synthroid . But I have no idea at this point. It has been two...
... are you feeling ? any better with the lower dose of Synthroid ?
jrose did you ever had your ferritin levels checked...
... are you feeling ? any better with the lower dose of Synthroid ?
jrose did you ever had your ferritin levels checked ...
I am feeling some better since dropping my Synthroid to 50 mcg. A bit tired at times but the heart racing ... feel exactly the same every day. I just lowered the Synthroid two weeks ago. I know it takes a while to lower in...
... Hi Liz,
I guess the 75mcg of Synthroid was too much for you.
I think you have to be your...
... [QUOTE=mauz;3654713]Hi Liz,
I guess the 75mcg of Synthroid was too much for you.
I think you have to be your ... like that at 5 mcg or less. Now with the 50 mcg of Synthroid and taking 5 mcg of Cytomel split in half that has...
... three weeks on Wednesday since I cut to 50 mcg of Synthroid . I am almost sure that the 75 mcg was too much as...
... what she says. I am still doing ok on the 50 mcg Synthroid and 5 mcg of Cytomel (split half in A. M. and half...
... It is wonderful news. Right now with the 50 mcg of Synthroid and 5 mcg of Cytomel my heart isn't racing much at...
- How would you know if you are having adrenal problems as primary? 10th July 2008
... the interim, I am trying different combinations of synthroid and armour and am wiped out. The Dr. also is having...
... do if your adrenals fail? Is there something like synthroid for adrenal supplementation?If it is corticosteroids...
