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Armour thyroid 90 mg -HELP, VERY TIRED!
Dear Doctor/Forum,
I was dx'd with Hashimoto's on my 40s B-day, and placed on Synthroid. Did not do well on it, and decided to switch to armour. I am currently on 90 mg on Armour a day, and my TSH is going up and down all the time. I cruising around TSH 4.0 all the time, and cannot go beoyng 2.0.. My doctor has increased the dose only once, went from 60 mg to 90 mg. My hands are cold and needles in fingertips all the time, I cannot use my fingertips for fine movements.. Terrible.
I am TIRED all the time, if I could , I would sleep ALL DAY LONG...
Any thoughts? Do I need other supplements or do I need to up my Armour level?
Please, help me - I am desperate.
Thank you.
I was dx'd with Hashimoto's on my 40s B-day, and placed on Synthroid. Did not do well on it, and decided to switch to armour. I am currently on 90 mg on Armour a day, and my TSH is going up and down all the time. I cruising around TSH 4.0 all the time, and cannot go beoyng 2.0.. My doctor has increased the dose only once, went from 60 mg to 90 mg. My hands are cold and needles in fingertips all the time, I cannot use my fingertips for fine movements.. Terrible.
I am TIRED all the time, if I could , I would sleep ALL DAY LONG...
Any thoughts? Do I need other supplements or do I need to up my Armour level?
Please, help me - I am desperate.
Thank you.
Thank you, Guys, for all your postings,
I do appreciate your input. I will defenately look for supplements in the store.
I would like to know how I can improve my FT3? I will post the next time all my labs from last endo visit... Sorry, I am at work now..
So, what would I do for my FT3? Cytomel supplement?
Please, advice.
I ejnoy reading everyone's responses, as this means a lot for my health.
Thanks again.
I do appreciate your input. I will defenately look for supplements in the store.
I would like to know how I can improve my FT3? I will post the next time all my labs from last endo visit... Sorry, I am at work now..
So, what would I do for my FT3? Cytomel supplement?
Please, advice.
I ejnoy reading everyone's responses, as this means a lot for my health.
Thanks again.
BTW,
My endo PA thinks that the problems with my TSH up and down is related to Armour medication itself, she stated that " I , probably, had a BAD medication lot # and the Armour ks known to be different from lot to lot ( I guess from bottle to bottle). She told me that Armour is NOT stable medication and all endo docs prefer Synthroid and other "synthetic" meds. I have seen only once my endo DOC since I started going to endocrine people, and this PA has only the scattered info on meds. Seems to be this way, anyway..
PS. I have also requested to write me a note for my work . I work with cancer patients and some of them going through radiation therapy - I have requested to make a note for my manager so I don't have to deal with radiation patients after they receive it - she refused to do so, stating " it is safe for my thyroid...
I was so upset, and told her this is not right.
My endo PA thinks that the problems with my TSH up and down is related to Armour medication itself, she stated that " I , probably, had a BAD medication lot # and the Armour ks known to be different from lot to lot ( I guess from bottle to bottle). She told me that Armour is NOT stable medication and all endo docs prefer Synthroid and other "synthetic" meds. I have seen only once my endo DOC since I started going to endocrine people, and this PA has only the scattered info on meds. Seems to be this way, anyway..
PS. I have also requested to write me a note for my work . I work with cancer patients and some of them going through radiation therapy - I have requested to make a note for my manager so I don't have to deal with radiation patients after they receive it - she refused to do so, stating " it is safe for my thyroid...
I was so upset, and told her this is not right.
I am new to this community and I too have been on the thyroid rollercoaster. I have been reading your story. This is what I have learned:
Armour is all natural, and derived from animals, so it will difffer slightly from bottle to bottle..it is my understanding that is short lasting meaning you have to take it a few times a day, and works directly with the T3
Synthryoid is directly for the T4 readings. These reads take over 6 weeks to change in the blood, therefore it is a long working. Levothyroxin is the generic form of Synthyroid.
Cytomel is the synthetic /generic form of Armour and....
they do make custom pills of Synthyroid and cytomel together if the doctor prescribes it.
I hope this helps
Armour is all natural, and derived from animals, so it will difffer slightly from bottle to bottle..it is my understanding that is short lasting meaning you have to take it a few times a day, and works directly with the T3
Synthryoid is directly for the T4 readings. These reads take over 6 weeks to change in the blood, therefore it is a long working. Levothyroxin is the generic form of Synthyroid.
Cytomel is the synthetic /generic form of Armour and....
they do make custom pills of Synthyroid and cytomel together if the doctor prescribes it.
I hope this helps
One more thing I thought of that you could do. I do this when I am not doing well. I amke this special soup.
Brown one chopped onion in olive oil, add in chopped carrots and celery, and ground turkey meat, cook til browned.
Add in 8 or more cups of water, and enough iodized salt to taste. Add in brown rice, or chopped up potatoes. Cook til soft.
Add in lots of fresh chopped parsely. At the time of serving sprinkle on ground flax seeds, a sheet of chopped up seaweed (the stuff they use to make sushi rolls), and salsa if you are feeling like you need some spice.
This stuff fires me up, so do not eat it at dinner just lunch and breakfast. I love it. It is so rich in iodine and it helps the thyroid. The flax seeds are rich omega 3 &6.
Stay away from spinach in large amounts, and pears.
Brown one chopped onion in olive oil, add in chopped carrots and celery, and ground turkey meat, cook til browned.
Add in 8 or more cups of water, and enough iodized salt to taste. Add in brown rice, or chopped up potatoes. Cook til soft.
Add in lots of fresh chopped parsely. At the time of serving sprinkle on ground flax seeds, a sheet of chopped up seaweed (the stuff they use to make sushi rolls), and salsa if you are feeling like you need some spice.
This stuff fires me up, so do not eat it at dinner just lunch and breakfast. I love it. It is so rich in iodine and it helps the thyroid. The flax seeds are rich omega 3 &6.
Stay away from spinach in large amounts, and pears.
Bluntly the information on inconsistant lot@'s is absolutely false. I'd like to the the actuatly documentation on these finding.
If we want to debate on the Armour inconsistancies - vs Synthroid recalls your will find Abbott Labs having more situations than Armour.
Raeffaela - your PA is narrow minded and listen to gossiped rumors.
Armour is an extremly reliable thyroid medication. Is has a direct T3 and that is very helpful in people with hypothyroidism symptoms.
In order to boost the FT3 you need increases as I said - There may be a chance you are pooling the t3 and your doctor can run a reverse T3 is find that out.
If we want to debate on the Armour inconsistancies - vs Synthroid recalls your will find Abbott Labs having more situations than Armour.
Raeffaela - your PA is narrow minded and listen to gossiped rumors.
Armour is an extremly reliable thyroid medication. Is has a direct T3 and that is very helpful in people with hypothyroidism symptoms.
In order to boost the FT3 you need increases as I said - There may be a chance you are pooling the t3 and your doctor can run a reverse T3 is find that out.
Cytomel is synthetic T3.
Levothyroxine, Synthroid, Levoxyl, etc. are all similar forms of synthetic T4. Levothyroxine is the generic, and most doctors do not like to perscribe a generic thyroid medication, for good reasons.
Armour is a natural form of hormones in a combination of T4 and T3.
Anyone with thyroid problems should not ingest large ammounts of iodine unless the doctor perscribes it. The iodine will affect your hormone levels temporarily, and that is what you do not want. You want your hormones to be as stable as possible, not shooting up whenever you have a kelp snack.
It may make you feel better for a little while, but in the long run it is not good.
A magnesium supplement may be helpful, but you should be tested before taking supplements. If you start taking magnesium and you do not need it, you can make yourself sick.
None of this addresses the original post, but it may be helfull anyway.
Levothyroxine, Synthroid, Levoxyl, etc. are all similar forms of synthetic T4. Levothyroxine is the generic, and most doctors do not like to perscribe a generic thyroid medication, for good reasons.
Armour is a natural form of hormones in a combination of T4 and T3.
Anyone with thyroid problems should not ingest large ammounts of iodine unless the doctor perscribes it. The iodine will affect your hormone levels temporarily, and that is what you do not want. You want your hormones to be as stable as possible, not shooting up whenever you have a kelp snack.
It may make you feel better for a little while, but in the long run it is not good.
A magnesium supplement may be helpful, but you should be tested before taking supplements. If you start taking magnesium and you do not need it, you can make yourself sick.
None of this addresses the original post, but it may be helfull anyway.
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