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Is anyone on Armour?
Is anyone in our group on Armour and if so are you good with it? What are pro's and con's of say Armour and or Synthoid etc.
I go to Endo on monday so I want to be intelligent about this...thanks
Lisa
PS got my stiches out today and my scar line is absolutely flawless... it will heal up great inspite of blowing the first stich set. Doc says my site looks good inspite of added trauma...
I go to Endo on monday so I want to be intelligent about this...thanks
Lisa
PS got my stiches out today and my scar line is absolutely flawless... it will heal up great inspite of blowing the first stich set. Doc says my site looks good inspite of added trauma...
im on natural compounded armour, feel much better on it then syntoid, much more normal. symptom free. Kevin
We need the ranges provided from the tests. Then members can help you.
The UK it seems is generally against natural thyroid meds. Many need this to feel normal.
You should make a "UK" post to get the UK people here in touch with you!
The UK it seems is generally against natural thyroid meds. Many need this to feel normal.
You should make a "UK" post to get the UK people here in touch with you!
Hi,
I have to say I am really impressed with this site - to find others with thyroid problems makes me feel less isolated, it seems thyroid disorders are a mystery to many many doctors out there. I have some concerns and i hope that some of you here will be able to help me.
First off, I live in the UK, was diagnosed with hypothyroidism last February 2011 and prescribed Levothyroxine 50mcg initially. I really was in a bad way - I had put on weight and had every symptom of hypothyroidism. My GP slowly increased the dosage up to 200mcg and I felt great for all of 3 weeks then BANG, my symptoms came back with a vengeance. Initially my TSH was 35, I can't remember my T4. The GP did another blood test and TSH was 0.67 and T4 13. I told her I was feeling unwell again and was in so much pain I was crying - even turning over in bed was hurting me. She refused to refer me to an endocrinologist as she said my levels were within normal limits - I had no idea really what normal meant and what my results meant.
My husband was getting cheesed off and so took me to Germany (he is German and has a colleague who is an endocrinologist). There I was given an ultrasound of the thyroid, T4 and T3 were measured along with anti-TPO and anti TG as well as cortisol levels. The ultra sound showed my thyroid gland was barely visible because I had autoimmune disorder - Hashimotos. He explained that no amount of T4 would do me any good and the initial 'good' feeling that I had was probably just like a car being jump started, running for a short while then unable to go on as there was no fuel - T3. Anti-TG was 576 - normal he said is between 0 to 40. Free T4 was 3.3 ng/dl and free T3 was 14 pg/ml, cortisol was normal at 19 U/ml and anti TPO normal at 16 U/ml. He said I was hyperthyroid and was probably due to medication and told me to stop for 2 weeks and he put me on Armour 1 grain to begin with. Because he is in Germany, I can't pop over to see him for a blood test each month until I am stable so I had my bloods taken a week ago by the GP here and the results came back as TSH 0.05, T3 6.3 and T4 9.0. Can anyone tell me what this means? Am I still hyper? My GP said in the UK it is not standard practice to test for T3 because there is no need!!!! I have to get the Armour from Germany and she said it is unlicensed here in the UK and not safe. I know that is nonsense - it is safe and I know it is safe as I used it and felt better than I did on Levothyroxine......I will NEVER go back to Levo as I lost so much hair, even more than I had before I started Levo.
I don't understand my lab results and my GP is not playing ball because she feels I am going over her head by being seen by an endo in Germany!!! What am I supposed to do when here in the UK, she wouldn't refer me to an endo and the only treatment available is T4???
Also, my weight has increased even on Armour and in total, from February this year until now I have gained 13kg!!!!!!! For me this is a huge amount as I normally weigh 54kg - I have always been slim. I'm so depressed now as my clothes don't fit me, my GP can't offer help and I feel in the dark. My husband is impatient with me as he can't understand why I feel unwell when I have medication and says if I am hyper, I wouldn't be getting so fat!!!!! That really hurts to be called fat especially from my husband.
Can anyone here help me understand the lab results and try to shed some light on why I am putting on weight the way I am? I am VERY careful with my diet now and do something I have never done before and that is count the calories and record everything I eat and drink and I walk between an hour and a half to 2 hours every day so I just don't get it! I feel hypo - skin is dry and flaky, hair is brittle, I have no va va voom and just can't be bothered to do anything and live in my pj's. I go out for the hour and a half to 2 hours with my dog - if it wasn't for him I wouldn't bother at all I guess so thanks to him for getting me out. I don't dress, just slip my jacket over my pj's and throw sunglasses on to hide my puffy tired eyes...........I don't want anti-depressants, I just want my thyroid to stabilise.
Sorry for being such a moan but I have no one else to communicate with - my GP thinks I am a pain in the proverbial and hubby says I have tablets to take so take them and shut up. Nice huh?
I have to say I am really impressed with this site - to find others with thyroid problems makes me feel less isolated, it seems thyroid disorders are a mystery to many many doctors out there. I have some concerns and i hope that some of you here will be able to help me.
First off, I live in the UK, was diagnosed with hypothyroidism last February 2011 and prescribed Levothyroxine 50mcg initially. I really was in a bad way - I had put on weight and had every symptom of hypothyroidism. My GP slowly increased the dosage up to 200mcg and I felt great for all of 3 weeks then BANG, my symptoms came back with a vengeance. Initially my TSH was 35, I can't remember my T4. The GP did another blood test and TSH was 0.67 and T4 13. I told her I was feeling unwell again and was in so much pain I was crying - even turning over in bed was hurting me. She refused to refer me to an endocrinologist as she said my levels were within normal limits - I had no idea really what normal meant and what my results meant.
My husband was getting cheesed off and so took me to Germany (he is German and has a colleague who is an endocrinologist). There I was given an ultrasound of the thyroid, T4 and T3 were measured along with anti-TPO and anti TG as well as cortisol levels. The ultra sound showed my thyroid gland was barely visible because I had autoimmune disorder - Hashimotos. He explained that no amount of T4 would do me any good and the initial 'good' feeling that I had was probably just like a car being jump started, running for a short while then unable to go on as there was no fuel - T3. Anti-TG was 576 - normal he said is between 0 to 40. Free T4 was 3.3 ng/dl and free T3 was 14 pg/ml, cortisol was normal at 19 U/ml and anti TPO normal at 16 U/ml. He said I was hyperthyroid and was probably due to medication and told me to stop for 2 weeks and he put me on Armour 1 grain to begin with. Because he is in Germany, I can't pop over to see him for a blood test each month until I am stable so I had my bloods taken a week ago by the GP here and the results came back as TSH 0.05, T3 6.3 and T4 9.0. Can anyone tell me what this means? Am I still hyper? My GP said in the UK it is not standard practice to test for T3 because there is no need!!!! I have to get the Armour from Germany and she said it is unlicensed here in the UK and not safe. I know that is nonsense - it is safe and I know it is safe as I used it and felt better than I did on Levothyroxine......I will NEVER go back to Levo as I lost so much hair, even more than I had before I started Levo.
I don't understand my lab results and my GP is not playing ball because she feels I am going over her head by being seen by an endo in Germany!!! What am I supposed to do when here in the UK, she wouldn't refer me to an endo and the only treatment available is T4???
Also, my weight has increased even on Armour and in total, from February this year until now I have gained 13kg!!!!!!! For me this is a huge amount as I normally weigh 54kg - I have always been slim. I'm so depressed now as my clothes don't fit me, my GP can't offer help and I feel in the dark. My husband is impatient with me as he can't understand why I feel unwell when I have medication and says if I am hyper, I wouldn't be getting so fat!!!!! That really hurts to be called fat especially from my husband.
Can anyone here help me understand the lab results and try to shed some light on why I am putting on weight the way I am? I am VERY careful with my diet now and do something I have never done before and that is count the calories and record everything I eat and drink and I walk between an hour and a half to 2 hours every day so I just don't get it! I feel hypo - skin is dry and flaky, hair is brittle, I have no va va voom and just can't be bothered to do anything and live in my pj's. I go out for the hour and a half to 2 hours with my dog - if it wasn't for him I wouldn't bother at all I guess so thanks to him for getting me out. I don't dress, just slip my jacket over my pj's and throw sunglasses on to hide my puffy tired eyes...........I don't want anti-depressants, I just want my thyroid to stabilise.
Sorry for being such a moan but I have no one else to communicate with - my GP thinks I am a pain in the proverbial and hubby says I have tablets to take so take them and shut up. Nice huh?
Help!! My 14 year old daughter was diagnosed with hypothyroidism almost 2 years ago. She was put on Levothyroxine. She was put on antidepressants soon after along with an antipsychotic medication. I was told that depression comes along with hypothyroidism. I didn't know until today (after reading an article on a web site) that it could be caused by the Levothyroxine. Any information would be so helpful. Thank you
Actually gluten intolerance and Celiac disease has been covered here so much this summer that some were told to post it on the alternative therapies board. So, yes, we know about it. It affects some but not all. Thanks for sharing
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."but based on my symptoms she has prescribed Armour at the very smallest amount 3 x a week which I will start tomorrow."
- you have got to be kidding.!!? Armour, like all dessicated meds, has T3 in it. T3 is the active hormone which is reponsible for alertness. You can only take T3 everyday unless you want to feel like Superman one day and sleep all day next - that is how you will feel. This doctor doesn't understand T3 hormone.
That said, why are you taking Armour if your thyroid is fine ? Did you get your FT3 and FT4 levels checked? TSH is just a 'messenger' hormone, that test alone is not adequate.
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."but based on my symptoms she has prescribed Armour at the very smallest amount 3 x a week which I will start tomorrow."
- you have got to be kidding.!!? Armour, like all dessicated meds, has T3 in it. T3 is the active hormone which is reponsible for alertness. You can only take T3 everyday unless you want to feel like Superman one day and sleep all day next - that is how you will feel. This doctor doesn't understand T3 hormone.
That said, why are you taking Armour if your thyroid is fine ? Did you get your FT3 and FT4 levels checked? TSH is just a 'messenger' hormone, that test alone is not adequate.
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