Armour Side effects

[Caroldk]

Just started taking one grain of Armour for low thyroid. Also started red yeast rice and dish oil for high bad cholesterol. Having heartburn and don't know if it's from Armour, red yeast rice and fish oil or all of the above. I take Armour first thing in the morning. Any help would be appreciated.

[flyingfool]

Also know that properly balancing Thyroid hormone may itself bring your Cholesterol into proper balance.  High cholesterol is a symptom of being Hypo.  Most Dr's seem not to know this.

[Barb135]

I don't think Armour should cause heartburn, but fish oil most certainly will if not taken with a meal or lots of water - at least it does me.  

Do you take all of your Armour at one time?  Many people on desiccated medication find that it works better if they split the dosage, with 1/2 first thing in the morning, the other 1/2 around noon or so. This helps keep the T3 more even throughout the day.

Always be sure to separate thyroid medication from vitamins, minerals or herbs by at least 4 hours.