armour thyroid fatigue

Dr. Lupo: I have been on Armour Thyroid 15mg since Aug '08. All symptoms (fatigue/hairloss/muscle soreness/blurry vision/dizziness/feeling cold) stopped at first week of treatment but after that first week, I developed stomach inflammation (just had an endoscopy indicating inflammation consistent with daily aspirin intake). I do not take any aspirin or motrin, etc.. The only drug I take is Armour Thyroid. Is it possible to be react to Armour Thyroid in this way?

I have been steadily gaining weight since she prescribed cortef 10mg and Armour thyroid 30mg 2x day with continued fatigue and exhaustion. After several years, I was informed if there may or may not be underlying thyroid conditon. I struggle with many other potential symptoms such as fatigue, cold extremities, dry skin. My endocrinologist does not want to try me on synthroid. She firmly believes in Armour.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced adrenal fatigue or insufficiency problems. I have been having a problem and was on Armour Thyroid for 40 years with no problems. In Dec 2007, I developed heart palpitations and finally in mid-March 2008 my doctor changed me to Synthroid. Well, it has not been a good experience and I have been minimally functional since then - fatigue, exhaustion - inability to do much at all.

What are the recommended dosages for ARMOUR THYROID? I had a thyroidectomy 6 years ago and was on Synthroid for a long time before and after that. Switched to Armour at my request. For 2 years now, debilitating body aches, fatigue, etc This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/263550'>Post Thyroidectomy</a>.

There is a new natural thyroid medication called NP thyroid that is almost the same ingredients as the original armour thyroid used to be before it went through two different formula changes. It is not supposed to cause some of the side effects that armour can cause.

I am 56, 5'4'' , 155 lbs and I have gained 20 lbs in one year!! I exercise hard 6 days/week, eat a low carb (<25 g) clean diet, no sugar, no bread, no pastas. I am on Armour Thyroid (3 grains/day) but still feel like a nap at 2:00 pm, although I am sleeping 7-8 hrs every night. Brain fog is rampant, lack of focus and concentration. Don't know where to go from here!! Please help. What am I missing?

I am on 15 grams of Armour thyroid and the only side effect that I have had is a little bit of sweating..I am also in menopause so I am not sure if this is why I am sweating more or the Armour. No other side effects thus far. I was on synthroid and it nearly took all of my hair out. I hated it.I kept asking the doctor about it and he was saying that it was nothing they could do because synthroid was the best medication to take.

I have been taking 60 mg armour thyroid twice daily for Hashimoto’s. I feel pretty good considering I also have chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia and chronic migraines. I had my annual physical and blood work and the following thyroid labs: TSH <.006 (.450-4.500) Free T3 5.6 (2.0-4.4) Free T4 1.72 (.82-1.77) Thyroid Peroxidase Ab 9 (0-34) Thyroglobulin Antibodies <1.0 (.0-.9) I was excited to see my antibodies lowwe from their previous level by removing gluten from my diet.

s philosophy might be about dessicated type thyroid meds like Armour, but I think that is what you need to do to bring up your FT3 level. I went from 200 mcg of Synthroid to 2 1/2 grains (150 mg) of Armour. Compared to a range of 2.3 - 4.2 Pg/ml, my FT3 went from 2.6 up to 3.8. Next time you go in for testing I suggest that you should also test for Vitamin A, D, B12, RCB Magnesium, iron/ferritin, and selenium.Hypo patients frequently find these to be low as well.

It may not be necessary to seek an endo per say - just someone with a knowledge of Armour medication and thyroid disease. I have had better luck with my new MD that understands bio identicial homones then any of the 4 specialist (endos) I had in my past. With an ablated thyroid you had RAI - By now your thyroid tissue that was effected or destroyed should be stabilized and your medication should be leveled. SO with a TSH of 0.

I have been on Armour Thyroid for about 5 years now. It took about 1 year to get stable after RAI treatment. About a year ago, I started noticing changes in my health. Severe fatigue, difficulty concentrating, constipation, water retention, depression, weight gain, severly dry eyes, dry skin, etc. I just now found out that Armour has been reformulated. I have been so sick and busy trying to hold down a full-time job and raise 2 children that I haven't even had time to do any research.

Have been taking Synthroid for 10 years and wanted to try a more nature thyroid treatment, so had my M,D. switch me to Armour thyroid but within a few months there was a national shortage, so I was switched back to Synthroid. I recently had my Meridian testing done (by naturopath) and found that I could probably benefit from taking both together. I don't feel that I am converting the T-4 into T-3. I am unable to loss weight or increase my energy level. I currently take .

I have a relative that is using Armour Thyroid while she was leaving in the United States. She moved to Spain and would like to know if it is possible to get the same medication there or if there is an equivalent medication in Spain.\ Thanks.

The fatigue and brain fog have diminished greatly. I still have a lot of joint and muscle pain, some fatigue, neck pain, left shoulder and arm pain with some numbness. My main concern is why my numbers are fluctuating so much, I know the TSH I shouldn't worry about as much but it seems that my FT3&4 is dropping, would this indicate that I should increase Armour or no?

It is hard to be sure of the cause unless you know your thyroid related test results from before and after starting on the med. If you will post results and ranges shown on the lab report for Free T4, Free T3, and TSH we will be better able to help assess your status. Are you still on thyroid med? If so, what type and what is the daily dosage?

So I just give such patients Armour thyroid until/unless Armour does not seem to be effective at strong doses and they seem to still overconvert T4 to RT3. Again, one has to then reconsider whether their body may be right and they cannot tolerate strong thyroid effects for some other reason. To increase thyroid effect in someone on Armour who has a high RT3 or persisting symptoms, I'll first lower the Armour and add some T3 to see if that will produce optimal effect.

We tried added Cytomel in various doses--still felt miserable Was switched to Armour 1/2 grain because I heard it was so good to use--------well my body couldnt handle all of the T3 and I was miserable. Last test results showed high TSH so they upped the Armour to 3/4 grain and I thought I was peeling out of my skin. I had to go off. I was afraid to go back to Synthroid. Another Dr. told me about adrenal fatigue and started me on hydrocortisone 5mg 2 times a day, then 5 mg 4 times a day.

s the case with you, the adrenal issues have to be addressed first. Adrenal fatigue often manifests as intolerance to thyroid meds...that "can't live with them, can't live without them" experience you are having. Depression due to hypo often does not respond favorably to antidepressants, in fact, ADs can make it worse. High cholesterol is a symptom of hypo. It's true that once you test positive for antibodies (TPOab), there is no point in running the test again.

Only when TSH is suppressed enough to no longer stimulate natural thyroid hormone production, will serum thyroid levels reflect further increases in thyroid medication. A good thyroid doctor will treat a hypothyroid patient clinically (for symptoms), by testing and adjusting Free T4 and Free T3 as needed to relieve symptoms. Symptom relief should be all important, not just test results, and especially not TSH results.

If - for sure - your adrenals are recovering from fatigue - that would mean your thyroid may be producing better levels of thyroid hormones. The Armour prescribed was given to you at a time -IF your adrenals were fatigued so it a good thing...... and you need some testing to make sure you may not be moving towards hyper When do you go for TSH testing again?

Armour is a natural thyroid replacement derived from pig thyroid. Doctors (except naturopaths) do not like to prescribe it because they think it is inconsistent. It contains T1, T2, T3 and T4. Unless you have a problem converting T4 to T3, they would rather have you on the synthetic because it is consistent, although the generics, they say, have differences in the fillers they use and can be inconsistent, also.

Perhaps the Armour is putting too much strain on your adrenals. Adrenal dysfunction must be addressed first before thyroid dysfunction is addressed. Situations like this should be monitored closely by your doctor/endocrinologist who may have to test you for adrenal fatigue/insufficiency. If this is not ruled out, then depression, anxiety, irritability and all the symptoms of adrenal fatigue will wreak havoc.

I am on Armour Thyroid 90mg., my lab test showed a TSH of 0.09 BUT...my Free t3 is 244-(230-420 range) Thyroxine free direct-1.10 (0.8-1.8 range) My symptoms of low thyroid persist..constipation (must use laxatives) very dry scaly skin problems, fatigue, gaining weight using exercise and low carb. eating., neuropathy in feet (not diabetic). I think my free levels are way too low. I feel best when my levels are at least at the middle of their ranges. What is your opinion?

I have been on Armour Thyroid (15 mg) from Sept. 2010 until June 2011 at a TSH of about 2.7. Was feeling good - even through Mastectomy in December and 6 weeks radiation treatments for breast cancer which I finished in April 2011. In June began to feel fatigued, TSH was up to 8. (Maybe result of radiation?) Began taking 30 mg Armour, after 4 weeks TSH was 6.6, Free T4 0.80, Free T3 3.5. Began taking 60 mg Armour on July 1 (10 days ago and have had sinus type headaches behind eyes every day.

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