Armour thyroid for depression
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I'm a proponent of Armour thyroid. I've taken the synthetic stuff for 10 years with nothing but negative results. I've suffered from depression and panic attacks during that ten year span and the only thing I've found that works is a combination of brewer's yeast and Armour thyroid. DON’T EVER take the synthetic thyroid, it’s worthless and should be banned.
They also agreed that for those patients who did not do well on levothyroxine-only therapy, the use of natural desiccated thyroid extract (i.e. Armour Thyroid) was a safe and effective thyroid hormone replacement that doctors could prescribe, even though it remains unlicensed. This is a precedent - and one that the British Thyroid Association are most definitely very unlikely to be happy with.
I have the same problem! My Dr says that I am "clinically"
fine. Most Drs. don't want to try to treat your symptoms, they just want you to believe you are ok. I have asked to be referred to a endocrinoligist
one who specializes in Thyroid disease.There are other medicines for thyroid disease that are not synthetic, I don't think Drs. recommend them because the pharmaceutical company's don't benefit.
I have been on Armour for several years (90 mg most recent) and apx 2 months ago switched to Nature Throid 81.25 only because of cost. Having symptoms like heart palpitations, trouble sleeping, irritability, depression. Am I just better on Armour or could it be a dosage adjustment needed on the Nature Throid? I just had a blood draw but cant see doc for 2 weeks. Need a refill TODAY and leaning toward filling the Armour. Any advice appreciated!
I had my thyroid removed Nov 2002 due to a tumor. I have suffered with depression ever since it was removed. I am always tired and have a hard time to get the energy to do much. I have lost all motivation and ambition in life. I have been diagnosed with depression and take antidepressants that help some but I just have not been able to come out of it. My personal and professional life have suffered dearly.
I am at end stage of Hashimoto's disease and really struggling to feel ok and get the right treatment. I even started to have neuromuscular symptoms along with pretty severe depression. I'm 36 and became like an old woman! I was on 150 mg of levothyroxine and switched to Armour as I wanted to try T3. As I don't think I am tolerating Armour that well, I asked my doctor for an alternative. He wrote me a prescription for 50 mcg levothyroxine per day plus 20 mg of Cytomel.
Also, she said she had to go on antidepressants for a while to feel balanced a few years ago. Said this may or may not be thyroid-related depression.
I don't feel depressed! I'm the happiest I've ever been in my life! I just am always so tired and unmotivated. I am hesitant to just start popping pills because they suggested it. Would like to find a good endo to get a second opinion.
Thanks in advance!
The medications prescribed can cause tremors.
That being said she has a number of symptoms and the history provided is not adequate to even take a guess at what is going on. I suspect there are several things at once.
My two cents is to get her off all the medications except the thyroid med, which is prescribed by an endochronologist after blood tests. I cannot provide advice on "weaning".
She also needs a neurological work-up and evaluation.
Can anyone tell me if switching from levoxyl or synthroid to armour improved your symptoms at all. Can my severe depression even be linked to my thyroid problems? Please advise.
Thank you for responding. I have been on Armour for 3 years and have had body aches for most of them. My labs fall into the normal range so the doc left me at the 60 dose. It didn't occour to me that it might be hypo until last week so I upped the dose and feel much better. Would the labs be different for Armour and Synthroid? I've been a thyroid person for so long I forget that might be a problem. 13 yrs on Synthroid before thyroidectomy 5 yrs ago.
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.
t benefit from Synthroid - you are very lucky your found Synthroid to work best for you - it is the thyroid drug of choice and many doctors will not continue Armour if you need to change to someone else.
Go back to what works - and the question is still ot there - Why did you try it if Synthroid was working?
He is sick and tired of feeling tired, etc and is planning on taking Armour Thyroid. He has seen how Armour Thyroid has helped me this past year and a half as well as seeing what it has done to make his sister feel so much better the past 3 months. I honestly feel since he's had extensive blood work done and they did find below normal testosterone, low amino acids, low cortesole (sp) and some other things.
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