Armour thyroid hot flashes
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In January 08 I began taking Armour Thyroid. Prior to taking the medication I was having occasional hot flashes and night sweats - now I am having continous severe hot flashes throughout the day and because of the night sweats I get very little sleep. My body feel like it is continously on fire - I am either stripping off my clothes, fanning or sweating profusely. Is there anything I can do to get some relief?
You might find that once you cut back on the Armour, your T4 will go too low. But, you do have to get that FT3 down soon. Menopause mucks up the whole situation, doesn't it? I can't promise the flashes will end, but they just might. What does your doctor say about your FT3 level. Has he decided to change your Armour dose? When do you see him next?
275 mcg and is still showing low thyroid levels. She is having terrible hot flashes and sweats. Her doctor refuses to try her on armour even for a month to see if she responds to it. Is 0.275 a pretty high dose? How can she get her doctor to listen to her or how can we find a doctor who will give her the armour? We live in Portland, Or.
Thanks for any advice or tips you can offer.
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I had a partial thyroidectomy almost two weeks ago. My ENT removed the right side of my lobe which included a 1.5 cm nodule that was producing symptoms of ear pain a choking sensation. The nodule and lobe came back no cancer. My right side of my neck feels great, no pain, no problems.
For five days following my surgery I did not take my Armour thyroid waiting for a pathology report to come back clean.
Thyroid ultrasound showed multinodular goiter (4 to be exact), was put on Armour thyroid, and hot flashes did not come back, but then my period also became irregular would miss 2 months here and there. My thyroid levels all came back normal and I was taken off the thyroid med--my period came back a week later and lasted for 2 months. Now the hot flashes along with chills are back and my FSH and LH are in menopausal range. Am I really in menopause or is this a thyroid problem or both?
I looked on line and read about it, helps with hormone, rather expensive, I'm on progesterin cream right now, going to use it up, and see how I feel I've been having off and on hot flashes but that's all, which could be from not being up on my Armour,
4. After that I started having a lot of nervousness in the a.m., light headed ness, hot flashes, night sweats, frequent urination, dryness and burning in the vaginal area, anxiety and very thirsty. Had a blood sugar test done and it was fine. Switched to Armour .25 gr twice a day. I still don't feel good. I am extremely nervous in the morning and have some light headed ness. Also, have been getting a lot of cold sores. Doctor started me on 1/4 tsp.
I have been taking armour thyroid for about five years now for hypothyroidism--I am 39. I take it at night before bed (at least two hours after dinner) as it seems to help with getting up in the morning. I recently started taking melatonin and I am now having hot flashes. I had these initially when I first started taking thyroid (I think it had more to do with my metabolism and heat regulation actually working or trying to work right).
I have been taking armour thyroid for about five years now for hypothyroidism--I am 39. I take it at night before bed (at least two hours after dinner) as it seems to help with getting up in the morning. I recently started taking melatonin before bed and I am now having hot flashes. I had these initially when I first started taking thyroid (I think it had more to do with my metabolism and heat regulation actually working or trying to work right).
It took me six weeks to stop having hot flashes and panic attacks. After the armour my doctor took me off all medication until I leveled out. My labs did not indicate hyper and never did, but I felt it and will never forget it. I have now been of synthroid since October 5th and have gone down hill. My labs are still normal, TSH 3.41, ft4 is 1.18 and ft3 is 3.00. I feel terrible. I've never been bedridden in my life until now.
is probably referring to is the STTM protocol which is starting low, and then bumping fast for the first bump, and then testing and moving up every 2-4 weeks. However, if you move up too quick, you will get hyperthryoid symptoms (hot flashes, diareah, cranky, shaky, agitaged, hard to think, sweaty) even though your labs will still show you hypothryoid. You also may get pain in your thryoid, itchy skin, and possibly rashes.
m taking d3 5,000 iu daily per the MD and I feel worse than ever. Rewind to 10 months ago I had hot flashes only on my head and it was only morning time, face and back of neck. Felt tired and sluggish. Had nausea. Leg cramps. Anxiety. However now I get hot flashes alllllll day, any time of day, at least once an hour. It's awful because I break out in front of customers. When will this end?! When will I see improvement? Any suggestions or ideas are much appreciated!
My TSH was 0.04. I was extremely symptomatic with hot flashes, mood swings, insomnia etc, but dismissed it to stopping the estrogen. My ALT/AST liver enzymes are also minimally elevated. Has anyone else experienced this? I think I'm getting back to normal now, feeling better but concerned about the liver enzymes. Any thoughts appreciated.
You must take your meds on an empty stomach, absolutely every day, first thing when you wake up and make sure to get your dose raised! I personally like armour (natural) thyroid, it converts t3 from the t4 naturally and gives much better energy. Some doctors don't like it because they cannot regulate exactly how much t3 gets converted on any given day, but I've never met a person that did not love being on it or feel so much better. My energy really improved.
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