armour thyroid menstrual

Has anyone experienced a change in menstrual cycle immediatley after going on Armour?

Thyroid Lab Results are Affected by the Time of Your Last Dose... "T3 containing medications (such as desiccated thyroid or Cytomel) cause a peak in Free T3 levels a few hours after ingestion (42% within the first 4 hours), and then a decline until the next dose. [1] Even T4 medications like Synthroid or levothyroxine cause a small bump in thyroid levels a few hours after a dose (16% rise in Free T4 with no change in free T3).

I am not sure armour can help with anything but the thyroid. Why did they put you on armour after being on synthroid for so long? I had real problems with the armour and went very hyper on it. I went back to the synthroid. I am still trying to adjust the dose after being on it for four months. I hope they started you off on a small dose of the armour.

Thank you Dr Lupo. I appreciate your reply. I have had an extremely difficult time finding armour thyroid. The only way was to have a compound pharmacy make up capsules. After 1 month I felt fine so I went ahead and refilled the prescription for 240mg. It was less expensive to get 3 months (insurance did not cover compound prescription) and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get the armour for refills. No pharmacy in my area has it in stock.

they changed my meds agian to armour thyroid 2 tabs of 90 mg does anyone know about this med. This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/472367'>Help very confused</a>.

t get the T3 medication anymore and your FT3 levels could drop. Remember, Armour is T3/T4. Synthroid is just T4. Also, if you get no side effects from Armour, which is natural thryoid, why switch to a synthetic? Maybe the doc can add more T4 to your meds. I do not know how Armour doses work. I don't know if you can get Armour with more T4 or if maybe you could add a low level Synthroid to your Armour. The key question is, how do you feel?

I'm on my 5th day on my increase, I went from Armour 60mg to 90mg. When I went from 30mg to 60mg I felt an immediate difference but no so this time. I'm freezing and so tired right now. I just started my menstrual yesterday, the Barne's Basal temp site says to take your temp the day after starting. I took it this morning (using a non-mercury thermometer) the line was between 96.8 and 97.0 & my pulse was 68. Back when I started the 60mg my temp rose to 97.

A month ago i started taking Armour thyroid 90 mcg because 88 mcg of Synthroid would give me a very low free T3 and good free T4. My free T3 last week was 3.3 pg/mL with a range of 2-3-4.2 My free T4 was 1.0 ng/dL with a range of 0.8-1.8. Thank you!

I take armour thyroid. I was wondering if these brain zaps are from armour, or does anyone taking any other thyroid formula get these as well. Also, does anyone understand what these are and can we do anything to stop it?

What is your daily dosage of Armour Thyroid? How long have you been on that dosage/ Do you defer your morning Armour dosage until after the blood draw for thyroid tests? What were your typical thyroid test results (and reference ranges) from the time before starting on the thyroid medication? What was the diagnosed cause of your hypothyroidism? Was it primary (Hashi's), or central hypothyroidism?

He read the detailed medical history I took on my iPad, asked me the type of questions I read about here, and went on to prescribe Armour thyroid (30 MG) to be taken twice a day (breakfast and lunch - why so close?).

I was on 75mcg of synthroid and was put on 60mgs of armour to start.....I am now on 75mgs of armour. I had gone a little hypo though. What were your latest test numbers? Did your dr run your Free T3 as well? Do you have hashi's?

You mentioned that this is most likely more than just thyroid...what do you think the other culprits could be? I was put on Armour 90mg, but he switched me yesterday to Levothyroxine 150mg yesterday. My diet is wonderful. I eat high fiber, granola and yogurt, brown rice, lean mean, and no white breads or refined sugars. I don't eat sweets and I exercise 3-5 times a week and lift 3-4 times a week.

Armour thyroid is desiccated thyroid and has both T3 and T4. Most doctors using Armour thyroid are not aware that Armour thyroid should be used twice daily and NOT once a day. The major reason is that the T3 component has such a short half life and needs to be taken twice daily to achieve consistent blood levels.

NatureThroid (NT) is desiccated porcine thyroid, the same as Armour Thyroid, ERFA (from Canada), etc. It contains both T4 and T3. That's one way to get T3 directly. The other would be to add synthetic T3 (Cytomel and generics) to your meds. Different people do well on one or the other. It's a very personal choice. However, many doctors, especially endos it seems, don't like to use desiccated.

Saw naturopathic doctor on Friday who ordered saliva testing as well as full hormone panel when she gets her cycle. Switched her thyroid meds to compounded Armour (sustained release) 45mg. Started it yesterday - all pains went away but low moodish. Today she woke up very tired, falling asleep with her head up in class, sad and anxious. Tried to call Dr but no office hours today. Any recommendations? Thank you. Old post from 11/2/14 Saw endo on 10/29/14. She will only do TSH and T4.

My symptoms had improved until I started my first menstrual (11/2) since starting on Armour. Since the day it started my heart palpitations came back (they were almost nonexistent a week prior), cold intolerance has been coming on more frequently during the day and I'm getting more dizzy spells. My average menstruals will be nothing more then cramps the day of and tiredness due to (blood loss of course) for the first two days.

I have tried synthroid years ago and it didn't help at all, infact I was more tired, so I took myself off and haven't been on meds for years. I just started with a new GP and we spoke about armour thyroid meds, I have started, it has been about 1 1/2 weeks. Don't really feel a change yet. Wondering how other people feel about the armour and your experiences.

Don't give up. From Fall 1998 to October 2002 I had the same tests done that you had with the same results. I was lucky to find a doctor that believed that even though my numbers fell in the recommened area that I still had a thyroid problem. He also believed that the thyroid problem was causing my perimenopause (even though I had to go through a lot of tests to prove that nothing else was causing the problems).

TSH will look slightly hyper, Free T4 should me at least mid normal range, and Free T3 should look mid normal to high normal range (some even go a little above the high normal range) Anything below these and you are not optimal. I am sorry to say that your doctor is leaving you hypo and feeling sick. My goodness even the new range of TSH .30-3.0 shows you hypo! Go find a thyroid specialist so you can get to feeling better! Please do not settle for being left sick......

Hi, Which one do you think is better, synthroid which is artificial hormone or armour thyroid which is bioidentical. Is anyone taking armour thyroid? Can anyone compare it's effect.

Hard to have any suggestions without more info from you. What dosage of Armour Thyroid daily? What are these severe symptoms? Please post your thyroid test results and their reference ranges shown on the lab report.

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