Armour thyroid results

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armour-thyroid

Avatar n tn It is because of the ratio of T4 and T3 in the armour that has caused those results. The best thing to do is try a lower dose of armour for a while and get blood tests. If you feel better at the loer dose then stay there but if you feel worse then go back up to the dose you are on currently.
Avatar n tn T3 at about 20:1. So, Armour contains about five times more T3 than our own thyroids would produce (if they could!). Cytomel is a T3-only drug. To add more T3 to Armour seems quite odd. I think you need a bit more T4 meds. Your FT4 is very low in the range (and was below range previously). T3 is very fast-acting and is neutralized by your system if not used promptly.
Avatar m tn I am currently taking 60 of armour thyroid once a day. I have not been feeling good at all and I can not loose weight despite trying everything. I was told my labs were normal but I wanted to see if there was any insight Free t4. 1.09 TSH. 1.01 A1C. 5.
2180281 tn?1421892591 taking 180mcg of armour thyroid. usually do better on it. if i take synthyroid, my bones ache. have been fatigued so was retested. 5 months ago, all were within range. now can barely move nor concentrate.live on an island, no endocrinologists here. can you advise. feel as if i am losing a battle with the thyroid swings. started graves disease 40 yrs ago and mild heart failure now. bp running low and weak T4 free -6.84 (9.-20) T4 total 53.46 (60-120) T3 free 2.41 (4.0-8.3) T3 total 1.
Avatar f tn I switched to Armour about 6 months ago, isong 60 mg for 3 months and then 90 for 3 months. The results above are after 10 weeks on the Armour 90 mg. I have an appt with an NP that has good reviews from thyroid patients and am hoping that he can help me. Fingers crossed and prayers going up!
Avatar f tn and does not help with hair loss. i am on 90 grain armour and thyroid helping vitamins. I do not have an adrenal problem. I go to a doctor that is in to alternative therapy. He is also a chemist. Nature thyroid makes my resting heart rate over 100 and sythroid didnt work either.
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar m tn 150 armour thyroid, for over a year... been on armour for 4 years labs are still whacky free t4 .56 low free t3 3.26 High tsh 1.03 normal ? testosterone is low 1.24 Low 1.75-7.81 Estrogen total serum 119.4 which is high as the range for upper limit was 115.
Avatar n tn I have a yearly sonogram and biopsy for nodules.I am on armour thyroid 90,my hair is falling out and I have chronic Lyme disease.On a diffferent forum it was suggested that I have a RAIU scan.Do I have the right to insist on this test.I am lowering the armour to 60 in the meantime.Are these numbers suggestive of cancer?My dosage was increased in August , could that account for the lab results in Sept?
Avatar f tn I even specifically asked one of them if she would put me on Armour Thyroid and she said no! Since then, I went back to my GP, who said he would, indeed, put me on Armour. Have good luck with it, but still not quite right. I would like to find an endocrinologist in my area (Houston, TX) that prefers natural thyroid medicines as opposed to synthetic. Any suggestions from anyone in this area?
Avatar n tn ver seen a few postings about adrenal fatigue in this forum, and read that in the presence of taking Armour thyroid or maybe any thyroid supplement, that the symptoms of adrenal fatique can become worse. Maybe this can explain why I feel even less well on the armour? Was also told that 30 mg daily is a very small amount. I don't want to take a thyroid medication if it's not really needed.
Avatar f tn Assuming this was while on armour, this is a typical pattern of low TSH and low-ish T4 -- all from a slightly high dose of armour (pig thyroids have less T4 and more T3 than human thyroids) . Most patients do not need thyroid meds after a lobectomy (half-thyroid removal) but some do -- would consider a trial of levothyroxine if armour is not a good fit for you.
Avatar f tn Unable to metabolize synthetic medications, I am taking Armour Thyroid, but have had to steadily increase the dose (currently 105mg) as I continue to be symptomatic, even though my TSH is far below the lower limit of normal, and my basal temperature remains in the 97.1F-97.7F range (today, 97.3F). However, at testing my FT4 was only slightly above the LLN, and T3 in the middle of normal range.
Avatar f tn I received RAI for hyperthyroid and after two years of trying different meds I finally take armour thyroid 120mg, my blood work is fine but I don't feel fine. I have started taking cytomel 12.5mcg thinking that may give me a little more energy and help with a little weight loss. I'm wondering if anyone has added extra t3 with the armour thyroid and had good results. My doctor doesn't know about this yet...
Avatar f tn So you need to talk to the doctor about getting tested for Free T3, and make sure they do that every time you go in for tests. Also ask for an increase of the Armour to 60 mg daily. A good thyroid doctor will treat a hypothyroid patient clinically by testing and adjusting Free T4 and Free T3 as needed to relieve symptoms, without being constrained by resultant TSH levels. Symptom relief should be all important, not just test results.
Avatar n tn A low T4 is normal with Armour as there is more T3 in the pig thyroid than the human -- the most important lab to follow remains the TSH -- should not go to <0.2.
Avatar f tn My thyroid was destroyed 20 years ago. I take Armour Thyroid. My TSH has been 0.01 for the past 20 years no matter the thyroid dosage. My Free T4 is 1.5, my Free T3 is 4.0. I suffer from insomnia, my doctor thinks Armour is the reason.
Avatar m tn I have been taking Armour Thyroid(90mg) since July, prior to that I was taking Synthroid. My iodine levels have been low so in September I added Kelp to my morning routine. After a month of Kelp I had my iodine drawn again and it was the exact same. During October I started on Iodoral and after a month had my blood drawn again and my iodine was through the roof. I stopped the Iodoral and just continued taking Armour.