difference between armour thyroid and nature throid

Is there a difference between the T4 in Synthroid and in Nature Throid/Armour? I was just switched to Synthroid and I'm feeling the difference. All the hypo symptoms are back with a vengence with in 4 days. Took Nature Throid dose to get thru the day. How long does it take for Synthroid T4 to start converting to T3? Is going from 130mg nature Throid to 137mcg of Synthroid normal? It is less T4 that I was getting on NT. Can anyone help me with this? I feel like I'm going crazy.

When there was a shortage of both NT and Armour I freaked out. Suddenly Armour started to be more available than NT and my doctor put me on Armour at the same dose I had been in NT. Armour had been reformulated and for me personally the change was not favorable, I felt worse on Armour than in NT, probably I felt I needed a higher dose, but I did not continue experimenting because NT started to be available again and I did not think it twice.

I've heard that more Nature Throid is needed versus Armour. Is that what others have found? Dr. I have doesn't know much about dessicated but will prescribe it. I have tried several different meds. Armour (2006 -until reformulated) did okay, never felt wonderful and labs were never where they should be changed to NT 130mg 1 dose (8-09-09) felt worse changed to Synthroid 137mcg (12-15-10) hypo he!!

m wondering what the difference is between Nature-Throid and the WP Thyroid as the only thing I can tell is the fillers does anyone know? Maybe I should call the company as they are both made by RLC Labs. I will let you know what I find out if anyone is interested.

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!

3) Natural Dessicated (pig thyroid) is the last step to try. Armour and Nature Throid brands were reformulated, they still work for some people and dont work for othere anymore. ERFA brand from Canada is like the origional Armour. If you follow these steps, within time you will find someway to feel better. It takes a L o n g time when changing meds. I did all the above over a course of 1 1/2 years, now on ERFA.

Luckily I have about 4 months of the old formula Armour in my freezer. My newer scripts were for the new formula and I was alternating between old and new formula. Just being on the new 3-4 days a week caused problems. I found 3 months supply of the new in my cabinets and I decided to give it away to someone who does OK on it. I'm not messing with my health any more. There are a few people that can take the new formula, so hopefully it will help someone during this shortage.

And yes, Nature Throid has 9 mcg t3 and 38 mcg t4.

I will not be trying her on the new reformulated Nature-Throid as the new reformulated Armour failed her and the changes made in N.T. now are very similar to the changs made in Armour last year. Not going there again! I'm switching her over a little at a time to the Erfa. So far we've made it up to 1 grain with no problems. I'll keep tweeking it up over the next few weeks, slowly replacing the N.T.

Should I continue the levothyroxine and wait to start Nature-throid or start taking the Armour now and transition to Nature-throid? I am concerned that due to the different fillers in Armour and Nature-throid, that the transition may be harder than expected because of the difficulty with absorption of the new Armour (if that’s what I was given). The Armour I have is a white pill, with an “A” on it, enclosing a mortar and pestle. The letters “TE” are under the “A”.

OH MY YES please please read my other posts I had been on armour for almost a year and not feeling any better this last month I could not find my armour so I decided to try and find Nature Throid and I am on day 4 and oh my goodness I can already tell a difference and I am not the only one who noticed a difference in such a short amount of time.

Switched back to Nature Throid, upped the dose and pain is gone! I would try the Nature Throid before gonig to Synthroid. I had to have my pharmacy (Publix) request a drop shipment of Nature Throid as the drup rep said he couldn't get it. Be persistent!

I know Armour and Nature-Throid are porcine. I hope the Major Thyroid (generic I found at Walgreens) is porcine like Armour was. I cant tell much difference yet, only on it for one week so far.

I have been going back and forth from Armour to Nature-throid and I see a much better outcome for me,just sticking with Nature-throid permanently and dropping the Armour totally. One thing to keep in mind. Many new patients that were just put on Armour may not be getting their hypothyroid symptoms under control. It's frustrating I can imagine, doing all that searching and find such positive information on Armour. .................Then trying it - and it fails. ARGH!!!!

It has taken 1 grain more of Nature-Throid (3 grains) to get similar results symptomaticly (no hypo.symptoms) and similar blood levels, that we had on 2 grains of the "old" (before reformulation) Armour. My daughter takes 1 grain of Nature-throid every four hours (7:00am,11:00am, 3:000pm). It has been 5 months since switching to it (Nature-Throid) from the "new" (reformulated) Armour and she is now doing very well again! Yea!!!!

Hello. I'm writing from Stockholm, Sweden and I tried Armour thyroid for a while. It's very hard for us in Sweden to get hold of armour thyroid or erfa from the States nor Canada. So I have to make my desicions wisely. When I took Armour Thyroid (The new Armour Thyroid) I felt "foggy" all the time and I lost hair rapidly. I quit the treatment and am now thinking about switching to either nature thyroid or Erfa. I don't know which one's better.

I had to stop taking everything for a few days and then start the Nature Throid. Just started 2 days ago and felt the difference immediatly. ENERGY, no side affects. STOPTHETHYROIDMADNESS has been tracking people that are switching to Nature or ERFA (the canadian one). So far good reviews. I would wean off the cytomel and start off slowly with the Naturals and your new dose of synthroid. JUST START slowly.

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