Armour thyroid backorder

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Avatar n tn Hi- I am on Armour. Are you on Armour or looking to swtich to Armour?
393685 tn?1425812522 Target said they would order for me once the backorder lifts (Nature-throid on backorder because of Armour). but who carries it ?
Avatar f tn Many people feel much when taking both T-4 and T-3 and are low on T-3 as well. There are many T-4/T-3 drugs on the market. Armour, I believe is on backorder but not discontinued. But there are others such as Westhroid and Naturethroid available which I know you can get.I hope that help a little. Take care.
Avatar f tn What are those of us who rely on Armour supposed to do when we can't get the medication? According to the latest information I was able to obtain, it might be late September before it's available. I'm completely out now. I'm a little upset with my Dr right now because I reordered my meds this weekend and found out I couldn't get my prescription refilled due to this backorder business. There was no way to contact her until Monday morning(today).
Avatar f tn I'm new to this forum. I've read that splitting doses of Armour can be helpful. I am on 1gr now. if I were to split this dose at what times of the day would I do this? Also right now, I can't even get my prescription refilled due to "shortages" of the medicine. It's on backorder and may not be available until late September. The last few times I had my prescription refilled, my pharmacy had to scramble around to other stores find it for me.
Avatar f tn I was diagnosed with papillary cancer on June 4th when undergoing a total thyroidectomy....have been waiting for my RAI ablation treatment since then but Thyrogen is on backorder...my question is whether or not there is any risk to my health from being on this low iodine diet for so long while I wait until the Thyrogen comes in...it has been 6 weeks now, and no idea how much longer.
1099201 tn?1338180918 Recently I changed thryoid meds to compounded because wp has been on backorder. My monthly cycles came back is that a good sign or not. They had been absent for awhile. Since I and my naturopath changed thyorid meds, diet and add vitamin d and iron. Also what do you to allievate monthly cramps.
291885 tn?1404893207 ve been really happy with the switch to Erfa. I was on old Armour and converted to Erfa when Armour went on backorder and they reformulated it in 2010. Erfa seems to be much more like old Armour. I would like to try NP by Acella or even WP since it would be nice to not have to order from Canada but for now I'm going to stick with Erfa. I had a bad reaction to vitamin D so I'm steering clear of that for now but I'm on a bunch of other vitamins for my deficiencies.
1018337 tn?1251567540 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.
Avatar n tn 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......
Avatar f tn 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.
393685 tn?1425812522 There is only one form of T3/T4 combo thyroid med and that is Armour and the other desiccated thyroid hormone medication. If the makers of Synthroid made a synthetic "combo" of T3/T4 thyroid hormone medication for these particular conversion issues than that med would be just as close as the desiccated ones. There is no "combo" med made in synthetic form. Cytomel can be added to Synthroid to give the same results of desiccated T3/T4 combo meds do together.
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 I have been taking Armour thyroid with satisfactory results. Unfortunately, I can't find a pharmacy that has it in stock. My M.D. has suggested that I begin taking Synthroid and I am scared that my symptoms may return. I am taking 90mg of Armour and my prescription is for 150mcg of Synthroid. If I have no choice and must change, how do you suggest I make the change.
Avatar f tn First - thyroid supplementation is for an underactive thyroid, bot an overactive thyroid. Both Armour Thyroid and levothyroxine are thyroid supplements - levothyroxine is T4, which is the form of hormone produced by the thyroid gland, and which is converted to the active T3 form. Armour Thyroid contains both T4 and T3. Some patients don't seem to convert T4 to T3 quite the way they should and this may explain why some feel better on Armour Thyroid.
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 f tn i was on natural thyroid from Thailand but heard armour thyroid formula change back to how they used to have it. i have been taking the armour for 3 months and i feel aweful. is anyone else having these issues or should i just switch back to the thailand one?
Avatar n tn Have you ever heard of the Armour Thyroid causing your pituitary glad to fair? My PA refuses to prescribe Armour and seems to think it is what's causing my TSH level to be extremely low(.03). But I think it's because I was taking 300 mcg of sythroid before my old PA put me back on 180mcg. I've been back on Armour for 2 months now and I feel 200% better than I ever did on the synthetic.
Avatar n tn t do well on the synthetic drugs at all, and they do better with a more natural drug like Armour or Nature Thyroid. The natural stuff is on backorder at most pharmacies right now, but you can still get it at compounding pharmacies. Next, you need to realize that many ailments commonly blamed on something else can actually be associated with Hashi.
Avatar f tn I was on levothyroxin and did not do well. I had read so much about getting on armour thyroid that I was glad when the new doc ordered armour. Now I have been reading about the new formulation and am wondering if I would do better with getting my levels up if I switched to the ERFA? Will my levels ever get where they need to be if I stay on the Armour? there is so much to consider here. It sounds like you can easily have your RX changed to a different pharmacy that would provide the ERFA.
Avatar f tn Cut those Armour thyroid pills in half! Absolutely! As my good doctor says, "The most common starting dose for patients with hypothyroidism is Armour thyroid, 90 mg which is cut in half with a razor blade and half is ideally taken twice a day, 10 to 20 minutes after breakfast and dinner. If you have trouble remember taking them, then take the entire dose before breakfast. It is also ideal to chew the tablet before swallowing.
Avatar m tn Thanks Barb. That is really helpful advice since I take Armour Thyroid and need to take Vitamin D as well since my levels are low especially in the winter.