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re located, but Armour Thyroid is not an OTC medication in the U.S. In the U.S. OTC supplements are required to have the actual thyroid hormones removed and all that's supposed to be left are glandular tissue, that's basically, useless. Many of the OTC supplements contain vitamins/minerals that may support thyroid function, but do nothing to help replace thyroid hormones if your thyroid does not produce hormones on its own.

What is Naturethroid? Is it a prescription RX or Over the counter, I have never heard of it.

There are also some glandular products that are sold over the counter, but they are supposed to have the actual hormone content removed and are simply ground up tissue. In short, T3 products sold in the U.S require a prescription.

Availability of Armour® Thyroid Forest Laboratories, Inc. has been working diligently to resolve the back order of Armour® Thyroid (thyroid tablets, USP), and is pleased to announce that all doses of the product are now available and no longer on back order. Should you have any questions about Armour Thyroid, please call 1-866-927-3260. Statement from Forest Laboratories Re: Availability of Thyrolar: U.S.

if it is thyroid related, no over the counter meds. sorry, need to see endocrinologist, sounds like his is hyperthyroid. any heart palpatations? double vision could be thyroid eye disease, but he needs to see a doc. that specializes in thyroid disorders. he could have graves disease? i am suffering from graves with similar symptoms without the weight loss I am atypical of this symptom (of course) and have gained weight. they will start him on meds to help out his levels back to normal.

It is illegal for any thyroid supplement sold over the counter in the United States to have any measurable thyroid hormones, since thyroid hormones are available by prescription only. Whether the hormones are actually removed or not is another matter... companies selling these products could be subject to issues with the FDA...

9) I was excited to see my antibodies lowwe from their previous level by removing gluten from my diet. Is it possible that I am over medicated with the Armour Thyroid? Might the dose need to be lowered because I am now gluten free? I have a follow up with my pain doc who prescribes my hormones in March. Thanks for the help!

t eat or drink alot of sugar, coffee, wine, acid foods, etc. But I do sleep with a Over the Counter mouth guard cause I grind my teeth at night. But before taking Armour thyroid, I never noticed mouth guards causing this problem.....Just wanted to know, is there anyone else on Armour thyroid or thyroid meds period and experiencing something like this or similar?

The results show there is a need for more effective monitoring of the contents of over-the-counter thyroid support products and more patient education about the products' potential health risks, Dr. Bernet says." I am hoping my endo will agree to a small increase in my dosage but I don't know whether it would be best to try an extra 1/4 of a grain or 1/2 a grain. As my endo has never prescribed it before I don't know if he will have any idea either!

Hello, I am a mess, I have a constipation crisis right now, fairly bad, and I am wondering if this is because I increased my Armour from 1.0 to 1.25? I increased it on June 12th. I am surprised that the increase would do that (I was expecting a relief with this problem, not having it worse!), it could be unrelated as well because I have had constipation problems for 3 years now and have to take medication on a regular basis, except the medication is not helping right now.

The over the counter supplements usually have a thyroid glandular product in them. There are many types of glandulars on the market. BUT the thyroid glandulars are not strong enough for actual thyroid disease....I know I tried them. They are considered a food supplement product and can be bought in health food stores. Unless they are getting thyroid meds from a different country or illegally......not good. Most likely they are talking about glandular products....

Would test to make sure the thyroid levels are stable (TSH 0.5-2.5). The hair does not always grow back the same way after chemo. There are hair/nail vitamins that can be taken -- they are available over-the-counter -- it sometimes helps. The thyroid medication itself would not cause the hair problems -- but thyroid imbalance can contribute (ie if the levels aren't on target).

It did cause me to call the new company that bought Forest Pharmaceuticals, the prior maker of Armour, and ask about those questions. I was passed on to a person that was familiar with the product and their manufacturing plant. I was told there had been no change in the product at all. She also said if there was anyone that thought they were experiencing something unexpected, tell them to contact the company and they would respond. I have been taking Armour for years with no problem.

I think I would appeal that one. Usually, the only time a med is not paid by insurance is when it becomes "over-the-counter". Like Zyrtec for allergies. I know someone who had a heart attack and was life flighted to the nearest hospital for by-pass. His insurance refused the $40K claim because it was not a network facility. The network hospital has no cardiac care. He won the appeal, but it was a fight to the finish.

And for the over the counter kind I've heard to get the 7 day

Anyone have experience with any over the counter depression medicine that works well?

s supposed to stimulate the thyroid to produce more thyroid hormones. TSH is counter-intuitive. When thyroid hormone levels are low, TSH rises and when thyroid hormone levels are high TSH decreases - in a perfect world. Is TSH the test that was performed? Was that the only test that was done? TSH should never be used as the sole criteria for prescribing and adjusting thyroid medication. If that's what your doctor is doing, s/he's going you a great disservice.

Doubtful that the Armour itself would become a cause, after you had taken for over 3 years with good results. Please post your thyroid related test results and reference ranges shown on the lab report so that we can better assess your status. Also, what was the diagnosed cause for you being hypothyroid?

I know this sounds extrememly unusual and very unlikely (especially when my levels were not showing up as high), but this is what is going on and my body cannot seem to handle the T3 input. Perhaps I will need something else down the road; he even mentioned an over the counter supplement that may work well for a subclinical case of hypo. Time will tell, but for now, I am feeling great and hope to stay that way.

I was wondering if the Armour or my thyroid condition can be the cause of what is going on with me. It is driving me crazy and I am not sure what to do. I am not only itchy I also have some hives on my body in a couple of places and in some spots it looks like a heat rash. I am not sure if it is from me scratching these areas or something else. If someone can tell me what I might be able to do or take because I can not live with this much longer.

I just started taking the new pills the next day. The number on the Armour will be lower than your synthroid. I was on 100 mg synthroid and went to 90 Armour.

One, you can get over-the-counter and is not covered by insurance. The other, Armour USP, requires a prescription and is covered. In the 60s, when the synthetic hormones first came into widespread use, the pharmaceutical companies launched a massive, "dirty" campaign to discredit Armour and promote their synthetics.

It is the most important indicator of your thyroid status. Finding the FT3 at which YOU are confortable is the key to feeling well.

Thyroid-S is an over the counter type of med. As such you cannot be sure of the amount of T3 and T4 contained. To me that is like the old saying of "buying a pig-in-a-poke" (pun intended). I'd stick with a porcine NDT type such as Armour Thyroid or Nature-Throid, or the others you mentioned?

Well the new doctor explained the Armour information and I might add that someone here told me that information too. Since I'm NOT going back to him that leaves me at square one. I have current readings, but I don't have current insurance and it seems that no one wants to work with someone on a pay-out system. I have been on 1200 for most of my life, so it seems and I still have gained the weight. Only when I was divorced did I lose weight.

Hi Ryants - I know you posted this years ago and just wondered where you stood now with everything? I took Synthroid for 5 months and dealt with the ringing the whole time... Was told over and over that the meds weren't the cause.. I finallly found a doc who would switch me to Armour. I'm about 3 weeks in to Armour... Ringing has gone down, but I'm not having a great day with it today. It still seems to spike... Although, it's not as bad as it's been in the last few months..

I have had several of the thyroid test ran at the hospital. The first time in the beginning of 2007 I had the test run everyting was within the normal range. After gaining almost 20 pounds in a course of about 4 weeks my doctor sent me to a thyroid specialist and he had the test range again and also did a biopsy befor prescribing the medicine. So now I'. wondering if it's worth it taking the meds.

The correct levels for the thyroid hormones are whatever it takes to get you to the euthyroid state, by which I mean neither hypo nor hyper symptoms. What symptoms do you have currently? I recall you are on Armour. What has been your dosage amounts during this period of time?

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