Armour thyroid rash
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armour-thyroid
I have been so itchy the pass two weeks and it is driving me crazy and the only medicine I am on is Armour Thyroid. 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.
I have been on Armour Thyroid 90 for years. For the last year or more, my scalp itches incessently and gets rashes. I have been given steroid liquids to put on the scalp and antiobiotics cremes to rub on the scalp. I have tried vinegar. NOTHING helps, it just itches like crazy. I also have some rashed in my scalp. It is worse when I lie down.
It just means that your thyroid hormones are not regulated. The rash is VERY itchy and it spreads. Heat makes it worse. My doctor perscribed an anti fungal cream. It worked great at first, but now, not so much. I am going to ask my doctor to put me on armour, an older thyroid medicine that Oprah takes, and hopefully it will work better than Synthroid. I'll keep you posted.
I switched from Armour in Jan of 2011 and since then I started having breakouts on my face. I've been to 3 dermatologist and some say rosacia, adult acne ect... I since then been ruling out stuff and no matter what I do it still in full force. I've been on antibotics - creams - retina - and nothing seems to be working. I never had issues with my skin prior to this and now I have dark brown spots all over my face because of it.
I was having a problem with my eyebrows coming out and a rash on my legs. So my doctor wanted to do this test. I take Armour Thyroid, 90 mg. in the AM, and 30 mg in the PM. My last blood work on the thyroid was TSH 0.03, T3 Free 3.0, T4 Free 0.8. What should I do to get the TPO down? Should I change to Synthroid instead of Armour?
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.
I just started on medication today, I do not know your answer but I will suggest something that might help. There is a connection to Gluten and thyroid. Three years ago I developed a rash on my lower legs. I had no idea it was related to thyroid till I got off of wheat and then my thyroid TSH went from 4.59 to 1.7, it did not solve my thyroid issue but the rash went away. So maybe give that a try?
I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED WITH WHAT HE SAYS. I DID CALL MY ENDOCRINOLOGIST AS I AM ON ARMOUR THYROID AND WITH FIGURING OUT EVERYTHING, THAT IS ONE OF THE DRUGS I AM ON..I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR AROUND A YEAR ( PRIOR I WAS ON SYNTHROID) WENT TO ARMOUR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE IDENTICAL TO THE BODY. HE TOLD ME TO STOP THE MEDS FOR 5 DAYS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.. THEN TAKE THEM AGAIN AND SEE IF THE RASH STARTS AGAIN. .TODAY IS DAY ONE WITHOUT THE ARMOUR.
I began treatment with Armour Thyroid a few years back due to a TSH of close to 3 (still normal) and severe hypo symptoms. My doctor said that even though the results were within range, sometimes treating will help when the TSH is above 2.5. The Armour reduced some problems, but weight gain, fatigue, joint pain, rash etc were still there. I also get bloodshot eyes that burn. I have a mildly positive Rheumatoid Factor (26).
You could try natural thyroid medications, like Armour, which is a pig thyroid preparation containing porcine T3 and T4. However, if you are responding immunologically to the Synthroid, eventually you could also do the same to the porcine T3 and T4.
I don't know how your physician determined that you were responding immunologically to the Synthroid, but this is certainly possible and could negate its effects by its removal.
My labs are out dated as I had stopped t4 only meds 3 weeks ago. A doc added this to my Armour, but my Armour should have been increased before trying this. I really didn't want synthetic.
Feb: FT3 3.2 [2.3-4.4]pg/ml, more recent:
RT3 23.2 [13.5-34.2]ng/dl
RT3 Ratio less than 4.5
T3 105 [71-180]
FT4 1.14 [0.28-1.77]ng/dl
No improvement on meds ever, just felt worse. It was pointed out to me that I have a bad RT3 ratio. Ideas? I'm anemic and have low AM cortisol.
I personally had the same issues and went to a new Dr who said let's try Armour. I love it no longer have the brain fog, tired, rash, etc now I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in stead of looking into a dark scary cave. I felt it after 2 days. And no jitters with the increase that I had on synthroid. But I have to wait for a few more weeks to get a good blood test. I have been trying to get euthyroid since JAN 2011.
In the meantime, I was diagnosed and asked my Endo about taking Armour. She is not a big fan because she says (in her opinion) because it is made from pig thyroid gland, and the thyroid gland is not always at an exact number, it can not always be consistent in it's dose.
So there you have both opinions and there is so much written about the use of Armour on the web it's mind boggling!
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.
Since I started taking throid Meds I developed a rash on my stomach and severe arm pain that keeps me up a night. Were can I read about this condition, or get information to help stop the pain.
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.
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