Can you cut armour thyroid in half

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Avatar f tn I can't add much to the stuff posted here. I think alot said is great ( always a but) but I never heard of "chewing" the Armour - EWWWWW - nasty!! I agree that Armour works entirely better when not swollowed and splitting the dosage for even levels throughout the day is best, but chewing has never been thought to be best. Higher levels taken in the morning is most recommended - then a balance (one or two more times) a day is good.
Avatar f tn m being switched to Armour. 2 issues, one is that Armour has gluten in it. The other issue is my doctor cut the dosage in half because he says it's stronger. I don't run out of my current medication, Nature Thyroid, until tomorrow. I'm scared to death about the switch since it seems like it took a lifetime to get where I'm at. Has anyone made the switch? What should I expect?
Avatar n tn That's roughly an equivalent dose, "equivalent" meaning a recommended starting dose when switching to Armour. Armour can behave quite differently, so there's some experimentation involved at first. Most people split any meds with T3 in them into two half doses. Typically, half is taken first thing in the morning, and the other half around noon or early afternoon (not too late or sleep could be affected). You can also play with what balance works best for you, i.e.
Avatar f tn And, the side effects from Synthroid, My God, were horrible for me getting to that 2 week feeling almost normal point. My Family Doctor now wants me to try Armour, 1/4 gram, and cut it in half till I see how I react. My Endocrinologist looked like she would explode when I asked about Armour when all this started 6 months ago, so I will find another Endo. Any advice out there? I would like to try Armour, but if I'm sensitive to Synthroid, will I be the same on Armour?
803938 tn?1403748253 5 Armour for now, just because these pills are already really hard to cut in halves, not sure I can even cut them in quarters. We'll see!
Avatar f tn It says to take 1 pill by mouth daily. What do I do? Can I cut them in half, should I do that? I am lost. I am so excited that I finally found a doctor that would prescribe it, but I don't want to do this wrong. I am 47 years old and have been on thyroid meds since I was 19 years old. I have just felt terrible since around October oft his year. The worse I ever felt in my life. Can someone help me so I do the right thing? Thanks SO much!
Avatar n tn I switched from Tirosint 88mcg to Armour 45 about three weeks ago, (cut pill in half) since I was still fatigued and foggy feeling as well as a lot of muscle and joint pain. At the time, my TSH was .16 Before that, on 75 mcg tirosint, it had changed to 8 from being in the 1-2 range for about a year. I had my TSH tested today while at the ER for an unrelated issue, and it was 20!
822804 tn?1298226302 My doctor had me test all T levels and it showed on one of my T couns to be going towards HYPOthyroidism - also I wanted an ultrasound my thyroid and it shows 2 very small nodules (I will get this checked again in 6 mos) BUT .. I cut the armour dose in 1/2. I have never felt better. This is the most normal I have felt in years. It was funny b/c when I cut the Synthroid in half my heart palps really did not chnage or go away. With the natural Armour thyroid my palps went away within 3-4 days.
Avatar f tn Symptoms sometimes lag somewhat behind changes in thyroid hormone levels. In view of your thyroid levels I would push to re-test and increase dosage in 4-5 weeks until you get closer to optimal levels, and then you can extend to 7-8 weeks.
Avatar f tn Absolutely, you can take Armour! I would not run so fast to get my thyroids yanked out the trouble's that come afterwards is why I am part of different boads. I wish I would have taken Armour and worked with my symptoms before shocking my body into taking them out. You have your parathyroids close by so it very dangerous but honestly these days TT is like no big thing kind of like hysterectomy's were to the 70's.
Avatar f tn Some (quacks) choose to start you on a high dose of Armour depending on your blood levels and how you were adjusting to the Levo. At lease that was my case. I now have been cut in half on the dosage of Armour and still feel great. Better than I ever did on Synthroid. It is all about converting that T4 into T3. Hopefully you will find what you are looking for with your decision.
Avatar f tn main problems are low energy no sex drive dry skin,bad dierehha and weeight gain..i was given 1 grain of armour had to cut it in in half as dr prescribed only 1/2 grain and pharmacy didnt have it ans said they couldnt get it...i just felt like i was so racy on it,i know 4 days wasnt much of a chance,but couldnt handel anxiety aNY ideas for me?
Avatar m tn Only when TSH is suppressed enough to no longer stimulate natural thyroid hormone production, will serum thyroid levels reflect further increases in thyroid medication. A good thyroid doctor will treat a hypothyroid patient clinically (for symptoms), by testing and adjusting Free T4 and Free T3 as needed to relieve symptoms. Symptom relief should be all important, not just test results, and especially not TSH results.
327369 tn?1326119908 just to clarify would you do 30 and then split the 30 morning and afternoon (so that would be 30 total) or would you do the 60 (with half morning and half afternoon). I thought I read somewhere to that in 2 weeks you can often have to up the dosage of Armour but not sure if that is correct?
Avatar n tn t know if Armour sells straight T4. If you like your natural dessicated Armour, I do believe you can get various doses of natural T3 and T4 from a compounding pharmacy, then you could lower your T3 amount, but bump your T4 amount. Usually thyroid sufferers feel better with frees in the upper end of the range.
Avatar m tn Since T3 acts so quickly, it is best to split the dose and take half in the morning and the other half in the early afternoon, in order to even out the effect. So I expect that some of those symptoms are just due to starting on 2 grains of Armour and taking it in only one dose. You need to talk with your doctor and explain what is happening and ask to start with a lower dose and split the dose and then increase in 4-5 weeks and then go back for new tests in another 4-5 weeks.
1797743 tn?1389213685 In my experience, sometimes the first few days on a new dose can be a little strange, so it may be your body adjusting. Let us know how you feel in 2 or 3 days. If you are still having problems then, you may want to cut back by 1/8 grain and see how your body reacts to that.
Avatar f tn Thanks so much for your input. I am taking a 90mg tablet. I can cut that in half and take it at 7am and 5pm? I usually go to bed around 11pm. I read the pdf you sent and plan to send it to my doctor. When and if I add in the 15mg of Armour, do you think I should add it to my morning or afternoon dose? I appreciate any input you can give me.
Avatar f tn I was just wondering if I'm getting the right amound of thyroid meds, I'm on Armour and for the past 6 weeks or so I've been cutting my pills in half,taking half in the morning and half around 3 but sometimes I'm late taking them, will this mess with my levels? Also They just fall apart so I chew them, are they absorbing that way? and I'm just wondering when I get my labs done the 31 will I be lacking due to this method of taking my meds?
Avatar n tn So the purpose of splitting the dose is to keep the effect fairly uniform throughout the day. That is why patients are advised to split and take half in the morning and half in the early afternoon. T3 is not affected by food like a T4 med is; however, since you are taking Armour, you need to try to follow the rule about taking it on an empty stomach. The reason is that T4 absorption is affected by food. The more important consideration is to stay somewhat consistent with your meds.
Avatar m tn Your triloddothyronine Free Serum is Free T3, that would be the bottom level, When you were on Armour, Did anyone advise you to split your dose and take 1/2 in the Am and the other half in the afternoon?
Avatar n tn Were you splitting the dose and taking half in the morning and half in the early afternoon? Would you please double check that range for FT3? I have never seen one with such a low limit.
Avatar m tn GTA Forte by Biotic Research and he said people that take Armour can take this instead. In your case you may look into it to see if is something you can supplement to up your dose without your doctor. People using it seem to be really happy with results. I didn't tolerate Armour, hope this is helpful to you.
Avatar f tn So I agree with gimel. You need an increase in your Armour. I also agree it is best to take the Armour in split dose. Insuffiecinet Ferritin also messes up the metabolizm of Thyroid. So getting the Ferritin number up to ideally 70 may help you as well. Just wondering if you suffered from migraines. Only reason I ask is that my wife did. And when she took care of the GERD with high doses of GERD medication her migraines went away.