take armour thyroid with food

Since I am still feeling so tired maybe it will help if I actually swallow the armour with food. I am willing to try anything. I take 25mcg Levo, so I will continue to take that an hour before, but then take the armour after I get up and have something light. Sublingually caused hyper effects for me, mainly it causes heart flutters.I am so glad for these boards!

I was diagnoised with hypo thyroid about 5 years ago and started taking Armour. Three years later my doctor determined it was Hashie's and changed my script to Synthroid and Cytomel because my auto-immune system was attacking the Armour as it was my own thyroid hormones. I felt much better on Armour but my TSH kept switching from hypo to hyper. It is still doing this on the Synthroid. My symptoms do not mirror my current .06 TSH, still tired.

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.

When taking Armour thyroid - do you get your bloodwork about 10 hours later in the afternoon. Or do you wait until the next morning when your levels will be unusually low since you missed your morning dose?

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.

Take Armour with food? No.................Never take Armour with food. It is to be taken on an empty stomach. If taken with food, T3 will dominate over T4 too much in your body. What reason did you hear/read that supports the statement "Armour is better with food"?

I would like to know is there any food that I need to avoid since I have thyroid cancer? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/264741'>Food & Medicine intake</a>.

I have Hosimoto's and I've taken Armour Thyroid since 2000 and will never take anything else. Armour Thyroid is all natural - not synthetic. The doctor who first put me on it only prescribed Armour. He didn't like the long term affects that could be caused by taking synthetics. I had surgery in 2002 and 2/3'ds of my thyroid removed. The surgeon wanted to take me off Armour and put me on Synthroid but I wouldn't let him.

Great info. Your 9am dose; on empty stomach or after food? 4pm; food on stomach? OR, is food intake irrelevant in your case. It seemed when I "played" around with this stuff time/dose wise, it was very dependent upon what time I took it and when I last ate. Any info is helpful at this point. Thanks so much for your response...

Can I take armour thyroid with food or must it be taken with an empty stomach? What would be the determining factor for prescribing armour thyroid vs synthroid (and maybe cytomel)? I appreciate your help very much. It seems like it has taken forever to get the right dosage and help.

I was diagnosed a week ago with hypothyroidism and have only been on the Armour Thyroid since this past Wednesday, so I'm new to this. For the last couple of days, I've been taking it sublingually rather than swallowing. I just read an article entitled "Should You Take Your Thyroid Hormone With Food vs. An Empty Stomach?" by Mary Shomon (Google to find it, since external links are apparently prohibited here).

My sister is like you and refuses to take thyroid meds because of how they make her feel but the problems caused by not taking them can leave you at huge risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, etc. Trust me I feel the same way about the weight thing- my husband and I went on the same diet, the Low Glycemic Index diet back in November (except he was aloud to eat a little more) and he lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks while I continued to gain 10 lbs in those same 2 weeks.

I am a vegetarian; and Armour is made of raw thyroids. There is a risk with consuming raw animal products. (There is no risk, however, with contracting the swine flu from using meds like Armour.

Many people on Armour take about 2/3 to 3/4 of their daily med in the morning, then take the remainder mid day. I hope your doctor did not tell you to take it before bed. Taking Armour at night is not advised and kind of pointless really. Thyroid hormone gives you the energy you need in your daytime hours that untreated Hypothyroid people lack. Thyroid hormone T3 is more active than just T4 and it can keep you from sleeping at night.

is it ok to take with food? my instructions only say to take 1 pill once daily but doesnt give any specifics.I take my synthroid an hour before i eat but didnt know if i could take the cytomel with my breakfast or if it would interrupt with the absorption? is this one that should be swallowed or dissolved under my tongue?I appreciate all of your help,this is the first time that my doctor has ever prescribed this med and she is unfamiliar with the dosing and such..

Hi. My doctor is away for the holidays, and I'm left with a question about a recent blood test. I have Hashimoto's and have been on 1.25 grain of Armour Thyroid for two years, and 1.5 grain for twenty years before that (yes, it seems the Hashimito's was getting better.) A recent blood test showed the following results: total T3: 309 (normal range 17-180) free T3: 4.4(normal range 2.0-4.4) TSH: .897(" " .450-4.50) free T4: 1.20 (" ".82-1.

everyone else knows by now that Armour Thyroid Meds were RECALLED 2021 due to LOW POTENCY. Which explains why all of us taking Armour experienced sudden HYPOthyroid symptoms & ill health effects. I highly recommend people sign up for FDA Food & Drug Recall emails on their website, to be informed of such events. Do not rely on your pharmacy or Dr notifying you of any medication recalls! (Mine certainly did NOT notify me & I only found out after suffering terribly for over 6 months!

Because my doctor would not renew my meds until I came back in for tests, I went a month without my Armour Thyroid before the last tests, taking health food store thyroid glandular during that time. My doctor said my tests were off but they look pretty good to me. The T3 and T4 are within Range. The THS is way high. Is that a real factor when the T4 and T3 are good? Free T4(.80-1.80) . recent .88 last year .78 Free T3 ( 2.0-4.4) recent- 2.6 last year 2.4 TSH (.40-4.5) recent -12.73 last year 4.

Hi barb , thanks for your time , I read in a food book years ago that people with thyroid issues. , well their liver doesn't get rid of cholestrol the way it should. Iv been on all the statins , even ezetrol when all other statins fail ,I'm on a good diet and I work out well. After being in hospital last year with diverticulitis I fine tuned my diet. Will get more bloods done this week so I can compare cholestrol with test before taking armour and will let you know.

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