Armour Thyroid replacement

[Tikamu]

I have been taking thyroxine for about 14yrs. I am keen to give Armour a try, as I have never felt particularly good on thyroxine. Is it hard to make the change & for your body to adjust? How do you make the change, do you have to do it gradually? Not sure if I can cope with feeling worse before better! Any comments/advice please??

[helvella Administrator]

Remember that Armour is one of several makes of desiccated thyroid. Also Nature-Throid, Erfa, Westhroid P and others.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/treatm...

Rod

[BexyLS]

I changed from Levo to Armour just before Christmas I was on 125mg of levo and changed to 1.5 grains of Armour. For two weeks I was very tired and felt a bit rotten. I know others do a slower change lessening the levo and raising the armour and part of me wishes i did it that way. But on the other hand I swopped and feel much much better on Armour in general. No heart palps, no absolute exhaustion, sleeping better, better mood and happier. I feel stronger and more able. Though the swop wasnt fun It was better than when i first went on levo where I would cry randomly have hot sweats cold sweats and all the other stuff. There is a table that converts you from levo to armour:

tpauk.com/articles/3207-con...

What does your GP say? My GP has been great and initially I went to a private GP who trialled me on Armour and my normal GP saw how much I improved.

If you have cardiac issues you are adviced by Armour PIL to raise the dose more slowly. So they even recommend rasing in increments cardiac issues or not:

frx.com/pi/armourthyroid_pi...

Hypothyroidism—

Therapy is usually instituted using low doses,

with increments which depend on the cardiovascular status of the

patient. The usual starting dose is 30 mg Armour Thyroid, with

increments of 15 mg every 2 to 3 weeks. A lower starting dosage,

15 mg/day, is recommended in patients with long-standing

myxedema, particularly if cardiovascular impairment is suspected,

in which case extreme caution is recommended. The appearance of

angina is an indication for a reduction in dosage. Most patients

require 60 to 120 mg/day. Failure to respond to doses of 180 mg

suggests lack of compliance or malabsorption. Maintenance dosages

60 to 120 mg/day usually result in normal serum T4 and T3 levels.

Hope this helps xx

[Tikamu in reply to BexyLS]

Thank you, I think I'm going to hunt out a good private endo to help me!

[boo16]

Tikamu - I have sent you a private message.x

[Heloise]

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