My endo is swapping me from 100mcg Levothyroxine to 1 1/2 grains of Armour. What's the best way to switch over? Do I stop Levo one day and start Armour the next? Do I start straight away on the full 1 1/2 grains? Feeling a bit nervous so any advice very welcomed!
Swapping from Levo to Armour - how best to do it? - Thyroid UK
Swapping from Levo to Armour - how best to do it?
Hi
Sorry, not specific advice....
Check out Clarebear's blogs, she writes about her journey....
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Also, please can you email me the details of your Endo, if you haven't already - thanks!
louise.warvill@thyroiduk.org
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Start with a low dose and build it up, do not under any circumstances go directly to the full dose of NDT. I started on 1/4 grain for two weeks then 1/2 grain for two weeks and so on. I could barely believe it when I started to feel better even on a low dose!!
No need to go backward. Find the equivalent and start taking it.
stopthethyroidmadness.com/s...
Whereas 25 mcg T3 is approximately equal in effect to one grain of Natural Desiccated Thyroid… And whereas one grain of most brands of NDT contains 38 mcg T4 and 9 mcg T3 (Canada’s Erfa is 37/8)… And if you want to move from T3 to NDT…. Drop approximately 10 mcg of T3 (if you are just using the 5 or 10 mcg tablets) or 12.5 mcg of T3 (if you are using the 25 mcg pill) and add a grain of NDT Soon, the 38 mcg of T4 is going…