I'm on liquid Eltroxine... After 8 years, finally got NHS endo referral and want to ask about Amour. What are my chances of being given it??

[lozza]

[roslin]

slim, but some get it I have heard

Roslin

[lozza in reply to roslin]

Thanks

[annie2]

I got it today! From my NHS Endo. Good luck.

[lozza in reply to annie2]

Did you have to persuade them much?

[annie2]

I said 'is this as good as it gets and you can't do any more' i said can I try Armour if it's no better I promise to return to levo. He said ok let's give it a go.

[lozza in reply to annie2]

Fingers crossed for me then

[Muffy]

It might be worth printing out the two papers below and taking them with you to your appointment. I've given you the web address on both of them.

Quote, “Gautam Das et al described three patients who were successfully treated with Armour thyroid after being intolerant to L-thyroxine and commented, “Although L-thyroxine remains the treatment of choice in the majority, a trial of Armour could be considered in patients who have not responded to this conventional treatment…..”

(Gautam Das, Shweta Anand, Parijat De. Does synthetic thyroid extract work for everybody? (Endocrine Abstracts (2007) 13 P316)

endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/...

Endocrine Abstracts (2008) 15 P359

Improvements in quality of life in hypothyroid patients taking Armour thyroid

DH Lewis, J Kumar, P Goulden & DJ Barnes

Conclusion: In appropriately selected hypothyroid patients, Armour appears to improve the quality of life in patients who have either had an inadequate clinical response to conventional T4/T3 therapy or are unable to tolerate such therapy.

endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/...

[lozza]

Thank you for those! I will take them with me