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Hi all I am currently taking Armour 2 grain and the my doctor suggested to take 50 mg of Thyroxine and 1 grain of NDT to keep the cost down is anybody taking this combination please advise thanks

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Have you tried generic NP Thyroid by Acella? My pharmacist filled it instead of Armour it's fine for me and I also got a discount at Publix making it even more reasonable.

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vixvixvix

It depends if you're happy now or whether cost is the main concern for swapping?

Have you tried the Thai ndt? They're cheap as chips. I spent £40 on 1000 grains...

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Abby2003

Hi Apple0.

I take 75mcg of Levo and 1/4 grain of Erfa. Cost is not the reason, I seem to struggle with a higher ratio of T3/T4.

It is working well for me at the moment.

I think the mantra is to go with how you feel, your body will tell you if its not the right combination of meds.

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