Armour

[Rockingdog54]

Received 100x1 and a half grain Armour

Was on 150 mcg thyroxine

Any advice on how to start Armour

[researcherUK]

Although the conversion chart suggests that 1 grain of NDT is equal to 100 mcg of Thyroxine,

getrealthyroid.com/conversi...

users' feedback suggests it is more like 65-75 mcg. Dr Westin Childs indicated that it is 50 mcg.

The starting dose is usually 1 grain with an addition of 1/4 grain every 7-10 days until symptoms resolve and/or you reach 2 grains, wait 8 weeks and then test (TSH, T4, T3).

Start with what you have received which is 1.5 grains ( to replace 150 mcg of Thyroxine) and test after 8 weeks. Take it with a large glass of water. Leave 1 hr before you drink coffee or tea, 2 hrs from food, and 4 hrs from minerals such as iron, magnesium, zinc.

[Hidden]

I am not sure the conversion charts are reliable but, back when I started on NDT seven years ago, I was told to decrease T4 by 50 mcg, while adding 1/2 of NDT...I was on 200 mcg of T4 and decreased it to 150 mcg while adding 30 mg of NDT, then I went down to 100 mcg of T4 after another week while adding another 30 mg of NDT...I'm sure there are others ways of doing it, but I was told go add NDT slowly to allow the body time to get used to the direct T3 in it and it worked for me.

[Rockingdog54 in reply to Hidden]

Hi anna i have been on 2 grains of THIRoid from thiland for 3 months so just started on 1 and half grains of armour yesterday ,I am absolutely shattered ,and demotivated x