Armour

[QUE6T-33]

Hi, advice please,

Armour - how best to take?

As element of T3 (which best on empty stomach), would think same applies?

But told to take with food?

Can it be used successfully CM dosing? As if taken split doses?

Thanks

Penny

[Hidden]

Armour needs to be taken an hour before food preferably. Some people have great success with CM dosing.I take it 3 times a day, but use it with thyroxine as well.

[Lore in reply to Hidden]

Hi,

Sorry what you

Mean with ctm and cm dosing? Citomel maybe?

Sorry for the question:))

Lor

[nobodysdriving]

my doc told me not to worry about food (dr s) but there again he is happy to increase it if you need an increase, so if you have a 'tight gp' it may be worth taking it away from food

[Clarebear]

I take it with and without food and it doesn't seem to make much if any difference to me. I am on 2.5 grains currently and am using the CT3M for my adrenals very successfully. I take 1 grain at 5am, 1 grain at 11am and 1/2 a grain at 5pm. xx

[debjs]

Like Clearbear I don't find any difference taking mine with or without food though do avoid calcium containing foods at the same time. I find it works better if chewed. Although not strictly using CT3M method I have found I need to split the dose so take 2grains at 5am and 1&1/2 at 1pm (Ihave to fit in large doses of calcium inbetween and there are not enough hours in the day to split the Armour any futher!)

[shaws Administrator]

This is a link and cursor to question dated January 30, 2002 re food. Some of the links within may not work.

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[Jackie]

Hi I do split my armour because of the T3 content, I also take a little T3 ( script) which I take the split doses at different times.I do try and take the armour without having eaten but have food soon after. I take 4 pages of scripts and lots of cardiac drugs so have to take other drugs when I can. However, I have been on armour many years, 6 weekly tests because of my heart and other conditions. Since it was stable a year after seeing my endo, a long time, it has remained so, no matter when I have taken the thyroid meds.Do make sure you do not take thyroid meds on the morning of the test until afterwards, that does make a difference , also Beta Blockers if taking.

Jackie