armour and hypothyroidism
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armour and hypothyroidism
| Sun, 03-18-2007 - 2:27am |
Has anyone switched from Synthroid to Armour and felt better? I am currently on 125mcg Synthroid (and have been for over 18 months)and even though my TSH levels are OK, I still feel tired and have weight gain issues. I have heard that many women do quite well on Armour.
Rose

Hi Rose,
I think the answer to your question is "yes" from what I recall from other messages on this board.
I have been hearing the same for quite some time now. They say some women do fine with Synthroid but for those with trouble converting the T4 to T3, they do better with armour. My doctor doesn't prescribe synthroid, so I'll be starting on armour next time I see her. Which is what led me to check in here ;)
"The diet-heart idea (the notion that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. This idea has been repeatedly shown to be wrong, and yet, for complicated reasons of pride, profit and
Yes, I'm on Armour and have been on it for about 6 years now. I tried everything else when I was first diagnosed and nothing seemed to work right. Armour so far has been the best, but to tell you the truth I don't think I'll ever feel the way I did before going hypo. I truely believe that taking a supplemental thyroid hormone is not the same as your body producing it's own thyroid hormones. I noticed that even after being on thyroid meds for 10 years, and my levels being in the normal range, my body takes longer to recoup after working out, I have a harder time losing weight, I get easily tired and fatigued, etc.
I would like to know if there is anyone taking thyroid meds. who truely feels as good as they did before they went hypo. So far, everyone I know who has a thyroid condition never feels the same as they did before the condition. It would be interesting to know if its possible to feel normal again. LOL
I've been on it for a few days now. I started on a very low dose because of previous adrenal problems. I don't want to stress them too much.
"The diet-heart idea (the notion that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. This idea has been repeatedly shown to be wrong, and yet, for complicated reasons of pride, profit and