Armour Questions

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Armour Questions
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Fri, 04-13-2007 - 11:22am

I've been taking Armour (in addition to Levoxyl) for a week now. Within a few days, I was feeling results. :o) However, it seems that since I have added the Armour, I get a lot of stomach bloating which lasts for hours, and I have to eat very small meals to avoid further discomfort. I should mention that not long after I take my cocktail of meds, is when the bloating starts - on an empty stomach. As soon as I eat though, it worsens. Is this common? Is this one of the side effects that may go away as my body adjusts? One more thing, isn't Armour a short acting med? It seems that approximately 6 hours after I take it, I crash. IOW, feeling tired, brain fog, etc.


Anyone else?

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Fri, 04-13-2007 - 7:46pm
I wish I could help you with answers on this one but I'm not on any of the hypo meds.
 

Calley7

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Mon, 04-16-2007 - 1:45pm

I've been on armour for almost three weeks now. I haven't had a problem like that - in fact, just the opposite. My stomach really settles down soon after I take my armour.

I also divide my dose in half and take it at 8 am and 2 pm. Most people I know that take it, do the same thing.



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Tue, 04-17-2007 - 8:05am

Oh, that dividing the dose does sound like a good idea. I might try that tomorrow.

I don't have the bloating problem on armour, but I wonder if you might be lactose intolorant. Not sure of the lactose amount in a pill, but some friends, a Dr and I were talkling about this in work this weekend and the Dr was saying that there is sooooo much stuff with lactose in it and people just become intolorant after a while. She recommended taking lactaid tabs at every meal for a week and see if the bloating goes away. It could be worth a try and worth skipping a trip to the dr.s right?

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Wed, 04-18-2007 - 4:30pm

Another thing, I don't know if it will make a difference or not, but i take mine sublingually.

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