Stomach/Acid Issues on Armour Thyroid

[Skiddles]

Dr. Lupo:
I have been on Armour Thyroid 15mg since Aug '08.  All symptoms (fatigue/hairloss/muscle soreness/blurry vision/dizziness/feeling cold) stopped at first week of treatment but after that first week, I developed stomach inflammation (just had an endoscopy indicating inflammation consistent with daily aspirin intake).  I do not take any aspirin or motrin, etc..  The only drug I take is Armour Thyroid.  Is it possible to be react to Armour Thyroid in this way?  I've tried the compounded thyroid also and it made everything worse.  I also have trouble dosing up on the Armour even though I still get fatigue in the evenings.  My doctor wanted to me add another 7.5mg evening dose but I get heart palps and it seems the acid reflux gets worse.  Could the T3 in Armour do this?  Any ideas?

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

Hyperthyroidism can cause stomach acid problems -- if the armour is too much (ie low TSH) then this may be the issue and decreasing the armour may help.

[Skiddles]

Thanks so much for your response.  I do sometimes have issues with hyperthyroidism on the Armour 15mg.  Sometimes I feel great, other days I feel a little hyper (almost like it is fluctuating).  I have tried cutting back the dose on my own and my vision gets blurry again and my hair starts to come out w/in a day.  Seems I'm very sensitive to the changes.  Thanks again for your help!