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Using Nature Throid

I've heard that more Nature Throid is needed versus Armour.  Is that what others have found?  Dr. I have doesn't know much about dessicated but will prescribe it.  I have tried several different meds.

Armour (2006 -until reformulated) did okay, never felt wonderful and labs were never where they should be
changed to NT 130mg 1 dose (8-09-09) felt worse
changed to Synthroid 137mcg (12-15-10) hypo he!!
changed to Synthroid 137mcg with 25 mg Cytomel (2-9-10) less joint pain but still bad
now back to NT 160 2 doses (2-13-10) joint pain mostly gone until late in the evening & other symptom better.

I plan to add another 1/2 grain in 2 weeks if pain still here.  Is this reasonable?
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393685 tn?1425812522
yes - you can find with NT that you may need more... it sounds very resonable to increase and then test
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734073 tn?1278896325
It took 1 grain more of the Naturethroid (3 grains = 195mg) (1 grain at 4 hour intervals 3 times per day) to get the same results symptom wise and blood wise as the old good Armour (2 grains=120mg). ( 1 grain taken twice per day at 5 hour intervals). My daughter was born without a thyroid gland and weighs 120 lbs. 1 year ago at 100 lbs. she was on 100 mcg of Synthroid but was always too low on her t3 level on this medication (conversion issue). Had lots of hypo health issues on synthetic t4 alone. Doing much better now on desiccated (1 year) Nature-Throid  as her available (Free) t3 is now kept higher in the normal range with t4 just slightly lower and TSH under 1. Hope our experience will help you in some way.
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798555 tn?1292787551
I asked that same question awhile back. Several said yes you need more.

What I can tell you in my case is it takes awhile to adjust to NT after Armour or a generic Armour product. They are both from  pig thyroid powder, but different grades. Enough difference that the body might see it as something entirely new in you again. It has been a challenge for me to adjust to it. But we are all different.
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