Nutrition Health Chat: Tuesday, Dec. 8th, 5-6 PM Eastern. Learn how vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients affect your health. Free live Q&A. Join us!
Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum.  ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
 | 

can I switch back to Armour thyroid

by catrous, Oct 27, 2009 12:29PM
I have happily been on Armour Thyroid for ten years...now with the back orders, my doctor switched me to levothroxine.  Will I have any reprecussions when Armour Thyroid becomes available and I switch back?
Member Comments (1)

by gimel, Oct 27, 2009 01:26PM
To: catrous
Armour is a combination of T4 and T3 at a ratio of approx 4:1.  Levothyroxine is a T4 only med.  Without the T3 component, you are going to notice a sig. effect pretty quickly.  Your doctor should have switched you to another combo type such as Nature-throid or Westhroid or Thyrolar, assuming one of them is available.  Suggest you go back and get this changed.
Post Comment
To
Comment
Post Comment
Recent Activity
R Glass commented on What You Can Learn Fr...
4 hrs ago
Wiley_Willow commented on The Olden Days
5 hrs ago
12-07-09 Tingling fingers
5 hrs ago by RadioAstronomyObserver
Exercise Tracker: Dec 7 09 Exorcise tracker
6 hrs ago by RadioAstronomyObserver
Lisi251 looking forward to the holidays
Hol739 commented on photo
6 hrs ago
Sheila669 commented on photo
6 hrs ago
Sheila669 uploaded a new photo
6 hrs ago
RSS Expert Activity
7 Ways to Reduce Stress During the ...
11 hrs ago by Steven Y Park, MD
What You Can Learn From Tiger Woods...
Dec 04 by Steven Y Park, MD
When the Mexican Drug Trade Hits th...
Dec 03 by Arnold L Goldman, D.V.M.
Community Members