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Armour thyroid 90 mg -HELP, VERY TIRED!
Dear Doctor/Forum,
I was dx'd with Hashimoto's on my 40s B-day, and placed on Synthroid. Did not do well on it, and decided to switch to armour. I am currently on 90 mg on Armour a day, and my TSH is going up and down all the time. I cruising around TSH 4.0 all the time, and cannot go beoyng 2.0.. My doctor has increased the dose only once, went from 60 mg to 90 mg. My hands are cold and needles in fingertips all the time, I cannot use my fingertips for fine movements.. Terrible.
I am TIRED all the time, if I could , I would sleep ALL DAY LONG...
Any thoughts? Do I need other supplements or do I need to up my Armour level?
Please, help me - I am desperate.
Thank you.
I was dx'd with Hashimoto's on my 40s B-day, and placed on Synthroid. Did not do well on it, and decided to switch to armour. I am currently on 90 mg on Armour a day, and my TSH is going up and down all the time. I cruising around TSH 4.0 all the time, and cannot go beoyng 2.0.. My doctor has increased the dose only once, went from 60 mg to 90 mg. My hands are cold and needles in fingertips all the time, I cannot use my fingertips for fine movements.. Terrible.
I am TIRED all the time, if I could , I would sleep ALL DAY LONG...
Any thoughts? Do I need other supplements or do I need to up my Armour level?
Please, help me - I am desperate.
Thank you.
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This is an extremely old thread; none of the previous posters are active on the forum anymore, so I'm sure no one will respond to your comments.
Cytomel is NOT Armour. Where on Earth did you get that information. Cytomel is strictly T3. Armour is T1, T2, T3 and T4 from a pig!
I am one of those people who cannot handle T4. Not in synthroid, Not in Armor.
After TEN YEARS OF THIS MADNESS I switched to T3 only therapy.
Immediately the sickness, the seasick, the buzzing went away. Suddenly poof I was normal and not falling over at work.
My thesis... in some people, as the liver gets sicker and sicker (or as you gain weight) your ability to manage T4 gets worse and worse and worse. It matters not if you use armor (which is MOSTLY T4) or synthroid (even worse)
search for "T3 only therapy"
After TEN YEARS OF THIS MADNESS I switched to T3 only therapy.
Immediately the sickness, the seasick, the buzzing went away. Suddenly poof I was normal and not falling over at work.
My thesis... in some people, as the liver gets sicker and sicker (or as you gain weight) your ability to manage T4 gets worse and worse and worse. It matters not if you use armor (which is MOSTLY T4) or synthroid (even worse)
search for "T3 only therapy"
It would be great if doctors started treating patients' symptoms and not just prescribing med. to adjust their TSH level to get it within the so called "normal" range. Unfortunately there are far too many doctors who are still in the latter mode. You may need to start searching for the right kind of doctor.
Thank you Stella,
I learn every day as I go..
But how many endo docs titrate Armour the way you have described?
My endo sees me every 2 months, and it is interesting that it should be done every 2 weeks.. I would like to do that , yet, I wish my PA/others doctors are willing to increase armour from 90 to 120 even at 1.6 TSH.
Do you know that current "normal" ranges for TSH were increased to 4.1 ( I believe, I am correct). This was related to me on my last endo visit.
I hate to be treated as number and not a symptom..
THanks for reply.
I learn every day as I go..
But how many endo docs titrate Armour the way you have described?
My endo sees me every 2 months, and it is interesting that it should be done every 2 weeks.. I would like to do that , yet, I wish my PA/others doctors are willing to increase armour from 90 to 120 even at 1.6 TSH.
Do you know that current "normal" ranges for TSH were increased to 4.1 ( I believe, I am correct). This was related to me on my last endo visit.
I hate to be treated as number and not a symptom..
THanks for reply.
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