"BYE BYE ARMOUR" your new formula is JUNK!

[stella5349]

This new formula has been absolutely horrible for me my friends.:(  

I had the last script of the original Armour last week end. I picked up a new script on Monday. Within two days, over 60% of my hypo symptoms returned like a tornado blowing in.

I forgot the brain fog feeling....................

..... oh, I didn't miss that at all!

and the aches of hypothyroid is back with my head feeling like it ways 300 pounds!!!!

It's awful to try and take it sublingually. It sat in my mouth for about 4 hrs after my last 11:30 dose. Like I was trying to dissolve a piece of chewing gum! -- YUCK.

I called Forest Pharmacuticals regarding the problems and "they" didn't seem (to me) they are willing to do anything for a patients questions on the new formula, ............especially............ if you are a Co Leader of a thyroid forum asking the questions.

I think they cringe when they hear my name- since the February shortage of Armour started surfacing.

"Que sara sara"...................

So - if you are on the brand name desiccated Armour and are having trouble recently. Look into the new ways they are processing the medication. As far as I am concerned, I BOOTED Armour and RAN to my doctor's office yesterday to switch to Naturethroid.

I am disgusted with the pharm's way of conducting my phone call too.

If you are not sure if you are on the NEW Armour yet - look at the pill- the embedded "A" is different.

I'd like to take a POLL on the Armour thyroid patients here at Med Help to see if others are having trouble too.

[Applesan]

Saw on the Stop the Thyroid Madness website that if you take Armour sublingually with sugar from a Pixie Stick that it will absorb better.  Didn't have a Pixie Stick but used table sugar and it worked great.  I also have raw sugar and will try it with that as well.

[stella5349]

I am supplementing also. It seems that after being thyroidless or in need of meds, learning about what supplements to take is just as improtant as learning about all the correct tests.

I also made the decision to start iodine treatment for myself. This is a science all it's own too.

[Applesan]

My lab's normal range is 0.40-4.70 UIU/ML and my last TSH was 5.3 so she said it was okay.  I don't feel well unless it's down around 1.5 or so.  I tried to explain to her that everyone's "normal" is different but she wouldn't hear it.  Do you just take Armour or anything else with it?

[Eliza150]

Yep that is typical. I believe the TSH is good for the first test, but after taking thyroid replacment. Get real ya know. HA! Did you know the TSH upper limit use to be 10?

[Applesan]

My doctor is a TSH addict. That's all she cares about. I'm "within range" so that works for her, not for me.  I asked her to increase my Armour dose from 45 mgs. to 60 mgs. and she acted like I didn't know what I was doing but said okay.  She said it would probably make my shaking increase because of the T3 but gave it to me anyway.  I think she's hoping I'll feel sick again so that she can get me back on Synthroid or something similar.  I now feel even better with the increased dose.  Maybe I should become an endocrinologist.

[Eliza150]

Yep thats definitly the tell all. Finding a doc that does not look at the OLD TSH, I have found very hard to do,