Hey there, just wanted to pipe in cause there seems to be real confusion going on - at least with me. There was another post about when to take Armour and it seemed to be that everyone said that you take Synthroid or T4;s a hour before eating, but with Armour you need to take with food as it needs something to bind with. I still feel so poorly and I had been taking an hour before until the last couple of days and now trying to take with some food. There just seems to be conflicting information on this, so anyone else input would be appreciated. Thanks
Hi Terry- Remember you should be taking your thyroid meds 1 hr Before you eat....empty stomach for absorption.
Yes you are definately still undermedicated with your free's being that low....wow you must be feeling yucky. You need to explain to your dr that with armour you need to be treated by your free's and your T4 should be at least mid normal range, and your T3 should be mid high normal range.
Good luck and let me know how you do.
Oops. Had the ab and thyroglobulin levels backward.
Hi Laura,
I just got the results from my latest labs.
Free T4 is 0.71
T3 is 153
tsh is 0.02
Thyroglobulin AB is less than 0.1u/ml
and Thyrogloblin is less than 0.4ng/ml
I still don't understand this stuff. My throglobulin was at less than 0.1ng/ml last year. I'm not sure if I should be concerned. From what I understand, that is the primary test used now to determine if the cancer is coming back. But, I guess I can wait a few weeks.
I started taking my armour after eating this morning. I split the dose and took the other half this afternoon. I am looking forward to some better results, then I will talk to my endo about this at my appt. at the end of the month.
P.S. If my words get jumbled, it's not me! My computer has a mind of its own and sometimes I end up in the middle of a previous sentence, obliviously typing a word that does not belong. :)
Thanks again, Laura! By the way, if your name is any indication, we were born in the same year!
Thank you, Laura! I will be seeing my endo soon and will (again) ask her to order the
labs. I now feel "armed" with this information. Just knowing this is possibly behind how
I feel, and not just something I need to accept - or not just how I am and never can
feel different! I am uplifted by your words!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!
Your Free T4 and Free T3 levels are way too low. You are undermedicated or your body is resisting the armour. If your dr goes by your tsh, then you will never get enough medicine in you to feel good.
First off is that you need a new set of bloodwork!! It has been wayyyyy to long. It has been 6 months since your last set of labs. You should be getting them every 3 mos when on thyroid meds, unless your thyroid was removed and you have been stable on thyroid meds for a long time, or you have been stable for yrs.