average dose of armour when have no thyroid

[Emmy4337]

What is an average dose of Armour or Nature-Throid if a person doesn't have a thyroid (or has only 1/3 and it is atrophied)?

[Emmy4337]

Thanks for the info.  I'm on my own basically, the doctor's PA said I am past what he can do and had I thought about a referral to an endo.  Of course every endo I've seen (2) and talked to (4) will not do dessicated.  The PA has agreed to send a script so I can order ERFA thyroid which should be here in a week.  He said today when I saw him that he had a lady not doing well on synthroid so he switched her to Armour!  Yeah!  Her T3 was up and she felt better but her T4 was now down so he would probably add some synthroid back in.  Now that is a dr. I can live with!!!  I read an article in Health Magazine last week that said some people done fine on T4 only and others need T4/T3. It also said to have the TSH, FT4 & FT3 checked. Maybe the word if finally getting out.

[paula240]

I take 8 grains of thyriod -s. I was taking 8 grains armour and went down hill when they changed the fornula. I have tryed to reduced my amount from 8 grains to 7 and my symtoms came back. I am working back up to eight which seems perfect for me. So dont let it put you off if u need to go higher. We are all different.

[stella5349]

just take it easy... fixing this sometimes ( most times) is slow and rushing will sometimes put you right back to square one.

[Emmy4337]

Ok, I'll stay at 130 for a while and let everything catch up with me.  I'm feeling much better than when on Syn + Cyntomel.  I'm going to to have my vitamin B level checked when I go in later this month.  I've been watching the Vitamin D level and have seen in increase since October w/ supplements. I'm about to start selenium, Krill Oil (omega 3) and a good mulit vitamin this week.  Right now I only take SAM-e, vit D and cinnamon.  

[stella5349]

no that's too much - work with the medication - don't over indulge... You need to follow the guidelines of NT and you - with your doctor need to raise slow 1/4 grain - then a week or two increase... test and see where to go from there w/ labs and symptoms..

That is WAY too high to increase.... Have you been using selenium as a supplement w/ the NT? - that and your B vit is important too.

No - you may find at the beginning of treatment you will have frequent increases. Eventually your body adjusts and you can find after things start to even out - you will decrease too.

That was me.. I was on near 8 grains for a while - but then I started to need less and now I am stablized on about 4 grains.... Keep in mind - we are all different though... and I have no thyroid left either to function on its own

[Emmy4337]

I've been back on Nature Throid since 2/13 since the cytomel wasn't helping very much.  Joint pain is gone until very late in the day.  I'm taking 130 mcg at 6:30am and 60 at 1pm.  I'm about to up the 2nd dose to 130 also.  I know 3 grains is alot but I'm not having any hyper symptoms & I want the last of the hypo symptom to go away.  I still have some T4 in my system as it has only been 2 weeks since I stopped the synthroid.  Could I have an absorbtion issue and that is why it is taking so much medicine to make me feel better?  Everyone talks about upping meds by a 1/4 grain at a time.