hypothyroid to hyperthyroid ?

[andreia930]

i was on armour thyroid for almost 2 years ... and less than a month ago stating having anxiety attacks ( severe ) .
call my doctor and he put me on half of dose .still no success . last week it went so bad that i end up to ER ... now in xanax . try not to take at all the time but the anxiety  still here ...anyone knows if it can go away ? eventually ? i have been in hell . how long it takes for the armour to leave my system ? thank you for your answer ...

[goolarra]

Please post the reference ranges for your FT3 and FT4.  Ranges vary lab to lab and have to come from your own lab report.

How are you feeling now that you've been off meds for a while?  How long?

[andreia930]

My dose was 1g then half of it and now none .

[andreia930]

Thank you so much goolarra for your response . my lab results are :

- 01/19/12 TSH - 0.030
- T4 - 6.7
- T3 - 3.4

- 06/05/12
- T4 - 5.2
- T3 - 3.4
The doctor told me to stop with armour thyroid bc my thyroid must be working by itself . The anxiety stopped almost completelly with Prozac which i will take for 2 months only . Thank you again . A

[goolarra]

Do you have recent thyroid labs to post?  If so, please do along with reference ranges (they vary lab to lab, so you have to post ranges with results).

The T3 component in Armour will leave your system in a matter of days.  The T4 component takes longer...4-6 weeks to completely leave.  

What was your previous dose of Armour, and what are you taking now?