boots2I have been on synthroid for 12 years since the total removal of my thyroid. I have weight gain, hair loss(clog drain every time I wash my hair) and low energy. Sometimes my thinking seems foggy and slow. My dose has been checked and adjusted to current levels of 112mg.
Can you take Armour thyroid with synthroid?
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- 26 Mar 2010 by boots2
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- armour thyroid, synthroid, thyroid disease, obesity, hashimoto's disease, hypothyroidism - after thyroid removal, weight
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Mary on dad27 Mar 2010
I just switched a few months ago from synthroid to armour thyroid - I had been on synthroid for about 2 years after having one thyroid removed. I do feel better and less foggy so I think the switch was a good thing for me so far. As far as weight gain issues I am hoping I'll lose some weight now but I also just quit smoking and I am dealing with the weight gain there. I would advise against taking both. Be sure to check with your physician because the dosage would be different on armour. Hope this helps.
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So I need my doctors prescription? I thought this was available thru a drug store in the supplement aisle. When I asked my PC about this she acted like she didn't know what I was talking about.
Yes armour thyroid is a prescribed med - I didn't have any trouble with my doctor switching me, he just wanted to know why. I can say armour is hard to get; either back ordered or not carried at a lot of pharmacies - and I went from a dosage of 150 on synthroid to 90 of armour and I could only get the prescription filled with 60 mg so I have to cut them in half and they are a challenge because they are so small so I am still trying to find where I can get my next prescription filled with the exact dosage.
Thanks for your info. When I googled Armour thyroid Amazon and walmart came up so I thought I could just buy it.
I have been on armour for about 4 months now... and feel much much better... was taking synthroid for about 3 months prior to that and it did not agree with me at all... had a multitude of symptoms including fogginess... and most of all bowel pain and severe diarrhea. I quit taking it because I couldnt handle the side effects... I am now taking 90mg of armour and it is working great... I might note that 90 mg is not a dose you can get in one pill... I have to take one 30mg pill and one 60mg pill. Hope this can shed some light on the subject.
If your dosage is right, you should not gain weight but if it is off, you will. I just switched from Armore 90 mg to a new gel version T4 called Tirosint. I have lost 10 lbs in the first month, not eating any different.I feel less foggy and have more normal energy level and mood swings r better. I was getting too much t3 w/ just straight armore and not enough balance between t3 n t4. I went through that w/ doctors who wanted to put me on wellbutin but if you are on the right meds, Maybe you should not need wellbutrin too?I did not want to take synthroid because so many people have problems. the gel caps w/ tinoset r good for people w/ allergies and sensitiviities. I hope you are doing better. I just wanted to throw my story out to ya~