Thyroid desiccated for Hashimoto's disease User Reviews (Page 5)

• Mich
• March 7, 2017

WP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "This has saved my life. I was on Levothyroxine for 8 years, and it didn't help my fatigue, pain, insomnia, or weight. I've been on WP thyroid for 5 month and have lost 36 pounds and am no longer at risk for diabetes, and feel like a new person. I still struggle with depression and anxiety, but I feel this medication is amazing."

• Katk
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 28, 2022

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "WORST MEDICATION EVER! Before this I was on levothyroxine for 4 years and a new doctor I was seeing switched me to NP. A month in I was extremely dizzy to where I couldn’t do normal day-to-day things and was scared of standing in public places because I felt like I was going to fall. I ended up quitting the NP thyroid after 4 months of dealing with this, and a month after quitting I am almost 100% back to normal."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 14, 2020

Nature-Throid (thyroid desiccated) "Been taking Nature Throid (48.75 mg) for about 2 years now, and feel great as longs I also sleep well, manage my stress, and stay mostly on the Autoimmune paleo diet. Have been playing around with diet and lifestyle, and if I eat certain things, I notice a rise in TSH, as well as symptoms (brain fog, low energy, and weight gain). I checked it by sticking to the AIP diet for 3 months and my TSH went to normal range and I felt normal. It’s not ideal, but worth it to feel good. Also always take meds on empty stomach in the am."

• Annie...
• February 3, 2017

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I am completely happy with Armour thyroid medication which I use after oblation due to hyperactivity of my thyroid. I was on synthroid but my body wasn't able to convert T4 to T3. Once a thyroid patient you will always have slight fluctuations but overall I feel great!"

• Tano
• January 25, 2016

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I was on Levothyroxine for years (17). I have 7 thyroid nodules, and my physician is monitoring them closely. I begged my doctor to try Armour as I was so depressed, brain fog and felt the worst ever. I was put on 90 grains of Armour, within 6 months my tsh was .04. I was having tremors and racing heart. Apparently my body is extremely sensitive to Armour. I am now transitioning back to Synthroid/Levothyroxine and hopefully t3. Over the years your body changes (of course) - listen to your body. Everyone is different. Good luck"

• Hypo...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 4, 2021

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "My endo told me in June of this year that armour had stopped working for her patients. I continued on it, I trusted armour it has been around forever. Big mistake. I have had inconsistent dosing that made me hypo which showed on labs and labs that showed my hyper. I had inconsistent dosing in bottles where I'd take a pill and feel fine, another hypo, another like I'd taken speed. Symptoms were terrifying, anxiety, anxiety attacks, racing heart beat, palpitations, hot flashes, irregular periods, spotting, hot flashes, migraines, dizziness, high cortisol had to be tested for cushing's negative thank goodness, high blood pressure, panic attacks, insomnia, agitation, inability to handle stress of any kind, hair fall, vision problems, nausea with the migraines, all sorts of digestive issues including food intolerances and diarrhea. I've been in fight or flight for months. I was switched to Levoxyl. My last labs on armour were normal but I had all above symptoms."

• E v
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 31, 2019

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "New batch has a horrible horrible cat litter smell, thicker pills and speckles on it! Different formula for sure especially after consuming it my thyroid is super swollen and I’m having body aches, something I get when I eat dairy or food I am not suppose to! This is unacceptable. I tried reaching out my phone and email to Acella and no answer! We want answers now!!!! This is harming us patients with this auto immune disorder. If you want your moneys worth, give us something worthy, please we’re begging you we need this medication to stay alive and in good shape for the sake of our family and jobs!"

• Ms Kay
• March 3, 2020

WP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Yes since the recall there has been nothing but terrible results from wp thyroid and nature thyroid as well. Before you could lose weight , feel great, take on the day. Now just the opposite they definitely have made changes to it and don't want tell us. But hopefully someone in the government will expose their lies. Cause it worse than ever."

• Littlet
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 8, 2020

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I have noticed a change in health within 2 weeks of a change in taste on the Batch of NP Thyroid I received. It changed on October 2019. It appears a sweetener and something else added to the pills. More fillers and less medicine. I even enquired at the pharmacy that I got it from if there was an ingredient change. They checked the computer and said no. I haven’t felt well since the change."

• catdo...
• August 7, 2015

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I started taking a very low dose back in the summer of 2014 I was walking 3 miles a day. After about 3 weeks I could no longer walk like I use to due to the pain in my neck! I went for test, Heart, blood work they found nothing I took myself off Armor in Jan 2015 I started feeling better I would never take this drug again."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 20, 2020

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Was on armour thyroid for years. I needed to increase my dose last year and was given NP thyroid as supplement. I became regulated by December 2019. By March 2020 I was hypo again I went in and my dr couldn't believe I had fallen so fast. He is struggling to let me use NDT because he believes in levothyroxine. I increased the dose, 4 weeks later I was almost comatose so I called to raise again. Only mildly better, but still hypo. I talked to the admin of thyroid Facebook page who said stick to armour only! NP was reformulated in Sept 2019 and the company wont admit to it but many have fallen hypo since!"

• Sickn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 30, 2019

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I was on Armour thyroid as was doing, ok. Not great but certainly better than when I was on synthroid. Then my pharmacy changed my prescription to NP thyroid from ACE with out telling me and I have been horribly sick to my stomach, head aches, exhausted, confused and foggy brained. No medicine is worth this."

• Ninlil
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 2, 2021

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Since 2017 I was doing very well on my NP thyroid, then May 2020 hit and all changed. No more NP so I was placed on Synthroid, then Tirosint tablet, then Tirosint SOL and finally Armour. I hesitated at first to re-try Armour because it had caused me hives back in early 2017. But this time it didn't. Even tho I started back in Sept. 2020, I have NOT been able to increase because it increases my anxiety to the point that I'm suffering attacks & chest pains. By doctor's orders I went to see a psychiatrist & therapist but my therapist states she's not convinced this anxiety IS mental but leaning more towards the Armour. Now I'm on the verge of getting a DNA test done to help see if I have any exclusive sensitivities that'll tie it all down for me. Don't get me wrong, I do like this med since it has way way less side effects .. but I would like to know if anyone else is experiencing chest pains w/it or am I exclusive???"

• Daisy...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 31, 2018

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "After a 3 years of a hellish ordeal with Synthroid, I decided to quit thyroid hormone replacement. Synthroid was literally killing me. The worst I've ever felt. 6 months after stopping Synthroid, I was "allowed" to take NDT. I took Armour for over a year, and while it worked great to suppress TSH, I still had hypo symptoms. After 15 months on Armour, I was accidentally dispensed NP Thyroid without knowing what it was. After I verified it to be an NDT, I took it. After 2 months on NP, I didn't feel perfect, but noticed the sweating was gone and constipation resolved. After 4 months, everything going well, pharmacy corrected their "mistake" and gave me Armour. Back to the constipation/sweating. I had to fight to get back NP. Five months, no excessive sweating or constipation, and I'm dreaming again (yay 4 REM) and taking less naps in the P.M., like I used to do as if my life depends on it. I recommend you try NP Thyroid if you have T4-to-T3 conversion issues. I wish you the best and I hope you regain your life."

• Char
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 13, 2019

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Loved NP Thyroid but then started feeling really ill. Migraines, fatigue, nausea, joint pain, brain fog, etc.. this was my lifesaver and now just horrible. My dr switched we to medication from compounding pharmacy. So disappointed in Acella pharmaceuticals for changing what was a wonderful product."

• KKano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 10, 2019

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Switched from Levothyroxine to NP Thyroid in Aug 2017 and have been very happy with response - finally feeling a bit normal and lost some weight. But this last refill the smell and taste is AWFUL!! Like others have reported, I called Acella and got the standard answer that it can very from batch to batch - but I’ve been on it for 2 years and it’s never been like this! Hope they get it straightened out soon!!"

• Daisy
• December 18, 2020

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I have been using Armour since 1997 or earlier. Feel much better on the Armour than Synthroid. Synthroid made me swell up with water, which btw is a side effect. I never heard so many complaints about Armour. Most who can't tolerate Synthroid do great on Armour because it has T3 and T4 in it. vs Snythroid only has T4 which has to convert in your body. Most who have hashimoto's find the T3 and T4 works for them better. Been on thyroid support groups forever. For those can't find a dr to prescribe the Armour, call the pharmacist and ask which drs prescribe it. Go to them. I tell my GP , I needed it renewed and they didn't question it."

• Ijust...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 13, 2016

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I switched from synthroid to armour last year and felt better for the first couple of months. I've had an on again off again scalp itch/rash that I could not figure out for the life of me. About 6 months into armour I was overwhelmed by all my sympotoms, fatigue, depression, low libido, joint pain and the scalp itch/rash just would not go away. My endo let me try a 30 day supply of Tirosint and the rash went away and I felt so much better. Just to test my theory I went back to armour after the 30 days. Very quickly I realized it was DEFINITELY the armour and I'm going back to tirosint. Armour is SO much cheaper but not worth it!"

• Alb
• September 9, 2015

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "This medication has had the adverse affect for me. After being diagnosed with Hashimoto's, my doctor expected that this medication would help me with brain fog, energy and tiredness. I experienced the opposite. Within a few days of taking the 60 mg dosage I felt worse. I began sleeping extremely heavy, had a huge amount of trouble waking in the morning, and could barely keep my eyes open past 8:30pm each night. I gained five pounds in two months even though I had improved my eating habits and exercise. I began getting these dull headaches on the top of my head. I became extremely irritable with everything which is not my normal disposition. Dr told me to stop taking immediately and is prescribing Nature-throid. Will see how that goes."

• Igaveup
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 22, 2016

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Synthroid did not help: zero improvement on quality of life and bad side effects. Have been through all possible medications, none helped, same story as Synthroid. Am now on Armour, 3 grains. Doesn't help at all, and gives me side effects: weight gain, hair loss, difficulty sleeping, hyperpigmentation, no patella reflex, brain fog, extreme fatigue, etc. In fact I feel better, and most of the signs/symptoms are lessened, if I take *nothing* even though my TSH is 90 and my T4 and T3 are undetectable (ie, no T3 nor T4 in my body). I overwhelmingly prefer taking nothing as that gives me the best quality of life (albeit a pretty poor quality of life). I take medication, Armour, (and suffer), only because my doctors insist that I take medication."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 11, 2023

Niva Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Started taking Niva 2 months ago. No comparison to NP Thyroid. My hair is no longer so dry it breaks off. No anxiety or panic attacks. Leg cramps and headaches are gone. I highly recommend NIVA THYROID."

• Sunsh...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 30, 2019

NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I was on synthroid for about 15 years, it made my hair fall out, and I was always exhausted. I told my endocrine doc and he told me that it wasn’t the synthroid, it was my hashimotos :-( Fast forward to two years ago, I moved and got a new doctor, and hairdresser. The hairdresser asked me how long I’d been on synthroid I told him 15 years. He said get on a natural np thyroid. I did and immediately felt better AND MY HAIR CAME IN THICK AND SHINY!"

• Roy
• January 1, 2021

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "NDT??? Natural Defficated Thyroid. My husband asked me why would anyone eat pig poop! He was confused with dessicated vs.defficated. So as it turns out pig pills are not so natural after all. Made my hair fall out, my urine smelled nasty and it didn't lower the TSH. I wonder where the pig thyroids come from and that is scary. People like it for awhile and then they don't like it anymore. They keep changing the formulation but remember it's still an animal and animal products vary. It's not bioidentical and that causes a problem especially with autoimmune disease. A lot of people continue to use it but its pot luck. It is impossible to monitor accurate dosing. Good luck with it!"

• tinab
• June 4, 2016

Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I went to see an endocrinologist after my daughter told me that a co-worker of hers was hypothyroid and lost a ton of weight taking Armour. My endo told me that I had Hashimoto's and the best thing was for me to switch to Armour from Synthroid which was really what I was hoping to hear. I was so hopeful that this was finally going to be my ticket to a thinner me! :0\ During the course of 6 months I gained 20 pounds. My dosage was increased nearly every time I visited the doctor and with each increase in dosage came an increase in my weight. I went back to my primary care physician and told her my story and she put me back on Synthroid and the scales are finally moving in the other direction."

• HJJGA
• August 6, 2016

Nature-Throid (thyroid desiccated) "I was diagnosed 9yrs ago as being Hypo. About 2 yrs ago they diagnosed me with Hashi's. I started out on Levothyroxine, soon realized I couldn't take generic. Switched to Synthroid. My levels were consistently off every time I went to get labs done. Kept upping the meds. I asked to switch to Armour...was on that for about 9mo. Just recently got my results back. My TPO was a 289...supposed to be below a 34. TSH was a 37.590 supposed to be between 0.450-4.500. My doc is pretty much baffled by these results. Since I have been taking thyroid meds for 9 yrs. She switched me to Nature-throid and I've been taking it for about 7 days now. I'm on 195mg. I'm praying these meds work."