I 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?
Question posted by boots2 on 26 March 2010
Last updated on 18 September 2019
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I actually had some of the old synthroid and Armour left. Armour works wonder for my hair, skin and nails, while Synthroid gives me energy but I was having extreme hair loss. For six month I combined the two and felt great - Armour and Synthroid. I’ve been on everything: NP only, NT only, Armour only and Synthroid only until the hair fell out. I don’t think my doctor liked me combined the two, but I felt great and my numbers were great and no symptoms. These worked the best for me and plan on asking my endocrinologist to let me do it again because taking NP for 14 months has stopped working - low energy, hairloss and neck hurts where thyroid is.
Please, tell me the amounts you use for both, armour and synthroid. I will appreciate your information greatly.
I was on Synthroid 150 mcg then 200 mcg per day for 7 years & still felt fatigued & sleeping all the time. My wonderful doctor did a complete thyroid profile & stated he was changing me to NP thyroid medication which I believe is similar to Armour only different inactive ingredients, but don't quote me on that :). All I can say is I feel like Rip Van Winkle who has suddenly awakened after 100 year nap. I've lost weight, energy level is that of a twenty-year-old & I'm now 62 years old! This change perhaps isn't for everyone but I thank God everyday for my brilliant doctor & thanks to the manufacturer of NP Thyroid medicine! I hope this information helps you and good luck.
I just started on NP Thyroid also. I was given a 30 day supply. My pharmacist told me they are about to go on back order because they aren't getting any more in right away. I was taking Nature-Throid, but it has been on back order for months! This is causing the pharmacies to run out of WP Thyroid and NP Thyroid as well, because everyone is substituting the other ones for all the different natural desiccated thyroid tablets that the pharmacies are running low on, only to end up on back order as well!
I have been taking Synthroid 25mcg and Armour Thyroid 15mg for 6 months. I have Hashimotos. This seems to work for me. Yes I have struggled with my weight going up and down but it part of my life with my weight struggle. At one point I had hair loss so bad I would put a brush threw my hair and clumps would come out. This combination has stopped that issues and finally after 3 years of fighting with it it starting to even out.
No you can not take two meds for hypothyroidism Ask your endocrinologist to change you to natural instead of synthetic It worked for me most of my symptoms are gone or at least manageable except I can not lose any weight haven't been able to figure out how been on phentermine and tried Qsymia nothing seems to work since being diagnosed with hypothyroidism Anyway good luck
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.
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~
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armour thyroid, synthroid, thyroid disease, weight loss (obesity/overweight), hashimoto's disease, hypothyroidism - after thyroid removal, weight
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