Armour Thyroid and Hair Loss: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Mem...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 6, 2022

For Underactive Thyroid "BEWARE! I don't know how this medication gets so many good reviews. I guess I must be one of the few that this has not helped one bit. I have hypothyroidism and started with Synthroid. I didn't like it all that much and started researching for an alternative and asked my Dr. if I could switch. I thought Armour would be a more natural and better approach to my issue. BIG MISTAKE. This medication does zero for me, it's like not taking anything at all, but you are paying for pills that do nothing. I took this medicine for 4 months because I thought it might take a little extra time to get the benefits everyone raves about. In the course of those months, my hair started falling, my skin was/is looking awful, I felt cold all the time, I have gained weight regardless of what I do, I felt tired every day, I couldn't sleep. I switched to a different brand of porcine thyroid med that does not have great reviews online, but works."

• SLC...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 2, 2022

For Hypothyroidism, After Thyroid Removal "After being on Synthroid for thirty years and my levels not staying level, I asked my doctor to switch me to Armour, and they changed my dose one time, and my levels have been right for the last five years, and my hair has quit falling out. I begged my past doctors to try it, and they wouldn’t. Thank goodness for the doctor I have today, plus I’ve been able to lose weight, and I’m almost to where my normal weight should be. I think sometimes doctors should really listen to their patients, thank goodness mine let me try something different, and it’s working."

• trl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 20, 2015

For Underactive Thyroid "I was just diagnosed with underachieving thyroid. My labs have been low for quite some time. Trying to heal my leaky gut in hopes of getting my thyroid issues better. Well, after working on it for 6 months with a Functional Medicine NP, it wasn't better, so I just started Armour 30mg. Today is day 1 for me. Hoping many of the symptoms I suffer will get better. I really don't want to be on this. The symptoms I have are early a.m. waking, low sex drive and anorgasmia, cold but sweating, fatigue, muscle loss, muscle weakness, dry skin, thinning hair."

• PKL...
• August 14, 2016

For Hashimoto's disease "I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's 2 years ago, had been having a lot of stress in my life. I have never been fatigued, but did have weight gain, I gained 20 pounds and had a moon-sized face. I thought that it was grief (lost husband). I am also a nurse. I was put on Synthroid 75 mcg and felt worse, hair started falling out, felt like I was in a dream all of the time, no weight loss, and depression. Told my endo that I felt bad and he ignored me. That's when I started digging into what to eat (I am already a vegetarian), taking supplements, and all of this helped. I went to a family practice doctor and demanded Armour. Felt great for the first two months. I started having the fight or flight feelings. I am now hyperthyroid. Two weeks on lower dose and have lost 15 pounds."

• Maj...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 12, 2016

For TSH Suppression "I have been receiving natural hormone pellets for the past 6 months and feel great! My blood work showed I had a very low level of thyroid, and I was put on 30 mg in the morning; as a result, I feel so much better. I did gain weight, but I cannot blame it all on the thyroid medication because I received the pellets at the same time. This week, my thyroid medication was increased to 60 mg since my levels were still low, and I hope to stay at a low dosage. I feel greater than before the hormone therapy and try to manage my food portions. I will be buying the book called Thyroid Diet Book to learn more about managing my intake of food. The medication is working for me, and I have not experienced hair loss, and I hope not to."

• Iga...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 22, 2016

For Hashimoto's disease "Synthroid did not help: zero improvement in 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 (i.e., 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."

• Roy...
• January 1, 2021

For Hashimoto's disease "NDT??? Natural Desiccated Thyroid. My husband asked me why would anyone eat pig poop! He was confused with desiccated vs. defecated. 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 a while 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 it's potluck. It is impossible to monitor accurate dosing. Good luck with it!"

• pin...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 28, 2021

For Hypothyroidism, After Thyroid Removal "I had my right thyroid removed 4 years ago. They started me out on levothyroxine 50 mg. My side effects were itchy eyes, brain fog, and tired every day around 4:00. The doctor changed my medication to Armour 30 mg and 15 mg. I loved it for 3 years. The start of my 4 years was good until July 2021. Side effects were bad weight gain, brain fog so bad I was having trouble with having a conversation. I was tired too. I just did not put two and two together and realized it was my thyroid medication. Saw the doctor in October, told her my side effects, told her I stopped taking the 15 mg Armour, and the side effects lessened. My blood work came back with my TSH off the charts. She now has me on Armour 30 mg and levothyroxine 50 mg. My side effects now are losing my hair, tired, cold, weight gain. I have only been on this for a month and a half. I am hoping it will lessen over time."

• Tin...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 9, 2012

For Underactive Thyroid "I like this one as it is the most natural thyroid medication. I am constantly losing my hair, but that is caused by hypothyroidism as well."

• ale...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 24, 2020

For TSH Suppression "I have taken Armour 15 mg Forest for a month. I have lost half of my hair. I am not happy with it. I will talk to my doctor and change to another medication."