NP Thyroid for Underactive Thyroid User Reviews (Page 4)

• Tgr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 14, 2024

"I was using Armour Thyroid for over 20 years, and I hated the way I knew before my pharmacist that they changed formulas! I took the medicine sublingually like my doctor instructed, then could no longer take it under the tongue with the new formula. It tasted gross! Now I'm on NP, and I do put it under my tongue but bite it in half. It tastes sweet and melts quickly. I think it hasn't made me feel any differently than Armour, but I'm sticking with it. The Armour seems to not get their batches correct. This seems to have their act together more. BIG PHARMA pushes the Synthroid and others, but I'm not going there. It's even free. That tells me something haha. I still would rather pay the $78.14 for a 90-day supply of 60mg. I would prefer to take an all-natural product. And there is also another product without a prescription on Amazon that has over 4500 great reviews that I may also take with this."

• UAa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2019

"I was switched from Nature Thyroid and Armour to NP Thyroid due to supply and insurance issues. I have been totally exhausted and bloated, which is partially due to stress (which also affects thyroid symptoms), but given the above comments may also be due to the medicine. I haven’t had thyroid levels rechecked recently and wondered if anyone has since experienced exhaustion, bloating, etc.? Although a relative who also is hypothyroid commented recently that once diagnosed, if symptoms of exhaustion, weight gain, etc. return, medicine should be adjusted even if bloodwork results are in the acceptable range. (Several relatives are hypothyroid and have been told by doctors to go by symptoms/how one is feeling in addition to bloodwork TSH levels. There are other bloodwork tests besides TSH that specialists do also.) Hopefully, the makers of NP Thyroid will get the problem sorted out soon."

• Sen...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 9, 2020

"I am using the newly formulated NP and am doing very well on it. Energy is stable, sleep is reasonable, no sciatica issues for months, and that was a two to three times a month issue. Dosage is about 97 mg daily, 1.5 grains plus 1/2 of a 15 mg. My temperature is good, no unusual aches or pains. I take iron and a daily multi later in the day. My last labs, TSH free T3 and T4, were very good."

• aco...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 15, 2018

"Horrible! Sounds similar to others' experience. Was switched because NatureThyroid disappeared off the market. Within a couple of weeks, noticed a huge shift. Periods became irregular again, eyebrows thinning, hair falling out, insomnia, mood swings, weight gain... the last straw was a trip to the ER for heart attack symptoms last week. Thank goodness NatureThyroid is available again... and now directly from my ND. Just got back on it yesterday. Looking forward to feeling great again."

• Jen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 23, 2022

"Very ineffective! My health insurance changed recently, and my new mail-order pharmacy has been sending me NP Thyroid rather than Armour. In talking to my doctor, I had an aha moment in realizing why I've been feeling like crap for a few months, it's this garbage medication."

• Pal...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 2, 2021

"Was okay until the company making it stopped putting the correct amount of thyroxine in the pills. I was falling asleep all the time, everywhere! And had absolutely no energy for anything. The company making the drug finally talked, and I had to go back to levothyroxine. Things have been a little better, but not great. Throw out this medication when you get a different one, but follow up on all the things that are contraindicated to taking synthetic thyroid for low thyroid. Your doctor probably has not researched or even read the accompanying information concerning the drug he/she is prescribing. Do your own research, no one else bothers!!!"

• Ash...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 22, 2022

"I have taken this for a month now, 60 mg. Within the first 2 or 3 days, I could tell it was working well. I felt drastically better. Then, a few more days, my stomach started to bother me for a few hours after taking the meds. Then, my stomach pain started growing, hurting more painfully and longer. Every couple of days, it was intensifying. I'm in my 4th week taking it, and I started to become bloated and gassy. Like, I can feel and actually hear it moving through me and getting gas pains now too. Last night's pain topped it all-severe pain, nausea, running to the toilet because I really thought I was about to throw up. I was rolling over, curled in a ball in my bed for 12 hours in serious pain. Took Mylanta, Pepto, Tums, Tylenol, and gas pills, even rubbed Aspercreme lidocaine on my stomach and back over the course of those 12 hours, desperate for any relief and am just now starting to get some. Also, I have had lower back pain that started maybe 2 weeks ago and was also very bad during this 12-hour episode."

• Dal...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 14, 2021

"Do not take this medicine! I have been on it for a month. My head is all foggy, and it popped in my head today to check the side effects of this drug. I can't walk straight, my head feels like I have some sort of sinus infection. I wake up several times a night. It is like I am drunk! Thank God I checked the side effects. I am stopping this medication immediately. Beware!!"

• Ril...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 25, 2021

"I spent 5 years on increased doses of SYNTHROID® (levothyroxine sodium) tablets with no success. I was tired all the time and felt I'd never have energy again. At 56 years old, my endocrinologist suggested we try NP Thyroid. I felt the change almost immediately. I started sleeping better and my mood improved as well. The price of NP Thyroid is the big downside. It's much, much more expensive than levothyroxine."

• kuu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 13, 2019

"My endocrinologist put me on NP Thyroid because we cannot stabilize my thyroid symptoms. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 1995 and have been constantly changing dosages, medications, etc. because of how I feel and my bloodwork. When I was put on NP Thyroid, I felt so bad. This medicine was horrible for me, it felt like I had the flu."

• ADS...
• May 31, 2017

"Was taking Armour Thyroid 90 mg, and the pharmacy switched me to this NP Thyroid as a generic, and it was an awful experience, was like I wasn't taking anything at all, like they just gave me a placebo or something. Not sure why such a dramatic difference, but this was just my experience. Now at the pharmacy, you have to specify brand name only by your doctor to make sure you get the Armour Thyroid, pre-warning, unless it works for you, then awesome."

• Kri...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 2, 2019

"I have low T3 syndrome. NP Thyroid is the only thyroid medicine that works for me and my family. I'm not sure what is causing our T3 to tank out, but so far this is the only thyroid medicine that works, and it's like a night and day difference for us. I have energy, I sleep, joint and chest pain have stopped, and depression symptoms have lifted. I would recommend anyone searching for thyroid medicine to try one until their symptoms change. My numbers became 'normal' with other thyroid medicines, but this is the only one that fixed my actual symptoms."

• GJG...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2018

"The quality of NP is poor. Hypothyroidism - thyroid not working at all. Switched to NP because Armour’s price shot up with my provider. It took a month to realize that it was causing my eyebrows to thin, my skin to be bad again, and my moods to be all over the place. I’m very weepy. I don’t have a lot of energy. It is supposed to be the same formulation, but if it is, why would I experience this? I have a lot of NP and have been adding an extra pill each day. It helps a little, but I don’t even think that’s enough. I’m unable to concentrate and I just want to sleep! I’m switching back as soon as I run out, and my insurance provider will cover the next prescription. They won’t cover the switch right now because I have a 3-month supply of NP."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 3, 2022

"It smelled and tasted like cat urine. I began having headaches, fatigue, and joint pain within a three-week period. I called Acella Pharmaceuticals and complained and requested a refund. They have a do-not-refund policy, which essentially means that they don't guarantee their product. My doctor wrote me a prescription for Armour, and my symptoms subsided within a month. Life lesson for me. Never again will I purchase NP Thyroid medication."

• Jea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 14, 2020

"5 months ago, I refilled my thyroid meds, which at the time I thought were Armour Thyroid, which I have been taking for years. Probably a week after, I wasn’t feeling well at all. I hurt all over. My legs got heavy and hurt anytime I was active. I kept getting the chills, headaches, and very fatigued. My joints and shoulders hurt. I had blood work done to see if it was my kidneys. I felt like I had a pelvic infection, and some days I felt like I had the flu. I looked online to see if there was a recall on Armour, and NP Thyroid came up, that some lots were recalled because of super potency. I then looked at my bottle, and it said NP Thyroid. My doctor never prescribed that. Today is the first day I haven’t taken it, and I already feel a little better. I’m so upset to see all the complaints. Please make sure you know what you are taking, and they have Armour in stock. If my doctor changed it, I probably wouldn’t have gone through all this for five months. He would have told me."

• Ann...
• January 1, 2021

"Worst medicine I’ve ever taken. My doctor prescribed this to me, and I took it for 3 weeks. I felt weak, nauseated, had headaches, horrible anxiety, and a racing heart! I called the doctor, and she told me that she takes it and she takes a higher dose than me, so it must be something else. I didn’t listen to her, and I stopped taking it. I immediately felt better, and I changed doctors. This medicine is awful!!"

• Lor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2022

"I started taking NP Thyroid in June. For the first week, I felt great, but then I started to notice some of the pills had a terrible odor, and the taste was worse. I have cats, and they smelled like cat urine, as well as my urine. Not every pill had the odor, but the ones that did, that I took, caused me terrible stomach cramps. Then, as time went on, my hair loss was terrible, constipation was 5 days, anxiety, depression, severe fatigue, it all came back as well as hot flashes. I let my doctor know, and he wanted me to have blood work before he made any changes, so after 5 weeks, I had blood work. I got it back, and my T3 was high, TSH low, and T4 was good. Before the blood work, I had blood work done, and the levels I just mentioned were all in range. I stopped it immediately. Unfortunately, my doctor is on vacation, so I can't get any meds like LDN, which worked wonders for me in the past. I am so exhausted I can barely function. I would not recommend this medication to anyone."

• Mea...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 26, 2019

"I had horrible side effects on Synthroid. My hair fell out, I was lethargic, the side effects almost weren't worth the little good it did. With Nature Thyroid, the inside of my ears itched all the time, and wax production was excessive, and I still lost excessive hair and even eyebrows. With NP Thyroid, I experienced no side effects and an actual improvement in my thyroid function over time."

• EBa...
• December 29, 2020

"Armour Thyroid for many years with no issues. Armour became difficult to get, and a couple of years ago my doc switched me to Nature Throid. I had no issues. About a year ago, my prescription was filled with NP Thyroid. Since then, I've had horrible body aches, brain fog, depression, and bad anxiety. I literally thought I was going crazy! I've always been happy and outgoing. After many, many days of researching, I found comments and reviews that stated people on NP Thyroid feeling the same way I was. I've now been off all thyroid medication for over a month, and while tired, constipated, and other normal hypothyroid symptoms, I feel better. No longer crazy, anxious, and depressed. My body hurts some, but nothing like when taking this stuff. My doctor has now prescribed Nature Throid again, and I will start it tomorrow. I'm looking forward to getting my life back, laughing again, and being able to think and function. Stay away from NP Thyroid!!!!"

• Bon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2021

"I have taken Armour Thyroid for years. I picked up my refill prescription from Kroger pharmacy and didn’t notice that I received NP Thyroid. Called the pharmacy and was told that the computer said generic and not Armour. It smells awful. Since I paid $70.00 for a 90-day supply, I thought I would just start out taking one every other day and still take Armour so my body could adjust. On the days I am taking NP, I am feeling okay until about 10:00 AM, then have a headache and am so fatigued I can’t get anything done. My body is aching too. I’m going to the pharmacy and getting my money returned."

• SBe...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 16, 2020

"NP caused my heart to race and anxiety to happen. Never in my life did I have anxiety, so that was a real surprise. Fatigue never went away. Now that it has been recalled, I don't know what Dr. will put me on."

• New...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2022

"I was prescribed NP Thyroid by my GYN, who is also a midlife wellness expert. She also started me on BioTE hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Since I've been losing hair steadily over the last ten years, I requested something to stop the hair shedding. After taking NP for a few days, my hair started shedding at double the usual rate. Alarmed at the rate of hair shedding, and after research, have stopped this. Also, felt cold hands and racing heart. I will be returning these to the pharmacy for a refund."

• JR8...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 7, 2024

"I was on levothyroxine originally and kept experiencing symptoms and struggles. My Dr. finally switched me to NP Thyroid, and things began to improve. I have been taking NP Thyroid for the past several years and feel great! I did take some time to get the level correct, but there are a lot of other factors (diet, other vitamins/minerals intake) that can impact us also, so it's been a learning curve on all of those as well."

• Pam...
• August 3, 2021

"I was taking Nature-Throid for years, and I was doing great on it. I switched to NP Thyroid after Nature-Throid became unavailable. At first, I was doing well, in the last few months, it has been a living nightmare. My labs are going up and down with each new refill. My stomach blew up, my throat feels like it is on fire, nausea, joint pain, and multiple other problems. I went to get my lab work done, and in 2 weeks' time on the new refill, my labs went from mid-range levels to over the top of the range. I am done taking this medication and will be switching to Armour Thyroid. This medication should be pulled off the market, it is dangerous."

• Tam...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 3, 2017

"Inconsistent treatment! This medication caused me dizziness, restlessness, cold sweats, sleep problems, as well as concentration problems. While taking it, my function was a roller coaster ride. For a few days, it would work, and then I would suddenly have some or all the side effects. It took me 6 months to figure out what was causing these issues. The medication seems to have quite inconsistent effects."