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In a message dated 6/20/2004 9:40:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jspotts@... writes:

> I think I feel better, but it's kind

> of hard to tell. You know what I mean? or is there a big change?

> How do you know if your on the right strenght? How do you all take

> your meds? and when will symptoms disappear?

The symptoms will disappear when you take enough Armour to get rid of them.

Most people do feel a change pretty soon, but it does take time. It sounds

like to me you're not on enough Armour. Some docs have said most people need

around 3 grains...but that is an average.

Most folks with Hashimoto's seem to do better with their TSH totally

suppressed. But have your doctor check your Free T4 and Free T3 thyroid hormone

levels. You'll feel better if the Free T4 is in the mid/high range and with the

Free T3 in the high/upper range.

Welcome!

Cindi

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In a message dated 6/20/2004 9:40:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jspotts@... writes:

> When I asked him about

> Armour, he seemed appalled that I dare ask about it. I have been

> reading all the books and internet writings I could find on the

> treatments and decided to tell my family doctor to put me on

> Armour. She agreed thank God,

Not an uncommon reaction for an endo. It's a sad situation. But good for

you for researching and pursuing the Armour. You'll probably do much better on

it.

Cindi

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Hello everyone, My name is and I was diagnosed with hashimotos

in April of this year. My doctor gave me synthroid 50 and sent me

to an endo and he put me on levoxal 112 mcg. When I asked him about

Armour, he seemed appalled that I dare ask about it. I have been

reading all the books and internet writings I could find on the

treatments and decided to tell my family doctor to put me on

Armour. She agreed thank God, and prescribed 1.5 gr. I have been

taking it for about 9 days now, I think I feel better, but it's kind

of hard to tell. You know what I mean? or is there a big change?

How do you know if your on the right strenght? How do you all take

your meds? and when will symptoms disappear? I have the common

tiredness, brain fog, forgetfulness, aches and pains, digestive

problems and moodiness. I tend not to like myself sometimes and I

know it's hard on my family, me being sick and all. I'm glad I

found this group and helps to read about others and what they are

doing to feel better. Thanks in advance...

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Thanks for the reply. I was just reading posts from long ago, there

is so much. Very interesting stuff. I am going to spilt my dose to

see if I will be less tired in the afternoon like I have been

feeling.

~S

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Hi, ,

If your Armour is dosed at 1.5 grains, then you may be on too

little. Most of the folks I know who use Armour are on 2 grains per day or

more. I do split dosing now (read below) and others do multi-dosing. But

1.5 seems pretty low to me....

I was on either Synthroid or Levoxyl at 2.25 mcg for nearly 10 years with

no improvement. My family doctor switched me over to Armour 2 grains and

the 30-year long depression lifted by the end of the first month. There

was almost immediate improvement in my other symptoms, too, but then I

seemed to " plateau " and the annoying symptoms remained.

My doctor still prescribes my 2 grain Armour, but I purchased 1 grain

Armour online and have been taking the 1 grain in the afternoons, about an

hour after lunch. Those remaining symptoms are much improved, but return

when I forget to take the second dose (as I found out by missed it on Sunday).

Dianne

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