Re: Stopping Synthyroid, starting Armour - help please...

[Guest guest]

Molly, I hope my dr is like yours!! I'm going on Tuesday to see

about starting Armour. Did you have to do any convincing?? I'm on

Levoxyl right now..but I've been on Synthroid before.

noelle

>

> I went to a new doctor today and he gave me a prescription for

> Armour. (Could NOT believe it!!) Anyhow, I'm to stop taking the

200

> mcg. of Synthyroid and take 2 grains of Armour (120 mcg). He said

to

> just stop the Synthyroid and start the Armour the next day. Does

> that sound right? What would you recommend? I'm scared of what

the

> Armour might do to me but I have been on Synthyroid for three

years

> with no success.

>

> Thanks bunches for your help!

>

> Molly

[Guest guest]

Molly, I just had to laugh at this. How OFTEN we see folks come on

here who can't even GET Armour, and you get a starting dose of 2

grains!!!!!!! Amazing and wonderful.

Yes, it is PERFECTLY acceptable to stop the Synthroid and start the

Armour the next day. The ONLY concern I have is how you will react

to SOOO much T3 that your body is not used to...all of a sudden.

Personally, I would start on one grain, and see how I do for a few

days up to a week. Then...go up 1/2 grain, and watch for several

days to a week or two. THEN...go up to the 2 grains, and hold that

for a few weeks. Since you are on .200 Synthroid, I wouldn't be the

least surprised if your optimal dose is anywhere between 3-4 grains

eventually!!

Janie

>

> I went to a new doctor today and he gave me a prescription for

> Armour. (Could NOT believe it!!) Anyhow, I'm to stop taking the

200

> mcg. of Synthyroid and take 2 grains of Armour (120 mcg). He said

to

> just stop the Synthyroid and start the Armour the next day. Does

> that sound right? What would you recommend? I'm scared of what

the

> Armour might do to me but I have been on Synthyroid for three

years

> with no success.

>

> Thanks bunches for your help!

>

> Molly

[Guest guest]

I did that with Levoxyl. The armour will be much better for you I think. :-)

I stopped Armour to take Levoxyl, and then gave up the Levoxyl within a week of

taking it. Started right back on the Armour, no problem.

SandyE~Houston

Stopping Synthyroid, starting Armour - help

please...

I went to a new doctor today and he gave me a prescription for

Armour. (Could NOT believe it!!) Anyhow, I'm to stop taking the 200

mcg. of Synthyroid and take 2 grains of Armour (120 mcg). He said to

just stop the Synthyroid and start the Armour the next day. Does

that sound right? What would you recommend? I'm scared of what the

Armour might do to me but I have been on Synthyroid for three years

with no success.

Thanks bunches for your help!

Molly

[Guest guest]

Hi Molly,

I started on Armour last December, I was on 75 thyroxine and my

optimum dose of Armour is now 4 grains.

Just another suggestion of how you could proceed... you could maybe

take 1 grain of Armour plus 100 thyroxine for a couple of weeks, then

if you have no probs, add in the other grain of Armour, and quit the

thyroxine completely.

My doc started me on half and half at first then I switched over

solely to Armour.

My experience of starting on Armour was that at first it worked

amazingly, then I had a blip where I felt really tired, then after a

few weeks it all ironed itself out and I reached a good plateau. i

guess what I'm trying to say is, just give it time to work and don't

get despondent if you get bad days at first. I think for me it took

time for my body to assimilate the new hormones.

I felt terrible for 5 years on thyroxine alone and got really

depressed, not clinically, just utter exhaustion. I feel very very

well now on the Armour and I thank my lucky stars every day for

getting my health back.

Good luck to you, can't wait to hear how you get on, and very glad

your doc is looking after you.

I actually don't think you'd have any problem just taking the 2

grains straight off as you're on quite a good dose of thyroxine

anyway, although I guess by starting more slowly like the good people

on here are suggesting would be a more cautious route.

Best to you,

Fee

>

> I went to a new doctor today and he gave me a prescription for

> Armour. (Could NOT believe it!!) Anyhow, I'm to stop taking the

200

> mcg. of Synthyroid and take 2 grains of Armour (120 mcg). He said

to

> just stop the Synthyroid and start the Armour the next day. Does

> that sound right? What would you recommend? I'm scared of what

the

> Armour might do to me but I have been on Synthyroid for three years

> with no success.

>

> Thanks bunches for your help!

>

> Molly