Friends!! Please Help Me with Protocol

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In a message dated 12/22/2004 4:41:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,

aromaarmoi@... writes:

> so kind as to give me the ultimate protocol for taking these meds.(as

> far as what things to avoid, time of day, etc.) Plus some

> recommendations on dosage.

>

well...this is a really individual thing. My advice is 2/3 of the dose in

the morning and 1/3 in the afternoon by 2:00. About 6 hrs. after the morning

dose is what I do. Some people also need to add a little bit at night. Some

people also multi dose more than this. But I would say the norm is two times a

day.

Don't take vitamins for a couple of hours. and calcium at least 4 hrs. from

taking Armour. food in the tummy will mess with aborption, so eat 30 min to

1 hr. after taking. but sublingually is best.

i would say the best thing to do is to have your husband's Free T3 and Free

T4 levels checked to see what the actual thyroid hormone levels are - but a

usual replacement dosage is said to be about 4 1/2 - 5 grains.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

Friends, I need your help in the most efficient way of taking

Armour / Nature-Throid. I always thought my husband and I were ontop

of things with our knowledge, but as I read these posts I see there

are probably some things we could be doing to make our dosage more

effective.

We were aware of soy and calcium interferring, but would someone be

so kind as to give me the ultimate protocol for taking these meds.(as

far as what things to avoid, time of day, etc.) Plus some

recommendations on dosage.

My husband has had his thyroid lobes removed. When he first got his

doctor to switch him to Armour he was all over the board with

dosage. He leveled out at 1 1/2 grains one day and 2 grains on

alternate days. The more I read the posts I think we should

gradually increase him up...??? At one point his doctor had RXed 5

grains, but that was too much; however he had not worked up to that

amount gradually...It was just " here try this dosage " !!(heart

palpatations big time)I know he does not feel as well as he could.

Just recently I have gotten him to divide his dosage 1/2AM, 1/2PM and

we just started taking it sublingually since I have been reading

these posts.

Love the board and all the personal experience. Thanks,

[Guest guest]

WHOA!!!! In reference to that 5 grains that the doc gave a script

for.....major gulp. Please note that when we took an informal poll

here awhile back, most folks were on around 3 grains +-. Yes, there

are few who are higher, but it's FEW. And nearly ALL built up to

that!!!

Yes, avoid calcium, iron and estrogen at the same time as swallowing

Armour.

What to increase him up to? It's all individual. Just hold each new

dose at least 4-5 weeks from now on to give the T4 time to build and

thus show it's conversion results to T3. I used to think that 2 1/4

grains was my optimal dose. But I had heard that before the TSH came

into existence, the averate minimal dose was 3 grains and higher.

hmmm. So, I started increasing, 1/4 grain at a time. And voila. I

got up to 3 grains with NO symptoms of hyper.

Yes, sublingual is an optimal way to take Armour (and naturethroid

if you can stand the taste). I take 2 grains in the morning, one

grain in the early afternoon, and another 1/4 grain at bedtime. (I

am so optimal that I don't even notice a problem in the morning if I

accidently fail to take my first dose until 11 p.m.)

Hope that helps. Yes, we are all friends!! We all share the same

disease, and we all support each other! )

Janie

> Friends, I need your help in the most efficient way of taking

> Armour / Nature-Throid. I always thought my husband and I were

ontop

> of things with our knowledge, but as I read these posts I see

there

> are probably some things we could be doing to make our dosage more

> effective.

> We were aware of soy and calcium interferring, but would someone

be

> so kind as to give me the ultimate protocol for taking these meds.

(as

> far as what things to avoid, time of day, etc.) Plus some

> recommendations on dosage.

> My husband has had his thyroid lobes removed. When he first got

his

> doctor to switch him to Armour he was all over the board with

> dosage. He leveled out at 1 1/2 grains one day and 2 grains on

> alternate days. The more I read the posts I think we should

> gradually increase him up...??? At one point his doctor had RXed

5

> grains, but that was too much; however he had not worked up to

that

> amount gradually...It was just " here try this dosage " !!(heart

> palpatations big time)I know he does not feel as well as he

could.

> Just recently I have gotten him to divide his dosage 1/2AM, 1/2PM

and

> we just started taking it sublingually since I have been reading

> these posts.

> Love the board and all the personal experience. Thanks,