is Armour still working?

[Gianluca]

I have seen in other groups people reporting Armour Thyroid has not been that consistent lately, many prefer a synthetic T4/T3 combo I'm wondering if people are still using Armour here and it is working well for you.

 

[Vince]

I'm still using armor. Remember there's unmeasured amounts of t2, t1 and calcitonin in armor.

 

[HarryCat2]

I switched to synthetic T4/T3 years ago and haven't looked back. Also gives me the ability to adjust the ratio of T4 to T3.

 

[Vince]

I switched to synthetic T4/T3 years ago and haven't looked back. Also gives me the ability to adjust the ratio of T4 to T3.

Besides armor I do take, 6.25 mcg of t3 twice a day.

 

[Ribeye]

I have seen in other groups people reporting Armour Thyroid has not been that consistent lately, many prefer a synthetic T4/T3 combo I'm wondering if people are still using Armour here and it is working well for you.

I am not familiar with synthetic T4/T3 combination? I know of both, but not combined.

 

[Ribeye]

Besides armor I do take, 6.25 mcg of t3 twice a day.

How did you decide how much of each to dose? there are variables, that are not easily known, like how much of the T4 does your body actually convert to T3?

 

[Vince]

How did you decide how much of each to dose? there are variables, that are not easily known, like how much of the T4 does your body actually convert to T3?

Just by labs. I do my labs in the morning before I take my thyroid meds. I believe it's a true reading, then taking it before labs.

 

[Gianluca]

I'm still using armor. Remember there's unmeasured amounts of t2, t1 and calcitonin in armor.

Have you ever seen a drop in FT4/FT3 levels throughout the years with the same dose? How many grains did you need to be optimal?

 

[Vince]

Have you ever seen a drop in FT4/FT3 levels throughout the years with the same dose? How many grains did you need to be optimal?

I take 90 mg of armor mornings and 6.25 MCG of t3 morning and afternoon. Throughout the years my levels have stayed the same.

 

[Ribeye]

Just by labs. I do my labs in the morning before I take my thyroid meds. I believe it's a true reading, then taking it before labs.

By labs, TSH, T4 and free T4, T3 and Free T3 anything else?

 

[Vince]

By labs, TSH, T4 and free T4, T3 and Free T3 anything else?

I get, TSH, free T4, free T3 and reverse T3

 

[MarcoFL]

I switched to synthetic T4/T3 years ago and haven't looked back. Also gives me the ability to adjust the ratio of T4 to T3.

Can you give more details? what were you taking and what now??

 

[Wolverine]

Ive taken both Armour and NP Thyroid. I prefer NP. Different fillers and NP is cheaper. NP used to be sweet and would dissolve under your tongue. However, like the original Armour and original Coke, some genius changed it and now it no longer easily dissolves under the tongue. Definitely an increase in levels when I did it sublingual.

 

[HarryCat2]

Can you give more details? what were you taking and what now??

I was taking NP Thyroid, I forget how many grains. Now I take 50mcg generic synthroid and 15mcg generic cytomel.

 

[Gianluca]

Can you give more details? what were you taking and what now??

Compounding pharmacies like Empower, can compound the equivalent of a NDT grain in a T4/T3 combo. I’m wondering if they can compound also T2/T1 and calcitonin with it.

 

[Vince]

Compounding pharmacies like Empower, can compound the equivalent of a NDT grain in a T4/T3 combo. I’m wondering if they can compound also T2/T1 and calcitonin with it.

What's the cost empower pharmacies NDT?

 

[Gianluca]

What's the cost empower pharmacies NDT?

I’m not sure Pharmacies can still compound NDT, I think there is some new regulation about it. What I meant is that, they can coumpaund a synthetic T4/T3 with same NDT ratio.