Armour Thyroid for Hashimoto's disease User Reviews (Page 3)

• Ann...
• February 3, 2017

"I am completely happy with Armour thyroid medication, which I use after ablation due to hyperactivity of my thyroid. I was on Synthroid, but my body wasn't able to convert T4 to T3. Once a thyroid patient, you will always have slight fluctuations, but overall I feel great!"

• Hei...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 18, 2021

"Was put on Armour after NP Thyroid recall, they never told anyone they changed their formulation. NP Thyroid made me really sick. Even though I took my meds every morning, I ended up with a TSH of 19. I switched to Armour and was doing fine until last year in December when I started having racing heartbeat, palpitations, insomnia, cortisol spikes, vision changes, diarrhea, chest pain, tightness in my back, neck, shoulders, digestive issues, and hot flashes. Irregular periods, really bad anxiety, and even a panic attack. My TSH has been all over the place like a yo-yo. One month it's suppressed, the next it's in the 1's, then it jumps to the 3's, and then drops back down again. If my TSH is doing all that, you know my free T3 and T4 are all over the place too. One day I'd take my meds and feel fine, two days later, anxiety and complete instability. I ended up on blood pressure medications to control the racing heartbeat. My endo said a few months back that Armour had stopped working for people."

• Tan...
• January 25, 2016

"I was on Levothyroxine for years (17). I have 7 thyroid nodules, and my physician is monitoring them closely. I begged my doctor to try Armour as I was so depressed, had brain fog, and felt the worst ever. I was put on 90 grains of Armour, within 6 months, my TSH was .04. I was having tremors and a racing heart. Apparently, my body is extremely sensitive to Armour. I am now transitioning back to Synthroid/Levothyroxine and hopefully T3. Over the years, your body changes (of course) - listen to your body. Everyone is different. Good luck."

• Tia...
• November 8, 2020

"Armour Thyroid 60 mg was okay for about 3 months, then I got edema in my feet and hands. Paresthesia in my leg and face. Horrible nerve problems with trembling, shaking hands. I was dizzy and very depressed, hair loss, weight gain, tiredness, sweating, crying, vision problems-couldn’t drive, freezing. I couldn’t function. All my hypo symptoms were worse than ever. Emergency carpal tunnel surgery. Heart palpitations, high blood pressure. I reduced and then stopped, and symptoms started to go away. Back to Synthroid and am a work in progress again. 5 endo docs and none helped me. They just look at TSH. Good luck, everyone. Stay away from Armour, and Nature Thyroid was just as bad. All my scans and blood work normal. Good luck, everyone."

• Jul...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 26, 2020

"The problem is finding a doctor in MD who will prescribe Armour Thyroid. Some PCPs will, however, once referred to an endocrinologist, they refuse to prescribe, at least in the state of MD. I found that with Armour Thyroid, I felt my best without any side effects."

• Iju...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 13, 2016

"I switched from Synthroid to Armour last year and felt better for the first couple of months. I've had an on-again, off-again scalp itch/rash that I could not figure out for the life of me. About 6 months into Armour, I was overwhelmed by all my symptoms: fatigue, depression, low libido, joint pain, and the scalp itch/rash just would not go away. My endo let me try a 30-day supply of Tirosint, and the rash went away, and I felt so much better. Just to test my theory, I went back to Armour after the 30 days. Very quickly, I realized it was DEFINITELY the Armour, and I'm going back to Tirosint. Armour is SO much cheaper, but not worth it!"

• Nin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 2, 2021

"Since 2017, I was doing very well on my NP thyroid. Then May 2020 hit and all changed. No more NP, so I was placed on Synthroid, then Tirosint tablet, then Tirosint SOL, and finally Armour. I hesitated at first to re-try Armour because it had caused me hives back in early 2017. But this time it didn't. Even though I started back in Sept. 2020, I have NOT been able to increase because it increases my anxiety to the point that I'm suffering attacks and chest pains. By doctor's orders, I went to see a psychiatrist and therapist, but my therapist states she's not convinced this anxiety IS mental, but leaning more towards the Armour. Now I'm on the verge of getting a DNA test done to help see if I have any exclusive sensitivities that'll tie it all down for me. Don't get me wrong, I do like this med since it has way, way less side effects, but I would like to know if anyone else is experiencing chest pains with it, or am I exclusive?"

• Dai...
• December 18, 2020

"I have been using Armour since 1997 or earlier. Feel much better on the Armour than Synthroid. Synthroid made me swell up with water, which, by the way, is a side effect. I never heard so many complaints about Armour. Most who can't tolerate Synthroid do great on Armour because it has T3 and T4 in it, versus Synthroid, which only has T4 that has to convert in your body. Most who have Hashimoto's find the T3 and T4 works for them better. Been on thyroid support groups forever. For those who can't find a doctor to prescribe the Armour, call the pharmacist and ask which doctors prescribe it. Go to them. I tell my GP I needed it renewed, and they didn't question it."

• Kar...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 9, 2023

"Being very sensitive to pharmaceuticals, my endocrinologist was okay with me taking Armour after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease. Since I started taking it, I felt so much better with my energy and general well-being. No side effects as far as I can tell. Hopefully, I can continue taking it till I die. I did gain a lot of weight, but I don't know if it's from my thyroid disease or the Armour. My TSH was 2.20 last blood test. Personally, I think it's the best thyroid medication out there."

• Mum...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 21, 2021

"It has taken me a long time to get back to feeling ‘normal’ after the 2020 relapses of Nature Thyroid and NP Thyroid medication recalls. When visiting the endos, I felt helpless, and it all happened right before the pandemic began. The fact that Armour sold out to a different company doesn’t help me feel any better for thyroid patients around the world. HOWEVER, being that I have also tried Synthroid and Tirosint and experienced horrific side effects that wouldn’t subside, Armour IS the only medication left for me to trust. I have stuck it out through 11 months and have finally started to find my balance, with a dash of anti-depressant on the side, of course. Here’s to hoping everyone gets to feeling better and that the big medicine investors start showing ‘some’ sort of sympathy for thyroid patients. *crossed fingers*"

• PKL...
• August 14, 2016

"I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's 2 years ago, had been having a lot of stress in my life. I have never been fatigued, but did have weight gain, I gained 20 pounds and had a moon-sized face. I thought that it was grief (lost husband). I am also a nurse. I was put on Synthroid 75 mcg and felt worse, hair started falling out, felt like I was in a dream all of the time, no weight loss, and depression. Told my endo that I felt bad and he ignored me. That's when I started digging into what to eat (I am already a vegetarian), taking supplements, and all of this helped. I went to a family practice doctor and demanded Armour. Felt great for the first two months. I started having the fight or flight feelings. I am now hyperthyroid. Two weeks on lower dose and have lost 15 pounds."

• cat...
• August 7, 2015

"I started taking a very low dose back in the summer of 2014. I was walking 3 miles a day. After about 3 weeks, I could no longer walk like I used to due to the pain in my neck! I went for tests, heart, blood work, they found nothing. I took myself off Armour in January 2015. I started feeling better. I would never take this drug again."

• Alb...
• September 9, 2015

"This medication has had the adverse effect for me. After being diagnosed with Hashimoto's, my doctor expected that this medication would help me with brain fog, energy, and tiredness. I experienced the opposite. Within a few days of taking the 60 mg dosage, I felt worse. I began sleeping extremely heavily, had a huge amount of trouble waking in the morning, and could barely keep my eyes open past 8:30 PM each night. I gained five pounds in two months even though I had improved my eating habits and exercise. I began getting these dull headaches on the top of my head. I became extremely irritable with everything, which is not my normal disposition. My doctor told me to stop taking it immediately and is prescribing Nature-throid. We'll see how that goes."

• tin...
• June 4, 2016

"I went to see an endocrinologist after my daughter told me that a co-worker of hers was hypothyroid and lost a ton of weight taking Armour. My endo told me that I had Hashimoto's and the best thing was for me to switch to Armour from Synthroid, which was really what I was hoping to hear. I was so hopeful that this was finally going to be my ticket to a thinner me! :0 During the course of 6 months, I gained 20 pounds. My dosage was increased nearly every time I visited the doctor, and with each increase in dosage came an increase in my weight. I went back to my primary care physician and told her my story, and she put me back on Synthroid, and the scales are finally moving in the other direction."

• Iga...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 22, 2016

"Synthroid did not help: zero improvement in quality of life and bad side effects. Have been through all possible medications, none helped, same story as Synthroid. Am now on Armour, 3 grains. Doesn't help at all and gives me side effects: weight gain, hair loss, difficulty sleeping, hyperpigmentation, no patella reflex, brain fog, extreme fatigue, etc. In fact, I feel better, and most of the signs/symptoms are lessened if I take *nothing*, even though my TSH is 90 and my T4 and T3 are undetectable (i.e., no T3 nor T4 in my body). I overwhelmingly prefer taking nothing as that gives me the best quality of life (albeit a pretty poor quality of life). I take medication, Armour, (and suffer) only because my doctors insist that I take medication."

• Leu...
• December 9, 2020

"Armour Thyroid gave me an itchy rash. NP Thyroid gave me a rash too. It's nice to think this is a so-called natural medication, but the fact is, once it leaves the pig's body, it's processed. In addition, where do the pig's thyroids come from? How do we know what the pigs are fed, some synthetic food product? Then processed with whatever chemicals are available, so the natural concept is a mute point. I hope they keep making it, as many people like it, but I don't think it's good for me."

• ugl...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 31, 2024

"I've been on Armour off and on for 10 years, and it's the only thyroid medication I've tried that helped me. I recently switched providers after a move, and they switched me to another brand that was similar but cheaper, and I wound up gaining over 10 lbs per month for 4 months and spiraling into a dangerous depression (something that happens when my thyroid gets angry). I now have several 'moderately suspicious' nodules, and finally demanded to be switched back even though Armour costs twice as much. Discount medicine doesn't help if it doesn't work. Armour all the way. Fingers crossed it'll still work after my thyroid is removed."

• Roy...
• January 1, 2021

"NDT??? Natural Desiccated Thyroid. My husband asked me why would anyone eat pig poop! He was confused with desiccated vs. defecated. So as it turns out, pig pills are not so natural after all. Made my hair fall out, my urine smelled nasty, and it didn't lower the TSH. I wonder where the pig thyroids come from and that is scary. People like it for a while and then they don't like it anymore. They keep changing the formulation, but remember it's still an animal, and animal products vary. It's not bioidentical and that causes a problem, especially with autoimmune disease. A lot of people continue to use it, but it's potluck. It is impossible to monitor accurate dosing. Good luck with it!"

• Bea...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 27, 2018

"I feel so much better on Armour. I was up to 180 mg, then back down to 135 mg over the course of 3 years and still going down. My naturopath had me go off gluten. Something is reducing my need for more medicine. I have just recently got new insurance in January, it’s supposed to be covered. We will see. I got a six-month supply before switching insurance, but weight is normal, sleep is great, energy good with Metamucil every day. Constipation is not a problem. Even though I am optimally treated, I have really high antibodies. I never got those checked before I went on Armour. I hope it's not because of an allergy."

• 40y...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 14, 2017

"Dx with idiopathic hypothyroidism 45 years ago. At 23 years ago, Dx with Hashimoto's. Is it possible to have both?! Dx depends on doc, seems random. TSH is at 50 whether taking 3 or 4 or 5 or 6++ grains (>200 mg) of Armour. (Btw, Synthroid, etc. are totally useless.) Also, Dx with (seriously bad) narcolepsy some 35 years ago... Tried Lyrica about 2 years ago because it helps my cousin with hers."

• Fly...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 20, 2016

"I have not taken Armour Thyroid, but have taken thyroid medicine for Hashimoto's since 1963. I have found that the generic equivalent of Synthroid does not work well. Sometimes it is equal to Synthroid and other times not. The last time I took generic, my TSH went up to 16. I am sticking strictly to name brand Synthroid from now on. I wonder if the people having trouble with Synthroid are really taking the generic."

• Cur...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 7, 2022

"I have been back on Armour 150 mg for at least 2 years. I am finding that the 120 mg is causing me dry mouth. I had 60 mg but ran out, they did not cause dry mouth. I was wondering if there were any changes with the 120 mg. I have a doctor appointment next Wednesday and will ask for 60 mg."

• eum...
• November 19, 2014

"Armour has given me energy again and without any side effects. Synthoid never made me better. It hurt my bones and gave me a big face."

• ITA...
• December 14, 2014

"I have been on Armour for 13 years, minimal symptoms. Steady TSH and optimal FT3."

• Lis...
• August 24, 2009

"I would never go back to Synthroid as the side effects were unbearable."