Thyroid desiccated for Hashimoto's disease User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Armour Thyroid, NP Thyroid, Nature-Throid, WP Thyroid, Westhroid, Niva Thyroid, Thyroid Porcine, Bio-Throid, APur Thyroid
Thyroid desiccated has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 173 reviews for the treatment of Hashimoto's disease. 45% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 43% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Thyroid desiccated
- Lars
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- January 16, 2020
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I am glad I checked this page as I thought I was going crazy. I noticed that the NP Thyroid pill thickness had changed as well as the color, and it had a much "sweeter" taste to the pill, from what I had been taking. I chalked it up to different batch, but since taking the new pill, I have had muscle aches, rapid heart rate, blurred vision, back aches and joints that are "out" or popping, along with a bad "do not care" attitude. I have made a complaint to the manufacturer in hopes of getting my money refunded, to go back on Armour Thyroid. Awaiting the results of that... The biggest issue I have is now I will need to start another medicine and get blood checks ($$$) to get the dosage dialled in, after taking a year to get it finally right this last time! THANKS NP!!! Its all a money scam..."
- Mini
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 8, 2021
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "NP thyroid is HORRIBLE. I have been on Nature Thyroid for 6 years. I have taken two days of this NP and my heart is racing, I can't concentrate and vision changes. I NEED MY NATURE THYROID. What is wrong with pharmaceutical companies. I can't live without my thyroid pill. THE ONLY THAT WORKS IS Nature Thyroid. But now IT IS NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT????"
- Jess
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- September 4, 2019
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I too have noticed a different smell from my new prescription from August. They didn't smell pleasant to begin with, but this is down right putrid. I have also been experiencing heart racing and chest pain. I just recently developed rashes that come and go. What happened to NP thyroid. Where can we get answers?"
- Nicole
- December 8, 2020
Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I didn't plan on adding a review, but my heart goes out to some people posting recently and really struggling to find the right meds. *If your doctor doesn't want to switch your meds because your labs look fine but you don't feel right, find a new doctor. The process of finding the right med can be awful but necessary. I take Armour for Hashimoto's and have been for 5+ years. I took levothyroxine for about 1 year but lost my mind - stopped driving after I forgot how traffic signals worked one day. It did help clamminess, constipation, and foot odor (none of which I knew were tied to thyroid), but it wasn't worth the mental cost. My labs looked great so endocrinologists wouldn't change the meds. Found a naturopath who switched to Armour. It lifted the fog and got me back to a functional level, but honestly I've never felt the same as pre-diagnosis. I had such a bad experience on levothyroxine that I'm too afraid to try to change Armour at all, but it's getting the job done."
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- LVano
- April 30, 2021
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Was switched to NP thyroid after Naturethroid was recalled. I was doing really well on the Naturethroid, but I tried to stay positive in taking this one. It smells and tastes disgusting. I noticed unexplained pain in my hip, constant indigestion, upset stomach, random diarrhea. 7 months in and my T3 is off the chart, T4 and TSH are super low, basically hyperthyroid. In the past month I developed horrible anxiety, crying randomly and uncontrollably, trouble sleeping, and fatigue. I barely recognize myself. Had a complete breakdown in the middle of an exam. My professors are mad and think I'm somehow incompetent although I kept trying to explain I didn't know what is going on. Finally went to the doctor and found out she had prescribed Armour but my pharmacy was filling NP instead. Am fighting with insurance to get Armour covered, but I can't continue with NP. My temporary dose of Armour already smells better than the NP. I'm praying this works, cause IDK what I'm gonna do if it doesn't."
- Marie
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- September 10, 2019
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I have been on NP Throid since January 2019. BEWARE I have been in the emergency room 4 times since starting this medication. It started with racing heart for days and my blood pressure would raise from 135/90 to 220/110 in one hour. I was very, very ill went into to ER for this 4 times different times . I got off this medicine no more problems. This batch smells horrible too..BEWARE"
- Tia
- November 8, 2020
Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Armour thyroid 60mg was ok for about 3 months then I got edema in my feet and hands. Parathesis in my leg and face. Horrible nerve problems with trembling shaking hands I was dizzy and very depressed, hair loss, weight gain, tired, sweating, crying, vision problems couldn’t drive, freezing. I couldn’t function. All my hypo systems were worse than ever. Emergency Carpal tunnel surgery. Heart palp, 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 Armor and nature thyroid was just as bad. All my scans and blood work normal. Good luck everyone."
- GAT
- February 24, 2019
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Finally a medication that works wonderfully! I have never felt better. So far so good! Used to be on Naturethroid. Had heart palpitations, highs and lows. The Stop The Thyroid Madness Support Group I follow has its members highly recommending NP by Acella. However I do not understand the shortages in these thyroid medications when they are so desperately needed! The AMA has a lot of catching up to do because their protocol is counter intuitive and productive for patients like me who have been UN and UNDER Diagnosed for years! Time to wake up !"
- Shern
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 4, 2020
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I have just changed from dessicated Thyroid to the new ones filled at Costco now I am having constant GERD . I rarely have had GERD. And this stuff smells and tastes like cat urine! Ready strong cat urine. I am sleepy all the time again, where do we contact someone to look into this? What's going on?"
- chelbym
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- November 17, 2019
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I've been on NP Thyroid for over 18 months, after having a terrible experience with Synthroid. For this entire time, it's always tasted like peanut butter. Weird, I know. After some adjustments on dosage, my levels improved continuously. Recently, it's begun tasting like ammonia, cat urine. My stomach rebels and I cannot keep the medication down. I'm concerned about switching brands, but at this point, it's better than nothing. I'll be contacting the company and my pharmacy."
- Wisco...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 23, 2019
WP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "WP thyroid worked so well for me before the shortage, I was feeling good and losing weight. I was so excited when it started coming back, over a year later! What a disappointment. It has changed and do not let anyone tell you any different. After a week of taking it I was so sick, I literally could not get out of bed. Test results proved it did not work the same. NO thanks WP thyroid, what I disappointment you turned out to be and it costs more too! Shameful"
- Bix
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 26, 2024
Niva Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Every 3 - 5 years there is a shortage of natural porcine thyroid. This time, Armour, NP, Nature-Throid and a few other brands got hit. This infuriating situation is caused by an FDA rule, stating: all USA meds must be within 10% of labeled potency. This rule makes no sense for porcine thyroid. Porcine thyroid is a natural mix of 4 hormones. It is not a drug. Pigs do not monitor their thyroids, and human thyroids don't care if the potency varies by 20%. The ratio of the 4 hormones is more important. The pigs will meet this criteria. God bless pigs. When I tried Levothyroxine (branded Synthroid), I felt horrible and almost died. Blood tests show that I can't convert T4. I feel normal and well using most brands of natural porcine thyroid. But, I am now forced to try a new brand (Niva) that I'm not sure is natural porcine thyroid. If Niva's preparation is not natural porcine thyroid, in 2-3 months I will be very ill or dead (I also have Addison's disease and Crohn's disease). I will try to report back in 2-3 months."
- CBM
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 30, 2018
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Pharmacist substituted Armour RX with NP two months ago. I didn’t notice because I didn’t read the label (12+ years taking the same thing.) weight gain, headache, equilibrium/balance off, blurry vision, joints ache, picking up a pitcher of water difficult, memory issues. I’ve missed 4 of the last 5 days work (I’m rarely take leave) because driving the hour to work is too exhausting. Only realized the switch yesterday when I called the pharmacist to request replacement pills-figured I had a “bad batch” of Armour."
- katydid
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 4, 2018
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I was unwilling to wait any longer for nature thyroid to get their new production facilities up and running so I switched to NP thyroid. I've been using it for only a couple of weeks, but the transition was completely seamless. I'm sleeping much better and feel well. The biggest surprise is I no longer have problems moving my bowels. On nature thyroid I would need the aid of stool softeners and other products and would still struggle to produce 3 or 4 bowel motion's in a week. Now, on NP thyroid I go effortlessly a minimum of TWICE daily like clockwork. I have never been this regular. Very happy with NP thyroid!"
- Heidi
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- September 18, 2021
Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "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 till last year in December when I started having racing heart beat, palpitations, insomnia, cortisol spikes, vision changes, diarrhea, chest pain, tightness in my back, neck, shoulders, digestive issues, hot flashes. Irregular periods, really bad anxiety and even a panic attack My TSH has been all over the place like a yoyo. 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 fee T3 and T4 is all over the place too. One day I'd take my meds and feel fine, two days later anxiety, complete instability. I ended up on blood pressure medications to control the racing heart beat. My endo said a few months back that Armour had stopped working for people."
- GAD
- December 16, 2016
Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I agree a lot with what others have said. I am currently on 15mg Armour but my doctor tried to put me on 30mg and I didn't realize it right away, I thought I was sick and dehydrated but it was the Armour! It made me sick and I lost a lot of weight and I felt so bad and dizzy like my heart wasn't beating fast enough. It was terrible. She switched me back to 15 mg and I feel good again."
- DZG
- July 31, 2015
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "NP is the best NDT on the market today. I have tried EVERYTHING. Was suggested this by Mayo Clinic in MN. I would give it a "10" but it's very very hard to get exactly right....you will have ups and downs. Which technically isn't the fault of the medication. Don't increase your dosage too quickly...happened to me a few times. BE PATIENT and RESEARCH. It will take time to get back to "normal". Good luck and DON'T QUIT!"
- bjano
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 19, 2020
Nature-Throid (thyroid desiccated) "A few weeks after starting Nature throid I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, very suddenly. I am currently researching this to see if there is any connection. I had osteo arthritis all my adult life, but now it's much more serious. If you have had this happen, or know someone who has, I would like to know."
- xxx
- January 20, 2016
Nature-Throid (thyroid desiccated) "Took Naturethroid successfully for 3 years, 32mcg/day. Developed Hashimotos with a small thyroid nodule. Increased dosage by 16.25 mg 2x/ week. Dr did not do a follow-up check on serum T3 levels. Toxicity after only 6 months - weak, lung tightness - faint, developed food allergies very quickly. Scary experience which has lingering effects 1 month later. Switched Tirosint which has no fillers &T4 only. Working ok so far."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 2, 2022
Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Was taking Levoxyl for 12 years and felt great. Then went into another Hashi-toxicosis so TSH increased and had severe hyperthyroid symptoms due to this. My thyroid started to normalize again on Levoxyl but my primary dr wanted me to try Armour so I did. HUGE mistake! I took it only for one week and gave me seizures with fear and extreme anxiety, depression, mood changes. TSH rapidly increased, nausea, no appetite, started feeling depressed after the very first day taking it. Even after I stopped taking it I am still dealing with the horrible side effects three months later especially the anxiety! I never had anxiety or depression or seizures prior to taking Armour. Stay away from this drug."
- Felic...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 10, 2019
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I started taking NP Thyroid after Naturethroid and WP went on backorder. Didn't know it until now when I restarted WP that NP has been the cause of my hives, itching & of course weight gain over the last 2 yrs. Restarted WP and after 2 days itching went away."
- DTano
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 23, 2019
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I just started this medication today after being on actual Armour thyroid for almost a year. This medication is given me a horrible headache and calf cramps and stomach issues and pain. I feel like absolute garbage after finally getting my tsh level at a prime level. This stuff is terrible and the smell is absolutely horrible. Nobody asked me if I wanted the cheaper brand! Obviously paying armour pricing is expensive but I would absolutely keep paying if it meant I don't feel like I do right now. This is so wrong and its all about quantity and NOT quality. It's a money game!"
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 11, 2023
Niva Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "Started taking Niva 2 months ago. No comparison to NP Thyroid. My hair is no longer so dry it breaks off. No anxiety or panic attacks. Leg cramps and headaches are gone. I highly recommend NIVA THYROID."
- Katk
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 28, 2022
NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "WORST MEDICATION EVER! Before this I was on levothyroxine for 4 years and a new doctor I was seeing switched me to NP. A month in I was extremely dizzy to where I couldn’t do normal day-to-day things and was scared of standing in public places because I felt like I was going to fall. I ended up quitting the NP thyroid after 4 months of dealing with this, and a month after quitting I am almost 100% back to normal."
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NP Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) "I stopped taking NP Thyroid after my symptoms got the best of me. Aches, dry eyes, fatigue. When I called Acella, they said, "batches can be different but the standards are the same." I told them to raise the bar. Their new "batch" smells horrible, tastes even worse, has a different size and look, and makes me feel worse than ever. How can that be acceptable?"