NP Thyroid for Underactive Thyroid User Reviews (Page 4)

• OCTea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 26, 2023

"I have only had a positive experience on NP Thyroid. I haven't tried other medicine but I did stop it at one point as I was juggling medications and struggled with the early morning dose and timing of others, but after a year when I couldn't get up or function, so tired I couldn't even make it through the day without 1 or 2 naps, I went back on the medicine and within a couple weeks felt so much better. It's been 4 months and I have more energy, more mental clarity, and no side effects. Maybe my dose is smaller than others (15 mg tablet) but it's helped me get back to work full time and still feel good when the work day is over."

• Senior...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 9, 2020

"I am using the newly formulated NP and am doing very well on it. Energy is stable, sleep is reasonable, no sciatica issues for months, and that was a two to three times a month issue. Dosage is about 97 mg daily, 1.5 grain plus 1/2 of a 15mg. My temperature is good, no unusual aches or pains. I take iron, and a daily multi later in the day. My last labs, TSH free t3 and t4, were very good."

• UAano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2019

"I was switched from Nature Thyroid & Armour to NP Thyroid due to supply & insurance issues. I have been totally exhausted & bloated, which is partially due to stress (which also affects thyroid symptoms) but given the above comments may also be due to the medicine. I haven’t had thyroid levels rechecked recently & wondered if anyone has since experiencing exhaustion, bloating, etc.? Although a relative who also is hypothyroid commented recently that once diagnosed if symptoms of exhaustion, weight gain, etc. return medicine should be adjusted even if bloodwork results are in acceptable range. (Several relatives are hypothyroid & have been told by doctors to go by symptoms/ how one is feeling in addition to bloodwork TSH levels. There are other bloodwork tests besides TSH that specialists do also.) Hopefully the makers of np thyroid will get the problem sorted out soon."

• Palat...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 2, 2021

"Was okay until the company making it stopped putting the correct amount of thyroxine in the pills. I was falling asleep all the time, everywhere! And had absolutely no energy for anything. The Company making the drug, finally talked & I had to go back to levothyroxine. Things have been a little better, but not great. Throw out this medication when you get a different one, but follow up on all the things that are contraindicated to taking synthetic thyroid for Low thyroid. Your doctor probably has NOT researched or even read the accompanying information concerning the drug he/she is prescribing. DO YOUR OWN research, no one else bothers!!!"

• Meg
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 28, 2022

"I started taking it summer of 2018- for a year I had benefits - then I began having IBS in 2020- since then I have done everything I can to find out why. I stopped taking NP Thyroid after going gluten free- dairy free and low Fodmap. I finally feel better I am so angry I was to sue them"

• GJG
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2018

"The quality of NP is POOR. Hypothyroidism - thyroid not working at all. Switched to NP because Armour’s price shot up with my provider. It took a month to realize that it was causing my eyebrows to thin, my skin to be bad again, and my moods to be all over the place. I’m very weepy. I don’t have a lot of energy. It is supposed to be the same formulation but if it is, why would I experience this? I have a lot of NP, and have been adding an extra pill each day. It helps a little, but I don’t even think that’s enough. I’m unable to concentrate and I just want to sleep! I’m switching back as soon as I run out and my insurance provider will cover the next prescription. They won’t cover the switch right now, because I have a 3 month supply of NP."

• acook
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 15, 2018

"Horrible! Sounds similar to others experience. Was switched because NatureThyroid disappeared off market. Within a couple weeks noticed a huge shift. Periods became irregular again, eyebrows thinning, hair falling out, insomnia, mood swings, weight gain...the last straw was a trip to the ER for heart attack symptoms last week. Thank goodness, NatureThyroid is available again...and now directly from my ND. Just got back on it yesterday. Looking forward to feeling great again."

• DaleI...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 14, 2021

"Do Not Take This Medicine! I have been on it for a month. My head is all foggy and it popped in my head today to check the side effects of this drug. I can't walk straight, head feels like I have some sort of sinus infection, I wake up several times a night. It is like I am drunk! Thank God I checked the side effects. I am stopping this medication immediately. Beware!!"

• Jenni...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 23, 2022

"Very ineffective! My health insurance changed recently and my new mail order pharmacy has been sending me NP Thyroid rather than Armour. In talking to my doctor, I had an aha moment in realizing why I've been feeling like crap for a few months, it's this garbage medication."

• kuuipo
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 13, 2019

"My endocrinologist put me on NP Thyroid because we can not stabilize my thyroid symptoms. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 1995 and have been constantly changing dosages, medications etc... because of how I feel and my bloodwork. When I was put on NP Thyroid I felt so bad. This medicine was horrible for me, felt like I had the flu."

• SBee
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 16, 2020

"NP caused my heart to race and anxiety to happen. Never in my life, did I have anxiety so that was a real surprise. Fatigue never went away. Now that is has been recalled, I dont know what Dr. will put me on."

• Ashle...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 22, 2022

"I have taken this for a month now 60mg- within the first 2/3 days I could tell it was working well. I felt drastically better, then a few more days my stomach started to bother me for a few hours after taking the meds. Then my stomach pain starting growing to hurting more painfully and longer, every couple of days it was intensifying. I'm in my 4th week taking it and I started to become bloated and gassy. Like I can feel and actually hear it moving through me and getting gas pains now too. Last nights pain topped it all- severe pain, nausea, running to the toilet because I really thought I was about to throw up. I was rolling over, curled in a ball in my bed for 12hrs in serious pain. Took mylanta, pepto, tums, tylenol and gas pills, even rubbed aspercream lidocaine on my stomach and back over the course of those 12 hours desperate for any relief and am just now starting to get some. Also I have had lower back pain that started maybe 2 weeks ago and was also very bad during this 12hr episode."

• Bonnie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2021

"I have taken Armour thyroid for years. I picked up my refill prescription from Kroger pharmacy and didn’t notice that I received NP thyroid. Called the pharmacy and was told that the computer said generic and not Armour. It smells awful, since I paid $70.00 for 90 day supply I thought I would just start out taking one every other day and still take Armour so my body could adjust. On the days I am taking NP I am feeling ok until about 10:00 AM then have a headache and am so fatigued I can’t get anything done. My body is aching too. I’m going to the pharmacy and getting my money returned."

• Anni
• January 1, 2021

"Worst medicine I’ve ever taken. My doctor prescribed this to me and I took it for 3 weeks. I felt weak, nauseated, headaches, horrible anxiety and racing heart! I called the doctor and she told me that she takes it and she takes a higher dose than me so it must be something else. I didn’t listen to her and I stopped taking it. I immediately felt better and I changed doctors. This medicine is awful!!"

• ADS
• May 31, 2017

"Was taking Armour Thyroid 90mg, and the pharmacy switched me to this NP thyroid as a generic and it was awful experience, was like I wasn't taking anything at all, like they just gave me a placebo or something. Not sure why such a dramatic difference, but this was just my experience, now at the pharmacy you have to specify brand name only by your doctor to make sure you get the Armour Thyroid, pre warning, unless it works for you then awesome."

• Jean
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 14, 2020

"5 months ago I refilled my thyroid meds. Which at the time I thought it was Armour thyroid which I have been taking for years. Probably a week after, I wasn’t feeling well at all. I hurt all over. My legs got heavy and hurt anytime I was active. I kept getting the chills, headaches and very fatigued. My joints and shoulders hurt. I had blood work done to see if it was my kidneys. I felt like I had a pelvic infection and some days I felt like I had the flu. I looked on line to see if there was a recall on Armour. And NP thyroid came up that some lots were recalled because of super potent. I then looked at my bottle and it said NP thyroid. My Doctor never prescribe that. Today is the first day I haven’t taken it, and I already feel a little better. I’m so upset to see all the complaints. Please make sure you know what you are taking. And they have Armour in stock. If my doctor changed it, I probably wouldn’t have gone through all this for five months. He would have told me."

• EmSax
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 2, 2022

"I was originally prescribed 30mcg of NP and while it put me in normal range, it was on the very low end of normal. I told my doctor that I didn't feel a difference at all. So he upped my dose to 60mcg and wow! I feel myself again! So much more energized and motivated for the day. I wake up feeling more alert and ready for the day. The first couple of days I had some lingering headaches and some wild dreams at night but that was it. I will say, I read these reviews before taking it and was terrified but what you new takers need to account was most of these reviews were made when taking the NP during a recall of the med. Which obviously isn't their fault I'm not placing blame. But of course the side effects were awful and I sympathize with those that had to deal with that, but it is no longer recalled and works great! I felt like a whole new woman! Definitely recommend :)"

• Kris
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 2, 2019

"I have Low T3 Syndrome. NP Thyroid is the only thyroid medicine that works for me and my family. I'm not sure what is causing out T3 to tank out, but so far this is the only Thyroid medicine that works and it's like night and day difference for us. I have energy, I sleep, joint and chest pain have stopped, and depression symptoms have lifted. I would recommend anyone searching for thyroid medicine to try one until their symptoms change. My numbers became 'normal' with other thyroid medicines, but this is the only one that fixed my actual symptoms."

• New...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2022

"I was prescribed NP Thyroid by my GYN who is also a midlife wellness expert. She also started me on BioTE hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Since I've been losing hair steadily over the last ten years, I requested something to stop the hair shedding. After taking NP for a few days, my hair started shedding at double the usual rate. Alarmed at the rate of hair shedding, and after research have stopped this. Also, felt cold hands and racing heart. I will be returning these to the pharmacy for a refund."

• Meano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 26, 2019

"I had horrible side effects on synthroid. My hair fell out, I was lethargic, the side effects almost weren't worth the little good it did. With Nature Thyroid the inside of my ears itched all the time and wax production was excessive and I still lost excessive hair and even eyebrows. With NP Thyroid I experienced no side effects and an actual improvement in my thyroid function over time."

• EBano
• December 29, 2020

"Armour Thyroid for many years with no issues. Armour became difficult to get and a couple of years ago my doc switched me to Nature Throid. I had no issues. About a year ago my prescription was filled with NP THYROID. Since then I've had horrible body aches, brain fog, depression and bad anxiety. I literally thought I was going crazy! I've always been a happy and outgoing. After many, many days of researching I found comments and reviews that stated people on NP Thyroid feeling the same way I was. I've now been off of all thyroid medication for over a month and while tired, constipated and other normal hypothyroid symptoms, I feel better. No longer crazy, anxious and depressed. My body hurts some, but nothing like when taking this stuff. My doctor has now prescribed Nature Throid again and I will start it tomorrow. I'm looking forward to getting my life back, laughing again and being able to think and function. Stay away from NP Thyroid!!!!"

• Lorie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2022

"I started taking NP Thyroid In June, for the first week I felt great, but then I started to notice some of the pills had a terrible odor and the taste was worse. I have cats and they smelled like cat urine as well as my urine. Not every pill had the odor, but the ones that did, that I took caused me terrible stomach cramps, then as time went on my hair loss was terrible, constipation was 5 days, anxiety, depression, severe fatigue, it all came back as well as hot flashes. I let my Dr know and he wanted me to have bloodwork before he made any changes so after 5 weeks I had bloodwork. I got it back and my t3 was high, Tsh low and t4 was good. Before the blood work I had bloodwork done and the levels I just mentioned were all in range. I stopped it immediately. Unfortunately my Dr is on vacation so I can't get any meds like LDN which worked wonders for me in the past. I am so exhausted I can barely function. I would not recommend this medication to anyone."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 3, 2022

"It smelled & tasted like cat urine. I began having headaches, fatigue & joint pain within a three week period. I called Acella Pharmaceuticals and complained & requested a refund. They have a do not refund policy which essentially means that they don't guarantee their product. My Doctor wrote me a prescription for Armour and my symptoms subsided within a month. Life lesson for me. Never again will I purchase NP Thyroid medication."

• Pam
• August 3, 2021

"I was taking Nature-Throid for years and I was doing great on it. I switched to NP Thyroid after Nature Throid became unavailable. At first I was doing well in the last few month it has been a living nightmare. My labs are going up and down with each new refill. My stomach blew up, my throat feels like it is on fire, nausea, joint pain and multiple other problems. I went to get my Lab work done and in 2 weeks time on the new refill my labs went from mid range levels to over the top of the range. I am done taking this medication and will be switching to Armour Thyroid. This medication should be pulled of the market it is dangerous."

• geydic
• June 28, 2021

"They prescribed me NP Thyroid 30mg and gave me testosterone pallets, I felt ok, then 3 weeks later I was very active. I could actually be productive during the day. But then slowly all that energy turned into anxiety, I couldn't rest, I caught myself ready to argue with anyone at anytime, I felt such intensity ,the negative kind. So I asked the doc to switch brands bc what I was feeling didn't seem normal to me, also my blood test showed even lower thyroid (meaning the medicine wasn't working) & that I needed a testosterone booster. They switched me to Armour. The first week I was crying uncontrollably, I had a breakdown at work, it was ridiculous and then another breakdown for no reason!. My boss thought I was crazy. I've been on Armour for 2 weeks now, this 2nd week they gave me a higher dose (45mg) and I don't cry anymore but now I feel tired, like I'm on caffeine all the time. You know how caffeine keeps you awake but still have that tired feeling in the background."