NP Thyroid for Underactive Thyroid User Reviews (Page 5)

• Tamara...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 3, 2017

"Inconsistent treatment! This medication caused me dizziness, restlessness, cold sweats, sleep problems, as well as concentration problems. While taking it, my function was a roller coaster ride. For a few days it would work and then I would suddenly have some or all the side effects. It took me 6 months to figure out what was causing these issues. The medication seems to have quite inconsistent effects."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 3, 2019

"Was on NP 1.25 grain, had to up it since a change was made at Acella, not sure what that was. My TSH went up to 2.68, felt poorly, no energy. Now take a 1.5 grain plus .25 grain. Feel good. Don't really care about the smell, not sure what my numbers are yet, will check in a few weeks."

• Angry
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 17, 2021

"Been taking this for two months. It's been a nightmare. Tired all the time. Massive weight gain. Lack of motivation. Aching legs. I've tried almost every thyroid med available. The only worse was Synthroid."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 17, 2019

"Felt great on it for the first two weeks, nails grew, my hair didn’t fall out then I started having severe anxiety, dry skin, waxy growths on my forehead and strange veins appearing on my legs. I’d snap at the drop of a hat and have fuzzy thinking. I stopped and switched back to Levothyroxine, still dealing with the initial hair loss of starting Levo but I’m so much happier, more energetic and not moody. Legs veins have disappeared. I’d never recommend T3 or NP thyroid to Anyone."

• Lano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2021

"I could only last 10 days on NP thyroid. I became so more exhausted I couldn’t get myself out of bed. Increased brain fog. Increased headaches. Increased depression. Increased water retention. Stomach become bloated and developed constipation. I’ve been off of it for 5 days and still feeling off. I’m very sensitive to drugs but this has never happened to me with other thyroid medications."

• Bob
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 23, 2019

"I am not sure why so many are having trouble with the new reformulated NP Thyroid but I am doing great with it. I just refilled mine last week and got an older batch and it was horrible for me as I could never get it right. Go t the new stuff in July of 2019 and yes it smelled but almost all the good NDT I have used that worked has been like that for me. I am taking the older stuff back to get a newer NP Thyroid. Used to use Naturethroid until that went down the drain just like Armour did and had to switch to the NP. Next stop for me is Thiroid S form Thailand."

• Coley
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 4, 2019

"I had been on Levothyroxine for 10 years but in the last 4 years I had been struggling. There was even one occasion where I was hospitalized for heart palpitations and come to find out my thyroid was all messed up. I had been on 150 mcg for two years but started to notice my skin, hair, nails and of course weight was off (weird weight gain, no diet changes). I moved and started a new doctor who recommended NP Thyroid. She started me on 90mg. The first two weeks I noticed rapid heart beat but nothing scary. By week three I felt like a super woman and had my normal energy back! After four weeks I finally feel better!"

• WAS...
• April 25, 2021

"I started BHRT and Thyroid NP (60mg) at the same time. 9 days after starting, had to call an ambulance because I thought I was having a heart attack or stroking out....horrible chest pressure, uncontrollable shaking, heart palpitations, dizziness, pain shooting up into my neck and jaw, left arm numbness. I told my doc that I think I had a reaction to this medication but she didn’t think it likely. She told me to reduce dosage of this and then increase it every couple of weeks. Started back at 15mg, then 30mg and now 45mg. Have been feeling like rubbish...mood swings, irritability, fatigue and more recently really bad anxiety. Thought it was my hormones trying to balance out. Was getting frustrated because I thought the BHRT was supposed to make me feel better but I just felt like rubbish all the time. Now I realize it may have been this medication this whole time causing me problems!!! Going to stop taking it. Very healthy and athletic prior to taking this. Now I feel like a mess."

• ReenieV
• April 16, 2021

"This pill has a horrible smell to it. I’m in so much pain that no meds can take it away. I’m beginning to think the FDA needs to watch our meds better. Now, I’m going fit 3 MRI’s and to a neurosurgeon when it could be this drug. All my joints and muscles ache terribly."

• Sylvie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 25, 2020

"The first time I took it, I was vaguely nauseated all the time and that was on a lower dosage. On a higher dosage now because my good medicine is out of stock and I've had several mental health crises with wild mood swings. I really don't like this medication."

• Big...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 2, 2021

"Just got some new NP Thyroid from CVS and it's different than my last batch. No smell and no brown speckles on the pills. After taking these for a few days I have noticed a marked improvement taking the newer prescription. Keeping my fingers crossed on this."

• mfl
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 8, 2020

"I have been taking this NP thyroid for many years. I have not noticed any difference with the new formulation. The only thing that occurs to me is perhaps because I also take Levothyroxine with it, which keeps me stable."

• Np th...
• March 31, 2022

"I’ve been on this medication for about 2 years for Hashimoto’s. I’m not experiencing the negative side effects that everyone is reporting. I feel a lot more energy and more normal. However, I have been gaining weight. I’m not sure if this has to do with the medication or just a by product of ageing."

• 2190v
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 16, 2021

"Oh my goodness, do not take this. Started it and felt amazing and boundless energy. I noticed I had a bump on my forehead the same day I started the meds. I thought nothing of it. Went to my dermatologist and said that it is a skin cyst and nothing to be concerned about. After a week, I started to feel weird- still had lots out energy but had anxiety, heart beat was fast intermittently and I just felt off. Woke up one night in a panic, I felt like I was dying and losing my breath. I felt like I was having an out of body experience. Hubby said I woke up yelling “I don’t feel good” over and over. I don’t take it now and as soon as I stopped the bump on my forehead was gone. I’m still not sure if it was a weird side effect from the NP thyroid or just a coincidence but I have never had a skin cyst before. I would never take this again."

• Sylvie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 17, 2021

"I already rated it on here but here’s an additional problem: my gut has been aching and bloated for weeks, every night by the time I go to bed. Food makes me feel sick but I’m also hungry all the time, I’ve gained 6-7 lbs in the two months I’ve been on the stuff and my menstrual cycle has worsened. Don’t waste your breath with this garbage drug and if you can afford it, see if you can get NatureThroid compounded instead. NP thyroid is awful for me. This drug isn't for me."

• Bijou
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 17, 2022

"Un-beknown to me NP Thyroid is made "naturally" from a PIGS THYROID. I am highly allergic to PORK and was taking this product for 10 months and could not figure out why the SEVERE sweating, headaches, Rapid Heart Rate 156 sent me twice to the ER. They thought I was having a Heart attack. Stay clear away from THIS PRODUCT. My naturopathic doctor put me on this medication, even after she knew I am highly allergic to PORK. They did not do the research on this for sure."

• Medical...
• April 17, 2022

"NP Thyroid is a form of Dessicated Thyroid Extract which may be used by patients with an underactive thyroid, for providing natural blood levels of Free T4 and Free T3 to overcome the symptoms of thyroid hormone deficiency. This medication has been widely prescribed by Functional Medicine Physicians with measurable health benefits to large numbers of patients worldwide, who have not been helped with standard levothyroxine (Eltroxin) therapy. It is generally safe and should be introduced on a trial basis, with careful monitoring of TSH, Free T4 and Free T3 levels."

• Sue
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 16, 2021

"Took Synthroid from age 29-50. Felt ok but had osteoporosis on bone scan. I was told Synthroid caused the osteoporosis. Started on Armour thyroid and felt fine with normal labs. My osteoporosis reversed to osteopenia. Went to new doctor 2021 (age 69) who refused to prescribed natural thyroid. Started back on Levothyroxine. I now feel terrible. Not sleeping, short of breath, weight gain, jittery, palpitations. My dose was lowered from 137 to 75 mcg. Still don't feel good. Finding a doc to start natural thyroid again. My particular bottles of natural thyroid were never on the recall list. Synthetic thyroid is cost free for me. Natural stuff not covered. I have one half of my thyroid due to partial removal at age 28. Rating below is for WP or NP thyroid."

• Tgrab...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 14, 2024

"I was using Armour Thyroid for over 20 years, and I hated the way I knew before my pharmacist that they changed formulas! I took the medicine sublingually like my doctor instructed, then could no longer take it under the tongue with the new formula. It tasted gross! Now I'm on NP, and I do put it under my tongue but bite it in half. It tastes sweet and melts quickly. I think it hasn't made me feel any differently than Armour, but I'm sticking with it. The Armour seems to not get their batches correct. This seems to have their act together more. BIG PHARMA pushes the Synthroid and others, but I'm not going there. It's even free. That tells me something haha. I still would rather pay the $78.14 for a 90-day supply of 60mg. I would prefer to take an all-natural product. And there is also another product without a prescription on Amazon that has over 4500 great reviews that I may also take with this."

• Kel
• April 7, 2019

"I switched from Nature-Thyroid to NP Acella due to the lack of availability. I was on Nature-Thyroid for 3 years and felt great. Normal "

• Jackie
• August 27, 2019

"Been taking this for years and suddenly it smells and tastes HORRIBLE! I thought I got a bad batch. Anybody else?"

• Maria...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 31, 2019

"My God, the smell and taste of this reformulation are disgusting. WTH?"

• Karen
• September 6, 2019

" I am going through the same thing as other reviewers plus so many more side effects. I am stopping this np thyroid it has made me very ill."

• County...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 30, 2018

"This medication is awful. It has caused stomach issues and body pain, crying all the time. Does not seem consistent in dosing. Don't recommend this at all."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 29, 2020

"This stuff is a travesty! compared to the earlier formulation! T3 is the only way to go they reformulated all of the desiccated thyroid and I don’t trust any of this rubbish."