Armor 60 Mg Vs Synthroid 0 112 Mug
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I have been on synthroid for approx 11 years. Some of my symptoms never went away. Cold hands &feet, losing (it does grow back, but I have a million baby hairs on my head) hair, etc. I read somewhere that changing from a strictly T4 (Synthroid) to a T3T4 (Armour) thyroid medicine would help. My doctor gave me the new medicine Armour 1 GR (60mg). I was on synthroid 0.112MG). Did my doc give me too high a dose of the new amrour medicine? I want my symptoms to go away but I don't want to overdose. Help!
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Since Armour Thyroid is a different medication that isn't derived from the same sources, it is not dosed in micrograms like Synthroid, so your doctor has prescribed a normal dosage.
Its typical side effects may include nausea, dizziness, and headache.
How are you doing on it? Are you on any other medications?
Your doctor gave you much lower dose (60 mg of Armour) compared to 0.112 mg of Synthroid. Explanation is as follows:
60 mg of Armour contains 9 mcg of T3 and 38 mcg of T4.
However T3 in Armour medication is 4 times more potent than T4.
So the actual content of T3 is 4 x 9 = 36 mcg.
Adding up both T3 & T4 = 36 + 38 = 74 mcg = 0.074 mg
So 0.074 mcg of Synthroid is equivalent to 60 mg of Armour. Because you were taking 0.115 of Symthroid, you should take more than 60 mg of Armour.
I suggest you to try 75 mg of Armour and take a blood test for TSH after 3 or 4 weeks. If this dosage doesn't bring your TSH level to normal (from blood test), you need to increase the Armour dosage to 90 mg and take blood test after 3 or 4 weeks. It should show up normal TSH level, which means your thyroid is healed and must be functioning normally.
I was on Synthroid 0.112mg and the Dr. put me on Armour Thyroid 3GR. which is 180mg. I would say that your dose is closer to the equivelant of Synthroid then mine. I don't know what my last TSH, T4 levels were so I hope thats why he gave me such a high dose... All I know is I felt like the walking dead. I just started my dose today.
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