Levothyroxine vs. Armour Thyroid

I got hundreds of questions about Armour after my last post. I tried to address them all in this video but please let me know if I left anything out and you still have questions. I am happy to answer them! #hashimotos #thyroid #hypothyroidism #thyroidproblems

[@tash6132]

I really need to get my PCP to watch this so she understands Hypothyroidism better. There is no endocrinologist where I live in Arizona so I have to depend on my PCP to refill my Armour, which she just got through the insurance game with a preauth and got covered (I'm new here, moved here 4 months ago, and moving outta here in a couple months). I have to depend on myself for dosing. But I've been on it 9 years now (was on synthetics which did nothing for me for about 2 months at first). I started on 30mg but was still too tired after some time passed so I went up to 45mg (a 30 and a 15). I heard what you said about a week ago and now I take my 30 at about 9:30am when I wake up and take the 15 separately in the late afternoon /early evening now. It already seems to be making a bit of a difference. Thank you! I've been so exhausted for the last four months since I got here that I'm thinking about going up to 60mg, and following the same half and half regimen by having only the 30s filled and taking two of them a day, separately. Thoughts?

[@adrienneconroy4208]

Great info as always .Thank you so much

[@candisewoodruff3776]

So my thyroid Armour that I take I have to take in the morning on an empty stomach so when you take it again around 3:00 p.m. do you have to be fasting or can you just take it even though you have eaten

[@katrinabennett2759]

I have been on Synthroid only for 25+ years. Recently I tried adding Cytomel generic 5mg and had pounding heartrate and awful jitters. How can this be addressed since 5mg is the lowest dose available? 😢

[@karischaefer3742]

I have been on Levothyroxine, 125 mcg since 2005. I finally switched to Armour Thyroid 90 mg. How long does it take to lose some weight? I gained weight on Levothyroxine . Do you take your medication the day of labs?

[@PK-se2jh]

thankyou :)

[@beatricehowell3146]

How do I become one of your patients

[@jericol9101]

i do better on Armour than Levo

[@RuthlessandDisciplined]

Can you elaborate?