Comments on: The walking SILENT SUCKERS of Synthroid, Levoxyl & Levothyroxine treatment

By: Kathie Wind

Kathie Wind — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:07:04 +0000

I had a thyroidectomy in January 2007. Was told I had cancer, but did not. Been taking Levothyroine ever since. I also took Cytomel for a while. I have gained nearly 40 pounds, am tired all the time and ache all over and am depressed. Also I developed high blood pressure and am taking medication for this. I was really glad to find this website. I will be asking my Dr. about amour.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:21:39 +0000

I was put on levothyroxine about 11 months ago. I have told my doc I feel worse than when I started. I also had a blood pressure reading ogf 102 over 68 before I started and It is now 135 over 95. My doc will not prescribe armour, I’m afraid it is the levothyroxine causing this rise in blood pressure infact I’m sure it is. I have always had low or normal low bp until now. I have Hashimotos.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:10:54 +0000

Are these posts really true? I get to reading these posts only to doubt they are from REAL people.

I want to post with some questions, but afraid to.

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:59:41 +0000

I promised God I would tell everyone loud and long if I found somehting to help with hair loss. I am 50+ and have been steadily losing hair for 10 years. What a conicidence! I have been taking levothyrine for most of that time, synthroid just prior to that!
I am nearly 50 lbs overweight and have extremely thin hair!
I have worked all summer outside. Sweating like crazy and lost 4 lbs!!
Sooo….. when I had to have blood work done for a life insurance policy I apologized about the weight. The girl doing the check asked if I was on any thyroid? I told her I had been on Levy. for years. She was the one that broke it to me about the Armour, she used it and was happy with it AND was SKINNY! I called my Dr. and told him I wanted to try the Armour. I got the nurse and she wanted to know why I wanted to change??? I told her I was not losing any weight and was tired of having no hair!
So.. I have been on Armour for nearly 1 week. I don’t feel a whole lot different, but after reading this site I am more than a little excited!
THANKS to all for these posts! I am hoping for great results and will post some soon I hope!
HK

By: Lucero

Lucero — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:06:00 +0000

I have just found a doctor in my area that prescibes Armour and I hope to get an appointment soon. Have been on synthroid for 21 months now and 22 pounds heavier since I started. I have NEVER been overweight in my entire life. Yes, I consider this overweight as I am only 5′4, so three pounds of weight gain can be drastic. I am so sad my doctor wrote write it for me. And, Carol the “balloon around the middle” I’m right there with you. So awful, why don’t they believe us patients?

By: Carol diamond

Carol diamond — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:16:06 +0000

Was on Armour many years, with a minimal 0.1 TSH. Dr. claims it will damage my heart and bones to be so HYPER. Well, if this is hyper, I hate to see what hypo feels like. Said I would give T4 a try. OOPS. What is this balloon doing around my middle? Why does my hip hurt so much? Next visit will ask for a combo-I need T3. Oh, did I mention my cholesterol went from 225 to 295?

By: marydobek

marydobek — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000

i hope armour works ..imsick of being tired dizzy and lightheaded

By: Diana Cary

Diana Cary — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:13:17 +0000

I am on Synthroid. I have fought and fought with my doctor concerning my thyroid condition. I am
going to “introduce” Armour to her and insist that she place me on it. If she doesn’t I will get another doctor. I have been on Synthroid since I was a teenager, now I am 62. I lose weight only if I eat NOTHING. But that is not healthy either. My cholesterol has been diagnosed as high and now I am on medicine for that. I am going to win this battle!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:26:25 +0000

When I was 15 most of my thyroid was removed because of Graves’ Disease. Ever since then (I’m 51), I’ve been on a gradually increasing daily dose of Synthroid (200 mcg now). I’m 5′5″ and 260 lbs, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and thinning hair. I had heard about natural thyroid hormone a couple of years ago and asked my doctor but she said all the negative stuff you mentioned and wouldn’t prescribe it.

I need to find actual scientific studies showing all the wonderful results mentioned anecdotally here, so that I can march back in to my doctor’s office and demand a prescription for a natural thyroid hormone. After reading all this, I’m feeling a lot more determined to go find those studies!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:07:54 +0000

Janie

I am developing a movement on another forum informing people of Armour. Unfortunately for me I had found out about Armour on my own and suffered nearly 5 yrs on T4 meds. I researched the heck out of hypothyroidism and one day banged into Armour not knowing another med even exsisted.

That stated my personal battle trying to get a doctor to Rx it to me.

Almost a year after finally getting on Armour I feel great. Bloating issues stopped - minimal anxiety - energy returning etc. Working on the nasty 20lbs I gained when told by the doc I was lazy! Then I found your site. Nice to have the reassurance that I made the right decision to switch meds.

I am however finding that the dosages are getting more difficut to get from the pharmacy. I think there needs to be a movement on thyroid forums to get this resolved with Forest Pharmacuticals and stop Abbott labs from their destruction of getting Forest to supply the meds. I need your help and advice on how we can team up together and stop this war on Armour. It saves lives - it’s the right med and hypothyroid patients deserve to lead normal lives too! We have enough to battle when we are hit with thyroid disease - we shouldn’t have to fight for our medication too!

Slowly I am moving this other forum into the understanding that they do not have to live sick just because their thyroids don’t work. It’s been great for me when people contact me and say I’ve saved there lives. Somehow we Leaders - need to team together to keep this med an option to treat!