Comments on: Thyroid patients say PHOOEY to new Armour formulation and Forest Pharmaceuticals

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:06:34 +0000

I´ve been trying to get a prescription for Armour for several years. And now when I finally succeeded I found this information. Thank you very much, Forest! Now I´m afraid to even start the medication.

From Janie: chewing it up makes it work better, say many patients. Or use this: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/options-for-thyroid-treatment

By: Adriana

Adriana — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:25:23 +0000

Vincent,

I got the Thiroyd meds from Greater Pharma and they don’t look trust worthy to me either! Except the fact that they sent it from Thailand, the label is a basic piece of paper – printed not handwritten- but with no info about the manufacturer! Just the name, dose and man/exp day!
I was never on Armour so I can’t comment the effectiveness of it.. it so far feels as useless as the levothyroxine..can’t drop an ounce whatever I do

By: vincent

vincent — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:39:46 +0000

Maybe, but i think Armour Thyroid Thiroyd ( by greater pharma ) is the Old Armour !
The plastic taste is normal ?!!
The taste is bitter too. In the mouth, the pill has gone rapidely. The taste seems to be very chimic.

Greater pharma has no reply to my question about pills ( with handwriten label ) i have in my house are fake or no.

Sorry for my english !

By: vincent

vincent — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:19:16 +0000

thx for your answer janie !

By: vincent

vincent — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:18:41 +0000

Hi,

Is it normal if Armour Thyroid Thiroyd’s taste seems like plastic and a little bit sweet ( sugar ) ?

So, i hate the taste !

(hmmmm Armour was reformulated and the sweet is little.)

By: vincent

vincent — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:50:44 +0000

Hi,

I have purchase this product ( Armour Thyroid Thiroyd ) from a particular website and i have recieved aluminium paquet with handwrighting label !

Is it normal ?

So, are you aware than mercury could induce low metabolism ?

(From Janie: yes, some state they get a handwritten label from that website. Yes, that could be true about mercury, tho not all report it)

By: shahzad ali khan

shahzad ali khan — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:10:24 +0000

hi i have a question from all of you i need help so kindly enlighten me, i was taking synthroid and have switched to greater pharmas thiroyd, can anybody tell me how this product is compared to armour thyroid? and can it be taken sublingually under the tongue coz i tried it but it didnt dissolve?

(From Janie: If no one answers here, which is more for comments than questions, these groups may help you better: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/talk-to-others )

By: Millie

Millie — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:28:12 +0000

This change killed my mom. She was already thin. She developed nausea, her legs started swelling, and we could not get her thyroid right. She became emaciated because the nausea ruined her appetite. It was awful. Everyone seems to be talking about inconvenience or weight gain, but we are talking death here. Why was it ok for them to just up and do this??? This should not have been legal. My mom had been on Armour since 1942. (Synthroid never worked for her). I just kept thinking that someone would fix it. I could not believe that this would happen, and yet it did.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:13:53 +0000

I have always had what looks like a rash or sunburn around my neck. It’s been there since I started taking thyroid medication almost 25 yrs ago. Does not matter if I take the synthetic or natural it’s still there. I also hate the new Armour. I just started crushing it to powder in a plastic bag & using a rubber mallet. I put it on a plate & use a razor blade like a druggie snorting drugs. LOL!!! I seperate into 3 doses & dip my finger in maple syrup & then into the powdered Armour thyroid & lick it up. It seems to be working better for me that way instead of swallowing it or tyring to let the chalky mess dissolve in my mouth. I tried to take it all at one time that way but it was too much all at once for me. I’m considering ordering the Greater Pharma Thiroyd or the Thyroid-S but don’t like that the Thyroid-S contains aluminum in the amp;color coating. Not sure what the filler ingredients are in the Greater Pharma.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 08 May 2010 02:29:10 +0000

Was forced to switch to Armour because Kaiser (our HMO) couldn’t get any Nature Throid. Put on 30lbs. Finally, today found a doctor outside the Kaiser system to get me back onto Nature Throid. Not only did Armour drive me back into hypo thyroidism, but it also made my hair grow in really stiff and course. Hate the stuff and will never use it again – thank goodness for Nature Throid. I was on synthroid before taking Nature Throid and never felt good. Nature throid has been a God-send.