Comments on: Trying the newly formulated Armour? http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/ Thyroid Treatment Scandal and Hypothyroid Mistreatment Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Usha http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-59985 Usha Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:50:12 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-59985 Have been taking Levo for 6+ years. But switched to armour thyroid since last year June. was getting my prescription filled for 2 months and felt so great since armour. But all of a sudden I hear this back-order news. then the re-formulated one doesn't feel the same as the old. I feel tired, weight gain with contained diet, hair loss. I am not sure if Forest is forced by FDA to reformulate. do we have to fight for a natural medicine which works so well for most of us? :( I don't mind fighting if we get the quality back. any place where we can voice our opinions which will be hopefully heard? Have been taking Levo for 6+ years. But switched to armour thyroid since last year June. was getting my prescription filled for 2 months and felt so great since armour. But all of a sudden I hear this back-order news. then the re-formulated one doesn’t feel the same as the old. I feel tired, weight gain with contained diet, hair loss. I am not sure if Forest is forced by FDA to reformulate. do we have to fight for a natural medicine which works so well for most of us? :( I don’t mind fighting if we get the quality back. any place where we can voice our opinions which will be hopefully heard?

]]> By: Rene Parke http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-59435 Rene Parke Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:59:41 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-59435 Please call Pam at Armour Thyroid. She is in quality control with Forrest Labs! Her phone number and direct extension are: #1 800-678-1605 Ext. 67023. Please, please call her and/or leave a message on her voicemail relaying your concerns and discontent! I JUST DID!!!! :) Please call Pam at Armour Thyroid. She is in quality control with Forrest Labs! Her phone number and direct extension are: #1 800–678-1605 Ext. 67023. Please, please call her and/or leave a message on her voicemail relaying your concerns and discontent! I JUST DID!!!! :)

]]> By: Rene Parke http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-59431 Rene Parke Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:46:22 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-59431 Thank god for all your comments and insight... I can relate to so many of you!! It is sooo nice to have a forum where we can go, support, and relate to one another!! I had my thyroid removed in 1999 completely due to cancer. I was on synthroid and a combo of synthroid/cytomel when armour went off the market!! I was soo excited when it finally came back and even started to feel better immediately within a week or two. But I haven't been feeling well lately and feel like I've regressed and slowly declining! Now, thank god after finding this info here and on about.com, it makes sooo much sense! I too noticed it didn't have the icky smell which was obviously what made it 'effective'!! I have many of the symptoms you say, brain fog, exhausted, water retention, acne, weight gain and around the middle, etc... I have heard people saying they are going to bring back the old formula, but have my serious doubts that will happen after being off the market this long!! But, maybe if we all ban together, we can force them to rethink this whole thing and what it is doing to so countless many!! I am also going to check into the Westhroid and Nature Throid actually this week with my doctor after he checks my levels. I've also been hearing however that they have also been 'forced' to reformulate theirs due to the Governments FDA regulations!! It's an ongoing and forever battle!! Best of health, Rene' :) Thank god for all your comments and insight… I can relate to so many of you!! It is sooo nice to have a forum where we can go, support, and relate to one another!! I had my thyroid removed in 1999 completely due to cancer. I was on synthroid and a combo of synthroid/cytomel when armour went off the market!! I was soo excited when it finally came back and even started to feel better immediately within a week or two. But I haven’t been feeling well lately and feel like I’ve regressed and slowly declining! Now, thank god after finding this info here and on about.com, it makes sooo much sense! I too noticed it didn’t have the icky smell which was obviously what made it ‘effective’!! I have many of the symptoms you say, brain fog, exhausted, water retention, acne, weight gain and around the middle, etc… I have heard people saying they are going to bring back the old formula, but have my serious doubts that will happen after being off the market this long!! But, maybe if we all ban together, we can force them to rethink this whole thing and what it is doing to so countless many!! I am also going to check into the Westhroid and Nature Throid actually this week with my doctor after he checks my levels. I’ve also been hearing however that they have also been ‘forced’ to reformulate theirs due to the Governments FDA regulations!! It’s an ongoing and forever battle!! Best of health, Rene’ :)

]]> By: Jessica Williams http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-51326 Jessica Williams Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:42:38 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-51326 I wonder if we are concerned enough about where these little pigs hail from? I've left Armour behind, opting for a compounding pharmacy in my area. I take 4 grains, and sometimes 5 daily. I dose organically according to how I feel. I'm female, 5 foot 11 and weigh 176, am 62 yrs old. I have good and bad days, but am not immobilized and still do my job. The pharmacist tells me he has many sources but confided that the best source (the one his patients preferred) was from New Zealand. Considering how we treat our livestock in this country, this may be a clinical factor in results. I wonder if we are concerned enough about where these little pigs hail from?
I’ve left Armour behind, opting for a compounding pharmacy in my area. I take 4 grains, and sometimes 5 daily. I dose organically according to how I feel. I’m female, 5 foot 11 and weigh 176, am 62 yrs old.
I have good and bad days, but am not immobilized and still do my job.
The pharmacist tells me he has many sources but confided that the best source (the one his patients preferred) was from New Zealand.
Considering how we treat our livestock in this country, this may be a clinical factor in results.

]]> By: Diana Anderson http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-45187 Diana Anderson Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:46:12 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-45187 I have been feeling hypothyroid symptoms gradually for the past five months, and now finally know why. I did not put two and two together until reading about the change in formulation of the Armour, and my health. The approaching winter weather has made my symptoms of hypothyroidism impossible to live with. I have been on Armour before the reformulation a total of 3 years, and all was well until these last five months, go figure. I contacted my doctor and requested an increase in the Armour in hopes to alleviate my symptoms. I do not know if an increase of Armour is going to help alleviate my symptoms, but will soon find out. I will be diligently investigating all my options concerning natural thyroid replacement alternatives if the Armour is not working for me anymore. I love the fact that this "reformulation" was never announced at least not to my knowledge, and apparently not my doctors either! I am tired of all this mess as you all are, is it any wonder why we have no choice but to be proactive when it comes to our health. I have been feeling hypothyroid symptoms gradually for the past five months, and now finally know why. I did not put two and two together until reading about the change in formulation of the Armour, and my health. The approaching winter weather has made my symptoms of hypothyroidism impossible to live with. I have been on Armour before the reformulation a total of 3 years, and all was well until these last five months, go figure. I contacted my doctor and requested an increase in the Armour in hopes to alleviate my symptoms. I do not know if an increase of Armour is going to help alleviate my symptoms, but will soon find out. I will be diligently investigating all my options concerning natural thyroid replacement alternatives if the Armour is not working for me anymore. I love the fact that this “reformulation” was never announced at least not to my knowledge, and apparently not my doctors either! I am tired of all this mess as you all are, is it any wonder why we have no choice but to be proactive when it comes to our health.

]]> By: Sienna http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-44331 Sienna Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:39:53 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-44331 I have taken Armour Thyroid prior to the reformulation. After the reformulation I noticed I could not disssolve the pills sublingually. Following another refill, my hair has been begun to fall out, my joints ache, and I have developed hideous acne. Good heavens! I thought I had overcome all this after being diagnosed with hypothyroidism and being prescribed Armour Thyroid. A year worth of progress thrown down the drain with an unnanounced reformulation? I am physically exhausted by the lead-suit of hypothyroidism, and mentally fed-up with the dishonest conceit of medicine. I have taken Armour Thyroid prior to the reformulation. After the reformulation I noticed I could not disssolve the pills sublingually. Following another refill, my hair has been begun to fall out, my joints ache, and I have developed hideous acne. Good heavens! I thought I had overcome all this after being diagnosed with hypothyroidism and being prescribed Armour Thyroid. A year worth of progress thrown down the drain with an unnanounced reformulation? I am physically exhausted by the lead-suit of hypothyroidism, and mentally fed-up with the dishonest conceit of medicine.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-42752 Sharon Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:17:25 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-42752 I've been taking the new formula since June. My tsh has always been very low in the past, and last week I had it checked for the first time with the new formulation. My tsh was 6.2 and my doctor refuses to let me take armour or any other dessicated thyroid. He is making me take synthroid, which I have taken before and I know it makes me feel horrible.I can't seem to make myself go to his office to pick it up. I know I feel better now than I will with a lower tsh on synthroid. I can't find any doctor that will give me a prescription for anything but synthroid. I’ve been taking the new formula since June. My tsh has always been very low in the past, and last week I had it checked for the first time with the new formulation. My tsh was 6.2 and my doctor refuses to let me take armour or any other dessicated thyroid. He is making me take synthroid, which I have taken before and I know it makes me feel horrible.I can’t seem to make myself go to his office to pick it up. I know I feel better now than I will with a lower tsh on synthroid. I can’t find any doctor that will give me a prescription for anything but synthroid.

]]> By: Susan http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-42704 Susan Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:59:58 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-42704 After 5 years of rarely catching anything, I have had 7 colds in the past 8 months, each lasting approx. 2 weeks. This is exactly what my life was like before Armour Thyroid. I've also noticed joint pain and I'm sleeping way too well for someone who is perimenopausal. The thing that puzzles me, though is that I just had a blood test done and my TSH was .01 - Do you think it's possible that my TSH could be fine, but the Armour still isn't really working? I'm not sure if they tested my T4 and T3 levels. I have a doctor's appt. scheduled for next week and I'd really like to go in with a plan in mind. I did notice a few refills ago that my pills didn't smell bad anymore and wondered if they were using old pills since I had been told that the odor indicated that they were "fresh". Does anyone know exactly when the new pills started coming out? I called Armour and left a message. Thanks for posting the phone number. After 5 years of rarely catching anything, I have had 7 colds in the past 8 months, each lasting approx. 2 weeks. This is exactly what my life was like before Armour Thyroid. I’ve also noticed joint pain and I’m sleeping way too well for someone who is perimenopausal.

The thing that puzzles me, though is that I just had a blood test done and my TSH was .01 — Do you think it’s possible that my TSH could be fine, but the Armour still isn’t really working? I’m not sure if they tested my T4 and T3 levels. I have a doctor’s appt. scheduled for next week and I’d really like to go in with a plan in mind.

I did notice a few refills ago that my pills didn’t smell bad anymore and wondered if they were using old pills since I had been told that the odor indicated that they were “fresh”. Does anyone know exactly when the new pills started coming out? I called Armour and left a message. Thanks for posting the phone number.

]]> By: Elizabeth Kenney http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-42447 Elizabeth Kenney Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:34:53 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-42447 I feel like I'm the last one to find out about the change to the Armour formulation. In June/July I started to become symptomatic - this after a few years of relative normalcy on Armour. I was diagnosed twenty years ago at 23 with Hashi's and about four years ago, switched from Synthroid/Cytomel to Armour with very good results. In June of this year, it was as if I was back in my body 20 years ago - a long list of symptoms. You know them all. I've had two straight months of my hair falling out like crazy, attack-like symptoms where I had a migraine for five days, brain fog, extreme fatigue, depression, joints and muscles aching so badly I cannot bring myself to do my normal easy yoga and fitness routine, and now, I've gained 10 lbs - all around the middle and chest. I feel bloated, have difficulty concentrating. In April, I had an IUD inserted and have had very heavy bleeding since, so that threw me off and my OB thought I might be anemic. I wasn't, so it was back to the internist for extensive testing. He put me on NatureThroid three weeks ago and suggested I take Rhodiola for stress. I am completely stressed out over the slightest things - I know it's very extreme, even I can see it and really try not to overreact to things. The days I've counted the hairs in my brush, it's 140-200 after I wash my hair. Today, after three weeks of NatureThroid, I counted 104. This may be because I don't have as much hair left to lose, but I'm taking it as a good sign things are getting better. I feel more energetic, for sure. It's almost as if in addition to not meeting my Rx needs, the reformulated Armour caused some other kind of damage at the same time. I'm waiting for some extensive blood work from the doctor plus I did a 24-hr saliva test for Adrenal Fatigue. Hopefully answers and some relief come soon. It's affecting my job, my relationships and my wellbeing. I feel like I’m the last one to find out about the change to the Armour formulation. In June/July I started to become symptomatic — this after a few years of relative normalcy on Armour. I was diagnosed twenty years ago at 23 with Hashi’s and about four years ago, switched from Synthroid/Cytomel to Armour with very good results. In June of this year, it was as if I was back in my body 20 years ago — a long list of symptoms. You know them all. I’ve had two straight months of my hair falling out like crazy, attack-like symptoms where I had a migraine for five days, brain fog, extreme fatigue, depression, joints and muscles aching so badly I cannot bring myself to do my normal easy yoga and fitness routine, and now, I’ve gained 10 lbs — all around the middle and chest. I feel bloated, have difficulty concentrating. In April, I had an IUD inserted and have had very heavy bleeding since, so that threw me off and my OB thought I might be anemic. I wasn’t, so it was back to the internist for extensive testing. He put me on NatureThroid three weeks ago and suggested I take Rhodiola for stress. I am completely stressed out over the slightest things — I know it’s very extreme, even I can see it and really try not to overreact to things. The days I’ve counted the hairs in my brush, it’s 140–200 after I wash my hair. Today, after three weeks of NatureThroid, I counted 104. This may be because I don’t have as much hair left to lose, but I’m taking it as a good sign things are getting better. I feel more energetic, for sure. It’s almost as if in addition to not meeting my Rx needs, the reformulated Armour caused some other kind of damage at the same time. I’m waiting for some extensive blood work from the doctor plus I did a 24-hr saliva test for Adrenal Fatigue. Hopefully answers and some relief come soon. It’s affecting my job, my relationships and my wellbeing.

]]> By: dharma http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/06/02/trying-the-newly-formulated-armour/comment-page-2/#comment-41959 dharma Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:43:09 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=2358#comment-41959 Hi everyone, A friend of mine informed me that the formula had changed and I jumped on this site to see what everyone was saying. The more I think about, and after reading this, I think my symptoms have returned. It has been a slow process, but things have changed. I think I still have a batch of the old stuff because it has that familiar smell, but it's hard to say since it seems the formula may have been changed before my script date. Anyway, I have a question about Westhroid and Nature-Throid.... Do you take it in the same manner as Armour? Ramping up? I take 6 grains of Armour a day. Any help on this would be awesome as I am heading to my doc in the next couple of weeks and I would like to be armed with information about this. Thanks in advance! Hi everyone,

A friend of mine informed me that the formula had changed and I jumped on this site to see what everyone was saying.

The more I think about, and after reading this, I think my symptoms have returned. It has been a slow process, but things have changed. I think I still have a batch of the old stuff because it has that familiar smell, but it’s hard to say since it seems the formula may have been changed before my script date.

Anyway, I have a question about Westhroid and Nature-Throid.… Do you take it in the same manner as Armour? Ramping up? I take 6 grains of Armour a day. Any help on this would be awesome as I am heading to my doc in the next couple of weeks and I would like to be armed with information about this.

Thanks in advance!

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