Comments on: More good info on Canada’s “Thyroid” by Erfa

By: Alexi

Alexi — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:36:10 +0000

Has anyone ordered Erfa Thyroid in 2010? I ordered one bottle of half grain which cost $18 and they charged me $31 to ship to the US!! I could not believe it…is this the norm?

(From Janie: Alexi, it’s too bad you didn’t define who they” is or was. Shipping rates and even the price of Erfa is different from place to place. http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/options-for-thyroid-treatment )

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:57:04 +0000

Bought a 500 bottle of 60 mg Erfa thyroid tabs Sept ‘09, $100 total delivered cost to US, worked great. Having trouble re-ordering 500 bottle outside of Canada (Erfa deleted ordering). Erfa said perhaps could do 500s Special Order from inside Canada. Is FDA/Customs/US gov meddling somewhere in there, or Canadian hoarding?

By: Pinky

Pinky — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:10:32 +0000

I’d like to offer another way of treating whilst this current fiasco is insitu. A few years ago i tried the original Somatomed by Vespro and was impressed but at the time did not know it was a nine month treatment then it’s a managemenmt dose after. It assists your own glandular system to release it’s own hormones,it supports liver function too,it was trialled in the nineties for chronic fatigue syndrome with favourable results. I tried with no ill effects and felt it worked,and it was suggested by a doctor! in 2002 and now aim to try it out for good properly,it also has the building blocks of amino acids,it is considered homeopathic/herbal,it has Mumiyo a Russian herb in it too. ALSO Gluten actually stops the Pituitary Gland from producing Growth hormone.

By: Mel D

Mel D — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:07:48 +0000

Hello

Just reading your posts on ERFA Thyroid meds …. I’m in Australia and can’t get any more of the Armour or Nature thyroid I had been taking – I’m wondering is ERFA a porcine based pill too ? Where exactly can I order some ?

many thanks in advance

Mel xxx

By: lisa

lisa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:37:55 +0000

I started taking efra thyroid after not being able to get Armour, which I’ve been on for 15 years. I did not have a good reaction! It made my heart race, kept me awake and made me feel like I was jumping out of my skin! It almost felt like a panic attack! Not good!
I think the ratio must be off for me, or else the dose just doesn’t translate. I am considering taking a half (60 mg tablet) but am actually too nervous to try it since the feeling was just too awful. Any thoughts?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:04:35 +0000

Hi Mair,

I think the Erfa numbers are off.

Here is what Janie wrote is in the Erfa 60mg
“In each Erfa 60 mg tablet embossed “ECI 60”, there is 35 mcg. of T4 and 8 mcg. of T3;” vs. Armour 38T4/9T3.

This is the link: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2009/09/02/erfas-canadian-thyroid-details/

By: mair jones

mair jones — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:24 +0000

Hi all,
My doc just wrote a script for erfa 60mg tabs for me which I faxed direct to erfa (Im in uk);but I am a little confused as to dosage.
I’m a 100kg woman with Hashi’s and partial thyroidectomy
(so no thyroid to speak of)
The old Armour 60mg was 38t4/9t3
Erfa 60mg is 100t4/25t3
Has anyone else switched from Armour to Erfa and got their dosage spot on yet?Or has anyone got info that could help me ? Much obligued.
Mair.

By: Carla

Carla — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:21:24 +0000

I ordered 2 bottles of 500 30mg ERFA Thyroid directly from ERFA Canada in late September. Within a couple of days I got a phone call and letter from the FDA that they had detained my package. After calling the FDA and telling them that I cannot get dessicated thyroid in U.S. they released the package after checking with headquarters. After severe hypothyroid symptoms while on Armour Thyroid for the past few months including memory loss, hair loss, dry skin, low body temperature, low heart rate, and extreme fatigue I was happy to be relieved of many of those symptoms within only a few days of being on ERFA Thyroid. For me, ERFA Thyroid works better than Armour ever worked, my morning temperature went up from 97 to 98 within one day, my energy came back within a couple of days, my extremely rough, dry skin became smoother within a week, I am no longer getting sleepy in the middle of the day, my hands are no longer cold and dry but are warm and moist, my heart rate is normal instead of going into the low 50’s and my menstrual cycle was regular for the first time in over a year. For those of you who became hypothyroid while on the reformulated Armour I highly recommend that you try ERFA Thyroid and see if it works for you. If it does get confiscated by the FDA you just need to call them and explain that you cannot get “dessicated thyroid” in the U.S. and they will agree to release your medication.

By: Carol P.

Carol P. — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:15:47 +0000

I ordered “Thyroid” online from Canada’s Univeraldrugs.com. It took about 2 weeks to get my meds in the mail. I have been taking it for only a few days and I am noticing symptoms: muscle aches, sleepiness, headache. I am interested to see how others do on these drugs. I also had a problem with the reformulated Armour; mostly sinus trouble and simply not feeling “well”. I will be very happy to see Nature-throid or Westhroid back on American shelves.

By: Deb Raterman

Deb Raterman — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:38:57 +0000

i have been taking the erfa 125 for about two weeks now. i wake up with headaches every day. i know it is not from any food or vitamins i take. today i found out that the erfa has corn in it- that’s a trigger for me. are there any other thyroid meds that don’t have corn or sugar in them?

(From Janie: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/armour-vs-other-brands )