Comments on: Yes, desiccated thyroid is making its way to pharmacy shelves!

By: Molly Glidden

Molly Glidden — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:42:54 +0000

I did great on Armour’s new formulation! This medication is all I can take due to severe drug sensitivities and a chronic bladder disease. My prayers are that Forest Pharm. will continue to make the 15mg as I take them 3 times a day. I had problems cutting up the 30 mg as it caused my blood levels to be off. The Company does not recommend cutting these medications.
Lets hope that 2010 brings back the lifesaving natural dessicated thyroid!

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:25:17 +0000

3 months on the new improved Armour formulation I went back to full blown Hypothyroid. 2 weeks on Nutri-med’s thyroid and I am feeling semi normal again. Will order their adrinal’s to go with my next order to see if that helps.

By: Chris Burgess

Chris Burgess — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:33 +0000

Check with you local compounding pharmacy. Many of us have taken the time to aquire both T4 and T3 and are compounding capsules. Be sure that the pharmacy has on record test from a thrid party lab that proves they are not only accurate with making capsules but have had thier T4 and T3 aliquots checked for potency.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:52:47 +0000

Hello to all,
Just a quick question that maybe some of you who have had much success on dessicated thyroid can clarify before my next appt with my ND.

Quick history, I am 46 and had in 94 full thyroidectomy and 5 lymph removed due to papillary cancer. Last 3-4 years hypothyroid on .15 levothyroxine, all levels fine according to family doctor, I developed multiple food sensitivities, energy poor, quality of life suffering greatly, need to work full time. Now on 4th well known ND and hope will help me but….

Here is my question, many of you are so panicked at not having your dessicated thyroid and I wonder if I too will feel so much better on it. My new ND said my levels are fine as well but has not tested t3 and t4 yet. She won’t give me any dessicated thyroid until she is sure that the mercury chelation I did previously has removed the mercury since she says it plays havoc with my thyroid levels and we need to remove the mercury before adding dessicated thyroid. I am so sick and tired of being tired and cold and sad. Do you agree with this approach. I feel I really don’t have that much time and that if only I could have the dessicated thyroid then it will give me the much needed support my immune system needs and then I can handle any cleansing, chelations much better, I am so scared about how poor my liver is functioning so your feedback again is so welcomed.

Blessing to you all and I am so grateful for this wonderful website!

Sandra

(From Janie: you may get quicker and more responses from patient groups: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/talk-to-others )

By: Ava

Ava — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:49:32 +0000

NO it is not making a comeback! My mother uses desiccated thyroid (she is allergic to the synthetic, highly) and cannot get a refill. EVERY SINGLE ONE of the manufacturers is experiencing a shortage of it. See: http://www.ashp.org/Import/PRACTICEANDPOLICY/PracticeResourceCenters/DrugShortages/GettingStarted/CurrentShortages/Bulletin.aspx?id=459

Furthermore, the reasoning Armour was out for so long was because the manufacturers, Forest, replaced the filler product without FDA approval, and without informing physicians, pharmacies or patients, which resulted in many people having adverse reactions to the product that hadn’t before. so the FDA is investigating Forest and is believe it or not, looking into eliminating natural thyroid from the market altogether!

(From Janie: Actually, many have reported Armour to be back on shelves in their areas. It just hasn’t made it your area. But with so many reporting problems with the newly formulated Armour, looking into Naturethroid or Erfa’s Thyroid is preferred by many right now. And by the way, we have no proof right now that the FDA is removing desiccated thyroid. In the future? Maybe. But we’ll have to see, since the future may mean expensive clinical trials rather than a removal.)

By: Kristi

Kristi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:40:10 +0000

I was switched to synthroid when the armour disappeared and felt horrible. I finally took matters into my own hands and called a Canadian pharmacy. They carry dessicated thyroid, my doctor faxed the prescription and I got 100 tablets for 50 dollars without insurance. I think that is a fair price for my health and mainly my mental health. I am starting to feel better after a week back on it but still not 100%. Luckily I have a doctor who is starting to be forward thinking and realize that everything he was taught in med school might not be current or correct!

By: joan compton

joan compton — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:13:11 +0000

The pharmacy in Pleasant Garden, NC has 60 mg tabs, but the new formula ): I seem to be getting tired again. Is there a lab in the US that will compare the old and the new?

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:44:50 +0000

To the lady up above who keeps writing women need their thyroid- MEN TAKE IT TOO- I am so sick of the media and even mary shomoan whatever the hell her name is keep saying women with anything that relates to thyroid. I have news for you- MEN HAVE HYPOTHYROIDISM TOO. I am a 36 year old male who suffers from it horribly without medication and herbal support- so let’s just get it straight. That really annoys me.

By: Linda Greene

Linda Greene — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:50:42 +0000

We have any strength of dessicated thyroid needed. We also ship for free within the US. We are Shertech Compounding Pharmacy of Asheville, NC
1642 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 236-1097
(828) 236-1098 – fax

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:31:08 +0000

I just picked up my armour yesterday at Rite Aid- they just got a bunch of it in- at least the 60mg tablets- I take 90 of them a month (3 grains). Just so people know- this new shipment is also the newly reformulated batch- in a way I was kind of hoping that the original formula would be making it’s way back due to the number of complaints but I opened the bottle and smelled it and knew intstantly it was the new formula. At least it’s starting to come back though- even the little bit of hormone in this is still better than levothyroxine. I may switch to Nature-throid at some point. I am going to use this bottle and see how it goes.