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I am currently a user of synthroid. My sister, who is a health nut, keeps insisting that I get my doctor to prescribe armour thyroid, because its natural, I don't see how dried pig thyroids are natural, but I aksed my doctor about it and he would not so much as talk to me about it. Anybody out there on Armour thyroid?? Does it work better??? ect. any feedback.
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I had been on Armour thyroid for several years and it worked really well. Unfortunately, my last prescription was put on hold by the manufacturer and I have not been able to get it filled. That was in July 2009. The pharmacist said the manufacturer has an indefinite hold on the drug. My dr. had to put me on Synthroid instead and I feel terrible now. I have insomnia and anxiety yet my blood tests look fine. I'm not sure what to do now. I've called the pharmacy several times in the last 4 months and Armour is still not available to the public. Makes not sense to me. If you are doing OK on Synthroid, I would stay on it.
I have been on Armour thyroid for about 14 months. I had been on Synthroid for quite a few years. I was going to a "diet doctor" who suggested trying the Armour. My endocrinologist was not too happy about it, but she let me stay on it because I said that is what I wanted. (I'm not sure why some docs don't like the Armour.) The regular pharmacy could no longer get the Armour, so they suggested a compounding pharmacy--that is where I get it now. I think that early on I could tell a big difference in how I felt, but now, I really don't know. I have lots of medical issues, and it is hard for me to figure out just what is going on with my body!