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Armour Thyroid dosage

Bearika628
Bearika628 Posts: 10 Member
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For those of you on Armour Thyroid, what dose are you on now? What dose did you start out on, and how long did it take you to get to an optimal dosage?

If you have lost weight, what dosage were you on when you started to lose?

Thanks!

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  • VastBreak
    VastBreak Posts: 322 Member
    I started at 15, then bumped to 30 and now at 45. My Dr will only increase slowly because of fear of going hyper. I feel better half the time but struggle the other half. Been about 18months now and haven't lost any weight.
  • Fuzzipeg
    Fuzzipeg Posts: 2,301 Member
    VastBreak, I wonder if you may benefit from reading from the, "Stop the thyroid Madness", site. I see your half my age, almost, and unless you are close (number wise) to what 'they' consider normal the usual reason for giving low doses is age, the older the greater they consider the risk factors in medication. On the site you will a comprehensive list of symptoms, you may still have some you have not considered before. Also how to understand the "number game" most doctors treat to and for those in the USA information on where more sympathetic practitioners can be found and much more.

    I need to add we are all different and our needs are individual. So all the very best to you and everyone.
  • VastBreak
    VastBreak Posts: 322 Member
    Thank you Fuzzipeg. It has been awhile since I have read up on Stop the Thyroid Madness.
  • heatharea
    heatharea Posts: 7 Member
    I started out in June 2014 at 60mg, then went to 90mg in August. I haven't lost any weight, but feel 50x better than I did earlier this year. My last blood test was in September (I think) - my Thyroid levels were in normal range, but I am still very low in Vitamin D.

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