That’s good that you’re below 15. 8-10 is optimal. If you go T3 Cytomel is available in your country. Ask me how I know! With cytomel, start at 25mcg and titrate up every few weeks. Do not go above 100mcg. I’m on 75mcg. I take 50 when I wake up and 25 in afternoon.
Stop the Thyroid madness website is a great place for thyroid info and treatments. Probably the best site out there. They don’t sell medications, that’s not what it’s for. It was started by a woman who had to solve her own thyroid issues because doctors weren’t helping her.
I can get labs here on my own, which I’ll do.
I have 5 refills still on 1.5 grains (90mg). I’ll keep that going and just get a new script when the time comes… But I could also either search for extra or ask for more grains.
When you say hyper, is that like if I had too much coffee? I don’t ever really get hyper at all, can’t remember the last time I was… Just curious what to be on the lookout for.
Thanks for the time and info, I appreciate it.
Yes, Hyperthyroid symptoms are jitter, nervousness, rapid heart rate, etc. feelings. When you get there, you’re on too much. As soon as you feel that back it off a bit. A person could even titrate up more slowly if they like by adding 1/4 grain every two weeks (same with backing off when jittery, if dosing at 1/4 grains at a time). Again, a person has to play around with this themselves and find what amount fits them. But you have to do it, a doctor certainly isn’t going to do it. In fact they’ll work against you on any of this if you tell them. Buy the stuff online and play around. It’ll cost you more but you’ll have control. What we did was used the prescription the doctor gave and then i’d buy the rest online. When it came time to do blood test for the doctor We’d have her stop taking the Armour two days ahead of the test and the thyroid levels would drop. That way we didn’t go in with the levels that would freak the doctor out with! Gotta get creative, but it saved us some cash instead of buying the whole dose needed online. If that makes sense!
You’re on 1.5 grains. You might only need 2 grains and hit your sweet spot. Or you may need 2.25 or 3. Some people end up higher. It just depends. But allow 2 weeks between raising doses. Once you feel jittery, back off right away.
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Thank you. I just counted my remaining pills, somehow I have extra. I have 38 right now and a refill ready to pick up… So I’ll have 68 1.5 grain pills until my next refill in 30 days.
Unfortunately, breaking 1.5 grains doesn’t get me good titrating doses and could be off… But i might still try it.
Should I move my normal dose to 2pm and then take my titrated dose at 8:30 like I do now?
Thanks again
I wouldn’t take at night. Morning and mid afternoon. Splitting large pills isn’t very accurate. They break up a lot and lots is lost in dust and small particles. Which is why I’d buy 1/4 or 1/2 grain doses.
Your doctor is stupid, TSH is a poor marker for thyroid status and correlates with symptoms poorly. It would be like testing LH and not Total T when checking T status, you have to check the actual hormones.
Looks good! Report the results
Guys:
Can you not take your Armour with your coffee? Or is it ok as long as there isn’t cream in it?
I’m not sure whether you can have it with coffee per se, but there have been times I’ve taken mine with food, right before food or right after just to maintain taking at the same time each day.
My TSH was 3.5 and is now .7, so something is happening.
I’m going to get more thyroid specific bloods tomorrow I think to get a better picture… But no matter when I take it in relation to food, there are active compounds from the armour doing something.
Thanks.
Just trying to figure out times to take it. Just took my first dose now. Then maybe I’ll take it at 530am, have coffee at 630am, gym then eat.
Pain in the ass.
Total pain in the ass. That’s why I just said eff it… I’m taking it at the same every day no matter what.
Did anyone feel that getting your thyroid hormones higher into range did anything for libido or arousal?
Just wondering, as that’s pretty much the reason for trying it. I know it should help to increase my already low SHBG, which may help.
I have read that thyroid hormone greatly helps with neurotransmission, so perhaps it’ll help with dopamine, etc.
Edit: this article suggests Hypothyroid is associated with ED and low sex drive
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjW-5mD39_jAhULKawKHS4QBfMQFjAMegQIBxAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftau.amegroups.com%2Farticle%2Fview%2F11917%2F13166&usg=AOvVaw1V3Kij1sQ3XAR_7-xUS9HK
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I’ve read that you aren’t supposed to take it within an hour of coffee or it will effect absorption.
@trifive and @systemlord - most of my results are in. Still waiting on RT3, but I’ve attached the rest here. Again, in taking 1.5 grains (90mg) if armour thyroid a day. These results were approximately 20 hours after my dose.
Thoughts? Should I bump my dose up? Leave as is?
Any opinions from the fine folks here are appreciated.
I decided to
Take my 30mg armour in one dose as opposed to
Splitting.
Good idea? Does it really matter that much if I split it? I’ve tried, but the pill crumbles.
@roscoe88 - I take my 90mg at once. My doctor never told me to split the dose, just take it once a day.
I don’t think it’s a big deal. Do you notice feeling any different? Excited, energetic?
If those who know more about these things suggest I up my dose based on results, I might take some in the morning and most at my same time I normally do.
It’s day three today and I feel like I have a ton of energy right now in the gym. So hopefully it’s doing something.
I’m sure I’ll have to increase dose in a few weeks. I sure hope this helps w arousal and libido.
These are strange things. In June and part of July, I was so horny I could bang a pillow if it looked at me the right way. Had great arousal/response too.
Now, for some reason my libido has really cooled off and the response isn’t quite as good.
I’m still taking the same 40mg EOD with maybe an extra 2-4 mg every once in a while due to innacurate draw… I kinda joke those bottles I went through were mis-dosed, but they are pharma so I doubt it.
I was taking 1500mg L-Tyrosine too, but that ran out and I didn’t get a new bottle. Wonder if that could have been part of it? I ordered another bottle and took another 1500mg this morning and will continue daily.
Hope things improve on your journey to finding what you seek. I’m kinda there searching too and come across it every now and again.
Thanks for letting me post in your thread, appreciate it.
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