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Armour Thyroid Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Generic Name: Thyroid dessicated

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5 patient evaluations for Armour Thyroid

gridly1

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F53y
CFS:?y
FM:4y Dx
by gridly1
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**Purposes:** Hypothyroidism and Levothyroxine did not work for me! *(Started Sep 01, 1998)*
Date	Dosage	Hypothyroidism Perceived effectiveness	Levothyroxine did not work for me! Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 23, 2011	240 mg Daily	Major		None	Always	Not at all
Feb 15, 2011	180 mg Daily		None	None	Always	A little

Date: Mar 23, 2011
Advice & Tips: Levothyroxine did not not work for me at all! My blood levels where better but I felt horrible! I've titrated up to 4 gns (240mgs) of Natural Desiccated Thyroid (Armour) I've lost 18 pounds and my energy is MUCH better!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Feb 15, 2011
Advice & Tips: My son mentioned that my hands were very dry in 07/11 As I increased the dose my hands have become smoother. The neck pain has decreased.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

mochafroggy

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all
Description:F53y
FM:11y Dx
by mochafroggy
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Nov 23, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 05, 2010	30 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Apr 05, 2010
Advice & Tips: I was taking off of this due to high blood pressure. A newer lab showed I was low in T4-not T3

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Ree72

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F60y
FM:21y Dx
CFS:7y Dx
by Ree72
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Apr 05, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 12, 2010	75 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	A little

0 helpful marks

Grandmoms

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 43 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by Grandmoms
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**Purpose:** Hypothyroidism *(Started Jan 01, 1970)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 16, 2009	90 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Nov 16, 2009
Advice & Tips: I was taking 120 mg and took this dosage for years. New primary care doctor felt I was taking too much and reduced it to 90 mg. Have gained 15 pounds since dosage was changed.

0 helpful marks

D'awesome

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 36 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by D'awesome
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**Purpose:** Other *(Started May 03, 1999)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 26, 2008	120 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 26, 2008
Advice & Tips: USE Armour Thyroid for a full Thyroid balance.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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