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Is armour thyroid a good supplement for hypothyroidism treatment?
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Not a good idea: Armour thyroid contains a mix of thyroid hormones and there is batch to batch variability depending on the status of the cows in the slaughterhouse. Also, it is hard for the doc to follow your thyroid status, since you are taking a mix of hormones. Stick with levothyroxine and get the dose adjusted.
Answered 6/24/2014
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T3 (liothyronine) and T4: t3 (liothyronine) thyroid is active thyroid. T4 thyroid converts to t3 (liothyronine). T3 (liothyronine) gets metabolized fast. High t3 (liothyronine) will suppress tsh. TSH stimulates the thyroid to make t4 and t3 (liothyronine). For some people armour thyroid is good. For some it has a little too much t3 (liothyronine). There is medicine that is all t3 (liothyronine) and all t4. I like armour thyroid. T4 is popular.
Answered 7/9/2015
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