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A member asked:

How quickly would tsh change from 2.71 to 1.0 on 30mg of armour thyroid daily? rough estimation is fine! are we talking days or weeks?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Days: It will change rapidly, equilibrate in weeks.

Answered 8/16/2015

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2 quick things.How long do I have to keep an empty stomach before taking armour thyroid?How long before can I take armor while doing blood TSH test?

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Tsh 1.190-free T4 1.16-freet3 1.11 put on Armour Thyroid 15mg qd. Numbers don't add up for hypothyroidism. What am i missing? (53y, female, postmen)

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Hypothyroidism for 11 years. Had 3rd baby Sep19; armour thyroid med was recalled for being too potent and tsh went to .01 in May. Been off all medicine for 8 wks and tsh is now .02. Why still low? Normal T4; Had u/s on thyroid - norm: still nursing

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Current blood work: T4 8.0 (4.5-12) TSH .049 (.45-4.5), with hypothyroidism and hashimotos, taking 90mg armour thyroid, are these levels ok?

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Is it true that the target dose for someone starting on Armour Thyroid would be 1.6*ideal bodyweight in kg?How much shud be enough dose for TSH 5.85?

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