Armour Thyroid vs Synthroid

Your Thyroid produces almost exlusively T4(close to 15:1 T4 to T3) and the body converts it into T3 in the muscle and organs. T3 is the active hormone and it what the medication cytomel is. But T3 tends to cause hypothyroidism as it is absorbed very rapidly in the body. Great for bodybuilders looking for fat loss but not good for long term application.

Synthroid allows your body to more closely mimic the natural process. Armour Thyroid is a 4.25:1 T4 to T3 ratio which many feel is just too high and can cause problems long term.

I don't have expierence with either or any other Thyroid medication other then some of the ones that come in over the counter fat burners which can't compare to the real thing, but I would say based on how the medications work and how the body works that you would be better off using sythroid over the long term.

yea, i remember stupid pointless shite lol. My wife was getting told she needed this like 2 years ago so i researched it. I knew most of it already but didn;t know about Armour until i had looked it up back then. Rest i knew just from studies anatomy and how hormones work in the body etc for learning and understand diets/supplements/training.

Mine goes hyper. Can't find anyone to tell me why. They tried a med, but it went hypo. Good luck. My thyroid makes me feel like death everyday. I have the antibodies for graves and hasimoto(sp?)

It’s whatever works. The Armor Thyroid is what they used before they could tweak it. I started on the generic Synthroid (Levothyroxine) but swapped to the name brand when my numbers would not come down. Good luck.

Maybe try consulting a functional medicine specialist if your budget allows. They will likely do a more detailed thyroid workup earlier on and might be able to help if you are feeling terrible. I don’t have thyroid issues, but do go for another autoimmune issue and it isn’t cheap as insurance doesn’t cover it. I hope you figure it out.

I went to an endocrinologist. You mean like that?

777 you'd hate most any of the Hashi's/autoimmune facebook groups. My lord there's so much pseudoscience bullshite on there, and nonstop whining.

I'm on armour and she just upped it to 60mg. I feel better in the way of fatigue/energy. My husband takes synthroid (different doctor) and I've noticed that he's not appearing as tired all the time although he says he doesn't feel different.

She explained why she uses armour but I couldn't repeat it --- I just take it as I'm told 30-60 minutes before eating and not with other mess.