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Is Armour Thyroid Advisable Based On This Thyroid Blood Test Report?
I m allergic to the synthetic thyroid medications and was put on Armour Thyroid a year ago ending up with a 60 mg tablet once a day before eating. I take it at 7:30 am and it makes me fall asleep for 3-6 hours. I ve never had any of the typical thyroid symptoms apart from fatigue and attributed that to menopause. My blood tests BEFORE ANY THYROID MEDICiNE were as follows and I wonder if I truly need this drug? I am on no other medications as well. T4, Free direct was 1.47 ref: 0.82-1.77 TSH was 2.300 ref: 0.450-4.500 Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum was 2.9 ref: 2.0-4.4 Thank you for your time.
Fri, 1 Apr 2016
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I really appreciate your concern, medicine given for thyroid may not cause any sedation, if this is doubtful that it may not be thyroid dysfunction or disease then better to repeat the test, more important is clinical symptoms in absence of this it may not be thyroid disease, it is better to see the endocrinologist, hope this information helps.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, medicine given for thyroid may not cause any sedation, if this is doubtful that it may not be thyroid dysfunction or disease then better to repeat the test, more important is clinical symptoms in absence of this it may not be thyroid disease, it is better to see the endocrinologist, hope this information helps.
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