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What Is The Best Alternate Medicine For ARMOUR To Treat Thyroid?

I take new medicine for my tyroid , armour, 60 mg. Only been on it almost a month. I wanted a change because I still feel so tired. Lately my stomach is so bloated, I feel like I have to pee so bad but I hardly even pee. I m nauseaed most every evening. The other morning I was throwing up and had loose stools. I am 36. Not pregnant by any chance. My doctor is hardley ever there and I need a new one. I take acid medicine every evening. Now I don t know what is going on. I m not eating much but my stomach is so bloating. Can a bacterial infection cause this bloating and tiredness, feeling like I have to pee. BC I might have another vignal bacterial infection.
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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dear friend

why are you taking armor 60 when there are other medication available for treating hypothyroid which have much less side effects and are time tested andy specific reason for the same.

armor is manufactured from porcine thyroid gland, while other synthetic thyroid medication like eltroxin need to be used in much lower dosage ( in micrograms) just because it says natural extract did it prompt you to select the medication?

please discuss with your endocrinologist and get on the regular medication and most of your issues will resolve as the synthetic formulations are easy to titrate acording to requirement
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What Is The Best Alternate Medicine For ARMOUR To Treat Thyroid?

dear friend why are you taking armor 60 when there are other medication available for treating hypothyroid which have much less side effects and are time tested andy specific reason for the same. armor is manufactured from porcine thyroid gland, while other synthetic thyroid medication like eltroxin need to be used in much lower dosage ( in micrograms) just because it says natural extract did it prompt you to select the medication? please discuss with your endocrinologist and get on the regular medication and most of your issues will resolve as the synthetic formulations are easy to titrate acording to requirement