Change from armour to nature-throid

[Guest guest]

I've recently changed from 3 and a half grains armour to the same dosage of

nature-throid. For about a month I was taking a combination of armour and

nature-throid and then since 20th Jan just nature-throid. I also take one

nutri-adrenal on alternate days, as I've done for a while now. (Although I

sometimes wonder if I should try taking less thyroid meds and take nutri-adrenal

every day)

For the past couple of weeks I've had the worst symptoms of fatigue and foggy

brain that I've had for a while and I'm wondering if the change of meds might be

a factor. (The other thing which occurred to me was that from about June to

October last year I was under a lot of stress and emotionally upset by family

issues and bereavement - could this be a belated reaction to that?) I realise

nature-throid has slightly more mgs, but is there a difference in potency

between it and armour? I don't know whether I should try increasing my dose

slightly.

If anyone can help alleviate my confusion with any advice/personal experience

I'd be really grateful.

[Guest guest]

I think what you need to do is to start yourself on a

PROPER course of Nutri Adrenal Extra. You need to stop your thyroid meds for a

week and take one NAE with breakfast, and another with your lunch (don't take

any after 1.00p.m. because this might cause you to stay awake at night). After

7 days, introduce your natural thyroid extract at the dose you were taking

before, and add another NAE with your breakfast. You should keep increasing

your Nutri Adrenal Extra in this way, until you start to feel much better. If

you find you are needing to take up to 6 NAE daily, this is usually a sign you

need something stronger such as Isocort, or a course of hydrocortisone, taken

in a physiological dose.

Meanwhile, ask your GP to check your levels of ferritin, vitamin

B`12, vitamin D3, magnesium, folate, copper and zinc because any one of these

may be low in the reference range, in which case, your thyroid hormone is

unable to be properly utilised at cellular level. When you get the results,

post them here, together with the reference range for each test done.

A lot of people were not getting on particularly well with the Nature

Throid, though I believe this has changed recently. If they have added more

cellulose (as they did with the new Armour), then crunch up the tablets before

swallowing as this apparently helps with their absorption.

Luv - Sheila

For the past couple of weeks I've had the worst symptoms of fatigue and foggy

brain that I've had for a while and I'm wondering if the change of meds might

be a factor. (The other thing which occurred to me was that from about June to

October last year I was under a lot of stress and emotionally upset by family

issues and bereavement - could this be a belated reaction to that?) I realise

nature-throid has slightly more mgs, but is there a difference in potency between

it and armour? I don't know whether I should try increasing my dose slightly.