Re: Armour thyroid and test results

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Hi Hazel, it isn't really a case of " should " show a

lower FT4 when treating with natural thyroid extract. This is generally what

happens. The TF4 is often just above the middle of the range and the FT3 is

often well into the upper third of the reference range. When taking natural

thyroid extract, really, blood tests are pretty useless - you go by how you

feel and treat and titrate your dose accordingly. You should not take any

natural thyroid hormone before having your blood tested that morning, in fact,

it is best not to take any for the previous 24 hours, otherwise, your thyroid

function test could be flawed because the T3 peaks in the blood between 2 to 4

hours after taking it and therefore, could give a flawed reading. Doctors often

have a dickey fit when they see the high level of FT3 and suppressed TSH and

believe their patient has now become hyperthyroid and tell them to either lower

the dose or to go back on to synthetic thyroxine - often causing many problems

for the patient should they take their doctors advice.

Luv - Sheila

Hello all,

I would be grateful if someone could tell me if it is correct that,

when taking Armour, TFTs should show a lower FT4 level than when taking

thyroxine, due to better uptake when on Armour? If so, if the FT4 level

rises when on Armour, is that a sign that the person was doing better on

thyroxine than on Armour?

Many thanks.

Hazel.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila,

Thank-you very much for your reply. I will try to remember what you say when I speak to my GP this week.

Many thanks.

Hazel.

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Hi Hazel, it isn't really a case of "should" show a lower FT4 when treating with natural thyroid extract. This is generally what happens. The TF4 is often just above the middle of the range and the FT3 is often well into the upper third of the reference range. When taking natural thyroid extract, really, blood tests are pretty useless - you go by how you feel and treat and titrate your dose accordingly. You should not take any natural thyroid hormone before having your blood tested that morning, in fact, it is best not to take any for the previous 24 hours, otherwise, your thyroid function test could be flawed because the T3 peaks in the blood between 2 to 4 hours after taking it and therefore, could give a flawed reading. Doctors often have a dickey fit when they see the high level of FT3 and suppressed TSH and believe their patient has now become hyperthyroid and tell them to either lower the dose or to go back on to synthetic thyroxine - often causing many problems for the patient should they take their doctors advice.

Luv - Sheila

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