Armour Thyroid and blood tests

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Hello all,

I have been on Armour Thyroid and T3 for six months now, having previously been on T4 and T3. There was definitely an initial improvement when I made the change, but sadly it has not lasted. I had thought that when taking Armour, the T4 levels that show up in blood tests should be lower than when taking thyroxine due to better up take – but since going on Armour my blood FT4 levels have increased -

March 2011 =

TSH <0.02 (0.2 – 5.0)

FT4 25.7 (10 – 25) (flagged up as too high without checking how I am, my symptoms, etc)

August 2010 =

TSH <0.02 (0.2 – 5.0)

FT4 18.0 (10 – 25)

My GP always requests FT3, but the lab rarely do it.

NB I am on an anti-candida programme at present – don’t know if that could have affected the tests?

Any thoughts welcome.

Thanks.

Hazel.

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