Re: Re: Lab Results - Block and Replace?

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Hi ,

Sometimes, how you feel is the best criteria. If you're feeling good now, you

may now want to do anything.

A fellow toxicologist mentioned that he heard that Armour caused a rise in

thryoid antibodies, but I have never found any documentation for this. And he

can't remember where he heard this.

I think I would wait and have another set of labs in 4 weeks before doing

anything differently, unless you start to feel hyperT symptoms. Then you'd want

to make the switch sooner. If you switch to levothyroxine, you shouldn't have

to wean and then start off slow. You just might want a comparable dose.

But now that you mention, 120 mg of Armour, that does seem rather high for

block and replace. You might ask you doctor about moving to 90 mg Armour if you

decide to change anything. Take care, Elaine