Armour Thyroid vs. Synthroid (they may look similar but the differences will surprise you)

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I know there's been a lot of us wondering which thyroid replacement is most beneficial so I wanted to post some information I found. I used to take Synthroid but it left me feeling horrible. Then after much pleading with my Dr. I finally talked him into prescribing me Armour Thyroid and the difference was amazing!

Armour Thyroid contains T3 and T4 whereas Synthroid only contains T4. The problem is T4 must be converted into T3 by the body to be active and the reason this is a problem is because certain tissues in the body have a hard time making this conversion so they can't benefit from the hormone. Also T3 is four times more potent than T4 so you need less Armour Thyroid than Synthroid.

As you can read from the articles the government found that Synthroid doesn't remain potent through its expiration date and that tablets of the same dosage strength from the same manufacture have been found to vary in potency from lot to lot. This lack of stability also has the potential to cause serous health consequences.

Right click the links below and choose "open in new window".

**The first link talks about the government findings and the benefits of Armour Thyroid.

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/synthroid1/a/potency.htm

**The second link is an easy read article about Dr.'s preferring Armour Thyroid.

http://drhotzeblog.netymology.com/2006/10/30/the-benefits-of-armour-thyroid/

Let me know what you think and if anyone would like more information I'd love to help.

(p.s. If you are taking any B vitamins like a B-50 complex they greatly enhance the thyroid hormone so it may alter (decrease) the dose you need. Be careful of that.)