Comments on: Behind the Disappearance of Armour Thyroid

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:28:07 +0000

There was an article written and published in the Readers Digest telling about FDA scientists who own stock in pharmaceutical companies. There are also the representatives from these companies that make regular stops at all clinics to get their drugs sold by the Doctor. If we don’t believe there are gifts, trips, and free samples, we are fooling ourselves. It is indeed all about money. Not just what is going into the pockets of doctors, but the people that decide which drugs will be approved or not. I am currently taking Levothyroxine and the generic form of Cytomel. It is better, but is going to be very expensive when my insurance runs out. There are ways to buy thyroid drugs online, but they want too much personal information, such as the last six digits of SS#, birth dates and so forth. i would not be too difficult to rob identities with this information. The best suggestion if to find a reliable overseas pharmacy that does not require an prescription and just treat ourselves. After all it is exceedingly difficult to get properly treated by any main stream doctor.

By: Heather Stewart

Heather Stewart — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:22:22 +0000

You know that Nutri-meds has Dessicated thyroid products, right. Porcine and Bovine Thyroid. I only just found this myself, and you probably already know, but it’s worth checking…

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:25:22 +0000

It is a matter of cost for the US drug companies to manufacture it. It is not profitable enough. So, my doctor in the US now writes a prescription for Armour Thyroid and he faxes it to a reputable pharmacy in Canada. I get Armour Thyroid from Canada Drugs since I tried other synthetic thyroid medicines and they made me feel awful. But when I went back on Armour Thyroid I felt like a million bucks so it works best for me. Their website is: http://www.canadadrugs.com/ and their toll free telephone number is 1-800-226-3784. I have been receiving Armour Thyroid from Canada Drugs for 2 years now and I have had no problems. The only drawback is that you must wait generally 2 weeks to receive the drug so plan ahead. If I had to fly to Canada once every 3 months or 6 months to get this drug I would because I was so sick when I took Synthroid and other thyroid medications here in the US as a replacement to Armour when I could no longer get it though my pharmacy. Plus it is a more natural thyroid medicine which I am in favor of. I hope this information helps because I went through alot to try and find Armour but I was afraid of ordering the medicine from India, China, etc. but Canada has stricter regulations on medicines than we do in the US and I ask what was in the medicine so that I would know what I was getting when I ordered from Canada Drugs.

Thanks,
Kim

By: TL

TL — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:13:40 +0000

The current Armour has been back at different locations for a while. The biggest difference to me is the taste. The old Armour and had the “corn” filler and had a distinct taste and smell. It has been replaced (FDA forced them to change it) with the “paper” filler. If you notice, it tastes like paper now. Seems to be working for me, however I have experienced more hair thinning on the new Armour and limited dosage amounts. My local pharmacy in NC has been getting it OK since March.

RE: Oprah? Is that true or a joke?

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:16:18 +0000

Is the formula that is available now (after Oprah’s call) the original formula?

By: Sally Anne

Sally Anne — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:38:13 +0000

I have been getting my Armour (not compounded) from Colonial Pharmacy for months now by mail and I am very happy with it. I will continue with this as long as the supply is there.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:42:42 +0000

Seriously? Oprah?

By: Tony Kingkade

Tony Kingkade — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:39:54 +0000

Yep, it’s back in stock. Has been for a while, now. All it took was a conference call between Oprah, the FDA and Forest Labs. Now it’s suddenly available again. Some powerful woman she is!

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:10:12 +0000

I don’t know what is going on, but after months of ordering Armour Thyroid from Canada because Express Scripts, CVS, WalGreen and Costco couldn’t get it anymore, I just had my subscription filled at Express Scripts. This is mail-order, 3 month supply and they say they can now get it whereas they couldn’t for about a year. Does anyone know what is happening? Is our beloved Armour Thyroid coming back to the US? Anyone?

By: Lorri

Lorri — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:20 +0000

I tried canadian thyroid by erfa and had serious heart palpitations no matter how much I lowered the dose. Went on reformulated armour. Seems to be ok but am in the process of increasing the dose.