Armour Thyroid's Spring 2009 Reformulation Causing Problems

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Some Patients Switching to Nature-Throid and Westhroid

By Mary Shomon,

 

During the Spring of 2009, the natural desiccated thyroid drug, Armour

Thyroid, apparently underwent a reformulation of fillers, including a decrease

in the amount of dextrose, increase in cellulose, and the addition of

cornstarch to the tablets. Since that time, some patients have been reporting a

variety of problems with this new Armour formula.

 

Some patients who had been using the medication sublingually (allowing it

to dissolve under the tongue) have said that it no longer dissolves easily,

and the lack of sweetness has made the taste intolerable. Some of those

who continue to use the medication sublingually have said that it does not

appear to be working as well as before.

 

Other patients are reporting that, despite no change in their Armour

dosage, after getting a prescription refill with the new formulation of Armour,

they've had unusual signs and symptoms including:

 

* dramatic changes in TSH and other thyroid levels

* hair loss

* weight gain

* heart palpitations

* fatigue

* a return of other hypothyroidism symptoms

Here are just a few of the reports I've received.

**My TSH went from under 1.0 at my last test [on the old Armour] to 11.8

just a week ago [taking the reformulated Armour].**

 

 

**I received my 90 day supply of 2 grain Armour last week and felt certain

that I'd either gotten expired meds or counterfeit meds. It tasted chalky

and unsweet – not like the Armour that I was used to. This week, I've been

very tired every day and my mind is foggy, plus I got a cold sore, which I

usually only get when I need more Armour. I am very disgusted with Forest

for doing this to us.**

 

**I KNEW something had to have changed with my Armour, but the pharmacy

told me they (Forest) had only changed the packaging. I've spent quite

sometime trying to get my dosage back to the correct level. They convinced me I

was imagining things and since my doctor had changed my dosage, it must not

have been the correct dosage for me. I am still not feeling well. Once

again, I find I'm not " losing it " ! I was beginning to wonder.**

 

**I have been on Armour for over 10 years…I am now having to change to

Nature-Throid. I took the " new Armour " for 2 days and felt like I was being

force fed Synthroid again…I can tolerate the chalky tablet, but not what it

does to me physically.**

 

 

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