i had a large goiter removed 3 years ago and were put on armour thyroid medicine. i have since gained 20 pounds and are constipated, brittle nails, slow moving etc, etc. my tsh level is normal range 1.19 and T4 6.2 and T3 39. should i take more armour than one 30 mg tablet per day?
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Hi Ginny
Any medication that you use needs to be prescribed from doctor, and not just the type of medication, dose should also be something that your doctor tells you. Changing medication on your own is very dangerous thing to do. I would not advise this at all. Have you changed your dose in these last three years? How is your physical activity? How large was your goiter? Was the surgery successful?
If you are not satisfied with your current medication you should talk to your doctor and see if he will change the dose or maybe he can prescribe a new medication that is more effective for your current situation.
I hope that this was helpful in any way.
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