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From: agent starling on 7 Aug 2008 15:31
On Aug 6, 8:16 am, agent starling <bake...(a)nctc.com> wrote:
> I was on Armour thyroid but since the present issues of getting it (i
> asked my pharmacist about problems with the Armour he said it's a
> materials issue) they dont have enough materials to make it he said.
> It's funny in the past i was on Thyrolar and was doing great on it and
> then they stopped making it too (in the past) and had to finally be
> put on Armour.  Funny now it's having problems.  Does Forest labs
> think we are stupid, natural thyroid is better, now they are having
> troubles with Armour.  Most doctors prescribe the synthetic with no
> problems (isn't that funny).  Oh and i asked the pharmacist yesterday
> about Thyrolar now (nope no problems with it he says).  Me rolling my
> eyes!!  UGH!! Now i am going to my doctor to have him write a
> prescription for the Thyrolar now hopefully they wont have anymore
> problems!! Is anyone else having problems that has been on the natural
> for a while?? I have been on it for at least a year now.  Does anyone
> else see that doctors seem to have no problems wanting to put you back
> on synthetic?? That's usually their first answer!! I think not!! I
> like the natural hormone better.
>
> Clarice

Well i fought hard to stay on the natural hormone and i got through to
the doctor finally!! (long story short) my old doc just up and left
his practice (he had put me on Armour) well the present crisis in
getting any here i had to go to a new doctor, and guess what she
wanted to put me on?? You guessed it Synthroid!! I was like "no i dont
do well on synthetics, i want natural." I told her i had been on the
Thyrolar before and did well on it too! She told me "its hard to
control you on natural hormones" Im like "what the freak?" Why are
doctors told this??? So i fought hard and won!! Im back on Thyrolar,
well at least until it starts having problems!! LOL

Clarice
From: Annie Woughman on 7 Aug 2008 20:40

"Elizabeth" <esnively(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:8OCdndrRh80vXQTVnZ2dnUVZ_jqdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com...
>I would also be interested to know what the status is in different places
>of getting Armour. I am not on it but may consider switching to it soon. I
>don't want to set myself up for trouble, though.
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth

Hmm, that makes me a little nervous. I am in Oregon and I got a
prescription for Armour (90MG) filled at the local Costco. When the gal
took my prescription, she hesitated, mumbled something about, "let me check
to see..."went over to the shelf, knelt down and looked at a bottle and then
came back and finished processing my prescriptions. I didn't think anything
of it at the time, and she didn't say anything, but now I'm wondering if
they have had different dosages become unavailable.

> "agent starling" <bakertc(a)nctc.com> wrote in message
> news:f6c8e86a-853c-4fe5-9e53-50db84a66c3a(a)e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>I was on Armour thyroid but since the present issues of getting it (i
>> asked my pharmacist about problems with the Armour he said it's a
>> materials issue) they dont have enough materials to make it he said.
>> It's funny in the past i was on Thyrolar and was doing great on it and
>> then they stopped making it too (in the past) and had to finally be
>> put on Armour. Funny now it's having problems. Does Forest labs
>> think we are stupid, natural thyroid is better, now they are having
>> troubles with Armour. Most doctors prescribe the synthetic with no
>> problems (isn't that funny). Oh and i asked the pharmacist yesterday
>> about Thyrolar now (nope no problems with it he says). Me rolling my
>> eyes!! UGH!! Now i am going to my doctor to have him write a
>> prescription for the Thyrolar now hopefully they wont have anymore
>> problems!! Is anyone else having problems that has been on the natural
>> for a while?? I have been on it for at least a year now. Does anyone
>> else see that doctors seem to have no problems wanting to put you back
>> on synthetic?? That's usually their first answer!! I think not!! I
>> like the natural hormone better.
>>
>>
>> Clarice
>
>

From: nora on 11 Aug 2008 14:56
It is not about the materials (active ingredient, supposedly), but
they are doing work at the factor that actually makes the Forest
Armour Thyroid tablets.
The raw material is still available from the supplier, so compounding
pharmacies can make up any doses of Thyroid USP according to Shonmon's
website and the thyroid.about.com forum.


Certain strengths are short, according to tests.

Lisa (who is married to a doctor, and the whole household including
dog take Armour Thyroid) posted in the shortage thread or in the other
thread that doc asks to speak to phamacy tech, who counts how many
pills they have on stock, before asking to speak to the pharmacist,
as the pharmacist always says Armour has been discontinued , or they
have noen i9 stock, or something like that. It has something to do
with not wanting to do the math , like two one-grain tablets make up
two grains, or six half-grain talbets make up one-and a half grain,
or something like that. They have reported about pharmacies not being
able to do any maths like that, or having english as their third
language......
go and check over ther yourself.
Many pharmacies also just tell their cutsomers Armour has been
discontinued ( perhaps to avoid making up the dose from different
strength tablets....)...

nora
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