Rainbow, does your doctor check your Free T3, along with your TSH and Free T4? It seems like something he/she would want to know before prescribing you Armour, which contains both T3 and T4 hormones. Regarding supplemental T3, my endocrinologist prefers compounded T3--taken with synthetic T4 in the form of Synthroid or Levoxyl--over Armour, because it is easier to customize a specific dose. (Armour has very specific ratios of T3:T4, which isn't necessarily tolerable for every one.)
All that said, I have taken various dosages of Synthroid over the years to keep my TSH around 1--my endo would prefer that I keep it even lower than that--yet I have always had the unfavorable "brain fog." Last week at my appointment, he prescribed me 20mcg of compounded T3 to take with my 125mcg Synthroid... I noticed an improvement in my energy levels and alertness within a few days! (Apparently, this is not uncommon, since T3 has a very short half-life.)
I would say that adding some T3 to your thyroid treatment is worth a try, if you don't feel Levoxyl alone is helping you. Hopefully, your doctor will talk it over with you and help you out! Best of luck! |