Question: Can I take Armour Thyroid and Levothyroxine together?
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Date of Last Result Test Result Reference Range Flag XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Sodium Level
138 mEq/L
132-141 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Potassium Level
4.1 mEq/L
3.6-5.1 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Chloride Level
100 mEq/L
101-111 L XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Carbon Dioxide Level
25 mEq/L
22-29 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Anion Gap
13.0 mEq/L
10-12 H XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Blood Urea Nitrogen
11 mg/dL
8-20 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Creatinine
0.67 mg/dL
0.90-1.30 L XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Estimated GFR (African American)
> 59
>59 mL/min/1.73m2 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Estimated GFR (Non-African XXXXXXX
> 59
>59 mL/min/1.73m2 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 BUN/Creatinine Ratio
17.0
6.0-22.0 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Random Glucose
92 mg/dL
70-99 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Urine Random Creatinine
141.30 mg/dL
28.0-217.0 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Urine Random Microalbumin
1.2 mg/L
< 19.0 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Urine Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio
0.0 mg/g
< 30.0 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Calcium Level
9.3 mg/dL
8.9-10.3 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Total Bilirubin
0.6 mg/dL
0.2-1.2 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Aspartate Amino Transf (AST/SGOT)
19 U/L
15-40 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT)
23 U/L
12-41 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Alkaline Phosphatase
78 U/L
43-140 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Total Protein
7.0 g/dL
6.5-8.1 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Albumin
3.9 g/dL
3.0-5.5 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Globulin
3.0 g/dL
2.3-3.5 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Albumin/Globulin Ratio
1.0
1.0-2.5 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Triglycerides Level
117 mg/dL
<150 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Cholesterol Level
210 mg/dL
140-200 H XXXXXXX 09, 2015 LDL Cholesterol, Calculated
142 mg/dL
0-129 H XXXXXXX 09, 2015 VLDL Cholesterol, Calculated
23 mg/dl
14-48 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 HDL Cholesterol
45 mg/dL
35-85 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Total
17 ng/mL
. L XXXXXXX 09, 2015 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D2
<1.0 ng/mL
. XXXXXXX 09, 2015 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D3
17 ng/mL
. XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
0.71 mIU/mL
0.49-6.31 XXXXXXX 09, 2015 Free Thyroxine
1.89 ng/dL
0.78-1.23 H

I have only been taking both for about a week now, so the lab results would not reflect both medications. I was only on the Armour at the time these labs were taken.

I have also been recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, and found that the cholesterol count may be affected by this condition. I have never had an issue with cholesterol before.

Also on a continual weight gain process although I eat rather healthy, drink 60-90 ounces of water daily and do not eat 'bad' foods. Was told by my primary care doctor that this is 'genetic' and there's nothing I can do about the weight issue.

I am exhausted - every day, all day. I either can't fall asleep, or can't wake up once I am sleeping. Also the usual symptoms - hair loss, dry skin...and have a goiter on my thyroid.

I just want help in feeling better; this past year has been really bad.

Thank you!

Thank you for your reply - I appreciate it. Yes, I have been to an endocrinologist, but (in my opinion) not a very good one. He diagnosed me with Hashimoto's and the goiter and then proceeded to tell me that I did not need to change anything except to take a walk every 60 minutes. I went to a general PA this morning, begging for a referral to another endocrinologist. They did more lab work, but I don't know if they are even doing all of the labs needed for this condition.

I'm not sure if taking both meds helped or not yet, I don't think I took both long enough, to be honest. My dosage levels on both meds have been increased and decreased so much over the past few years that It's not even making a difference overall when I take just one for a long period of time.

Is there a way to get a referral to a good endocrinologist in the East TN area?

Thank you!