Brief Answer: Armor not safe Detailed Answer: I am sorry to note your symptoms. You will probably be disappointed to hear that armor is not recommended by thyroid experts. It is considered unsafe. Even the latest guidelines still recommend the use of levo thyroxine which is also available generically. It only costs a few dollars at a national grocery store/pharmacy chain, for a whole months supply. The price for the generic is not different from this even at other pharmacies. However,brand names provide consistent batch-to-batch amounts of active medication and are generally preferred but if cost is a constraint then the generic does the job too. Hypothyroidism ('an under active thyroid) is often caused by Hashimoto's disease and the sole treatment for this is levo-thyroxine (also called T4). Armor is made from hog's thyroid. It has unregulated and varying amounts of lio-thyronine (T3) and T4. The human body converts T4 to as much T3 as it requires inside the cells. There is no need to take T3 directly as it can be potentially harmful if overdosed. It would be worthwhile to investigate other potential causes of your complaints. I believe you when you state that you have many symptoms typically attributed to thyroid problems but I will emphasize that many of these symptoms overlap with those of several other conditions like vitamin D deficiency, anemia and fibromyalgia to name a few.

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