Armour Thyroid - Opinions?????

**hfurt** · 01-25-2013, 08:38 PM

Gents,

33, 171 lbs, experienced lifter and cycler (is that a word?) 15% body fat (yes too high, but I was sick cut me some slack. I was 180 at 10% before).

At any rate - opinions on Armour Thyroid? Dosage? Effectiveness on body fat assuming TDEE calories and macros are appropriate for body fat loss?

All opinions wanted.

**BBJT200** · 01-25-2013, 09:26 PM

Don't touch it unless you're on gear. Unless you want to shrink

**hfurt** · 01-25-2013, 09:38 PM

when you say gear are you saying on cycle not on PCT - right?

If on gear - did you like it? Any good results? Did you run it during the entire cycle or just towards the end to lean out?

Thanks man!

**BBJT200** · 01-25-2013, 09:41 PM

I plan on running 40 mcg t3 9 months out of the year, with 3 months out of the year off to let my thyroid gland start working again.
While on cycle, I bump it to 80mcg/day. anything more than that and my ADHD gets 1000000000000x worse. I honestly haven't noticed a huge difference with it in my own experiences.

Look at it this way: Your body naturally produces ~25mcg/day. If you bump it up to 40, you're like permanently upping your metabolism slightly.
Any more than that though....you risk muscle loss as T3 increases the rate of protein turnover.

*edit
-Yeah, NOT on PCT. If you use high dose t3 during PCT, prepare for light-speed shrinkage.

**hfurt** · 01-25-2013, 10:03 PM

I really appreciate your comments. Stupid question. I know T3 is thyroid, but is Armour thyroid the same as the T3 your talking about? \\Again thanks!

**--->>405<<---** · 01-26-2013, 07:37 AM

atmour thyroid is NOT the same thing as T3.. why dont u google it and do some research?

Armour® Thyroid (thyroid tablets, USP) for oral use is a natural preparation derived from porcine thyroid glands and has a strong, characteristic odor. (T3 liothyronine is approximately four times as potent as T4 levothyroxine on a microgram for microgram basis.) They provide 38 mcg levothyroxine (T4) and 9 mcg liothyronine (T3) per grain of thyroid. The inactive ingredients are calcium stearate, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate and opadry white.

**hfurt** · 01-26-2013, 01:08 PM

Thank you. I actually have googled it and t3 is always clear, but when you dive into what armour is... Well its always vague. Again i know you shouldn't have bothered to post what you did, but thanks. Most would have just called me an a** hole

**--->>405<<---** · 01-26-2013, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by hfurt

Thank you. I actually have googled it and t3 is always clear, but when you dive into what armour is... Well its always vague. Again i know you shouldn't have bothered to post what you did, but thanks. Most would have just called me an a** hole

i was on armour due to my TRT and thyroid levels but took myself off it due to middle of the night bouts of pounding rapid heartbeat that i could not control. screw that dude!

spend some time looking into it man. thyroid is nothing to mess with.. the consequences can be hard to deal with!

**hfurt** · 01-26-2013, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

i was on armour due to my TRT and thyroid levels but took myself off it due to middle of the night bouts of pounding rapid heartbeat that i could not control. screw that dude!

spend some time looking into it man. thyroid is nothing to mess with.. the consequences can be hard to deal with!

Thanks again