Cindy Kirchhoff wrote:
> In a message dated 5/4/97 6:39:19 PM, Esther wrote:
> <<BTW, I thought I had an equivalence chart of Synthroid/Armour, but I don't.
> Had someone published one on the list recently?>>
> I'd be interested, too. My doctor said the 90 mgs of Armour he was
> prescribing translated to a little higher dose than the .05 Synthroid I was
> on.

Hi Cindy, Esther and all the rest,

I'm not on Armour, but remembered I kept some notes about the equivalence info you are
looking for. Hope it helps! :)

Armour or dessicated thyroid 1 grain=1/7000 pound=64.799 milligrams (American Heritage
Dictionary, 3d Ed.) Synthroid/levothyroxine .1 mg (100 micrograms) In other words,
dosage-wise (not weight-wise or measurement-wise), 1 grain dessicated thyroid is
accepted as the dosage equivalent of .1mg (100 mcg) of Synthroid. So, all other things
being equal, if you take .3 mg (300 mcg) Synthroid, you would take 3 grains of Armour.
.2 mg (200 mcg) Synthroid would be 2 grains Armour, etc.

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