Re: big difference when taken properly!

[Guest guest]

ma64nana,

You wrote:

> What a big difference I have noticed since I learned here on this site

> to take my thyroid meds first thing in the morning WITH NO OTHER

> MEDICINE and WITHOUT HAVING EATEN FOR HOUR OR MORE and not EATING UNTIL

> AT LEAST AN HOUR AFTERWARDS....

That much improvement by changing to compliant dosing indicates that you

may simply be not getting enough T4. I would suggest getting your T4

dosage properly titrated before switching to Armour. Most people do not

need the T3 and can convert a comfortable amount of T4. The cost

difference makes it worth finding out where you stand.

>

> I have an order for an MRI for brain including pituitary. I have put off

> getting it done because of comments I have read on the site. Is there

> really anything to concern me regarding this type of MRI?

A very small number of people have allergic reactions to the contrast

dye. Other than that, the risks are nearly negligible. The risk of not

finding a pituitary tumor greatly outweigh the risks of the MRI.

> Sometime in the 90's I was sent to a special hospital for MRI and was

> put on SSI after that for what I was told was a " Organic brain

> disorder " .

That is an old fashioned way of saying that your mental issues have a

physiological cause, rather than a psychiatric one.

>

> Whatever is going on with the pituitary may be causing some of the

> problems I am having I was told by my endo. What does that mean?...

The pituitary controls thyroid activity by producing TSH. It is

therefore a critical component of the feedback loops comprising the

thyroid axis. Most of the initial treatments of hypoT are based on the

assumption that the pituitary is working properly. If that is not the

case, the treatment for hypoT, among other things, can be much more

complicated. This is the specialty of the endocrinologist, although many

of them are more focused on diabetes.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

It's possible that the T3 in the Armour is what is helping you, so I'd stick

with it until they find out definitively what is going on.

 

 If it was me I would still have the FreeT3, FreeT4 and ReverseT3 checked in a

morning blood draw after a 12 hour fast and no medications before the test. It's

possible that your body is not converting properly but no one will see it unless

those tests are done.

 

If they feel you should have the MRI of the brain and pituitary, I would have

it. Some things are necessary to make sure there isn't a bigger problem.

<>Roni

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It's called knowledge!

 

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From: ma64nana <kajern55@...>

Subject: big difference when taken properly!

hypothyroidism

Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 3:10 AM

What a big difference I have noticed since I learned here on this site to take

my thyroid meds first thing in the morning WITH NO OTHER MEDICINE and WITHOUT

HAVING EATEN FOR HOUR OR MORE and not EATING UNTIL AT LEAST AN HOUR AFTERWARDS. 

For years, I was on synthroid, sometimes the generic and some of the years on

the regular synthroid.  I kept saying that it didnt work, and my hair kept

falling out, temp was uncontrolable, and weight gain whether I ate or didnt.

Now, I take it the proper way.  I actually get cold like everyone else unless I

forget my meds and take it at a different time.  My hair doesnt fall out

anymore.  I have had a little weight loss (about 10 pounds).

My skin is still dry however.  Also, I still have absolutely no energy and

collapse quickly after any type of physical effort (like shopping).

I am now on ARMOUR THYROID which I have to pay for myself since the insurance

wont cover it.  It is about $20 for a 3 month script. 

Is it really different than the others?  Is it worth having to pay out of

pocket?  I dont mind paying it, but I just wonder whether it is really that

important to stick with ARMOUR?

I have an order for an MRI for brain including pituitary.  I have put off

getting it done because of comments I have read on the site.  Is there really

anything to concern me regarding this type of MRI? 

In my previous blood tests, I was told they found some problem with the

pituitary. That is the reason for the MRI. 

Sometime in the 90's I was sent to a special hospital for MRI and was put on SSI

after that for what I was told was a " Organic brain disorder " .  I have never

received any letters saying anything more about that.

I have difficulty with concentration, severe memory loss especially " short term "

memory loss, anxiety attacks, agoraphobia, and am mostly bedridden with extreme

exhaustion after any type of physical activity.

I am mid 60's, female, close to 250#, 5'5 " .

Also, I have an another order that is to have more blood tests done related to

my thyroid. 

Whatever is going on with the pituitary may be causing some of the problems I am

having I was told by my endo.  What does that mean? He was not very forth-coming

when asked any questions.

Is there really anything they can do about problems with the pituitary?  I

looked it up online and I know it is a very small thing in the brain, but

important. 

Last time I got my tests done, I sent my results to this site.  I will do that

again after the next one.

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