Hypo symptoms when on armour and post menopausal

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I have been on armour (3grain) for the last six years and felt

wonderful. However, about 6 months ago I started to feel not so good. I

felt depressed, my get up and go had gone, I felt the world was against

me, low libido, dry cracked heels, dry skin, cold, susceptible to

colds, rash on my face, etc. I had a TFT this week and my T4 is 17, TSH

is 0.5 and my T3 is 12. I know I feel good when T4 is around 20.

However, my GP has told me I am overdosing as my T3 is elevated. I

have cleared this with Dr P who says that this can be expected when on

armour. Now that I have gone through the menopause (18 months ago) I

am wondering whether I should, perhaps, add some T4 (thyroxine) to

supplement the armour. I seem to remember reading on this site that

Sheila found this was the answer. I am reluctant to increase my armour

as my T3 is already high. My GP won't prescribe even a small amount of

thyroxine as he says it could be dangerous! He has never heard of

armour, by the way. He has referred me to an endo in Watford. I don't

hold out much hope but he wants her opinion before trialing me on a

small dose. Would the T4 just raise my levels in my blood to take me

up to say, 20 or would it concvert into more T3? I have given him this

website to look at!!! Any advice would be appreciated. Chris