Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Hi all. well, i saw the nurse practitioner today at my endo's office, and she is Rxing Armour 60 mgs., once daily. (I think I should cut mine in half & take it twice a day--seems like I keep reading that). In addition to the Armour, she wants me to continue to take the Cytomel (5 mcg twice a day). She said I could increase the Cytomel if I don't feel like it's enough in a few weeks and take 2 Cytomel twice a day. Anyway, i haven't heard of anyone taking both Armour and Cytomel. Anyone here doing that combo? I need to call her back and ask her if I'm supposed to take the Cytomel the same time I take the Armour or what. Opinions...comments...She told me adding the Cytomel with the Armour would increase my energy. I just hope I can feel a big difference with the Armour She is quite aware of that my TSH is in the hyper range. She had a bunch of tests run on me today...including testing for Sjogren's. She said as long as I'm not having signs of being over-medicated, we don't have to worry too much about the TSH...just concentrate on my symptoms. She also seems more interested in getting to the bottom of my symptoms. She's running some more glucose tests on me. she also asked if there's a possibility I may have attention deficit disorder. I said no way. My husband, who was with me, disagrees. i go tomorrow to be evaluated by a state group which helps people with disabilities. They have accepted me as a client. I will be evaluated by my counselor tomorrow. Then she will schedule psychological testing for me so someone can finally determine if I indeed that dyscalculia as my pysch professor diagnosed me with. I'll just mention to my counselor that I want to know about attention deficit disorder too and why. she also thinks i have irritable bowel syndrome. I told her i was previously diagnosed with that but the medicine I was prescribed didn't help. so she has prescribed another. she also said we could look at me possibly going on some medication which would increase the chances of saving my pancreas and decreasing the chance of me becoming diabetic. Oh, she told me something interesting. She said in the year that she has worked for my endo, every single person whom she has talked to who has switched from T4 or T4/T3 and gone to Armour has said they felt SO much better. I hope, I hope, I hope this stuff works for me!!! so that was my endo appt. on the 5th floor of the hospital at 2 p.m. At 1 p.m., I as on LL2 of the hospital seeing the nurse practitioner at my doctor's office where I work. I've been miserable for several days now. She said I have bronchitis and URI. She's given me an antibiotic and a cough medication that she says is okay for me to take with my thyroid issues. I can't remember the name of it. When we went to the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions, they were out of the cough medication; they said they can't keep it in stock. I am contagious, so poor Kemal will probably end up getting this crud! So that's been my day...coughing, sneezing, but finally...oink, oinking!! A hopeful member of the piggy club, Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Sheila, what was your Free T4 reading, compared to normal ranges? Also, I think that hypo has it's own definition of ADD. I feel like I've had it forever, but only since I got thyroid disease! Texas starting piggy pills! > Hi all. well, i saw the nurse practitioner today at my endo's > office, and she is Rxing Armour 60 mgs., once daily. (I think I > should cut mine in half & take it twice a day--seems like I keep > reading that). > > In addition to the Armour, she wants me to continue to take the > Cytomel (5 mcg twice a day). She said I could increase the Cytomel > if I don't feel like it's enough in a few weeks and take 2 Cytomel > twice a day. > > Anyway, i haven't heard of anyone taking both Armour and Cytomel. > Anyone here doing that combo? I need to call her back and ask her if > I'm supposed to take the Cytomel the same time I take the Armour or > what. > > Opinions...comments...She told me adding the Cytomel with the Armour > would increase my energy. I just hope I can feel a big difference > with the Armour > > She is quite aware of that my TSH is in the hyper range. She had a > bunch of tests run on me today...including testing for Sjogren's. > > She said as long as I'm not having signs of being over-medicated, we > don't have to worry too much about the TSH...just concentrate on my > symptoms. > > She also seems more interested in getting to the bottom of my > symptoms. She's running some more glucose tests on me. she also > asked if there's a possibility I may have attention deficit > disorder. I said no way. My husband, who was with me, disagrees. > i go tomorrow to be evaluated by a state group which helps people > with disabilities. They have accepted me as a client. I will be > evaluated by my counselor tomorrow. Then she will schedule > psychological testing for me so someone can finally determine if I > indeed that dyscalculia as my pysch professor diagnosed me with. > > I'll just mention to my counselor that I want to know about > attention deficit disorder too and why. > > she also thinks i have irritable bowel syndrome. I told her i was > previously diagnosed with that but the medicine I was prescribed > didn't help. so she has prescribed another. > > she also said we could look at me possibly going on some medication > which would increase the chances of saving my pancreas and > decreasing the chance of me becoming diabetic. > > Oh, she told me something interesting. She said in the year that she > has worked for my endo, every single person whom she has talked to > who has switched from T4 or T4/T3 and gone to Armour has said they > felt SO much better. I hope, I hope, I hope this stuff works for > me!!! > > so that was my endo appt. on the 5th floor of the hospital at 2 p.m. > > At 1 p.m., I as on LL2 of the hospital seeing the nurse practitioner > at my doctor's office where I work. I've been miserable for several > days now. She said I have bronchitis and URI. She's given me an > antibiotic and a cough medication that she says is okay for me to > take with my thyroid issues. I can't remember the name of it. > > When we went to the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions, they were > out of the cough medication; they said they can't keep it in stock. > > I am contagious, so poor Kemal will probably end up getting this > crud! > > So that's been my day...coughing, sneezing, but finally...oink, > oinking!! A hopeful member of the piggy club, Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Why would you need the combo? Does armour provide all parts? Hannah Pasiszwww.starbrightdesigns.netwww.cafepress.com/starbrighthttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/UnderExposed/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WomenArtistsWork/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LadiesCraftHour/ Hi all. well, i saw the nurse practitioner today at my endo's office, and she is Rxing Armour 60 mgs., once daily. (I think I should cut mine in half & take it twice a day--seems like I keep reading that).In addition to the Armour, she wants me to continue to take the Cytomel (5 mcg twice a day). She said I could increase the Cytomel if I don't feel like it's enough in a few weeks and take 2 Cytomel twice a day.Anyway, i haven't heard of anyone taking both Armour and Cytomel. Anyone here doing that combo? I need to call her back and ask her if I'm supposed to take the Cytomel the same time I take the Armour or what.Opinions...comments...She told me adding the Cytomel with the Armour would increase my energy. I just hope I can feel a big difference with the ArmourShe is quite aware of that my TSH is in the hyper range. She had a bunch of tests run on me today...including testing for Sjogren's.She said as long as I'm not having signs of being over-medicated, we don't have to worry too much about the TSH...just concentrate on my symptoms.She also seems more interested in getting to the bottom of my symptoms. She's running some more glucose tests on me. she also asked if there's a possibility I may have attention deficit disorder. I said no way. My husband, who was with me, disagrees.i go tomorrow to be evaluated by a state group which helps people with disabilities. They have accepted me as a client. I will be evaluated by my counselor tomorrow. Then she will schedule psychological testing for me so someone can finally determine if I indeed that dyscalculia as my pysch professor diagnosed me with. I'll just mention to my counselor that I want to know about attention deficit disorder too and why. she also thinks i have irritable bowel syndrome. I told her i was previously diagnosed with that but the medicine I was prescribed didn't help. so she has prescribed another.she also said we could look at me possibly going on some medication which would increase the chances of saving my pancreas and decreasing the chance of me becoming diabetic. Oh, she told me something interesting. She said in the year that she has worked for my endo, every single person whom she has talked to who has switched from T4 or T4/T3 and gone to Armour has said they felt SO much better. I hope, I hope, I hope this stuff works for me!!!so that was my endo appt. on the 5th floor of the hospital at 2 p.m.At 1 p.m., I as on LL2 of the hospital seeing the nurse practitioner at my doctor's office where I work. I've been miserable for several days now. She said I have bronchitis and URI. She's given me an antibiotic and a cough medication that she says is okay for me to take with my thyroid issues. I can't remember the name of it. When we went to the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions, they were out of the cough medication; they said they can't keep it in stock.I am contagious, so poor Kemal will probably end up getting this crud!So that's been my day...coughing, sneezing, but finally...oink, oinking!! A hopeful member of the piggy club, Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Oh, yeh, I forgot, if anyone hasn't told you lately----OINK!!! starting piggy pills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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