Re: New Post: How do you feel today?

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Sorry if I was not very clear...

This may help explain it better.

Medication: upped MMI to 5mg MMI and 25mcg Synthroid

5/10/07

TSI 113 (<129%)

On 9/10/07 began taking 2.5 mg MMI daily and 50mg ARMOUR

On 10/10, taking 2.5 MMI *every other day* and back to 50mcg

Synthroid

12/10/07

TSI 179 (<129%) Increase in TSI due to too low MMI dose OR due to

taking Armour - or both???

01/29/08 returned to taking 2.5 MMI daily and 50mcg Synthroid

02/01/08

TSH 0.4 (.3-3.8) - coming back

FT4-Index 9.9 (6 - 10.5)

Total T4 8.1 (no range)

TT3 79 (80 - 195)

TSI 100% (range less than <130%)

TBII <1.0% (range less than <16%)

As you can see, during the time I was on Armour (and taking MMI every

other day) my TSI increased significantly. I can't tell if the

Armour caused it, or if the lower MMI dose caused it. I guess I'll

never know.

Val

> > In doing research, I've found some evidence that TRab antibodies

(such

> > as TSI) are triggered by TSH-Receptor cells normally found on the

> > thyroid. In dessicated thyroid products such as Armour, these

same

> > antigens may be included in the prepraration - and therefore, may

well

> > feed the autoimune condition as the human body detects the

presence of

> > porcine TSH-Receptor cells.

> >

> > Since my TSI fell so drastically shortly after taking the Armour,

it

> > puts more strength into that theory.

> Can you explain more about this? The way I read what you wrote

about

> armour it sounds like armour should increase the TSI antibodies,

not

> decrease them. Or did you mean to say the TSI fell after you

stopped the

> armour?

> thanks,

> sol

>