Kam

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Hi Kam,

Yeah, you know I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking about

Janie's experience with upper her Armour - she indicated she had

palps, but they eventually went away. I don't think one day on 2

grains was long enough for me to tell. I do feel okay on 1 1/2

grains of Armour, but I have some symptoms still, so that is why I

keep thinking about upping my dose. This is a good idea - I should

up my dose by 1/4 of a grain rather than 1/2 a grain. Thanks for you

input.

I'm not sure where my Frees are right now. I got so frustrated with

my PA (she told me I was hyper and made me decrease my dose and I had

a rough several months - then I told her I felt crumby and she

reluctantly let me go back to 1 grain - then I upped my dose to 1 1/2

grains on my own because I still felt crumby). My Frees weren't so

great on my last labs, but that is because I was under dosed (thank

goodness to my PA). My TSH was 4.52 (0.4 - 5.5) way too high for my

liking, my Free T4 was below the " normal range " at 0.7 (0.8 - 1.8),

and my Free T3 was 290 (230 - 420), which was better than my prior

Free T3, which was 269. At the time my PA told me I was " hyper " , my

TSH was at 0.28 (0.4 - 5.5), (I wasn't savvy enough at that time to

know to test my Frees) and I felt pretty darn good at the time

(January 2003). So, since I am feeling better, I assume my Free T3

is upper higher and hopefully my TSH is decreasing. I've decided to

go by how I am feeling rather than looking at these lab numbers.

Anway, thanks Kam. I think I will try increasing my dose by a 1/4 of

grain and keep trying it for a week or so. I really do think I need

more T3.

Zina

> Hi Zina,

> It's possible you might do better on more than 1 1/2 grains of

Armour

> but that upping by 1/2 grain was too much. You could try upping it

by 15 mg

> (1/4 grain). Are your free T3 and free T4 both in the upper part of

the

> normal range?

> Kam

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