Re: Moving to Dallas - Doctor Recommendations

[Guest guest]

The docs on our list all have real medical degrees. It is not too hard to find a doc willing to prescribe Armour or Cytomel. It is neary impossible to find a doc willing to address adrenal issues at all. Insurance is another stumbling block.

Dr. Gutsmann takes some insurance, but we do not know how she approaches adrenal problems.

Dr. Spurlock will address all of your issues, takes no insurance, but will send you to a lab that is in network for your insurance at your request that will bill your insurance directly. He has a Quest lab in his office.

Dr. Launius is good and cheap, no insurance, no adrenals at all. But he will prescribe generous doses of any thyroid med you may need and can get you in faster than any of the other docs.

Besides our Texas Armour Docs list in Files, read the Database, where members have reviewed docs they have seen.

The short answer to your question is that the doc you are looking for does not exist in the DFW area.

>> Hello I am moving back to Dallas next week after having been away for over a decade and I need doctor recommendations. Someone on another board recommended this group. I looked through the database but some of the doctors that intrigued me didn't look like they accepted insurance. Here is what I am looking for in a doctor:> > I would love to see a holistic doctor with a real medical degree that specializes in thyroid issues and who accepts insurance (and I'm not talking about coughing the money up front and we'll give you the codes to give your insurance company and then you hope to god they reimburse you). I would love someone who looks into exploring other things like adrenal fatigue.> > However, any doctor with a good track record of working with the patient or even one who is willing to perscribe natural thyroid (though I am still hesitant to try that) would be great. Also, do they ever go out of just looking at the thyroid and seeing if you may have any other co-morbid conditions due to the hashimoto's?> > I also want to give my background because I have been dealing with hypothyroid/hashimoto's for a long time but it is long and if you have doctor recommendations but don't want to read it - that is fine.> > *****> > I am 36 and Hashimoto's runs heavily in my mother's family. She has it too. She always pushed to get me tested and I came up low thyroid at 21. I took synthroid on and off (more off then on due to no insurance and just not really caring) during my 20's. I went back on briefly when I got pregnant with my oldest son at 27. I have consistantly been taking synthroid for the last 5 year. > > I also pushed to get on cytomel which I have been taking (in addition to the synthroid) for about a year (though I don't think the doc actually tests for free T3 he just reluctantly gave me the script because I pushed for it).> > Also I just had my youngest son in May 2011 and I think pregnancy made my immune system go haywire. I have been having consistent eczema in between two of my fingers and I have never had eczema before in my life (eczema is an allergic reaction due to an over enthusiastic immune system right?). > > Anyway - the last five years I've been on synthroid I am still sluggish, still tired, and outside of work I have a hard time getting the motiviation to do anything. Even during work my concentration and focus has been so bad since I had youngest. The last endo I saw (no longer seeing him - getting the scripts from a GP) told me since the numbers are right it can't be the thyroid so I should see someone about depression - only I'm not depressed (this was pre-pregnancy so it wasn't that he suspected PPD). > > Also, since I have been on and off thyroid medications I can honestly say I notice no difference between when I'm on or off. I feel no different. My mom always asks me if I feel better and I can honestly say I feel the same either way.> > Some other things - I never had the hair falling out or fertility/miscarriage problems associated with low thyroid. I do have the weight gain problem and after my most recent pregnancy my appetite went out of control - I was hungry all the time. It is temproarily being controlled by phentermine so I can lose weight.> > My point with the rambling background is that I want someone to look at the whole of the history and not just do bloodwork to see if my numbers fall in a normal range. I've seen lots of endos and GP's about this over the years and it is always the same - stick a needle in see if the numbers are right and that is it.>

[Guest guest]

Dr. Spurlock would be your best choice.  However, like all the good docs, he does not take insurance.  They will provide a form that you can submit to your doctor for out-of-network benefits. 

 

Hello I am moving back to Dallas next week after having been away for over a decade and I need doctor recommendations. Someone on another board recommended this group. I looked through the database but some of the doctors that intrigued me didn't look like they accepted insurance. Here is what I am looking for in a doctor:

I would love to see a holistic doctor with a real medical degree that specializes in thyroid issues and who accepts insurance (and I'm not talking about coughing the money up front and we'll give you the codes to give your insurance company and then you hope to god they reimburse you). I would love someone who looks into exploring other things like adrenal fatigue.

However, any doctor with a good track record of working with the patient or even one who is willing to perscribe natural thyroid (though I am still hesitant to try that) would be great. Also, do they ever go out of just looking at the thyroid and seeing if you may have any other co-morbid conditions due to the hashimoto's?

I also want to give my background because I have been dealing with hypothyroid/hashimoto's for a long time but it is long and if you have doctor recommendations but don't want to read it - that is fine.

*****

I am 36 and Hashimoto's runs heavily in my mother's family. She has it too. She always pushed to get me tested and I came up low thyroid at 21. I took synthroid on and off (more off then on due to no insurance and just not really caring) during my 20's. I went back on briefly when I got pregnant with my oldest son at 27. I have consistantly been taking synthroid for the last 5 year.

I also pushed to get on cytomel which I have been taking (in addition to the synthroid) for about a year (though I don't think the doc actually tests for free T3 he just reluctantly gave me the script because I pushed for it).

Also I just had my youngest son in May 2011 and I think pregnancy made my immune system go haywire. I have been having consistent eczema in between two of my fingers and I have never had eczema before in my life (eczema is an allergic reaction due to an over enthusiastic immune system right?).

Anyway - the last five years I've been on synthroid I am still sluggish, still tired, and outside of work I have a hard time getting the motiviation to do anything. Even during work my concentration and focus has been so bad since I had youngest. The last endo I saw (no longer seeing him - getting the scripts from a GP) told me since the numbers are right it can't be the thyroid so I should see someone about depression - only I'm not depressed (this was pre-pregnancy so it wasn't that he suspected PPD).

Also, since I have been on and off thyroid medications I can honestly say I notice no difference between when I'm on or off. I feel no different. My mom always asks me if I feel better and I can honestly say I feel the same either way.

Some other things - I never had the hair falling out or fertility/miscarriage problems associated with low thyroid. I do have the weight gain problem and after my most recent pregnancy my appetite went out of control - I was hungry all the time. It is temproarily being controlled by phentermine so I can lose weight.

My point with the rambling background is that I want someone to look at the whole of the history and not just do bloodwork to see if my numbers fall in a normal range. I've seen lots of endos and GP's about this over the years and it is always the same - stick a needle in see if the numbers are right and that is it.

[Guest guest]

I don't think a doctor like that exists anywhere. It's like a unicorn -

completely mythological. I went through the database but I am having a hard

time choosing one because I feel so let down by the thyroid care I've received.

Does anyone know anything about this Dr. , functional neurologist? I

didn't see him reviewed but if you do a search on thyroid doctors in Dallas he

comes up. I'm a bit hesitant though because his website comes across as too

good to be true.

He seems to be under the impression that most people diagnosed hypo don't know

they have hasimoto's.

>

>

> The docs on our list all have real medical degrees. It is not too hard

> to find a doc willing to prescribe Armour or Cytomel. It is neary

> impossible to find a doc willing to address adrenal issues at all.

> Insurance is another stumbling block.

>

> Dr. Gutsmann takes some insurance, but we do not know how she approaches

> adrenal problems.

>

> Dr. Spurlock will address all of your issues, takes no insurance, but

> will send you to a lab that is in network for your insurance at your

> request that will bill your insurance directly. He has a Quest lab in

> his office.

>

> Dr. Launius is good and cheap, no insurance, no adrenals at all. But he

> will prescribe generous doses of any thyroid med you may need and can

> get you in faster than any of the other docs.

>

> Besides our Texas Armour Docs list in Files, read the Database, where

> members have reviewed docs they have seen.

>

> The short answer to your question is that the doc you are looking for

> does not exist in the DFW area.

>

[Guest guest]

We discussed him on the list over a year ago. If you go to the top of the

Texas_Thyroid_Groups webpage and search the messages for , you will

find the discussion.

Here is my opinion:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas_Thyroid_Groups/message/39928

He is a chiropractor thus his treatment of thyroid patients depends entirely

upon them not needing replacement thyroid hormone.

B.

> >

> >

> > The docs on our list all have real medical degrees. It is not too hard

> > to find a doc willing to prescribe Armour or Cytomel. It is neary

> > impossible to find a doc willing to address adrenal issues at all.

> > Insurance is another stumbling block.

> >

> > Dr. Gutsmann takes some insurance, but we do not know how she approaches

> > adrenal problems.

> >

> > Dr. Spurlock will address all of your issues, takes no insurance, but

> > will send you to a lab that is in network for your insurance at your

> > request that will bill your insurance directly. He has a Quest lab in

> > his office.

> >

> > Dr. Launius is good and cheap, no insurance, no adrenals at all. But he

> > will prescribe generous doses of any thyroid med you may need and can

> > get you in faster than any of the other docs.

> >

> > Besides our Texas Armour Docs list in Files, read the Database, where

> > members have reviewed docs they have seen.

> >

> > The short answer to your question is that the doc you are looking for

> > does not exist in the DFW area.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. I am not as educated about my thyroid health as you seem

to be but there was a gimmicky aspect to his website which didn't sit right with

me and your explanation laid out the logic behind my gut feeling.

> > >

> > >

> > > The docs on our list all have real medical degrees. It is not too hard

> > > to find a doc willing to prescribe Armour or Cytomel. It is neary

> > > impossible to find a doc willing to address adrenal issues at all.

> > > Insurance is another stumbling block.

> > >

> > > Dr. Gutsmann takes some insurance, but we do not know how she approaches

> > > adrenal problems.

> > >

> > > Dr. Spurlock will address all of your issues, takes no insurance, but

> > > will send you to a lab that is in network for your insurance at your

> > > request that will bill your insurance directly. He has a Quest lab in

> > > his office.

> > >

> > > Dr. Launius is good and cheap, no insurance, no adrenals at all. But he

> > > will prescribe generous doses of any thyroid med you may need and can

> > > get you in faster than any of the other docs.

> > >

> > > Besides our Texas Armour Docs list in Files, read the Database, where

> > > members have reviewed docs they have seen.

> > >

> > > The short answer to your question is that the doc you are looking for

> > > does not exist in the DFW area.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Have you had any luck with reimbursements? How long does it take?

>

> > **

> >

> >

> > Hello I am moving back to Dallas next week after having been away for over

> > a decade and I need doctor recommendations. Someone on another board

> > recommended this group. I looked through the database but some of the

> > doctors that intrigued me didn't look like they accepted insurance. Here is

> > what I am looking for in a doctor:

> >

> > I would love to see a holistic doctor with a real medical degree that

> > specializes in thyroid issues and who accepts insurance (and I'm not

> > talking about coughing the money up front and we'll give you the codes to

> > give your insurance company and then you hope to god they reimburse you). I

> > would love someone who looks into exploring other things like adrenal

> > fatigue.

> >

> > However, any doctor with a good track record of working with the patient

> > or even one who is willing to perscribe natural thyroid (though I am still

> > hesitant to try that) would be great. Also, do they ever go out of just

> > looking at the thyroid and seeing if you may have any other co-morbid

> > conditions due to the hashimoto's?

> >

> > I also want to give my background because I have been dealing with

> > hypothyroid/hashimoto's for a long time but it is long and if you have

> > doctor recommendations but don't want to read it - that is fine.

> >

> > *****

> >

> > I am 36 and Hashimoto's runs heavily in my mother's family. She has it

> > too. She always pushed to get me tested and I came up low thyroid at 21. I

> > took synthroid on and off (more off then on due to no insurance and just

> > not really caring) during my 20's. I went back on briefly when I got

> > pregnant with my oldest son at 27. I have consistantly been taking

> > synthroid for the last 5 year.

> >

> > I also pushed to get on cytomel which I have been taking (in addition to

> > the synthroid) for about a year (though I don't think the doc actually

> > tests for free T3 he just reluctantly gave me the script because I pushed

> > for it).

> >

> > Also I just had my youngest son in May 2011 and I think pregnancy made my

> > immune system go haywire. I have been having consistent eczema in between

> > two of my fingers and I have never had eczema before in my life (eczema is

> > an allergic reaction due to an over enthusiastic immune system right?).

> >

> > Anyway - the last five years I've been on synthroid I am still sluggish,

> > still tired, and outside of work I have a hard time getting the motiviation

> > to do anything. Even during work my concentration and focus has been so bad

> > since I had youngest. The last endo I saw (no longer seeing him - getting

> > the scripts from a GP) told me since the numbers are right it can't be the

> > thyroid so I should see someone about depression - only I'm not depressed

> > (this was pre-pregnancy so it wasn't that he suspected PPD).

> >

> > Also, since I have been on and off thyroid medications I can honestly say

> > I notice no difference between when I'm on or off. I feel no different. My

> > mom always asks me if I feel better and I can honestly say I feel the same

> > either way.

> >

> > Some other things - I never had the hair falling out or

> > fertility/miscarriage problems associated with low thyroid. I do have the

> > weight gain problem and after my most recent pregnancy my appetite went out

> > of control - I was hungry all the time. It is temproarily being controlled

> > by phentermine so I can lose weight.

> >

> > My point with the rambling background is that I want someone to look at

> > the whole of the history and not just do bloodwork to see if my numbers

> > fall in a normal range. I've seen lots of endos and GP's about this over

> > the years and it is always the same - stick a needle in see if the numbers

> > are right and that is it.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I usually get reimbursed 70% *after* the deductible for the year is met - I have

United Healthcare. It generally takes a couple weeks to get reimbursed. As

someone else noted, Dr. Spurlock will use whatever lab that your insurance

requires. For me, it's Labcorp. While he has a Quest lab in the office, he has

no problem with my choosing to use Labcorp since I live in FM and it's best to

get labwork done in the morning *before* you take anything. No way could I

drive to Dallas before taking my thyroid. I have a hard enough time navigating

from the bedroom to the kitchen in the morning.

B.

--I will add one note about Dr. Spurlock's practice that folks that are

considering becoming new patients should be aware of. There is now someone in

the office that is pushing supplements. They use a Pharmanex device like one

that was used on Dr. Oz to test anti-oxidants and then they recommend

supplements. I did buy a supplement for my oldest at one appt. that is good for

energy and adrenals and it is working for him, so I will likely continue that

unless I can find a product that has identical ingredients. I also bought a

Metagenics product at my most recent appt that is supportive of the liver detox.

Even with that, she was still wanting me to consider other supplements. They

are expensive but I know they are high quality and they are competitively

priced. However, I don't like the pressure (even my sons noticed).

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Hello I am moving back to Dallas next week after having been away for over

> > > a decade and I need doctor recommendations. Someone on another board

> > > recommended this group. I looked through the database but some of the

> > > doctors that intrigued me didn't look like they accepted insurance. Here

is

> > > what I am looking for in a doctor:

> > >

> > > I would love to see a holistic doctor with a real medical degree that

> > > specializes in thyroid issues and who accepts insurance (and I'm not

> > > talking about coughing the money up front and we'll give you the codes to

> > > give your insurance company and then you hope to god they reimburse you).

I

> > > would love someone who looks into exploring other things like adrenal

> > > fatigue.

> > >

> > > However, any doctor with a good track record of working with the patient

> > > or even one who is willing to perscribe natural thyroid (though I am still

> > > hesitant to try that) would be great. Also, do they ever go out of just

> > > looking at the thyroid and seeing if you may have any other co-morbid

> > > conditions due to the hashimoto's?

> > >

> > > I also want to give my background because I have been dealing with

> > > hypothyroid/hashimoto's for a long time but it is long and if you have

> > > doctor recommendations but don't want to read it - that is fine.

> > >

> > > *****

> > >

> > > I am 36 and Hashimoto's runs heavily in my mother's family. She has it

> > > too. She always pushed to get me tested and I came up low thyroid at 21. I

> > > took synthroid on and off (more off then on due to no insurance and just

> > > not really caring) during my 20's. I went back on briefly when I got

> > > pregnant with my oldest son at 27. I have consistantly been taking

> > > synthroid for the last 5 year.

> > >

> > > I also pushed to get on cytomel which I have been taking (in addition to

> > > the synthroid) for about a year (though I don't think the doc actually

> > > tests for free T3 he just reluctantly gave me the script because I pushed

> > > for it).

> > >

> > > Also I just had my youngest son in May 2011 and I think pregnancy made my

> > > immune system go haywire. I have been having consistent eczema in between

> > > two of my fingers and I have never had eczema before in my life (eczema is

> > > an allergic reaction due to an over enthusiastic immune system right?).

> > >

> > > Anyway - the last five years I've been on synthroid I am still sluggish,

> > > still tired, and outside of work I have a hard time getting the

motiviation

> > > to do anything. Even during work my concentration and focus has been so

bad

> > > since I had youngest. The last endo I saw (no longer seeing him - getting

> > > the scripts from a GP) told me since the numbers are right it can't be the

> > > thyroid so I should see someone about depression - only I'm not depressed

> > > (this was pre-pregnancy so it wasn't that he suspected PPD).

> > >

> > > Also, since I have been on and off thyroid medications I can honestly say

> > > I notice no difference between when I'm on or off. I feel no different. My

> > > mom always asks me if I feel better and I can honestly say I feel the same

> > > either way.

> > >

> > > Some other things - I never had the hair falling out or

> > > fertility/miscarriage problems associated with low thyroid. I do have the

> > > weight gain problem and after my most recent pregnancy my appetite went

out

> > > of control - I was hungry all the time. It is temproarily being controlled

> > > by phentermine so I can lose weight.

> > >

> > > My point with the rambling background is that I want someone to look at

> > > the whole of the history and not just do bloodwork to see if my numbers

> > > fall in a normal range. I've seen lots of endos and GP's about this over

> > > the years and it is always the same - stick a needle in see if the numbers

> > > are right and that is it.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hello I am moving back to Dallas next week after having been away for over a decade and I need doctor recommendations.  Someone on another board recommended this group.  I looked through the database but some of the doctors that intrigued me didn't look like they accepted insurance.  Here is what I am looking for in a doctor:

I tried several doctors, even those that take insurance, and had to ultimately decide to forgo insurance. My husband and I both go to Dr. Spurlock. He put both of us on compounded T3 from the beginning, though I am now on a combination of cytomel and Armour. He listens and will work with what you would like in your treatment. He does treat for RT3.

We go to a Quest lab near us or a Labcorp lab. I prefer Labcorp for vitamin d testing and don't really mind which lab it is for the other testing. My dd saw Dr. Launius once. He is very nice and seems quite competent.

I can't remember how long it takes to get reimbursement after I submit it to my insurance company. I'm notoriously terrible at sending it in.Susie 

[Guest guest]

Well, I am taking the advice on Dr. Spurlock and set up an appointment in

August. I really hope this helps and that I can get beyond the feeling that I

am just treading water in my life and get the energy to do all the things I

would like to do. I guess my fear is that once I get the thyroid thing sorted

out I will find out I am just " lazy " . I really hope that isn't the case.

[Guest guest]

Don't even let yourself think that you might just be lazy. You will be amazed

at the impact on your " get up and go " once you get your thyroid optimized. I

just recently increased both my T4 and T3 and have been amazed at how much I

have gotten done at home that I've been meaning to do for ages. Also, it's much

easier to get my day job work done as my focus is better.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

B

>

> Well, I am taking the advice on Dr. Spurlock and set up an appointment in

August. I really hope this helps and that I can get beyond the feeling that I

am just treading water in my life and get the energy to do all the things I

would like to do. I guess my fear is that once I get the thyroid thing sorted

out I will find out I am just " lazy " . I really hope that isn't the case.

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I'm curious to see the experiences of others in this regard. They will

setup regular shipments (and you do get a good discount in that case). So, I may

do that for my son once he goes back to college. But, I need to first make sure

he will continue to use the supplements. Fortunately, he is doing very well

taking his thyroid after going off (for a third time). Finally, he acknowledges

that it really does help.

B.

> > >

> > > > **

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Hello I am moving back to Dallas next week after having been away for

> over

> > > > a decade and I need doctor recommendations. Someone on another board

> > > > recommended this group. I looked through the database but some of the

> > > > doctors that intrigued me didn't look like they accepted insurance.

> Here is

> > > > what I am looking for in a doctor:

> > > >

> > > > I would love to see a holistic doctor with a real medical degree that

> > > > specializes in thyroid issues and who accepts insurance (and I'm not

> > > > talking about coughing the money up front and we'll give you the codes

> to

> > > > give your insurance company and then you hope to god they reimburse

> you). I

> > > > would love someone who looks into exploring other things like adrenal

> > > > fatigue.

> > > >

> > > > However, any doctor with a good track record of working with the

> patient

> > > > or even one who is willing to perscribe natural thyroid (though I am

> still

> > > > hesitant to try that) would be great. Also, do they ever go out of

> just

> > > > looking at the thyroid and seeing if you may have any other co-morbid

> > > > conditions due to the hashimoto's?

> > > >

> > > > I also want to give my background because I have been dealing with

> > > > hypothyroid/hashimoto's for a long time but it is long and if you have

> > > > doctor recommendations but don't want to read it - that is fine.

> > > >

> > > > *****

> > > >

> > > > I am 36 and Hashimoto's runs heavily in my mother's family. She has it

> > > > too. She always pushed to get me tested and I came up low thyroid at

> 21. I

> > > > took synthroid on and off (more off then on due to no insurance and

> just

> > > > not really caring) during my 20's. I went back on briefly when I got

> > > > pregnant with my oldest son at 27. I have consistantly been taking

> > > > synthroid for the last 5 year.

> > > >

> > > > I also pushed to get on cytomel which I have been taking (in addition

> to

> > > > the synthroid) for about a year (though I don't think the doc actually

> > > > tests for free T3 he just reluctantly gave me the script because I

> pushed

> > > > for it).

> > > >

> > > > Also I just had my youngest son in May 2011 and I think pregnancy made

> my

> > > > immune system go haywire. I have been having consistent eczema in

> between

> > > > two of my fingers and I have never had eczema before in my life

> (eczema is

> > > > an allergic reaction due to an over enthusiastic immune system

> right?).

> > > >

> > > > Anyway - the last five years I've been on synthroid I am still

> sluggish,

> > > > still tired, and outside of work I have a hard time getting the

> motiviation

> > > > to do anything. Even during work my concentration and focus has been

> so bad

> > > > since I had youngest. The last endo I saw (no longer seeing him -

> getting

> > > > the scripts from a GP) told me since the numbers are right it can't be

> the

> > > > thyroid so I should see someone about depression - only I'm not

> depressed

> > > > (this was pre-pregnancy so it wasn't that he suspected PPD).

> > > >

> > > > Also, since I have been on and off thyroid medications I can honestly

> say

> > > > I notice no difference between when I'm on or off. I feel no

> different. My

> > > > mom always asks me if I feel better and I can honestly say I feel the

> same

> > > > either way.

> > > >

> > > > Some other things - I never had the hair falling out or

> > > > fertility/miscarriage problems associated with low thyroid. I do have

> the

> > > > weight gain problem and after my most recent pregnancy my appetite

> went out

> > > > of control - I was hungry all the time. It is temproarily being

> controlled

> > > > by phentermine so I can lose weight.

> > > >

> > > > My point with the rambling background is that I want someone to look

> at

> > > > the whole of the history and not just do bloodwork to see if my

> numbers

> > > > fall in a normal range. I've seen lots of endos and GP's about this

> over

> > > > the years and it is always the same - stick a needle in see if the

> numbers

> > > > are right and that is it.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm on 25 T3 (the generic of cytomel after pushing my GP to prescribe it) and

100 T4. I take it thyroid problems run heavily in your family. My mother's

family is rife with hashi sufferers. When did you get your son's tested and did

they come up hypo or just elevated antibodies?

The reason I ask is I came up hypo at 21 but have no idea what levels my

antibodies were at. In fact I didn't even know it was officially hashi's until

4 years ago when the endo told me and showed me the bloodwork. Up until then I

just figured it was a bad thyroid or something. My mother doesn't officially

know she has hashi's (or her family for that matter) but I put 2 and 2 together

and figure that is what it is.

If I have luck with Dr. Spurlock, I'm going to recommend him to my mother.

>

> > **

> >

> >

> > May I ask if he is on T3 and what dose? Dr. Spurlock mentioned that he

> > might add T4 into my T3…I can't take a lot of T3…****

> >

> > I don't ever take more than 25mcg a day,s ometimes less…that stuff is

> > strong! ****

> >

> > Does anyone have any advice as to what adding the T4 will do, and what

> > brand of T4 is it?****

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> > Thank you,****

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The 100 mcg dose in all brands is yellow. If that is yellow #5 or tartrazine, it can make you nervous or jumpy. There may also be problems with other color dyes.

If you are getting a hyper or wired feeling from the T3, then you probably need a smaller dose. I would add that the T3 in dessicated thyroid tends to be gentler and easier to tolerate than synthetic T3.

I was on a compounded synthetic T3/T4 combination for about two months. I did not feel wired on it, but I was more irritable.

> > > > > > > > > **> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Hello I am moving back to Dallas next week after having been away> for> > over> > > > > a decade and I need doctor recommendations. Someone on another board> > > > > recommended this group. I looked through the database but some of> the> > > > > doctors that intrigued me didn't look like they accepted insurance.> > Here is> > > > > what I am looking for in a doctor:> > > > >> > > > > I would love to see a holistic doctor with a real medical degree> that> > > > > specializes in thyroid issues and who accepts insurance (and I'm not> > > > > talking about coughing the money up front and we'll give you the> codes> > to> > > > > give your insurance company and then you hope to god they reimburse> > you). I> > > > > would love someone who looks into exploring other things like> adrenal> > > > > fatigue.> > > > >> > > > > However, any doctor with a good track record of working with the> > patient> > > > > or even one who is willing to perscribe natural thyroid (though I am> > still> > > > > hesitant to try that) would be great. Also, do they ever go out of> > just> > > > > looking at the thyroid and seeing if you may have any other> co-morbid> > > > > conditions due to the hashimoto's?> > > > >> > > > > I also want to give my background because I have been dealing with> > > > > hypothyroid/hashimoto's for a long time but it is long and if you> have> > > > > doctor recommendations but don't want to read it - that is fine.> > > > >> > > > > *****> > > > >> > > > > I am 36 and Hashimoto's runs heavily in my mother's family. She has> it> > > > > too. She always pushed to get me tested and I came up low thyroid at> > 21. I> > > > > took synthroid on and off (more off then on due to no insurance and> > just> > > > > not really caring) during my 20's. I went back on briefly when I got> > > > > pregnant with my oldest son at 27. I have consistantly been taking> > > > > synthroid for the last 5 year.> > > > >> > > > > I also pushed to get on cytomel which I have been taking (in> addition> > to> > > > > the synthroid) for about a year (though I don't think the doc> actually> > > > > tests for free T3 he just reluctantly gave me the script because I> > pushed> > > > > for it).> > > > >> > > > > Also I just had my youngest son in May 2011 and I think pregnancy> made> > my> > > > > immune system go haywire. I have been having consistent eczema in> > between> > > > > two of my fingers and I have never had eczema before in my life> > (eczema is> > > > > an allergic reaction due to an over enthusiastic immune system> > right?).> > > > >> > > > > Anyway - the last five years I've been on synthroid I am still> > sluggish,> > > > > still tired, and outside of work I have a hard time getting the> > motiviation> > > > > to do anything. Even during work my concentration and focus has been> > so bad> > > > > since I had youngest. The last endo I saw (no longer seeing him -> > getting> > > > > the scripts from a GP) told me since the numbers are right it can't> be> > the> > > > > thyroid so I should see someone about depression - only I'm not> > depressed> > > > > (this was pre-pregnancy so it wasn't that he suspected PPD).> > > > >> > > > > Also, since I have been on and off thyroid medications I can> honestly> > say> > > > > I notice no difference between when I'm on or off. I feel no> > different. My> > > > > mom always asks me if I feel better and I can honestly say I feel> the> > same> > > > > either way.> > > > >> > > > > Some other things - I never had the hair falling out or> > > > > fertility/miscarriage problems associated with low thyroid. I do> have> > the> > > > > weight gain problem and after my most recent pregnancy my appetite> > went out> > > > > of control - I was hungry all the time. It is temproarily being> > controlled> > > > > by phentermine so I can lose weight.> > > > >> > > > > My point with the rambling background is that I want someone to look> > at> > > > > the whole of the history and not just do bloodwork to see if my> > numbers> > > > > fall in a normal range. I've seen lots of endos and GP's about this> > over> > > > > the years and it is always the same - stick a needle in see if the> > numbers> > > > > are right and that is it.> > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > >> > >> >>