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Hi - my name is and I live in Frisco, I am so glad to have found this group

and look forward to sharing information to help each other along the way!

I am currently feeling stuck on my Armour dose of 2 grains. I had a partial

thyroidectomy 11/10, then a total thyroidectomy 12/10. I had Hashi's and thyroid

cancer.

After my TT, did 1 grain Armour for about 4 weeks, then 1.5 for 7 weeks then 120

for 5 months. Was feeling great on the 2 grains and labs looked like this: TSH

..0189 (.45-4.5) FT4 1.04 (.82-1.77) FT3 6.2 (2.0-4.4)

I was seeing Dr. Grebennikov in at the time and he said not to worry

about the FT3 being high, as long as I was feeling good he was fine with it. (My

labs at 7 weeks on 1.5 grains showed FT4 was below range, TSH 1.7 and FT3 was

3.0) He said 2 grains was my dose and he would see me in a year.

Within a couple of months I started to feel slow, tired, and bad in general - my

first instinct was I must need a raise again, however my labs showed TSH .03

(.45-4.5) FT4 1.03 (.82-1.77) FT3 4.3 (2.0-4.4). I was told NOT to raise.

I continued to go downhill, and the Dr. would only let me lower not raise, so I

went down to 1.5 grains - TERRIBLE mistake, ended up super hypo and over a

period of weeks, got really bad, the whole ER run, etc...

So back up at 2 grains and still struggling, I begged Dr. to let me try 2.5

grains, so he did, however, I then became hyper on 2.5 grains, and that was

miserable, too.

Tried the Synthroid equivalent of 2 grains armour over the holidays, (200 mcg)

and ended up super hyper, FT3 was 14 before I realized what was happening, it

was bad. And even worse I was not making much T3 on my own at all. I was told I

could not be on Synthroid without Cytomel.

So since the end of December I am back to 2 grains Armour just because it is the

closest thing that has ever worked for me. Only problem is it just isn't

working right now, I have come full circle!

My labs on 2/14 on 2 grains Armour for 6 weeks: TSH .06 (.3-4.5) FT4 1.04

(.8-1.77) FT3 4.1 (2.3-4.4) Right now I am having a hard time keeping my eyes

open much of the day, my hands,arms are numb when I wake up, my legs fall asleep

easily when sitting, I am unpacking my larger sizes once again as I tend to gain

weight in the abdomen esp. when hypo.

The only thing I have noticed is when I felt good at 2 grains before, I was

making a ton of T3, out of range. So now I am wondering if I not converting

well anymore or am busy making RT3 instead.

I have seen quite a few docs now, and everyone thinks I should be fine according

to these labs, but I am not. I have done the adrenal saliva test, it was OK

except for high a.m. cortisol, iron levels seemed OK as well, I can post all of

this if needed. Those were done in Oct., I may have them repeated now. My RT3

ratio back then was 14.8. No doc I have seen will even acknowledge RT3 as a

real problem. I have started taking 350 Milk Thistle from seed every night to

help with this. Bought a GAIA thyroid support formula today with L-Tyrosine and

Ashwagandha to try to help conversion/support adrenals- any advice? I have 15

mg Armour and have tried taking it - it made my heart beat faster, so I have not

tried it again. Wondering if it is even worth cutting a 15 mg tab in

half.....Thanks!