Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Posted April 23, 2006 Hypothyroidism is not uncommon in our children, and if the mother has it or other family members are afflicted, know it is highly genetic, and keep open the suspicion of this easily treated disorder in ASD kids. I highly prefer the natural thyroid (Armour) over the synthetic (synthroid). I have it compounded in 5, 10 or 15mg caps (tiny tiny kids 5mg; up to 45#, 10mg, over 45#, 15mg) at Coastal Compounding and start with one in the morning. After one week, obtain temperatures again in morning before taking morning dose or eating or urinating, etc. for the 4 days. If it remains under 97.6 3 out of 4 mornings, add an evening dose, do the two for one more week, then take temperatures again. Make sure no illness or fever is going on to distort the temperatures other than normal metabolism. Keep going up one cap at a time until you get 3 out of 4 over 97.6 and then stay at that dose. Twice daily dosing is much preferable to giving it all in the morning as used to be recommended. Dr. JM Stone wrote: Dr. McCandless, Do you have a protocol for Amour Thyroid? My 10 y.o. son, Caleb, had morning temperatures below 97.6 four days in a row. Stone Quote
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