Re: Update: My visit with Dr. (this is , remember me lol?)

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Hi, !

It was so great to see your post! I was beginning to worry about

you! I'm sure glad you're improving, at least it sounds like it.

And your antibodies are going down. Yay! Me too, but we both have

a ways to go, don't we? I was curious to see your TSH was 5.1 on

2.5 grains of Armour. Usually Armour suppresses the TSH pretty fast

but of course it works for each of us in an individual way.

I'm having a tough time concentrating and focusing too, with my new

job. I can't imagine trying to go to school and achieve the kinds

of grades you achieve feeling like this! Sometimes I pick up the

phone at work and blank out the name of the company I'm working

for. Other times I totally zone out. So I sure understand that

part of it. I also know what you mean about taking all these

pills. I keep wondering if testosterone would help me with energy

and thinking, since it seems to help you. The progesterone cream

does seem to help some things, if I don't use it the anxiety is

worse and my periods are quite a bit lighter than they were a year

ago (can't tell if that's from the cream or the Armour though).

Glad to hear your Dad is doing good. I hope that's not too

stressful for you on top of everything else! My youngest daughter

just called the other day after finally going to the doctor after

knowing that she's been hypothyroid since her teens. Her TSH was

150 and antibodies high. I hate that both my daughters inherited

Hashi's from me.

Take care. It was good to hear from you!

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>

> I just wanted to tell everyone that my visit went pretty well. I

> forgot to get a copy of my lab report (they are going to mail it

to

> me) but I can give you a general idea of my medication changes and

> some key improvements.

>

> My thyroid hasn't improved much, TSH was 5.9 last time (on 1.25

> grain of armour) and now is 5.1(on 2.5grains of armour). My T3 and

> T4 were below the range last time, and this time they were in

range

> but at the very bottom. So, I am increasing to 3.5 grains of

armour

> for 6 weeks and then will increase to 4 grains (only if my temps

are

> still low)

>

> I opted to stop using the progesterone cream as I didn't see that

it

> was making much of a difference. Plus, between the Pcream and

Tcream

> I got really tired of rubbing cream all over myself in the

morning.

> So now I only have one... I am going to stick with the

testosterone

> b/c it helps with my periods and I think it helps me to think more

> clearly and have more energy, etc. My testosterone was slightly

> elevated and we decided that the cream from women's international

> was more potent than the cream from the local compounding shop. He

> didn't think that it was elevated enough to worry about as I don't

> really show symptoms of high T. I used to have pretty moderate

acne

> which has actually cleared up since starting testosterone.

>