Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I would call the doc and ask his opinion on that. Anything cardiovascular is beyond the scope of this group. Judy wrote: I'm on my 4th day of Armour and so far so good. I'm just taking the 1grain to start and splitting it between the morning and mid afternoon.Some things are happening that may or may not be a result of theswitch, but all in all I'm feeling pretty good. I have noticed a recurrence of my PVCs and I'm wondering if anyoneelse had a similar experience. I do have them from time to timeobviously, but I hadn't had an episode for at least two months now. Just this week I've had a couple bouts each day. They don't lastlong, and I try to ignore them, but it's still very annoying.Do any of you have PVCs (Premature Ventricle Contractions) and if so,did you notice an increase with the Armour? I'm hoping it will justpass as I get adjusted... JudyP Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo! Groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Deborah, I'm not sure where you are in optimizing your thyroid replacement. I thought it was interesting that I mentioned to Dr that sometimes I go to bed bundled up in a blanket because of feeling so cold then wake up in the early morning hours burning up. He said it could be that the thyroid condition is causing early menopause symptoms (hot flashes). I'm 41. We did not get into much more detail then that but I'm assuming it just part of the big picture of hormone imbalance including the thyroid hormones. Kim From: Texas_Thyroid_Groups [mailto:Texas_Thyroid_Groups ] On Behalf Of carol77096Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 3:15 PMTo: Texas_Thyroid_Groups Subject: Re: Armour Update Deborah, I don't really have any good ideas for you that haven't already been offered. Just sympathy. I'm that way too, but I'm not in your stressful work situation. People in my house have had to suffer with my narrow comfort range for years. It's a small thing, relatively speaking. Carol >> I am still suffering through a strong intolerance to heat. I have to question whether it is because it is so hot at work. Airplanes on cement heat up a lot more than normal. I don't know what to do about this. It's embarrassing at work. > > My poor son freezes when I am home because I turn the thermostat down to 75. I hope this will pass soon. > > Deborah> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I am in peri-menopause right now. My estrogen is high, but progesterone is low. I take progesterone. It does not help at all anymore. I am not sure that it was supposed to help with hot flashes or not. I know it was supposed to help with my awful periods. It isn't though. Oh well. This too shall pass! That is what I tell myself everyday about symptoms I suffer from Hashi's and peri-menopause. I have to work and go on regardless. I do find that if I take extra B vitamins, I feel much better. More energetic. Deborah RE: Re: Armour Update .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Dr. R. actually prescribes a vitamin B12, B6 and Folate, Metanx. It helps a lot. Carol >> I am in peri-menopause right now. My estrogen is high, but progesterone is low. I take progesterone. It does not help at all anymore. I am not sure that it was supposed to help with hot flashes or not. I know it was supposed to help with my awful periods. It isn't though. Oh well. This too shall pass! That is what I tell myself everyday about symptoms I suffer from Hashi's and peri-menopause. I have to work and go on regardless. I do find that if I take extra B vitamins, I feel much better. More energetic. > Deborah> > > RE: Re: Armour Update> > > Recent Activity> a.. 6New Members> b.. 5New Photos> Visit Your Group > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Laugh at you? Are you kidding? You're working! Maybe you could go to Academy or REI and look at cooling off gadgets for runners, etc. Carol > >> > I am still suffering through a strong intolerance to heat. I have > to question whether it is because it is so hot at work. Airplanes > on cement heat up a lot more than normal. I don't know what to do > about this. It's embarrassing at work. > > > > My poor son freezes when I am home because I turn the thermostat > down to 75. I hope this will pass soon. > > > > Deborah> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Actually, the menopause protocol says that estrogen helps with hot flashes. Marti > I am in peri-menopause right now. My estrogen is high, but > progesterone is low. I take progesterone. It does not help at all > anymore. I am not sure that it was supposed to help with hot flashes > or not. I know it was supposed to help with my awful periods. It > isn't though. Oh well. This too shall pass! That is what I tell > myself everyday about symptoms I suffer from Hashi's and > peri-menopause. I have to work and go on regardless. I do find that > if I take extra B vitamins, I feel much better. More energetic. > Deborah >  >  >> RE: Re: Armour Update >> >> . >> <serv.gif> > Marti Lovejoy Proud " Owner " of SING: sponsor of TWO & a HALF $2000 YSF Scholarships in 2005 PayPal donations: http: //martilovejoy. 50webs. com/index.html Score Collector for SING (and the site below) Life Member, Reg 10, TX, USA - 34 years so far http: //groups.yahoo . com/group/SweetAdelinesScores marti59 @ isp.com <--remove spaces from links and edress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 WI sent my last prescription by Fedex. It came in an extra thick insulated envelope. But they only charged me for standard shipping.Kim Hanson wrote: Sharon mentioned that the meds would be a melted mess if it was left in an outside mailbox. So I'm having it sent to my husband's work. I'm trying to be very consistent on taking iron, too. He tested me for DHEA and felt that I was adequate for now. Thanks for sharing, Kim Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 It does not always take that long, but it can.Kim Hanson wrote: Thanks for the info. Does it really take 10 days for the Cortisol to come from WI? I cannot start back on the Armour until it arrives. Meanwhile I'm day by day going more hypo with return of more and more symptoms. Kim See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 I'm STILL having hot flashes, after all these yrs. I'll be 55 in a few days, had a hyst when I was 35 (leaving one little little ovary), started having hot flashes at age 41, and am STILL having them. I was on estrogen (Estrace) for 4 yrs, from age 43 through 47, gradually weaned myself off of it then, but I still had hot flashes the whole time that I was on the Estrace. It probably either wasn't enough Estrace OR it was estrogen dominance with an extreme lack of progesterone. I just don't know, frankly. From my more personal physical symptoms, as of around a yr ago, I would say that I am now lacking in estrogen, even if I wasn't then. I'm frankly thinking that this COULD be some of MY problem, maybe. I still do just what you're describing. I feel schiz, when it comes to the thermostat, all the way from setting it on 70 degrees, then flipping it back up to about 75, but never any higher than that. Hot to cold, cold to hot, covers off, covers on. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! I'm thinking that it's a pretty sure bet that I now need a little estrogen, even if I didn't then. There are just too many indicators. ly, I probably need all 3 of the sex hormones most important------estrogen (probably Biest), progesterone (I ran out of the cream, but it started making me a little sleepy at inappropriate times), and also probably some testosterone. However, I think I don't want to experiment around with testosterone, til I know for sure. I already know what a low dose of estrogen is, and I had a couple of docs tell me that I'm always low in it, but that was yrs ago, and it was those "moment in time" tests. I was probably in premenopausal syndrome at the age of around 30, (1) because of smoking and (2) because of that tubiligation I had when I was 27, 28 yrs old. RE: Re: Armour Update Deborah, I'm not sure where you are in optimizing your thyroid replacement. I thought it was interesting that I mentioned to Dr that sometimes I go to bed bundled up in a blanket because of feeling so cold then wake up in the early morning hours burning up. He said it could be that the thyroid condition is causing early menopause symptoms (hot flashes). I'm 41. We did not get into much more detail then that but I'm assuming it just part of the big picture of hormone imbalance including the thyroid hormones. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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