Re: New member from Houston

Posted September 26, 2006 · September 26, 2006

, Once I got on Armour and got the dosage high enough (for me), I stopped all depressionmedication - don't need it...Doctor thinks that my thyroid was the problem all along since I gave birth 24 years ago! So you may also find that whenyou are optimized on your thyroid med, you won't need anti-depressants!WooHoo!Cheers, Tee

You may need a higher dose of $ynthroid, but $ynthroid is not all there is. Cytomel is synthetic T3 and usually is taken together with levothyroxine. Armour Thyroid is an extract of natural dessicated porcine thyroid glands from US-raised, corn-fed, USDA inspected food-grade hogs. It contains T3, T4 and trace amounts of all naturally occurring thyroid hormones. It can be taken alone or together with some synthetic T4, depending on what you need. Most docs will not prescribe either Armour or Cytomel. Most folks who want to try them need to find a doc known to prescribe them. The doc

list is on our site in "Files."

You will note that there are very few endos on the list. With a few exceptions, most of the better thyroid docs are not endos. The very best ones are hypothyroid themselves and did not do well on the standard protocols. Docs in anti-aging/wellness type practices are often good thyroid docs. When you get your new lab results, you may want to post them. treetopp86 <TLHGroveHouston (DOT) rr.com> wrote: I am

hypothyroid and have been on synthroid for about 8 years. I also take meds for depression and high blood pressure. In addition, I have a history of endometriosis. I had a hysterectomy, endo removed, and a bowel resection because of the severe endo in March 2006.Recovery has been extremely slow and I am still very very tired all the time. I saw my endocrinologist last week and had blood drawn, now she wants to lower my synthroid from .175 mg to .15 mg. Because of the way I'm feeling I don't think this is a good idea. I'm not real happy with my current DOC and was wanting to find a new one.My original hypothyroid diagnosis took a long time and many DOCs. This was because they all just looked at my TSH. My TSH has always been in the mid range but my T3 was usually at the bottom range and sometimes below but they just ignored it. Because of this it took a long time to find meds and the right doses to treat my

depression.My current endocrinologist looks at my TSH, Free T4 and Free T3. I don't have the results of my latest blood test but the one before wasTSH 1.875 (0.350 - 5.500)Free T4 1.27 (0.61 - 1.76)Free T3 2.8 (2.3 - 4.2)Are there other tests that should be done for someone who is hypothyroid? Who are the best doctors in Houston to treat this problem? Any help or advice would be appreciated.Thanks, ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

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