Re: I'm sorry and I do support Armour..But

[Guest guest]

Jewel, you have been on such a roller coaster, and some of it is

downright the fault of bad doctoring! No wonder you need to vent!!

Amazing story. And so many of us can identify with the " you are

depressed " line and the push towards anti-depressants. THAT is

depressing!!

Even though you are on prednisone, you just may need a lot more time

with it. I note that you are on the next to the lowest dose. There

is still the 10 to try someday if you feel it is necessary. I would

personally hesitate to go to 20 or 50 with all the potential side

effects, but I think a person can go higher for a while, then cut

back, if needed.

While on prednisone, do watch your blood sugar and blood pressure.

As far as the DHEA, I got on a small dose even though my DHEA wasn't

bad. Maybe you can try it and see what you think. 7-keto is fine,

too.

And when it comes to equivalencies between T4 and natural thyroid---

I was on .125 of Levoxyl, but am currently on 2 1/2 grains of Armour-

-a higher dose than the charts say.

And as Carol said to you, your symptoms point to an adrenal problem

still--even though you are on prednisone. You just simply may need

more time....or a higher dose someday.

Hang in there. You will get there in time.

Janie