I've upped my Armour -- getting some tremors --

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but I feel sooo much better! I know in the past that my old doc used

to look at me more for shaky hands, etc... in getting my armour

dosage right -- and it's not a BIG shaking, just the tiniest bit --

maybe I'm just adjusting to the higher level? Or perhaps (darn!) I

should not add so much at one time... But I'm not depressed anymore,

I have energy, I stay up past 7:00 at night now, and my racquetball

game is even better (I'm thinking more quickly). BTW, I've upped my

meds because I had my labs done and they've confirmed that my thyroid

has gone a bit hypo again.

I have an appointment to see my " oh-high-and-mighty-$200-an-hour-I-

don't-take-insurance " doctor in a month -- actually, I can't even get

in to see her for 6 months, so I'm scheduled to see her naturopath

assistant (at the same price, cash upfront!). I wish I had a doc I

could be in contact with more, to help me through this --

Does the body go through a temporary adjustment when upping meds?

Will it settle down?

And -- does anyone know of a good doc in the northeast ohio area that

will treat hypothyroid with armour, but one who doesn't reside on a

throne?

Thanks....

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Hi Lise....

What dose were you on and for how long before you increased?

and.... how much did you increase?

You have to be careful about increases, it takes 4 to 6 weeks for the T4 to build up in your tissues. So increasing too quickly, or by too much can cause some problems.

What is your resting heart rate now?

It's fantastic that you feel better, honest... but I want you to be aware that you have to think about what could be happening down the road if you go too fast....

Some have slight reactions to adjustments, I'm one of them.. others dont' feel anything at all, those are the ones that can increase by too much at a time or not wait long enough for increases. We've had a few that have done that and swung hyper... I've done it myself twice, not from increasing by too much or too fast, but because my body just couldn't take that amount at that time. Both times I was showing symptoms in a few weeks. I'm now on that same dose and have been for about 2 months and no hyper symptoms (anxious, increased heart rate, increased heat intolerance, etc). The drawback to that is that you have to back off on the meds for a while and then start over again. It's really hard on your body, to yo yo like that.

It's sometimes REALLY REALLY hard to remember, when you've felt so horrid for so long, that it's better to take baby steps and keep moving forward that it is to take giant steps and keep falling backwards.

Keep a close eye on how your body is reacting to the increase, if it's handling every thing okay... HURRRRAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!

*smile*

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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 09:47:46 -0000 "Lise " writes:

but I feel sooo much better! I know in the past that my old doc used to look at me more for shaky hands, etc... in getting my armour dosage right -- and it's not a BIG shaking, just the tiniest bit -- maybe I'm just adjusting to the higher level? Or perhaps (darn!) I should not add so much at one time... But I'm not depressed anymore, I have energy, I stay up past 7:00 at night now, and my racquetball game is even better (I'm thinking more quickly). BTW, I've upped my meds because I had my labs done and they've confirmed that my thyroid has gone a bit hypo again.I have an appointment to see my "oh-high-and-mighty-$200-an-hour-I-don't-take-insurance" doctor in a month -- actually, I can't even get in to see her for 6 months, so I'm scheduled to see her naturopath assistant (at the same price, cash upfront!). I wish I had a doc I could be in contact with more, to help me through this --Does the body go through a temporary adjustment when upping meds? Will it settle down?And -- does anyone know of a good doc in the northeast ohio area that will treat hypothyroid with armour, but one who doesn't reside on a throne?Thanks....

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Hi Lise....

What dose were you on and for how long before you increased?

and.... how much did you increase?

You have to be careful about increases, it takes 4 to 6 weeks for the T4 to build up in your tissues. So increasing too quickly, or by too much can cause some problems.

What is your resting heart rate now?

It's fantastic that you feel better, honest... but I want you to be aware that you have to think about what could be happening down the road if you go too fast....

Some have slight reactions to adjustments, I'm one of them.. others dont' feel anything at all, those are the ones that can increase by too much at a time or not wait long enough for increases. We've had a few that have done that and swung hyper... I've done it myself twice, not from increasing by too much or too fast, but because my body just couldn't take that amount at that time. Both times I was showing symptoms in a few weeks. I'm now on that same dose and have been for about 2 months and no hyper symptoms (anxious, increased heart rate, increased heat intolerance, etc). The drawback to that is that you have to back off on the meds for a while and then start over again. It's really hard on your body, to yo yo like that.

It's sometimes REALLY REALLY hard to remember, when you've felt so horrid for so long, that it's better to take baby steps and keep moving forward that it is to take giant steps and keep falling backwards.

Keep a close eye on how your body is reacting to the increase, if it's handling every thing okay... HURRRRAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!

*smile*

Topper ()

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 09:47:46 -0000 "Lise " writes:

but I feel sooo much better! I know in the past that my old doc used to look at me more for shaky hands, etc... in getting my armour dosage right -- and it's not a BIG shaking, just the tiniest bit -- maybe I'm just adjusting to the higher level? Or perhaps (darn!) I should not add so much at one time... But I'm not depressed anymore, I have energy, I stay up past 7:00 at night now, and my racquetball game is even better (I'm thinking more quickly). BTW, I've upped my meds because I had my labs done and they've confirmed that my thyroid has gone a bit hypo again.I have an appointment to see my "oh-high-and-mighty-$200-an-hour-I-don't-take-insurance" doctor in a month -- actually, I can't even get in to see her for 6 months, so I'm scheduled to see her naturopath assistant (at the same price, cash upfront!). I wish I had a doc I could be in contact with more, to help me through this --Does the body go through a temporary adjustment when upping meds? Will it settle down?And -- does anyone know of a good doc in the northeast ohio area that will treat hypothyroid with armour, but one who doesn't reside on a throne?Thanks....

[Guest guest]

Hi Lise....

What dose were you on and for how long before you increased?

and.... how much did you increase?

You have to be careful about increases, it takes 4 to 6 weeks for the T4 to build up in your tissues. So increasing too quickly, or by too much can cause some problems.

What is your resting heart rate now?

It's fantastic that you feel better, honest... but I want you to be aware that you have to think about what could be happening down the road if you go too fast....

Some have slight reactions to adjustments, I'm one of them.. others dont' feel anything at all, those are the ones that can increase by too much at a time or not wait long enough for increases. We've had a few that have done that and swung hyper... I've done it myself twice, not from increasing by too much or too fast, but because my body just couldn't take that amount at that time. Both times I was showing symptoms in a few weeks. I'm now on that same dose and have been for about 2 months and no hyper symptoms (anxious, increased heart rate, increased heat intolerance, etc). The drawback to that is that you have to back off on the meds for a while and then start over again. It's really hard on your body, to yo yo like that.

It's sometimes REALLY REALLY hard to remember, when you've felt so horrid for so long, that it's better to take baby steps and keep moving forward that it is to take giant steps and keep falling backwards.

Keep a close eye on how your body is reacting to the increase, if it's handling every thing okay... HURRRRAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!

*smile*

Topper ()

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 09:47:46 -0000 "Lise " writes:

but I feel sooo much better! I know in the past that my old doc used to look at me more for shaky hands, etc... in getting my armour dosage right -- and it's not a BIG shaking, just the tiniest bit -- maybe I'm just adjusting to the higher level? Or perhaps (darn!) I should not add so much at one time... But I'm not depressed anymore, I have energy, I stay up past 7:00 at night now, and my racquetball game is even better (I'm thinking more quickly). BTW, I've upped my meds because I had my labs done and they've confirmed that my thyroid has gone a bit hypo again.I have an appointment to see my "oh-high-and-mighty-$200-an-hour-I-don't-take-insurance" doctor in a month -- actually, I can't even get in to see her for 6 months, so I'm scheduled to see her naturopath assistant (at the same price, cash upfront!). I wish I had a doc I could be in contact with more, to help me through this --Does the body go through a temporary adjustment when upping meds? Will it settle down?And -- does anyone know of a good doc in the northeast ohio area that will treat hypothyroid with armour, but one who doesn't reside on a throne?Thanks....