Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Well said Tish!! You go girl!! So glad to hear you are doing so well hun. I am sure that if left to myself....I'd have probably killed myself a long time ago! I am very proud of the self medicators that have taken things into their own hands. Hugs...Patti Sue Self medicating I just wanted to comment here about self medicating. I am a self medicator. I put myself on Armour and adjusted my dose myself. I was on all T3 before that under a 's doctor. I figured out what the rough equivelent Armour dose was and gradually switched over. I did it very slowly. Then after I got switched, I stayed at that dose for a while - probably 3 months. Then after assessing my situation and how I felt, I thought I needed to raise it a bit and so raised it 1/2 a grain total. I did it in tiny increments over three months. This has worked out really well for me. I am feeling quite good in general. I still have a little old adrenal fatigue from the first doctor who treated me without adrenal support a year and a half ago and really crashed my adrenals. I monitor my tempertures from time to time and pay attention to how I feel and sleep. I think a person can self medicate just fine. They just need to use their heads and make changes slowly. I don't think the T3 in Armour is all that dangerous and I bet it is relatively few people who really over medicate themselves to the point of ending up in the hospital. I bet more people end up in the hospital from doctors treating their thyroid disease without treating their adrenal fatigue. My former doctor who is on all T3 (about 190mg/day) once accidentally took a double dose. He said that it wasn't comfortable, but all he had to do was wait it out for a day. I bet the number of those who die of T3 induced heart attacks is extreemly small. More die of adrenal crisis from ignorant doctors who prescribe thyroid without checking adrenal function. Doctors love this scare story to make patients give up control of their health. I plan to do without a doctor as much as possible. I am certainly much happier on my own. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 I think the bottom line here is that if not under a doctors care, take it slow. Better to be safe than sorry. I think getting better slowly but surely without a doctor vs more quickly with a doctor is most times like six of one and half-dozen of another. Most of us are not deathly ill or bedridden, just not up to par and we can tolerate that for a longer period while we adjust our medication up slowly. If I was very very sick, I'd definitely be finding a good doc and traveling whatever distance to see him in order to get well quickly. It's a very individual thing. Blessings, Debbie K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Personally I think the best thing is to find a regular Dr who will treat your Thyroid the way you want them to. That way if you NEED to see a Dr you know you have a good Dr you can go to. If you can't see a Dr than slow is the way to go. T3 can be dangerous. Louise > > I plan to do without a doctor as much as possible. I am certainly > much happier on my own. > > Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Without trying to be political...I so agree with this statement!!! I'm glad you are doing so well!!! Doctors love this scare story to make patients give up control Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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