Re: Hi Janie, can you please help me with this?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I Don't mean to butt in, but I had the very same problem. I started

on 1 grain of Armour--did great, but then I became hypo again.

This kept happening over time after small increases. I'm now up to

3 1/4 grains. I think you need to just keep increasing gradually

until your symptoms disappear. Have you read Dr. Derry's stuff on

Shomon's website? I bet Janie has his interview in the files

section at the group site. He firmly believes that people don't do

well on anything less then 3 grains.

Good luck.

Zina

> Hi Janie,

>

> I have a question for you. Last time I posted about feeling bad,

you

> had mentioned that my small dose of Armour was probably too small

> and suggested bumping up to at least 1 full grain instead of

bumping

> to 3/4 grain from 1/2. I did that and have now moved up to 1 1/4

> grain. I would have thought that this would be enough, but I am

> going hypo AGAIN! This is so darn frustrating. I could not even

take

> 75 mcg of synthroid, and now I am up to 1 1/4 grain and I still

have

> horrible back aches, cold hands & feet, memory problems, fatigue

> (it's better, but not great), heart palps again, and low basal

temps

> ( I am sure my BP is down, but can't check it until I dig it out of

> the box I packed it in). I just don't get it. If I start to feel

> better after bumping up my dose, it lasts briefly and then I feel

> like I am backsliding again. Also, anxiety is setting in again and

> that has got to be be one of the worst symptoms because I obsess

> about other illnesses and getting other autoimmune diseases etc...

> Remember, I was the one who was worrying about the liver? Well, it

> is still a concern. Although I do not have any major symptoms of

> liver disease, I still see the yellow in my eyes & skin. They are

> just not white and bright like I remember them being. Kinda

streaked

> yellow. Anyway, once my social insurance kicks in in Canada (3

> months), I will have labs and a liver profile done again. My last

> profile showed normal liver enzymes, but my total bilirubin was at

> the highest end of the normal range (1.2). I am just hoping that it

> may be Gilbert's syndrome (harmless liver condition that causes

> jaundice during stress. And believe me, it has been super stressful

> from the day my husband got laid off until we got here). Well thank

> you again for your help and hello again to everyone!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi . You might find it insightful to know that so far, I know

of NO ONE who is optimally treated with true hypo on only 1 1/4

grains. Even in the POLLS section, the majority of folks who feel

they are on an optimal dose fall between 2 and 4 grains. You are

simply underdosed....still.

Janie )

> I have a question for you. Last time I posted about feeling bad,

you

> had mentioned that my small dose of Armour was probably too small

> and suggested bumping up to at least 1 full grain instead of

bumping

> to 3/4 grain from 1/2. I did that and have now moved up to 1 1/4

> grain. I would have thought that this would be enough, but I am

> going hypo AGAIN!

[Guest guest]

Thanks Janie! Very good to know . Should I continue to up my doses

by 1/4 grains, or should I jump up to 1 1/2 grains (1/2 grain

increments)? Thanks kindly!!!

> Hi . You might find it insightful to know that so far, I know

> of NO ONE who is optimally treated with true hypo on only 1 1/4

> grains. Even in the POLLS section, the majority of folks who feel

> they are on an optimal dose fall between 2 and 4 grains. You are

> simply underdosed....still.

>

> Janie )

>

> > I have a question for you. Last time I posted about feeling bad,

> you

> > had mentioned that my small dose of Armour was probably too small

> > and suggested bumping up to at least 1 full grain instead of

> bumping

> > to 3/4 grain from 1/2. I did that and have now moved up to 1 1/4

> > grain. I would have thought that this would be enough, but I am

> > going hypo AGAIN!

[Guest guest]

, for me, I was going up 1/4 grain at a time because each

increase caused an increase in my palps due to the effect of the T3

on my MVP, so I was being very careful. But there are folks here who

do great on bigger increases, and you may be like them. If I didn't

have the palps, I would have increased by 1/2 grains, for sure, if

not slightly more, when I was that low!!

Janie )

> Thanks Janie! Very good to know . Should I continue to up my

doses

> by 1/4 grains, or should I jump up to 1 1/2 grains (1/2 grain

> increments)? Thanks kindly!!!