Re: Test results/should I increase my Armour?

[Guest guest]

Hi...I've been taking Armour for three months, and my last test

showed T3 at the top of the range, and T4 at the bottom. my lovely

GP (who is prescribing me Armour courtesy of the English NHS..so

it's FREEEEEEE!!!!!!!whoopee!!!!) has suggested that I add in 25mcgs

of levothyroxine....which I have done! I feel better than I can ever

remember in my WHOLE life!!!!

That 25 of synthetic is keeping my GP happy..and me well!

It has worked for others too..

Love,

Fluffy

> Hello,

> It has been awhile since I posted and I actually started feeling

better

> after switching to Armour. I have been taking it now for nearly 4

months and

> started out on 60mg and I am now up to 180mg and I'm thinking I

should

> increase it more since my latest blood test and just wanted to

make sure I

> am doing the right thing. My doc is helping out by giving me the

bloodtest

> and Armour that I need but is basically leaving up to me to find

my optimal

> dose.

> Thanks for your advice!

> Dana

>

>

> Recent 5/18/04 Result Limits

> T4 (free) .95 .61 - 1.76

> TSH .184 .350 -

5.500

> T4 6.9 4.5 - 12

> T3 225 85 - 205

> T3 (Reverse) 253 90 - 350

> T3(Free) 4.1 2.3 - 4.2

>

>

>

> Previous results 3-26-04

> T4 (Free) 1.07 .61 - 1.76

> T3 (Free) 3.1 2.3 -

4.2

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Fluffy,

So thrilled for you, well done - what a coup !!! You know i too have

been taking an additional 25 mgs thyroxine as well as 1 and 1/2

grains Armour (after being recommended by someone who cured her aches

and pains this way) for a week and guess what - no muscle/joints

pains at all !! How can that be...... I have made an appt to see my

GP in a couple of weeks and he will somewhat placated if i am still

on the T4 so perhaps i can persuade him to let me have it free.

Congrats !!!

SheilaF

>

> Hi...I've been taking Armour for three months, and my last test

> showed T3 at the top of the range, and T4 at the bottom. my lovely

> GP (who is prescribing me Armour courtesy of the English NHS..so

> it's FREEEEEEE!!!!!!!whoopee!!!!) has suggested that I add in

25mcgs

> of levothyroxine....which I have done! I feel better than I can

ever

> remember in my WHOLE life!!!!

> That 25 of synthetic is keeping my GP happy..and me well!

> It has worked for others too..

> Love,

> Fluffy

>

>removed]

[Guest guest]

Thanks! That's a thought.

>

> Hi...I've been taking Armour for three months, and my last test

> showed T3 at the top of the range, and T4 at the bottom. my lovely

> GP (who is prescribing me Armour courtesy of the English NHS..so

> it's FREEEEEEE!!!!!!!whoopee!!!!) has suggested that I add in

25mcgs

> of levothyroxine....which I have done! I feel better than I can

ever

> remember in my WHOLE life!!!!

> That 25 of synthetic is keeping my GP happy..and me well!

> It has worked for others too..

> Love,

> Fluffy

>

>

[Guest guest]

that is what my aunt takes!

I think she takes more levothroid than armour though - but she said it works

well for her. I was always impressed that her doctor was willing to give her

armour - regardless of the combination. Of course, I didn't know anything about

it then, (not that I know a lot now) - but I knew it was supposed to be good for

us!

Cris

----- Original Message -----

From: Dana

Thanks! That's a thought.

> Hi...I've been taking Armour for three months, and my last test

> showed T3 at the top of the range, and T4 at the bottom. my lovely

> GP (who is prescribing me Armour courtesy of the English NHS..so

> it's FREEEEEEE!!!!!!!whoopee!!!!) has suggested that I add in

25mcgs

> of levothyroxine....which I have done! I feel better than I can

ever