Re: My Armour has arrived!

[Guest guest]

Hi Caroline! Hooray!! Major clapping. Awww, you didn't french kiss

him?? LOL. Anyway, wanted you to know that you can go from T4 one

day to Armour alone the next, if that interests you. I was on .125

thyroxine. Started on 3/4 grain Armour (without the T4 med) the next

day---but 1/2 grain is great. Today I am on 3 grains optimally. If

you choose to get off the thyroxine, just don't stay on the low dose

Armour much longer than 2 weeks or so--you'll need to begin raising

by then to prevent your hypo from returning.

Janie

> My Armour arrived yesterday. It had being lying quietly at a

> pharmacist. Anyway the good news is that they delivered it! I

> babbled at the delivery man that I had been waiting 7 years for

the

> Armour! He must have thought I was nuts. (I did not French Kiss

him

> Janie). So today I took 1/2 grain sublingually and reduced my

> thyroxine from 100mcg to 75mcg. Early days, time will tell.

>

> Love Caroline

> faint oinks coming from London

[Guest guest]

> Hi, Caroline,

>

> I hope you don't mind my " butting in " here but I've been kind of

> lurking around and haven't said much. Congrats on your Armour

> delivery! That's great news. I was just curious -- it sounds like

> you are going to gradually reduce the levothyroxine while you

> increase the Armour? Is that the plan? The only reason I ask is

> that I tried that once without much success. Of course everyone is

> different but I did much better when I cut out the synthetics

> entirely and took Armour only.

>

> I'm happy for you. I was on the synthetics for almost ten years.

> I've been on the Armour for hmmmm I guess about 2 weeks now? And

> already feel improvement Take care. And the best of luck!

>

> (can barely hear those faint oinks down here in Texas!)

>

Hi

Thanks for your reply. I am seeing Dr Chapman (who is on the list of

good docs) and he suggested that I gradually reduce the

levothyroxine.

My last blood tests showed that my T4 was 29.7 (range 11.5 to 23.0)

and my T3 was 4.0 (range 2.1 to 6). I think he is hoping that the

Armour will increase my T3. He also put me on Adreno-Lyph (dessicated

cows adrenals) so that my adrenals would be supported before starting

Armour. (so I think it is more of a moo moo at the moment than an

oink oink!) I am delighted that you feel better in only 2 weeks,

that is great. For myself, I am seeing Dr Chapman every month and

feel I have to give the good doc a chance and follow his

recommendations. (I have printed out your e-mail, as I do with all

important info).

Love Caroline

[Guest guest]

I can sure hear all of that oinking out here on the Arizona/California border!

Sooooo Eeeeeee!

Dianne

At 07:26 PM 6/19/04, you wrote:

>In a message dated 6/19/2004 10:20:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>leoyellowrose@... writes:

>

> > (can barely hear those faint oinks down here in Texas!)

> >

>

>I thought I heard a few here in rural north carolina.

>Cindi

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[Guest guest]

> I'm glad you're working with a doctor on it -- that's good. I wish

> you the best of luck. I can only imagine the adrenal support will

> really help too!

>

>

> Thanks I really appreciate your comments.

love Caroline

[Guest guest]

> Hi Caroline! Hooray!! Major clapping. Awww, you didn't french kiss

> him?? LOL. Anyway, wanted you to know that you can go from T4 one

> day to Armour alone the next, if that interests you. I was on .125

> thyroxine. Started on 3/4 grain Armour (without the T4 med) the

next

> day---but 1/2 grain is great. Today I am on 3 grains optimally. If

> you choose to get off the thyroxine, just don't stay on the low

dose

> Armour much longer than 2 weeks or so--you'll need to begin raising

> by then to prevent your hypo from returning.

>

> Janie

>

> >>

" Thanks Janie, I am seeing Dr Chapman in 2 weeks time and I will see

what he says. I have had a bit of diarrhoea since starting Armour. I

am looking through the messages as I seem to recall this subject has

been mentioned before! "

love Caroline