Re: Questions for my doctor?

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob the Blob! You are so funny. OK, so you are on 2 1/2 grains. I

suspect you are simply not on enough Armour. If your doc is like

99.9% of other docs, he's lab-obsessed. So tell him that you need

your free T3 to be at the top of the range, if not over the range,

to feel optimal. You can get more info on that by reading Dommisse's

article in the FILES section of this site.

Also inform him that to get to your optimal dose with the free T3,

it will make your TSH below one. Mine, for example, is .009. That

does NOT mean I am hyper. I have NO hyper symptoms. It just means

that I am letting Armour do the job that my thyroid canNOT. There is

a recent post from Louise from yesterday, quoting Dr. Lowe about the

necessity in some to get the TSH that low.

When you do labs, forgo the daily Armour. The T3 in Armour peaks

within 2 hours after taking it, and it can also raise your T3

anyway. The reason you want to forgo your Armour before labs is

actually strategy to deal with lab-obsessed docs.

Did you know that before the TSH came into existence, and when folks

were treated solely by symptoms, the minimum effective dose of

Armour was 3 grains and beyond? That influenced many of us awhile

back to see what happened if we neared 3 grains, and it worked. That

does NOT mean that everyone here should be at 3 grains of beyond!!

But I suspect that you are one of those who might.

Yes, a low Ferritin seems to be a problem with a LOT of us. It has

been a revelation that WE are discovering before the docs. So having

that tested could be wise.

Adrenals are great, too. There are some who need adrenal support,

and there are some who don't. It's individual.

Hope that helps. Don't hesitate to ask any other questions.

Janie, Red Raider 1974

> I'm taking 150 mg of Armour, still having varying low temp 96.9 -

97.3

> overweight, lethargic, dry skin. Some of you mentioned asking

about

> ferritin levels and adrenal function. I was just wondering what

else

> I should ask about.

>

> Thanks heaps!

>

> Bob the Blob! B^)

>

>

> > Hi Bob. Update us on your symtpoms, if you are on any meds, etc.

> > Janie

> >

> > > I'll have my first Drs appt this coming monday since I joined

this

> > > group. Some of you mentioned I should ask about my adrenal

levels

> > > next time I see him.

> > >

> > > Any other pertinent questions I should ask?

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > >

> > > Bob

> > >

> > > College Station Texas

[Guest guest]

Hi, Bob,

Do you mind if I ask what doctor you see? Is he a

GP/Endocrinologist? He'll test the TSH, Free T3, and Free T4,

right? My doctor caught the fact that I was low on B12, so he

prescribed a B12, B16, Folic Acid supplement. Maybe ask for a

Vitamin B-12 level. And Thyroid Antibodies, if you haven't had that

done yet -- thyroid peroxidase AB, Thyroglobulin AB, etc., to see if

you have any thyroid antibody activity. If they are doing a blood

test for your adrenals, ask for Cortisol and DHEA Sulfate. Also

Testosterone would be a great idea.

Good luck!

, San

> I'm taking 150 mg of Armour, still having varying low temp 96.9 -

97.3

> overweight, lethargic, dry skin. Some of you mentioned asking

about

> ferritin levels and adrenal function. I was just wondering what

else

> I should ask about.

>

> Thanks heaps!

>

> Bob the Blob! B^)

>

[Guest guest]

Oops Typo, I meant B6, not B16. Sheesh.

> Hi, Bob,

>

My doctor caught the fact that I was low on B12, so he

> prescribed a B12, B16, Folic Acid supplement.

[Guest guest]

Hi, Bob!

Well, I was curious since we're both in Texas :-D Just wanted to

wish you luck and ask you to let us know how it goes. If he uses

Broda I think that's a good sign.

> No , I don't mind. B^) He is actually an ENT Ear Nose and

> Throat doc and treats diseases of the neck as well. He has been

> treating me for thyroid for about a year. He uses Dr book

to

> educate his patients. Thanks for your reply as well as others'

replies

> too. I'll ask him about this.

>

> Bob

>