Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 > so when one is new at the armour thyroid, does one start with 1/2 >grain once a day or 1 grain once a day? Hi there K. If I knew for a fact that I had no adrenal issues and no heart problems, I would personally start on one grain. But if there was any suspicion of potential problems, I would start on 1/2 grain, and go up another 1/2 grain within the next two weeks, and so on until I got to 2 grains. At 2 grains, I'd hold for a minimum of 5 weeks to see where it got me. It's all individual, but that may help you decide what you want to do for yourself. Also, you might try dividing your dose, and taking it sublingually. Have you read NATURAL THYROID 101? Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 In a message dated 7/6/2004 3:10:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, kclark@... writes: > i would not say i have severe symptoms but enough to have me wondering, for > a few years, if i had mild hypo. all the tests said no, so i accepted it as > something else until i started reading all the stuff on Thyroid 101 and the > things you all are saying... > your story read like mine. I have no doubt i was slightly deficient in thyroid hormone for over 15 years. Every problem i ever went to a doctor about is directly related to low thyroid. i just didn't know enough when i had those TSH readings of 2.+ to know that they really weren't " normal " as the docs said. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I think you definitely need to check out your adrenal function first. Thin person with cold hands and feet that is tired esp after a night's rest and has super low BP...makes me think adrenal. Roxanna V. Knight-Plouff, D.V.M. W Plouff North Star German Shepherd Dog Rescue Inc northstargsdr@... www.northstargsdr.org armour so when one is new at the armour thyroid, does one start with 1/2 grain once a day or 1 grain once a day? this is new to me.... suggestions from the experts? ;o) k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 , ALot of these symptoms sound like adrenals to me. Have you read any books on adrenals? I can't think of titles right now, besides Dr. Jefferies' " Safe Uses of Cortisol " , which is pretty expensive. But you can visit www.adrenalfatigue.org and read some there and probably find the book title there. Also Dr. Rind's site is good: www.drrind.com. in Va.----- my thyroid levels are normal...that is why, all these years, no one ever said anything... but my BP has always been low - when i was pregnant, they took it once and i joked with them " Dont you want to check to see if i am still alive? " (it was 90/50 or something like that) and they did not respond... fatigued ESP in the afternoons and rising... cold hands and feet - i was the butt of jokes in our prayer circle - " dont hold her hands " ;o) pulse rate is low (under 60) but always figured that was bc i am in such good shape.... low basal temp - i always tell people that 98.6 is a fever for me... am getting more colds than ever in my life...colds that i cannot " shake " .... i dont have a weight problem and do exercise regularly although sometimes it takes everything in me to keep going.... mild depression for years...have tried all KINDS of things for this.... irritable...more so lately.... but, as we are saying, that is also symptoms of perimenopause....PMS....mid life crisis...middle school aged children.... i would not say i have severe symptoms but enough to have me wondering, for a few years, if i had mild hypo. all the tests said no, so i accepted it as something else until i started reading all the stuff on Thyroid 101 and the things you all are saying... WOW...eyes open WIDE...now SWALLOW....;o) THANKS For listening....;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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