Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Hi there Rita in Pennsylvania. We are glad you are here. And I'm glad to see that another natural group has recommended us! When you say your blood test was 1.04, do you mean TSH?? Because decreasing your dose simply based on a TSH is faulty....VERY faulty. The true test, labwise, of whether you are on too much is by the free T3 which we all seek to be at the top of the range if not over. Last night, I posted an article about the TSH and why you cannot diagnose by it. It's also in the FILES on this site if you want to read it. (My TSH is .009, by the way, on an optimal dose of Armour) Also, it sounds like you are on a T4-only med. Is that correct? Lots of us here were once on it. We then discovered Armour, and our lives have drastically changed. Others here are STARTING on Armour--they are SOO lucky. ALso in the FILES are many other articles that I am sure will benefit you! Hopefully you like to read---LOL. There are a lot. Laughing. Let us know if you have any questions. There are many here who love to help! Janie in Colorado > With my last blood test it was at 1.04, so the doctor has decreased my dose but how he did it was to have me on 175 mcg on 1 day, then 150 mcg on the other day. I have an appointment tuesday morning to see the doctor - because even though I lost 7 lbs in a week, I am not comfortable with doing too much on 1 day and not enough on the other day. I am now 48 years, I have 9 invisible diseases and use 3 Service dogs(self trained). > I am looking forward to giving and getting helpful information. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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