Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 In a message dated 8/4/2004 11:11:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, jdgrave5@... writes: > Is this a reasonable idea for her to self medicate? > Yes. If she is still having symptoms with the T4 only med, she should try Armour. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hi Duane. Sorry to hear about your wife's frustrations!! Many of us certainly identify...having been there once upon a time. Duane, there is an imporant reason that this group is called Natural Thyroid Hormones....because the vast majority of us were on Synthroid (or other T4-only meds), and they didn't do the job, whether in a minor way, or like myself, in a MAJOR way. Also, there are many wise folks here who come on having just been diagnosed, and they get immediately on Armour and never have to go through what we went through! They are VERY lucky! I personally would get Armour over generic. There's nothing wrong with generic and some here are on it and do wonderful. But if you can get Armour just as easily, Armour is tried and true. If your wife chooses to self-medicate, at least have her do an adrenal test and Ferritin test. There are labs listed in the LINKS section which she can use without a prescription. Some, like myself, never needed to be on adrenal support. Armour fixed my horrific adrenal reactions that occured while on Synthroid. Others feel they definitely DO need adrenal support and report great benefits. Additionally, if her Ferritin is low, she may get to a point on her Armour where she can't raise very high without getting hyper-like symptoms. Some mistakenly think they have an adrenal problem, when, in actuality, it turns out to be a low Ferritin problem. Hope that helps, and do not hesitate to seek more information if we can help! Janie in cool Colorado--Colorado Springs got 3 " of rain tonite!! Flash flood warnings everywhere. > My wife Joan is still having many unpleasant symptoms while taking Synthroid for two years. She is becoming quite frustrated. She is also frustrated with her second doctor. She is considering trying Armour thyroid purchased by mail from My RX For Less. Is this a reasonable idea for her to self medicate? > > Do any of you recommend the Armour thyroid versus the generic thyroid? > > Or, should she increase her synthroid on her own? > > Duane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 what symptoms and what are her levels of tsh, free t3 and free t4 and ferritin > >Reply-To: NaturalThyroidHormones >To: NaturalThyroidHormones >Subject: Opinion Help >Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 20:05:44 -0700 (PDT) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 > > > My wife Joan is still having many unpleasant symptoms while taking > Synthroid for two years. She is becoming quite frustrated. She is > also frustrated with her second doctor. > > Duane Duane... What sort of unpleasantries are we talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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