Pam,

[Guest guest]

That's all the info I have on it. If someone has access to the

magazine cited then maybe more can be known.

I have a second opinion appt. coming up concerning the thyroid on

12/20. I will ask about it then if someone doesn't have more infor

on it.

Best Regard,

nancy

> ,

> Please let me know if you find anything else about the

differences between the two.

> But as far as this study, I see no value. Smells of a drug

company promoting their

> product to me. Since PTU is designed to be taken every 8 hr. ( half

life and all that),

> the results they received would be as expected : yes, the Tap would

work better if their

> poor research victims were only allowed one dose a day.

>

> Dear All,

> I may have to switch, to satisfy my doctor in the near future,

and I do not want to, so

> I will need one heck of a sales pitch from this group, to convince

me otherwise.

> I believe PTU has brought me out of hell, and is working fine. I

believe that all my

> problems are thyroid ( and the doctor now is at least willing to

admit I might be right)

> <sigh>. I am willing to find the exact right dose of PTU for me. We

had a bit of a battle

> this app. and now, even though I seem to have convinced him, that a

lot of the things on

> our wonderful symptom list here, might be thyroid....his new

response is to suggest Tap.

> In my crystal ball, I see no help in the future unless I submit

to this. Even if it were

> to work, I would lose a lot of time and mental stability making the

switch, and end up

> back exactly where I am now...finally being able to narrow in on MY

exact dose, and having

> once again, convince him that this is THYROID !

> Why else would all the symptoms of arthritis, carpal tunel,

tendentious, chronic

> fatigue, feet so bad in the morning I can barley walk, bladder

problems, not knowing what

> I am doing half the time , much less where I am going, etc. come

and go, depending on my

> dose ? Yes, they want me to give in and live doped up on pain pills

for the rest of my

> life. I will not ! All this stuff is like a weather vane to me, and

I know if it all can

> go away and stay away, in unison, it must be thyroid!

> So now you can all see why I have been such a chatter box the

last couple of days. I

> have been mulling over this new turn of events at my doctor visit

on Monday. Though still

> waiting for labs.

> I just don't feel up to being sick while we make the change. I am

just worn out, and feel

> so much better now, than I have in years.

> Hey, you know that is a SHORT list of problems .... I still

think I've got this thing

> darn near licked.

>

> Elaine or ? One of my biggest concerns is : will Tap be as good

for my eyes ? Will I end

> up having to choose between body pain or vision, if he is right

about the Tap ?

>

> -Pam- who will stop swamping all your inboxes once I resolve this

in my mind