Re: New to group/DHEA

[Guest guest]

Marlena is right. I've had all types of autoimmune symptoms under

the sun, and most went away when I upped my dosage of Thyroid

hormone. I'am from New Zealand, so I think it's the equavalent of

Armour. There is really no harm in taking more of your hormone if

you feel ou need to, provided you still follow up with a doctor's

visit and regular check ups. I ahve been adjusting my own dosage of

medication for years by monitoring my pulse through out the day. 80

beat/min is what you want to aim for roughly. If your pulse is

under 78/min, you should take more replacement hormone. I had

hyperthyroidism for years before I had radio-iodine treatment and

then went hypo. The worse thing that can happen with too much

replacement hormone is that you'd notice that your heart rate is

faster and and you feel too hot all the time. If it gets that way,

just cut back. Experiment a little, take charge! You are not going

to die from being a little hyper unless you keep it that way for a

while and I guarantee you, you will notice. It's less dangerous for

you to be a little hyper rather than underactive, in which case your

whole metabolism slows down and your whole body becomes sluggish and

this makes you pile on the weight and also your body does not digest

properly uner this condition. This really leads to a whole lot of

other problems. With overdosing, all you have to do is cut back!

I've really come to understand this in the last half year and I feel

so much better after I started taking more thyroid hormone as my TSH

was way elevated. So take charge, learn all about it and help your

body out! I am also taking DHEA which helps to balance out my

oestrogen levels. I suspect that is the real culprit, the hormonal

going ons inside our female bodies!