Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 In a message dated 10/21/2004 11:05:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, noelstarkey@... writes: > . I wanted to ask her about Armour instead of just upping > my Levoxyl again. this is the main thing that will help you. insist upon Armour. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hi Noelle and welcome to the group. You will find we have many friendly and helpful folks here. Noelle, what you are experiencing is common for folks on T4-only meds. What you are getting is only a storage hormone. T4 is meant to convert to the active T3--T3 gives you great energy, good health, hair that stays in, corrects that depression, raises the metabolism, etc. But being only on T4 means you are not getting enough of a conversion of T3, and thus the problems. On Armour, you will get the entire gamut--T4, DIRECT T3, T2, T1 and calicitonin. It's a FAR superior treatment. Most docs are entirely ignorant about Armour. They haven't been trained about it. So you may have to insist in trying it, or find another doc who prescribes it. Many folks here even self-treat--they couldn't find a doc who knew enough. Or, when they did find an Armour doc, the doc was too lab-reliant, and refused to give them ENOUGH to rid them of symptoms. FORGET an ENDO!! They are lousy. They are lab-obsessed and only prescribe T4 meds. Go into our FILES and read, read. Also check out the LINKS. Janie > Hi everyone! I was so glad to have found this group. I have been > hypo since I was 16. Usually I am fine but the past 2 years or so I > have noticed I'm becoming more depressed, weight gain (and no matter > how much I exercise or diet no loss!), dry skin, fatigue (some > mornings I can barely move). I'm currently on 150mcg of Levoxyl. I > was upped from 125mcg 3 mos ago. But I just don't feel " right " . I'm > always " blurry " in my thoughts and I HATE feeling so tired. I am > wondering if you guys have any suggestions. I'm going to see my GP > next week. I wanted to ask her about Armour instead of just upping > my Levoxyl again. Also, do you guys think I should ask for a > referral to an endo instead of just seeing my GP? I just feel like > she's going to poo-poo what I say (because I found it on the > internet or a book) and not take me seriously. But I know my body > and how I feel and I don't feel right. > > Thanks for the help in advance!! > noelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Good morning everybody. A lady who goes to my beauty shop recently told me that she'd given up her Synthroid because it just wasn't doing anything for her. I told her about Armour, and guess what? She's using it! Says she felt better and saw results soon from it! Since I had to place a large order yesterday, I've ordered two bottles for her too since we live so close to each other. I'm going to try the Generic as she wanted since it's so much cheaper in price, and I could order it in several dosages. My Mom says the Armour works great for her, but something is really going on with her mind at this point. I finally told her since I'd shared some of my armour with her that if she were not going to use it daily, I'd prefer that she not take it at all. A day here, and then not taking it on her days off, or forgetting it isn't going to do her any good. Well, at least that is my take on it. What I did find terribly interesting though is that she was taking it on a daily basis, then got scared because she was moving around so much better, and feeling better, so she stopped? In the meantime, she's had a very unsightly place on her calf of her left leg that I've tried to get her to go to the dr about for years now when it first came up. She swore that a bug that bit her made that happen, but it's highly unlikely as she's had that place on her leg for better than 10 yrs. I remember well when she started losing her hair and made excuses for it, along with this leg problem. The leg is not only swollen, but it weeps and itches her like crazy. I've tried to find something similar in pics, to compare it to, but so far have come up empty handed. She bragged to me last night about how it's just miraculously going away? I have to wonder if her body doing so long without thyroid replacement isn't what caused her problem in the first place. She's still unclear about taking Armour, but I ordered a few extra bottles for her just in case. If she doesn't take them, I'll use them. It's hard on me even talking to her when she's not taking it because I see such an improvement when she is on it. sigh SandyE~Houston On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:01:07 -0700 baron chat wrote: > fortunately for the people who need armour but don't have >doctors > who'll give it to them, it is available for not much money from > offshore online pharmacies. mainly in the uk and mexico. > > baron > > > > > > > > > First, thanks for the welcome!! > > > > Okay, how do people self treat if Armour is an RX drug? Sorry I >seem > > so dumb..I had NO idea this drug was out there till I just read > > > Shomans Thyroid Diet book. > > > > Thanks for the info re: the endo..I won't waste my time then. I >see > > a nurse practioner and she is really good and she does listen most > > of the time BUT she is leaving the practice at the end of month > > > > noelle > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Hi Noelle and welcome to the group. You will find we have many > >> friendly and helpful folks here. > >> > >> Noelle, what you are experiencing is common for folks on T4-only > >> meds. What you are getting is only a storage hormone. T4 is meant > > to > >> convert to the active T3--T3 gives you great energy, good health, > >> hair that stays in, corrects that depression, raises the > > metabolism, > >> etc. But being only on T4 means you are not getting enough of a > >> conversion of T3, and thus the problems. > >> > >> On Armour, you will get the entire gamut--T4, DIRECT T3, T2, T1 > > and > >> calicitonin. It's a FAR superior treatment. > >> > >> Most docs are entirely ignorant about Armour. They haven't been > >> trained about it. So you may have to insist in trying it, or find > >> another doc who prescribes it. Many folks here even self-treat-- > > they > >> couldn't find a doc who knew enough. Or, when they did find an > >> Armour doc, the doc was too lab-reliant, and refused to give them > >> ENOUGH to rid them of symptoms. > >> > >> FORGET an ENDO!! They are lousy. They are lab-obsessed and only > >> prescribe T4 meds. > >> > >> Go into our FILES and read, read. Also check out the LINKS. > >> > >> Janie > >> > >>> Hi everyone! I was so glad to have found this group. I have been > >>> hypo since I was 16. Usually I am fine but the past 2 years or > > so I > >>> have noticed I'm becoming more depressed, weight gain (and no > >> matter > >>> how much I exercise or diet no loss!), dry skin, fatigue (some > >>> mornings I can barely move). I'm currently on 150mcg of Levoxyl. > > I > >>> was upped from 125mcg 3 mos ago. But I just don't feel " right " . > > I'm > >>> always " blurry " in my thoughts and I HATE feeling so tired. I am > >>> wondering if you guys have any suggestions. I'm going to see my > > GP > >>> next week. I wanted to ask her about Armour instead of just > > upping > >>> my Levoxyl again. Also, do you guys think I should ask for a > >>> referral to an endo instead of just seeing my GP? I just feel > > like > >>> she's going to poo-poo what I say (because I found it on the > >>> internet or a book) and not take me seriously. But I know my >body > >>> and how I feel and I don't feel right. > >>> > >>> Thanks for the help in advance!! > >>> noelle > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Hi, Noelle, So glad to have you join us! I find endocrinologists to be the worst. I'd check out your regular doctor first. You could ask for a free T3 test. (Read Dr. Arem's book, " The Thyroid Solution " . I f your free T3 isn't high in The range you definitely need Armour. But Armour also has T1, T2 and calcitonin as well as T3 and T4, whereas, Synthroid only has T4. Let us know what happens! in Va. Hi everyone! I was so glad to have found this group. I have been hypo since I was 16. Usually I am fine but the past 2 years or so I have noticed I'm becoming more depressed, weight gain (and no matter how much I exercise or diet no loss!), dry skin, fatigue (some mornings I can barely move). I'm currently on 150mcg of Levoxyl. I was upped from 125mcg 3 mos ago. But I just don't feel " right " . I'm always " blurry " in my thoughts and I HATE feeling so tired. I am wondering if you guys have any suggestions. I'm going to see my GP next week. I wanted to ask her about Armour instead of just upping my Levoxyl again. Also, do you guys think I should ask for a referral to an endo instead of just seeing my GP? I just feel like she's going to poo-poo what I say (because I found it on the internet or a book) and not take me seriously. But I know my body and how I feel and I don't feel right. Thanks for the help in advance!! noelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 > In a message dated 10/21/2004 12:45:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > starz@h... writes: >> > i don't doubt this was from a skin disorder from hypo. That was one of my > worst problems. Hypo can cause all sorts of skin eruptions, boils, cysts, etc. > cindi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 I've just recently discovered that my skin scleroderma & skin tags are likely thyroid related. Caroline > In a message dated 10/21/2004 12:45:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > starz@h... writes:> > > In the meantime, > > she's had a very unsightly place on her calf of her left leg > i don't doubt this was from a skin disorder from hypo. That was one of my worst problems. Hypo can cause all sorts of skin eruptions, boils, cysts, etc.> cindi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hello all, I am new to all of this and just thought I would say hello to the group. I have been " diagnosed " with Fribro for about10 years now but had it for many years more. At this time I am dealing with one of the worst flare ups I have had in my life. I am trying to deal but it is nice to know there are others out that that KNOW what I am talking about etc when I say I just hurt..... Thank you for being there! Sherry --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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