Sandy in Houston who takes all her Armour in one dose!

November 12, 2004

>I'm on 3 1/2 grains and I can't split up my dose or I feel bad. I

>take it once a day.

Sandy, I may have asked you about this before but I have brain fog

due to a MISERABLE HEAD COLD!!! argh. But....would you expound on

what you said about? I've heard from a few others who are like you--

taking it all at once.

What time do you take all that 3 1/2 grains?

What has happened when you split the dose, and how was it split?

I take 2 grains first, then one grain in the early afternoon, then

another 1/4 grain at night. I had heard that it could be wise to

take the higher amount first to " kick in " the receptors. It could be

the same issue for you, too.

I have worried about taking ALL my 3 1/4 grains at once---that would

cause quite a high free T3 two hours later. Do you notice anything?

And.......since you are taking so much at one time, do you not have

a slump in the later afternoon?

Janie

November 12, 2004

Ya know, I tried it two ways. I tried taking half the dose of 3 grains at two

different intervals, at first, because I thought the T3 would be too much. It

does NOT give me a rush at all. I did not start taking the entire dose until I

found that before Noon, I was in a real slump, and not thinking clearly. I

noticed it with my work, and I was like off in another world. lol. They just

should call me 'space cadet' at work. heheh.

I tried taking 1 1/2 grains when I got to the office at about 7:30, and then

again at around 1:00 the other 1 1/2 grains. I didn't really feel all that

great all day though, so I thought I'd try 2 grains in the morning, and 1 after

lunch. That wasn't making much of a difference that I could notice either.

I decided when I heard of two other people who dosed in the mornings for the

entire day, and it actually worked better. My mood was better, I could think

clearly, and if I'd had a good nights sleep the night before, no problems? When

I realized that the 3 grains was good, I just started dowing it as soon as I sat

down in my computer chair every morning at the office. By 8 am, I was coming

around. I finally had to up the dosage to 3 1/2 grains when my brother had his

heart attack the first week of Oct. The stress just about did me in, but the 3

1/2 grains works well, and like I said, as long as I have a good nights sleep

the night before, I'm good all day. By evening, I'm tired, but not so much that

I can't do anything. Most of that tired comes from stress that is family

related due to my waiting on my brothers upcoming heart surgery, and dealing

with my mom who is refusing to take the armour I ordered from her. Go figure.

lol.

There are two other people on thyroid who also dose once a day.

One of the ladies doses the same amt that I do, and she is good to go all day

long. The other, I don't remember how she doses, but it is once a day also.

They are actually the ones who made me think about dosing once a day. I tend to

get caught up in stuff and forget to take that second dose, and if I took it too

late, couldn't sleep. I also started taking something for adrenals this

afternoon, because I think I can use a little support from that with all the

stress I've been under lately. I should know more over the weekend on if the

deltacortril (prednisolone) is actually doing the job it's supposed to. I am

taking 2.5 mgs to start with each dose, up to 4 times a day because I'm a little

leary of it just yet. I'll let ya know how that goes later. :-)

SandyE~Houston

Sandy in Houston who takes all her Armour in

one dose!

>I'm on 3 1/2 grains and I can't split up my dose or I feel bad. I

>take it once a day.

Sandy, I may have asked you about this before but I have brain fog

due to a MISERABLE HEAD COLD!!! argh. But....would you expound on

what you said about? I've heard from a few others who are like you--

taking it all at once.

What time do you take all that 3 1/2 grains?

What has happened when you split the dose, and how was it split?

I take 2 grains first, then one grain in the early afternoon, then

another 1/4 grain at night. I had heard that it could be wise to

take the higher amount first to " kick in " the receptors. It could be

the same issue for you, too.

I have worried about taking ALL my 3 1/4 grains at once---that would

cause quite a high free T3 two hours later. Do you notice anything?

And.......since you are taking so much at one time, do you not have

a slump in the later afternoon?

Janie

November 12, 2004

Sandy, that is very interesting. It's one of those cases where I

wish I knew why that works so well for you, and why others report

they notice a difference when they multi-dose. The multi-dosers may

not be good T4-to-T3 converters, so they need to spread it out. And

your receptors may need the extra " uummph " in the morning that

taking it all gives you. I am nervous about trying all of mine at

one time since I have MVP, and I am thinking it would aggravate it.

But.....there was one morning that I took a 3 grain tab accidently

instead of my 2 grain tab...and I did fine. We'll have to keep

investigating the whys of all this.

You mentioned taking the delta---did labs confirm that you needed it?

Janie

> Ya know, I tried it two ways. I tried taking half the dose of 3

grains at two different intervals, at first, because I thought the

T3 would be too much. It does NOT give me a rush at all. I did not

start taking the entire dose until I found that before Noon, I was

in a real slump, and not thinking clearly. I noticed it with my

work, and I was like off in another world. lol. They just should

call me 'space cadet' at work. heheh.

>

> I tried taking 1 1/2 grains when I got to the office at about

7:30, and then again at around 1:00 the other 1 1/2 grains. I

didn't really feel all that great all day though, so I thought I'd

try 2 grains in the morning, and 1 after lunch. That wasn't making

much of a difference that I could notice either.

>

> I decided when I heard of two other people who dosed in the

mornings for the entire day, and it actually worked better. My mood

was better, I could think clearly, and if I'd had a good nights

sleep the night before, no problems? When I realized that the 3

grains was good, I just started dowing it as soon as I sat down in

my computer chair every morning at the office. By 8 am, I was

coming around. I finally had to up the dosage to 3 1/2 grains when

my brother had his heart attack the first week of Oct. The stress

just about did me in, but the 3 1/2 grains works well, and like I

said, as long as I have a good nights sleep the night before, I'm

good all day. By evening, I'm tired, but not so much that I can't

do anything. Most of that tired comes from stress that is family

related due to my waiting on my brothers upcoming heart surgery, and

dealing with my mom who is refusing to take the armour I ordered

from her. Go figure. lol.

>

> There are two other people on thyroid who also

dose once a day. One of the ladies doses the same amt that I do,

and she is good to go all day long. The other, I don't remember how

she doses, but it is once a day also. They are actually the ones

who made me think about dosing once a day. I tend to get caught up

in stuff and forget to take that second dose, and if I took it too

late, couldn't sleep. I also started taking something for adrenals

this afternoon, because I think I can use a little support from that

with all the stress I've been under lately. I should know more over

the weekend on if the deltacortril (prednisolone) is actually doing

the job it's supposed to. I am taking 2.5 mgs to start with each

dose, up to 4 times a day because I'm a little leary of it just

yet. I'll let ya know how that goes later. :-)

>

November 12, 2004

IN SEPTEMBER I WENT FORM 2 TO 3 GRAINS. I told the doctor I needed atleast

three and she tested and agreed.

I have used bioenergetic testing only. Like some others, blood tests have

been worthless for me.

When I went up from 2 to 3, I had had no thyroid for about 10 days and went

straight to 3 grains at once - single dosage. I feel nothing at all from it.

I have been splitting up the doses lately becasue everybody is talking about

it and so I thought it must be better....makes sense.

NOw I am up to 3 3/4 grains. Still don't seem to feel much.....

When I get up to 4 ,I think I will split the does into twice a day and call

it good unless I hear any differently from here.

Say...am I the only one here who gets bioenergetic testing to determine need

and levels of thyroid? I also have my dowser check and currently his rods

say I should do best at about 4 grains at this time.....

~Inga

____________on 11/12/04 7:06 PM, sandy at starz@... wrote:

Ya know, I tried it two ways. I tried taking half the dose of 3 grains at

two different intervals, at first, because I thought the T3 would be too

much. It does NOT give me a rush at all. I did not start taking the entire

dose until I found that before Noon, I was in a real slump, and not thinking

clearly. I noticed it with my work, and I was like off in another world.

lol. They just should call me 'space cadet' at work. heheh.

I tried taking 1 1/2 grains when I got to the office at about 7:30, and then

again at around 1:00 the other 1 1/2 grains. I didn't really feel all that

great all day though, so I thought I'd try 2 grains in the morning, and 1

after lunch. That wasn't making much of a difference that I could notice

either.

I decided when I heard of two other people who dosed in the mornings for the

entire day, and it actually worked better. My mood was better, I could

think clearly, and if I'd had a good nights sleep the night before, no

problems? When I realized that the 3 grains was good, I just started dowing

it as soon as I sat down in my computer chair every morning at the office.

By 8 am, I was coming around. I finally had to up the dosage to 3 1/2

grains when my brother had his heart attack the first week of Oct. The

stress just about did me in, but the 3 1/2 grains works well, and like I

said, as long as I have a good nights sleep the night before, I'm good all

day. By evening, I'm tired, but not so much that I can't do anything. Most

of that tired comes from stress that is family related due to my waiting on

my brothers upcoming heart surgery, and dealing with my mom who is refusing

to take the armour I ordered from her. Go figure. lol.

There are two other people on thyroid who also dose once a

day. One of the ladies doses the same amt that I do, and she is good to go

all day long. The other, I don't remember how she doses, but it is once a

day also. They are actually the ones who made me think about dosing once a

day. I tend to get caught up in stuff and forget to take that second dose,

and if I took it too late, couldn't sleep. I also started taking something

for adrenals this afternoon, because I think I can use a little support from

that with all the stress I've been under lately. I should know more over

the weekend on if the deltacortril (prednisolone) is actually doing the job

it's supposed to. I am taking 2.5 mgs to start with each dose, up to 4

times a day because I'm a little leary of it just yet. I'll let ya know how

that goes later. :-)

SandyE~Houston

Sandy in Houston who takes all her Armour

in one dose!

>I'm on 3 1/2 grains and I can't split up my dose or I feel bad. I

>take it once a day.

Sandy, I may have asked you about this before but I have brain fog

due to a MISERABLE HEAD COLD!!! argh. But....would you expound on

what you said about? I've heard from a few others who are like you--

taking it all at once.

What time do you take all that 3 1/2 grains?

What has happened when you split the dose, and how was it split?

I take 2 grains first, then one grain in the early afternoon, then

another 1/4 grain at night. I had heard that it could be wise to

take the higher amount first to " kick in " the receptors. It could be

the same issue for you, too.

I have worried about taking ALL my 3 1/4 grains at once---that would

cause quite a high free T3 two hours later. Do you notice anything?

And.......since you are taking so much at one time, do you not have

a slump in the later afternoon?

Janie

November 13, 2004

I was very leary about dosing all at once too. But I'd read so much about what

to expect if I had too much in my system I just took the plunge. It worked so I

just stuck with it. I do however notice some heart palps at night, when I get

into bed. I'm guessing that I've got all the T3 out of my system, but haven't

decided how to handle that just yet.

SandyE~Houston

Re: Sandy in Houston who takes all her

Armour in one dose!