Re: Tygreye--there's hope.

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I am probably going to be half self dosing so that I can have

a prescription on hand, husband worries about that. Again sorry if I

sound testy I just have lost a lot of energy lately and I think my

cats have a parasitic worm that maybe tapeworms and I just have a lot

on my plate. Its just a lot about my doc that I haven't mentioned.

My doc doesn't tell me anything. She didn't even tell me I had

hashimotos, I had to ask a nurse on my way out what the test result

meant. She rushes me through the appointment and half answers any

questions I can get her to sit still long enough to ask. My symtoms

just seem to be coming back and I have been getting testier lately and

I hate it. My husband has wondered if I should get RAI and use the

meds instead of trying to regulate between meds and thyroid. Anyone

heard of that?

>

> If your doc gave you an " equivalent " amount of Armour to the

> Synthroid (as stated below), you are underdosed. The equivalency

> charts are terrible. For example, the equivalency charts said I

> should be on 1 1/4 grains, yet I found my optimal dose at 3 1/4

> grains!!

>

> Also, you really need to forget the TSH. The TSH is one of the most

> INADEQUATE tests around for thyroid treatment. Go to the FILES

> section and read the article in TSH, ok??

>

> Yes, you need your free T3 to be at the top of the range, if not

> higher, NO MATTER HOW LOW IT WILL get your TSH.

>

> If she won't increase your doses, it may be time to consider ordering

> more Armour from myrxforless.com (see in the LINKS section) and add

> it to what your doc gives you. OR...see if you can find another doc

> who is better educated.

>

> A ferritin below 50 is not fine. You can easily help that by taking

> iron supplementation from any store.

>

> Janie )

>

>

> > My numbers were looking a little better on 125 Synthroid then it did

> > on 137 Syn. Shouldn't I be concerned that my tsh went from 1.1 to

> 2.8

> > with an increase in Syn? I keep hearing about how t3 should be

> higher

> > in this group and when I express concerns about it not being high

> > enough you ask me what my problem is? My biggest problem is that

> even

> > though my tsh did go up to almost out of the new normal of 3 and my

> t3

> > isn't near high enough for me to function properly the doc puts me

> on

> > an equal amount of armour to the syn that I was put on nearly 2

> months

> > ago. Sorry if I sound a little testy but I feel I have concerns

> > enough to be upset at my doc. Considering that from what I have

> > experienced from her before she doesn't act like she will be

> > increasing any of my doses. Not to mention the ferritin problem

> that

> > my doc feels is completly fine.

> >

[Guest guest]

Oh gosh I think my new dr. put me on an equivalent dose of Armour as I was on

with the Synthroid. Don't know yet for sure tho since I don't have the Rx yet

from the drug store. We'll see when I can get it.

Another thing that's bothering me is my friend said her cardiologist is treating

people for heart problems she says they acquired from self-medicating on too

much thyroid. I'm taking that as heresay tho because my friend isn't a doctor

so doesn't have all the facts & it may be that the patients were taking too much

Synthroid or other synthetic thyroid T4 only & not natural thyroid at all over &

above what the dr. prescribed.

Her argument was that the high doses of thyroid overactivate the cortisol in the

system or something like that. Who knows? I'm just learning here & merely

seeking comments.

Anyway I would hate to go against a otherwise good doctors wishes by taking over

the amount of what they prescribed. I need a good doctor for other things, not

just thyroid dysfunction.

Caroline

Tygreye--there's hope.

If your doc gave you an " equivalent " amount of Armour to the

Synthroid (as stated below), you are underdosed. The equivalency

charts are terrible. For example, the equivalency charts said I

should be on 1 1/4 grains, yet I found my optimal dose at 3 1/4

grains!!

[Guest guest]

>My husband has wondered if I should get RAI and use the meds

instead of trying to regulate between meds and thyroid. Anyone

> heard of that?

Oops. Your husband has given you bad advice. RAI is radiation, and

it's a way to get rid of your thyroid. And most folks who have had

it done regret, regret it. You need more Armour, and you need to go

to the store and get some iron. I successfully take ferrous sulfate,

325 mg. and 2-3 times a day when I am low. And....you need to fire

your doc.

Janie

>

>

> >

> > If your doc gave you an " equivalent " amount of Armour to the

> > Synthroid (as stated below), you are underdosed. The equivalency

> > charts are terrible. For example, the equivalency charts said I

> > should be on 1 1/4 grains, yet I found my optimal dose at 3 1/4

> > grains!!

> >

> > Also, you really need to forget the TSH. The TSH is one of the

most

> > INADEQUATE tests around for thyroid treatment. Go to the FILES

> > section and read the article in TSH, ok??

> >

> > Yes, you need your free T3 to be at the top of the range, if not

> > higher, NO MATTER HOW LOW IT WILL get your TSH.

> >

> > If she won't increase your doses, it may be time to consider

ordering

> > more Armour from myrxforless.com (see in the LINKS section) and

add

> > it to what your doc gives you. OR...see if you can find another

doc

> > who is better educated.

> >

> > A ferritin below 50 is not fine. You can easily help that by

taking

> > iron supplementation from any store.

> >

> > Janie )

> >

> >

> > > My numbers were looking a little better on 125 Synthroid then

it did

> > > on 137 Syn. Shouldn't I be concerned that my tsh went from

1.1 to

> > 2.8

> > > with an increase in Syn? I keep hearing about how t3 should

be

> > higher

> > > in this group and when I express concerns about it not being

high

> > > enough you ask me what my problem is? My biggest problem is

that

> > even

> > > though my tsh did go up to almost out of the new normal of 3

and my

> > t3

> > > isn't near high enough for me to function properly the doc

puts me

> > on

> > > an equal amount of armour to the syn that I was put on nearly

2

> > months

> > > ago. Sorry if I sound a little testy but I feel I have

concerns

> > > enough to be upset at my doc. Considering that from what I

have

> > > experienced from her before she doesn't act like she will be

> > > increasing any of my doses. Not to mention the ferritin

problem

> > that

> > > my doc feels is completly fine.

> > >

[Guest guest]

That's what I was thinking with the RAI but wanted to see if anyone

had advice for it. He was just wondering about it cause a friend of

ours had a relative that did it with hypo. Don't know the results

from that. I started 2 grains today (after being on 1.5 for a week,

too early?) and have felt loads better. Didn't know energy felt this

good I have actually gotten alot of my house clean. The brain fog

is still there but it seems to have gotten better. I am going to stay

at 2 for at least 2-3 weeks and see how the brain fog does. And I

don't know why but everytime I am at the store I keep forgetting to

get my iron pills. HAVE to do that tomorrow. I was thinking about

firing her but I think I might just use her to my own means for

prescription purposes until I can find a better doc. I have left

doc's before and would run out of meds before finding a new one and do

not want that to happen again. Thanks for all the help and I love

this group, I have learned a lot and appreciate all the advice I have

been getting.

Tory

> > >

> > > If your doc gave you an " equivalent " amount of Armour to the

> > > Synthroid (as stated below), you are underdosed. The

equivalency

> > > charts are terrible. For example, the equivalency charts said I

> > > should be on 1 1/4 grains, yet I found my optimal dose at 3 1/4

> > > grains!!

> > >

> > > Also, you really need to forget the TSH. The TSH is one of the

> most

> > > INADEQUATE tests around for thyroid treatment. Go to the FILES

> > > section and read the article in TSH, ok??

> > >

> > > Yes, you need your free T3 to be at the top of the range, if

not

> > > higher, NO MATTER HOW LOW IT WILL get your TSH.

> > >

> > > If she won't increase your doses, it may be time to consider

> ordering

> > > more Armour from myrxforless.com (see in the LINKS section) and

> add

> > > it to what your doc gives you. OR...see if you can find another

> doc

> > > who is better educated.

> > >

> > > A ferritin below 50 is not fine. You can easily help that by

> taking

> > > iron supplementation from any store.

> > >

> > > Janie )

> > >

> > >

> > > > My numbers were looking a little better on 125 Synthroid then

> it did

> > > > on 137 Syn. Shouldn't I be concerned that my tsh went from

> 1.1 to

> > > 2.8

> > > > with an increase in Syn? I keep hearing about how t3 should

> be

> > > higher

> > > > in this group and when I express concerns about it not being

> high

> > > > enough you ask me what my problem is? My biggest problem is

> that

> > > even

> > > > though my tsh did go up to almost out of the new normal of 3

> and my

> > > t3

> > > > isn't near high enough for me to function properly the doc

> puts me

> > > on

> > > > an equal amount of armour to the syn that I was put on nearly

> 2

> > > months

> > > > ago. Sorry if I sound a little testy but I feel I have

> concerns

> > > > enough to be upset at my doc. Considering that from what I

> have

> > > > experienced from her before she doesn't act like she will be

> > > > increasing any of my doses. Not to mention the ferritin

> problem

> > > that

> > > > my doc feels is completly fine.

> > > >