Re: spoke too soon

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/21/2004 5:10:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jgerbitz@... writes:

> OK, so the day after I post about how good I feel, the very next

> day, I am feeling exhausted and have ice cold feet again.

> Considering the coming holiday on thursday, which I'll be hosting,

> I've just spent the whole day doing nothing.

>

> Has anyone else experienced this

I'm thinking it's the nature of the disease. and the bad thing is...is that

sometimes on the bad days, I will think that I'm dying for sure. And then on

the good days, I'm ready to plan dinner parties for 25. It's quite

frustrating.

I've considered circling the good days on the calendar - because there really

are more of them than bad. It's just that i get so discouraged on the bad

days.

Usually bad days follow a day where I've done something extra, not gotten

enough to eat or sleep or just did too much.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

>>I'm only on 1/4 grain. Is it possible that my body has already adjusted and

wants an

increase in dosage?<<

I think it is very possible as that is such a tiny amount of Armour that you

started on.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

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[Guest guest]

In my experience it really does take two weeks to get the full effect. I

would definitely wait. Is it possible that when you started to feel

better you greatly increased your activities? I did that when I first

got on Armour and wore myself out.

Sim wrote:

> OK, so the day after I post about how good I feel, the very next

> day, I am feeling exhausted and have ice cold feet again.

> Considering the coming holiday on thursday, which I'll be hosting,

> I've just spent the whole day doing nothing.

>

> Has anyone else experienced this? I started armour last wednesday,

> and felt better and better until today, 5 days after starting. Does

> anyone else recall getting such fast reactions? I'm only on 1/4

> grain. Is it possible that my body has already adjusted and wants an

> increase in dosage? Or should I wait it out until the two weeks are

> done? Any opinions would be appreciated, thank you.

[Guest guest]

> In my experience it really does take two weeks to get the full

effect. I

> would definitely wait. Is it possible that when you started to

feel

> better you greatly increased your activities? I did that when I

first

> got on Armour and wore myself out.

>

>

>

;

Thanks for writing. You're right. I did an awful lot both Friday

and Sat., the days that I felt the best. I also did not sleep well

last night. Thank you for the opinion.

Sim

[Guest guest]

> >>I'm only on 1/4 grain. Is it possible that my body has already

adjusted and wants an

> increase in dosage?<<

>

> I think it is very possible as that is such a tiny amount of

Armour that you started on.

> *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Hi ;

I've wondered the same thing; especially as on the armour site

they state that most people are started on 30 mg. I figured that I

would wait a few days and see how I feel . Thanks for the opinion.

Sim

[Guest guest]

Sim, no, don't wait. Your body is already telling you that you need

more. 1/4 grain is paltry. In spite of that, your pituitary gland

has already sensed the introduction, and via the TSH, has sent a

message to your TSH to decrease it's production. But your thyroid

ALREADY has a decreased production because it's ill. So you are left

with hypo returning with a vengeance.

Increase.

Janie )

>

> OK, so the day after I post about how good I feel, the very next

> day, I am feeling exhausted and have ice cold feet again.

> Considering the coming holiday on thursday, which I'll be hosting,

> I've just spent the whole day doing nothing.

>

> Has anyone else experienced this? I started armour last wednesday,

> and felt better and better until today, 5 days after starting.

Does

> anyone else recall getting such fast reactions? I'm only on 1/4

> grain. Is it possible that my body has already adjusted and wants

an

> increase in dosage? Or should I wait it out until the two weeks

are

> done? Any opinions would be appreciated, thank you.

>

> Sim

[Guest guest]

I've been on generic Armour increasing by l/4 grain every week since Nov. 3rd.

After I got up to l l/4 grains I started having more excellent healthful

feelings, good accomplishment, happier days moreso than before on Synthroid.

Warmer hands/feet/nose, more feelings of well-being, more optimistic, less

depressed, more energy, less overall aches/pain, etc. Still having some of

that, yes, but also other worse feelings & some days sicker than before with a

lot of the same old symptoms.

So it's been a roller coaster ride here & continues to be. Today I'm more

depressed/lethargic, pessimistic than usual. Prolly cuz I've got bad stomach

acidity bothering me more than anything. But yesterday was a far better day & I

got scads of things accomplished I've had backlogged since late October. So that

was a relief. But today not feeling like doing a thing & would rather be asleep

or unconscious tho I'm up to l l/2 grains now as of Thurs, 11th.

Caroline

spoke too soon

OK, so the day after I post about how good I feel, the very next

day, I am feeling exhausted and have ice cold feet again.

Considering the coming holiday on thursday, which I'll be hosting,

I've just spent the whole day doing nothing.

Has anyone else experienced this? I started armour last wednesday,

and felt better and better until today, 5 days after starting. Does

anyone else recall getting such fast reactions? I'm only on 1/4

grain. Is it possible that my body has already adjusted and wants an

increase in dosage? Or should I wait it out until the two weeks are

done? Any opinions would be appreciated, thank you.