RE: Here's help to those looking for good Thyroid doctor.

[Guest guest]

Be very careful looking on this list for a 'good Endo, it's unreliable. You

won't know it till you get there and find out that said dr's aren't near as good

as some say they are.

My first Endo was on this list because I put him on there. After I got past the

hyperT/Graves, a year +some months, he refused to give me anything because he

only looked at my TSH which was 3.17 and in 'normal' range. lol. He said my

labs didn't 'justify his giving me any thyroid medication " at that time, but

when the need arose, he'd happily give me a prescription for Synthroid or

levoxyl. I had to fire him at that point. My FreeT3 and FreeT4 weren't in the

upper ranges, and I felt it, daily. ughh. He is a TSH nazi, and I hate to

admit that, cuz he's excellent treating hyperT with atd's. Really knows his

stuff once you get him off his RAI kick. (Insurance changed, he wasn't on it)

In pursuit to find my first Dr Dummie, known as second Endo. (when he was

trying to talk me into RAI, he told me I could have Armour, which he laughed at

when I finally needed something) and he wouldn't give me anything? I was

however offered other forms of replacment therapy as long as they were T4.

Hmmmm. He speaks out of both sides of mouth in my opinion. lol.

Second Endo I saw was on this list also. He only tested TSH, T3 And T4. I was

hyperT at the time, on atd's & his treatment was disastrous for me. I fired

him. He would test, see that my TSH was up by not reducing atd's, Tsh would

rise, then he take me off the meds? Due to the never decreasing the atd's, he

would make me hypoT. Lived that way for over a year, and had to fire him. He

just flat doesn't know what he's doing with different forms of thyroid problems.

He definately had no clue about HyperT/Graves, but never said a word about his

lack of knowledge. Double ughhh. He is into diabetes and making the first pump

that you can now use if you're diabetic. I'm proud for him in his

accomplishments, but he's a real airhead in my books. He told me I was not

'fitting into his treatment plan at all? " . rofl.

Third Endo on this list......got rave reviews. She found out I was self

medicating with Armour after about 5-6 weeks on it, and about had a nervous

breakdown hollering at me for taking such a 'God forsaken' thyroid drug much

less, without a proper prescription. After listening to her for about an hour,

on " there is no such thing as 's syndrome, Armour Is Bad, Levoxyl &

Synthroid are great, and this is what you'll take (levoxyl)......but no more

self medicating! The straw that broke the camels back was when she told me that

people wanted " cocaine legalized, so they could feel good too " in reference to

me or anybody taking Armour? roflmao. I laughed at this one uncontrollably.

Never pay a dr to brow beat you. This woman was really good at it. She's very

insecure on you knowing 'anything' about thyroid problems and plainly stated

that it was 'not for the layperson'. It is for her, and dr's like her to learn

about. She also stated that there was 'NO such thing as problems converting T4

to T3 " . hmmm. She's another loser. Stick a fork in me, I'm not shopping for

dr's to be treated as if I'm a moron and don't know what hypoT symptoms are.

Had to live that way too long because of a dr's stupidity. If they don't want

us to learn how crummy of care they give, then they should learn more, we did?

Would love to know how she got on that list and just how well her patients are

really doing. Her levoxyl after being on Armour ( I did give Levoxyl one week)

and it failed miserably, was like a joke to my body. It rebelled? lol.

That list can be added to by anybody who works in a dr's office, or anybody who

has no clue what type of treatment they are getting. My first Dr was great with

hyperT, and he knew what he was doing, and I put him on that list. But the

protocol they follow in that office wasn't going to allow him to treat me for

hypoT when I finally stayed hypo, as they refused to look at symptoms.

When you really need thyroid supplement is when you find out just what your dr

is made of, in my opinion. I have no more time to waste traveling from dr to

dr. I took Armour after coming here, reading and learning. It's not something

i jumped into, but it was the right decision for me. I don't regret it in the

least, and I've got autoimmune antibodies which may destroy my thyroid. My new

insurance will require that I pay out the first 2,500.00 dollars of any

treatment so I see no sense in me continuing to run from physician to physician.

They will end up with my money and I've got much better uses for it. :-) I can

order more armour. lol

I'm finding that if you really want a dr to prescribe Armour who's not so

opposed to it, best to go directly to armourthyroid.com and find a dr in your

zip code. Call your local pharmacy, or go in, ask do they know of a dr who is

good about prescribing armour. If you have a good relationship with the

pharmacist, they will check for you. A dr who only writes a few scripts for it

concerns me. He may not have a clue but only does it to appease, and may not

want to dose accordingly, thereby keeping you feeling bad. This is a great

place for help on how to dose, and what to expect. If you want to find a dr who

knows more about Armour and does dose by symptoms, not relying strictly on TSH,

then go to www.broadabarnes.com and pay the 15.00 for a list of dr's in your

area who knows what he/she is doing and knows how to treat the broda barnes way.

Holistic dr's who also treat by symptoms is another good dr if they aren't

opposed to Armour. Janie's list is a good one too by the way on the things to

ask the Dr. If he/she is intimated, you'll know it real quick.

One day I may find one! :-)

SandyE~Houston

Here's help to those looking for good

Thyroid doctor.

Look in the files section under Good Docs to see if there's one in

your area and if he's on your HMO.

Also see: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/doctors/a/topdocs.htm

For a list of top doctors by state. I found out my doctor is listed

there with several good reviews! This list didn't state if these

doctors prescribe Armour and symptoms. You'd need to ask.

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[Guest guest]

Be very careful looking on this list for a 'good Endo, it's unreliable. You

won't know it till you get there and find out that said dr's aren't near as good

as some say they are.

My first Endo was on this list because I put him on there. After I got past the

hyperT/Graves, a year +some months, he refused to give me anything because he

only looked at my TSH which was 3.17 and in 'normal' range. lol. He said my

labs didn't 'justify his giving me any thyroid medication " at that time, but

when the need arose, he'd happily give me a prescription for Synthroid or

levoxyl. I had to fire him at that point. My FreeT3 and FreeT4 weren't in the

upper ranges, and I felt it, daily. ughh. He is a TSH nazi, and I hate to

admit that, cuz he's excellent treating hyperT with atd's. Really knows his

stuff once you get him off his RAI kick. (Insurance changed, he wasn't on it)

In pursuit to find my first Dr Dummie, known as second Endo. (when he was

trying to talk me into RAI, he told me I could have Armour, which he laughed at

when I finally needed something) and he wouldn't give me anything? I was

however offered other forms of replacment therapy as long as they were T4.

Hmmmm. He speaks out of both sides of mouth in my opinion. lol.

Second Endo I saw was on this list also. He only tested TSH, T3 And T4. I was

hyperT at the time, on atd's & his treatment was disastrous for me. I fired

him. He would test, see that my TSH was up by not reducing atd's, Tsh would

rise, then he take me off the meds? Due to the never decreasing the atd's, he

would make me hypoT. Lived that way for over a year, and had to fire him. He

just flat doesn't know what he's doing with different forms of thyroid problems.

He definately had no clue about HyperT/Graves, but never said a word about his

lack of knowledge. Double ughhh. He is into diabetes and making the first pump

that you can now use if you're diabetic. I'm proud for him in his

accomplishments, but he's a real airhead in my books. He told me I was not

'fitting into his treatment plan at all? " . rofl.

Third Endo on this list......got rave reviews. She found out I was self

medicating with Armour after about 5-6 weeks on it, and about had a nervous

breakdown hollering at me for taking such a 'God forsaken' thyroid drug much

less, without a proper prescription. After listening to her for about an hour,

on " there is no such thing as 's syndrome, Armour Is Bad, Levoxyl &

Synthroid are great, and this is what you'll take (levoxyl)......but no more

self medicating! The straw that broke the camels back was when she told me that

people wanted " cocaine legalized, so they could feel good too " in reference to

me or anybody taking Armour? roflmao. I laughed at this one uncontrollably.

Never pay a dr to brow beat you. This woman was really good at it. She's very

insecure on you knowing 'anything' about thyroid problems and plainly stated

that it was 'not for the layperson'. It is for her, and dr's like her to learn

about. She also stated that there was 'NO such thing as problems converting T4

to T3 " . hmmm. She's another loser. Stick a fork in me, I'm not shopping for

dr's to be treated as if I'm a moron and don't know what hypoT symptoms are.

Had to live that way too long because of a dr's stupidity. If they don't want

us to learn how crummy of care they give, then they should learn more, we did?

Would love to know how she got on that list and just how well her patients are

really doing. Her levoxyl after being on Armour ( I did give Levoxyl one week)

and it failed miserably, was like a joke to my body. It rebelled? lol.

That list can be added to by anybody who works in a dr's office, or anybody who

has no clue what type of treatment they are getting. My first Dr was great with

hyperT, and he knew what he was doing, and I put him on that list. But the

protocol they follow in that office wasn't going to allow him to treat me for

hypoT when I finally stayed hypo, as they refused to look at symptoms.

When you really need thyroid supplement is when you find out just what your dr

is made of, in my opinion. I have no more time to waste traveling from dr to

dr. I took Armour after coming here, reading and learning. It's not something

i jumped into, but it was the right decision for me. I don't regret it in the

least, and I've got autoimmune antibodies which may destroy my thyroid. My new

insurance will require that I pay out the first 2,500.00 dollars of any

treatment so I see no sense in me continuing to run from physician to physician.

They will end up with my money and I've got much better uses for it. :-) I can

order more armour. lol

I'm finding that if you really want a dr to prescribe Armour who's not so

opposed to it, best to go directly to armourthyroid.com and find a dr in your

zip code. Call your local pharmacy, or go in, ask do they know of a dr who is

good about prescribing armour. If you have a good relationship with the

pharmacist, they will check for you. A dr who only writes a few scripts for it

concerns me. He may not have a clue but only does it to appease, and may not

want to dose accordingly, thereby keeping you feeling bad. This is a great

place for help on how to dose, and what to expect. If you want to find a dr who

knows more about Armour and does dose by symptoms, not relying strictly on TSH,

then go to www.broadabarnes.com and pay the 15.00 for a list of dr's in your

area who knows what he/she is doing and knows how to treat the broda barnes way.

Holistic dr's who also treat by symptoms is another good dr if they aren't

opposed to Armour. Janie's list is a good one too by the way on the things to

ask the Dr. If he/she is intimated, you'll know it real quick.

One day I may find one! :-)

SandyE~Houston

Here's help to those looking for good

Thyroid doctor.

Look in the files section under Good Docs to see if there's one in

your area and if he's on your HMO.

Also see: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/doctors/a/topdocs.htm

For a list of top doctors by state. I found out my doctor is listed

there with several good reviews! This list didn't state if these

doctors prescribe Armour and symptoms. You'd need to ask.

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[Guest guest]

Be very careful looking on this list for a 'good Endo, it's unreliable. You

won't know it till you get there and find out that said dr's aren't near as good

as some say they are.

My first Endo was on this list because I put him on there. After I got past the

hyperT/Graves, a year +some months, he refused to give me anything because he

only looked at my TSH which was 3.17 and in 'normal' range. lol. He said my

labs didn't 'justify his giving me any thyroid medication " at that time, but

when the need arose, he'd happily give me a prescription for Synthroid or

levoxyl. I had to fire him at that point. My FreeT3 and FreeT4 weren't in the

upper ranges, and I felt it, daily. ughh. He is a TSH nazi, and I hate to

admit that, cuz he's excellent treating hyperT with atd's. Really knows his

stuff once you get him off his RAI kick. (Insurance changed, he wasn't on it)

In pursuit to find my first Dr Dummie, known as second Endo. (when he was

trying to talk me into RAI, he told me I could have Armour, which he laughed at

when I finally needed something) and he wouldn't give me anything? I was

however offered other forms of replacment therapy as long as they were T4.

Hmmmm. He speaks out of both sides of mouth in my opinion. lol.

Second Endo I saw was on this list also. He only tested TSH, T3 And T4. I was

hyperT at the time, on atd's & his treatment was disastrous for me. I fired

him. He would test, see that my TSH was up by not reducing atd's, Tsh would

rise, then he take me off the meds? Due to the never decreasing the atd's, he

would make me hypoT. Lived that way for over a year, and had to fire him. He

just flat doesn't know what he's doing with different forms of thyroid problems.

He definately had no clue about HyperT/Graves, but never said a word about his

lack of knowledge. Double ughhh. He is into diabetes and making the first pump

that you can now use if you're diabetic. I'm proud for him in his

accomplishments, but he's a real airhead in my books. He told me I was not

'fitting into his treatment plan at all? " . rofl.

Third Endo on this list......got rave reviews. She found out I was self

medicating with Armour after about 5-6 weeks on it, and about had a nervous

breakdown hollering at me for taking such a 'God forsaken' thyroid drug much

less, without a proper prescription. After listening to her for about an hour,

on " there is no such thing as 's syndrome, Armour Is Bad, Levoxyl &

Synthroid are great, and this is what you'll take (levoxyl)......but no more

self medicating! The straw that broke the camels back was when she told me that

people wanted " cocaine legalized, so they could feel good too " in reference to

me or anybody taking Armour? roflmao. I laughed at this one uncontrollably.

Never pay a dr to brow beat you. This woman was really good at it. She's very

insecure on you knowing 'anything' about thyroid problems and plainly stated

that it was 'not for the layperson'. It is for her, and dr's like her to learn

about. She also stated that there was 'NO such thing as problems converting T4

to T3 " . hmmm. She's another loser. Stick a fork in me, I'm not shopping for

dr's to be treated as if I'm a moron and don't know what hypoT symptoms are.

Had to live that way too long because of a dr's stupidity. If they don't want

us to learn how crummy of care they give, then they should learn more, we did?

Would love to know how she got on that list and just how well her patients are

really doing. Her levoxyl after being on Armour ( I did give Levoxyl one week)

and it failed miserably, was like a joke to my body. It rebelled? lol.

That list can be added to by anybody who works in a dr's office, or anybody who

has no clue what type of treatment they are getting. My first Dr was great with

hyperT, and he knew what he was doing, and I put him on that list. But the

protocol they follow in that office wasn't going to allow him to treat me for

hypoT when I finally stayed hypo, as they refused to look at symptoms.

When you really need thyroid supplement is when you find out just what your dr

is made of, in my opinion. I have no more time to waste traveling from dr to

dr. I took Armour after coming here, reading and learning. It's not something

i jumped into, but it was the right decision for me. I don't regret it in the

least, and I've got autoimmune antibodies which may destroy my thyroid. My new

insurance will require that I pay out the first 2,500.00 dollars of any

treatment so I see no sense in me continuing to run from physician to physician.

They will end up with my money and I've got much better uses for it. :-) I can

order more armour. lol

I'm finding that if you really want a dr to prescribe Armour who's not so

opposed to it, best to go directly to armourthyroid.com and find a dr in your

zip code. Call your local pharmacy, or go in, ask do they know of a dr who is

good about prescribing armour. If you have a good relationship with the

pharmacist, they will check for you. A dr who only writes a few scripts for it

concerns me. He may not have a clue but only does it to appease, and may not

want to dose accordingly, thereby keeping you feeling bad. This is a great

place for help on how to dose, and what to expect. If you want to find a dr who

knows more about Armour and does dose by symptoms, not relying strictly on TSH,

then go to www.broadabarnes.com and pay the 15.00 for a list of dr's in your

area who knows what he/she is doing and knows how to treat the broda barnes way.

Holistic dr's who also treat by symptoms is another good dr if they aren't

opposed to Armour. Janie's list is a good one too by the way on the things to

ask the Dr. If he/she is intimated, you'll know it real quick.

One day I may find one! :-)

SandyE~Houston

Here's help to those looking for good

Thyroid doctor.

Look in the files section under Good Docs to see if there's one in

your area and if he's on your HMO.

Also see: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/doctors/a/topdocs.htm

For a list of top doctors by state. I found out my doctor is listed

there with several good reviews! This list didn't state if these

doctors prescribe Armour and symptoms. You'd need to ask.

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Sandy,

Oh, now I get it! We have hypothyroidism. We are not expected to ever

feel good! LOL So is she admitting Armour makes us feel good? Gee, we

can't let THAT happen!

in Va.

with Armour after about 5-6 weeks on it, and about had a nervous

breakdown hollering at me for taking such a 'God forsaken' thyroid drug

much less, without a proper prescription. After listening to her for

about an hour, on " there is no such thing as 's syndrome, Armour

Is Bad, Levoxyl & Synthroid are great, and this is what you'll take

(levoxyl)......but no more self medicating! The straw that broke the

camels back was when she told me that people wanted " cocaine legalized,

so they could feel good too " in reference to me or anybody taking

Armour? roflmao. I laughed at this one uncontrollably.