Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 - I don't understand. Why should I back off 15 mg? ... joan >>>Back off 15 mgs for now, then go up 15 mgs at a time, staying on a new >>>dose for 8 wks, until you get back up to where you're wanting to go. Slowly, very slowly. > > I'm on 3 1/2 grains of Armour and never felt worse. I've been > increasing 1/2 grain at a time. It's been a little over 4 weeks since I > raised to current level. Is it OK to go to 4 grains today or is this > too soon? > ... joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Why should I back off 15 mg? ... joan __________________ If you are overstressing the adrenals with your current thyroid dose and that is what is making you feel terrible, you either need to back off on thyroid for a while to give them a break or you need to add some adrenal support. In adrenal fatigue you have to make thyroid raises in very small increments and wait a long time between raises. Low adrenal symptoms are similar to hyperthyroid symptoms, but it just saps the energy from you, causes muscle wasting, inflammation and just generally makes you not have the ability to handle anything or do anything. It's miserable. So, though your dose is not high enough, you can't get it there quickly if you don't have enough adrenal cortisol. Without enough cortisol, you can't use thyroid. It just stays in the blood and can't get into tissues. It's like whipping a dead horse. You have to bring the adrenals up with the thyroid and the adrenals take a long time to build back up. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Why should I back off 15 mg? ... joan __________________ If you are overstressing the adrenals with your current thyroid dose and that is what is making you feel terrible, you either need to back off on thyroid for a while to give them a break or you need to add some adrenal support. In adrenal fatigue you have to make thyroid raises in very small increments and wait a long time between raises. Low adrenal symptoms are similar to hyperthyroid symptoms, but it just saps the energy from you, causes muscle wasting, inflammation and just generally makes you not have the ability to handle anything or do anything. It's miserable. So, though your dose is not high enough, you can't get it there quickly if you don't have enough adrenal cortisol. Without enough cortisol, you can't use thyroid. It just stays in the blood and can't get into tissues. It's like whipping a dead horse. You have to bring the adrenals up with the thyroid and the adrenals take a long time to build back up. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Why should I back off 15 mg? ... joan __________________ If you are overstressing the adrenals with your current thyroid dose and that is what is making you feel terrible, you either need to back off on thyroid for a while to give them a break or you need to add some adrenal support. In adrenal fatigue you have to make thyroid raises in very small increments and wait a long time between raises. Low adrenal symptoms are similar to hyperthyroid symptoms, but it just saps the energy from you, causes muscle wasting, inflammation and just generally makes you not have the ability to handle anything or do anything. It's miserable. So, though your dose is not high enough, you can't get it there quickly if you don't have enough adrenal cortisol. Without enough cortisol, you can't use thyroid. It just stays in the blood and can't get into tissues. It's like whipping a dead horse. You have to bring the adrenals up with the thyroid and the adrenals take a long time to build back up. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 > I'm on 3 1/2 grains of Armour and never felt worse. I've been > increasing 1/2 grain at a time. It's been a little over 4 weeks since I > raised to current level. Is it OK to go to 4 grains today or is this > too soon? > ... joan This is the question I answered. You said " I have never felt worse " , so I'm simply suggesting that maybe your raises were too fast, and the T4 is just now coming into being. Could be too fast and uncomfortable because of your adrenals. Rather than going up, you could back off 15 mgs for a few wks, THEN try going up 15 mgs 4 to 6 wks from then. Your adrenals may not be able to handle steady increases, right away. Re: OK to increase? / > > - I don't understand. Why should I back off 15 mg? ... joan > > > >>>Back off 15 mgs for now, then go up 15 mgs at a time, staying on a new > >>>dose > for 8 wks, until you get back up to where you're wanting to go. Slowly, > very slowly. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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