Re: A beam of light with natureopaths!!!

[Guest guest]

from what i've seen and read, it looks like dosing with the meds isn't

the hard part--it's finding the doctor who will do it. that seems to

be where most of us seem to be spending most of our energy. it's a

shame.

b

~~~~~~~~~

Hi All,

I'm bouncing off the walls. This afternoon I saw a natureopath [sp?]for the

first. I wanted to discuss me possibly being hypo and possibly start taking

Amour and if she could suggest something for night sweats. She was GREAT!!

I gave her a copy of my test results, the hypo checklist from Shomon's

website, ingredient printouts of all the supplements I'm presently taking.

She perscribed Armour, suggesting I start slow with 15mg 3x per week MWF for

starters. After one week, increase to 1x per day 15mg; third week 15mg 2x

p/day (am and late afternoon). Sounds like BABY steps? Q: What's the

difference between 15mg and 1g? 15mg = 1/4g is that right? Anyway, she

gave me a printout describing thyroid excess and told me to monitor myself.

Additionally, we went over my diet. She made great suggestions. She even

suggested Natural Calm (magnesium). She hinted that Candida might be my

problem, moreso than hypo, suggesting I consume no wheat or dairy (lactose

intolerate). But lots of grains, leafy greens and lots of the good fats

(EPA, Omega 3s). Overall, I'm very pleased. She wants to see me in a month

with new test (TSH, Free T3 and T4). She asked me to record my temp for 5

days before my next appt. and bring in the results. I'm happy!!! I feel

like I'm on the road to recovery.

Thanks everyone for your support.

Maxine

Florida

Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

i don't believe it takes years. the recovery window for people who

have gotten on the right dosage and right meds that i've read about has

been fairly small. days to weeks. one gentlemen on the

alt.support.thyroid newgroup says his wife, after starting on t3, felt

better in 24 hours, after years of pain and suffering.

from what i've seen and read, it looks like dosing with the meds isn't

the hard part--it's finding the doctor who will do it. that seems to

be where most of us seem to be spending most of our energy. it's a

shame.

b

>

> Oh geez, then even on the Armour it could take years before I get to

> feeling any better? Not much encouragement there.

> Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

>

>

> ,

> Unfortunately I'm not at that stage yet, but a lot of others on this

> forum have said they experienced a lessening of pain once they were on

> their optimum dose of armour.

> I think it also depends on how long you have been hypo and

> untreated. For myself, it is a looooong time. When you have been

> untreated for such a long time you have changes at cell level and that

> takes a long time to reverse. Armour is not a quick fix, it takes a

> long time to get to the correct dosage level for a start and then it

> needs to get into the cells to be able to reverse the damage.

> Lynda (in the UK)

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

glad you're bouncing off the walls in a good way! congratulations,

this is great news! she sounds like she knows where it's at.

you are correct, 15mg of armour is 1/4 grain. 60mg = 1 grain.

baron

> ~~~~~~~~~

> Hi All,

> I'm bouncing off the walls. This afternoon I saw a natureopath

> [sp?]for the

> first. I wanted to discuss me possibly being hypo and possibly start

> taking

> Amour and if she could suggest something for night sweats. She was

> GREAT!!

> I gave her a copy of my test results, the hypo checklist from Shomon's

> website, ingredient printouts of all the supplements I'm presently

> taking.

> She perscribed Armour, suggesting I start slow with 15mg 3x per week

> MWF for

> starters. After one week, increase to 1x per day 15mg; third week

> 15mg 2x

> p/day (am and late afternoon). Sounds like BABY steps? Q: What's the

> difference between 15mg and 1g? 15mg = 1/4g is that right? Anyway,

> she

> gave me a printout describing thyroid excess and told me to monitor

> myself.

> Additionally, we went over my diet. She made great suggestions. She

> even

> suggested Natural Calm (magnesium). She hinted that Candida might be

> my

> problem, moreso than hypo, suggesting I consume no wheat or dairy

> (lactose

> intolerate). But lots of grains, leafy greens and lots of the good

> fats

> (EPA, Omega 3s). Overall, I'm very pleased. She wants to see me in a

> month

> with new test (TSH, Free T3 and T4). She asked me to record my temp

> for 5

> days before my next appt. and bring in the results. I'm happy!!! I

> feel

> like I'm on the road to recovery.

>

> Thanks everyone for your support.

> Maxine

> Florida

>

>

>

> Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

>

>

> i don't believe it takes years. the recovery window for people who

> have gotten on the right dosage and right meds that i've read about has

> been fairly small. days to weeks. one gentlemen on the

> alt.support.thyroid newgroup says his wife, after starting on t3, felt

> better in 24 hours, after years of pain and suffering.

>

> from what i've seen and read, it looks like dosing with the meds isn't

> the hard part--it's finding the doctor who will do it. that seems to

> be where most of us seem to be spending most of our energy. it's a

> shame.

>

> b

>

>

>

>>

>> Oh geez, then even on the Armour it could take years before I get to

>> feeling any better? Not much encouragement there.

>> Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

>>

>>

>> ,

>> Unfortunately I'm not at that stage yet, but a lot of others on this

>> forum have said they experienced a lessening of pain once they were on

>> their optimum dose of armour.

>> I think it also depends on how long you have been hypo and

>> untreated. For myself, it is a looooong time. When you have been

>> untreated for such a long time you have changes at cell level and that

>> takes a long time to reverse. Armour is not a quick fix, it takes a

>> long time to get to the correct dosage level for a start and then it

>> needs to get into the cells to be able to reverse the damage.

>> Lynda (in the UK)

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

Sounds great, Maxine. Good luck with it all & with your Natureopathic dr. I'd go

to one of those too if there were any around here, which there aren't.

Caroline

RE: A beam of light with natureopaths!!!

from what i've seen and read, it looks like dosing with the meds isn't

the hard part--it's finding the doctor who will do it. that seems to

be where most of us seem to be spending most of our energy. it's a

shame.

b

~~~~~~~~~

Hi All,

I'm bouncing off the walls. This afternoon I saw a natureopath [sp?]for the

first. She was GREAT!!

[Guest guest]

> glad you're bouncing off the walls in a good way! congratulations,

this is great news! she sounds like she knows where it's at.

you are correct, 15mg of armour is 1/4 grain. 60mg = 1 grain.

baron

> ~~~~~~~~~

Thanks B,

I would like to start off taking more (1gr) but I'll be patient. I look

forward to feeling better. Even though I don't feel terrible now. However, I

do remember better days...

One baby step at a time...

Maxine

Looking forward to understanding better how to read and interpret test

scores (TSH, Free T3 and T4). All in due time!

> Hi All,

> I'm bouncing off the walls. This afternoon I saw a natureopath

> [sp?]for the

> first. I wanted to discuss me possibly being hypo and possibly start

> taking

> Amour and if she could suggest something for night sweats. She was

> GREAT!!

> I gave her a copy of my test results, the hypo checklist from Shomon's

> website, ingredient printouts of all the supplements I'm presently

> taking.

> She perscribed Armour, suggesting I start slow with 15mg 3x per week

> MWF for

> starters. After one week, increase to 1x per day 15mg; third week

> 15mg 2x

> p/day (am and late afternoon). Sounds like BABY steps? Q: What's the

> difference between 15mg and 1g? 15mg = 1/4g is that right? Anyway,

> she

> gave me a printout describing thyroid excess and told me to monitor

> myself.

> Additionally, we went over my diet. She made great suggestions. She

> even

> suggested Natural Calm (magnesium). She hinted that Candida might be

> my

> problem, moreso than hypo, suggesting I consume no wheat or dairy

> (lactose

> intolerate). But lots of grains, leafy greens and lots of the good

> fats

> (EPA, Omega 3s). Overall, I'm very pleased. She wants to see me in a

> month

> with new test (TSH, Free T3 and T4). She asked me to record my temp

> for 5

> days before my next appt. and bring in the results. I'm happy!!! I

> feel

> like I'm on the road to recovery.

>

> Thanks everyone for your support.

> Maxine

> Florida

>

>

>

> Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

>

>

> i don't believe it takes years. the recovery window for people who

> have gotten on the right dosage and right meds that i've read about has

> been fairly small. days to weeks. one gentlemen on the

> alt.support.thyroid newgroup says his wife, after starting on t3, felt

> better in 24 hours, after years of pain and suffering.

>

> from what i've seen and read, it looks like dosing with the meds isn't

> the hard part--it's finding the doctor who will do it. that seems to

> be where most of us seem to be spending most of our energy. it's a

> shame.

>

> b

>

>

>

>>

>> Oh geez, then even on the Armour it could take years before I get to

>> feeling any better? Not much encouragement there.

>> Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

>>

>>

>> ,

>> Unfortunately I'm not at that stage yet, but a lot of others on this

>> forum have said they experienced a lessening of pain once they were on

>> their optimum dose of armour.

>> I think it also depends on how long you have been hypo and

>> untreated. For myself, it is a looooong time. When you have been

>> untreated for such a long time you have changes at cell level and that

>> takes a long time to reverse. Armour is not a quick fix, it takes a

>> long time to get to the correct dosage level for a start and then it

>> needs to get into the cells to be able to reverse the damage.

>> Lynda (in the UK)

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

you can take a half grain if you want but it sounds like she is being

careful and it doesn't sound like it will take too long before you're

up to a therapeutic dose.

b

>

>> glad you're bouncing off the walls in a good way! congratulations,

> this is great news! she sounds like she knows where it's at.

>

> you are correct, 15mg of armour is 1/4 grain. 60mg = 1 grain.

> baron

>

>> ~~~~~~~~~

> Thanks B,

> I would like to start off taking more (1gr) but I'll be patient. I look

> forward to feeling better. Even though I don't feel terrible now.

> However, I

> do remember better days...

>

> One baby step at a time...

> Maxine

> Looking forward to understanding better how to read and interpret test

> scores (TSH, Free T3 and T4). All in due time!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>> Hi All,

>> I'm bouncing off the walls. This afternoon I saw a natureopath

>> [sp?]for the

>> first. I wanted to discuss me possibly being hypo and possibly start

>> taking

>> Amour and if she could suggest something for night sweats. She was

>> GREAT!!

>> I gave her a copy of my test results, the hypo checklist from Shomon's

>> website, ingredient printouts of all the supplements I'm presently

>> taking.

>> She perscribed Armour, suggesting I start slow with 15mg 3x per week

>> MWF for

>> starters. After one week, increase to 1x per day 15mg; third week

>> 15mg 2x

>> p/day (am and late afternoon). Sounds like BABY steps? Q: What's the

>> difference between 15mg and 1g? 15mg = 1/4g is that right? Anyway,

>> she

>> gave me a printout describing thyroid excess and told me to monitor

>> myself.

>> Additionally, we went over my diet. She made great suggestions. She

>> even

>> suggested Natural Calm (magnesium). She hinted that Candida might be

>> my

>> problem, moreso than hypo, suggesting I consume no wheat or dairy

>> (lactose

>> intolerate). But lots of grains, leafy greens and lots of the good

>> fats

>> (EPA, Omega 3s). Overall, I'm very pleased. She wants to see me in a

>> month

>> with new test (TSH, Free T3 and T4). She asked me to record my temp

>> for 5

>> days before my next appt. and bring in the results. I'm happy!!! I

>> feel

>> like I'm on the road to recovery.

>>

>> Thanks everyone for your support.

>> Maxine

>> Florida

>>

>>

>>

>> Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

>>

>>

>> i don't believe it takes years. the recovery window for people who

>> have gotten on the right dosage and right meds that i've read about

>> has

>> been fairly small. days to weeks. one gentlemen on the

>> alt.support.thyroid newgroup says his wife, after starting on t3, felt

>> better in 24 hours, after years of pain and suffering.

>>

>> from what i've seen and read, it looks like dosing with the meds isn't

>> the hard part--it's finding the doctor who will do it. that seems to

>> be where most of us seem to be spending most of our energy. it's a

>> shame.

>>

>> b

>>

>>

>>

>>>

>>> Oh geez, then even on the Armour it could take years before I get to

>>> feeling any better? Not much encouragement there.

>>> Re: Re: Pain in arms and legs

>>>

>>>

>>> ,

>>> Unfortunately I'm not at that stage yet, but a lot of others on

>>> this

>>> forum have said they experienced a lessening of pain once they were

>>> on

>>> their optimum dose of armour.

>>> I think it also depends on how long you have been hypo and

>>> untreated. For myself, it is a looooong time. When you have been

>>> untreated for such a long time you have changes at cell level and

>>> that

>>> takes a long time to reverse. Armour is not a quick fix, it takes a

>>> long time to get to the correct dosage level for a start and then it

>>> needs to get into the cells to be able to reverse the damage.

>>> Lynda (in the UK)

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>