Re: Encouragement Needed Please-Val

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OK, I know I need to have patience and just hope and pray I'm on the

right track here. When do you think I should try to up the Armour

again? Should I try to alternate every other day between 1 1/2 and

2 grains or just stay at 1 1/2 for now? What are some of the more

complicated hormone issues, RT3?

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> >>I have had RT3 checked and posted those awhle back and you said

> there was no problem with it. When trying to raise the Armour a

> week or so ago, the anxiety kicked in again so I backed off. Just

> scared to up it again. Am working on the ferritin, taking 150

> elemental iron daily. When will I feel better????<<

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> Unfortunately, there is no way to predict when you will feel

better. Sometimes it takes a couple months ot get Ferritin up and

level out the cortisol problems to even tolerate thyroid well. Then

another couple months to build the thyroid to a correct dose IF

things go well. It can take 2 years altogether and for some of us

with more complicated hormone issues even lnger.

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[Guest guest]

>>OK, I know I need to have patience and just hope and pray I'm on the

right track here. When do you think I should try to up the Armour

again? Should I try to alternate every other day between 1 1/2 and

2 grains or just stay at 1 1/2 for now? What are some of the more

complicated hormone issues, RT3?<<

Th4 most complicated issues are cortisol issues. Have you had a saliva cortisll

test done? If not you need to. If yoiu have and cortisol is fine you cna

increase thyroid as your body will tolerate usually 15MG weekly till 2.5 grinas

then slow it down or 30MG every other week for really good adrenals.

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[Guest guest]

Yes, my saliva test showed high cortisol at all 4 points of the

day. Am taking PS, zinc and may add relora to lower the cortisol as

well as taking Dr. 's supplements to adrenal support, Vit B12

and Vit C. You can get 15 mg in Armour? I was trying to raise from

1 1/2 grains to 2 with anxiety setting in. Is that too big of a

jump with high cortisol?

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> >>OK, I know I need to have patience and just hope and pray I'm on

the

> right track here. When do you think I should try to up the Armour

> again? Should I try to alternate every other day between 1 1/2

and

> 2 grains or just stay at 1 1/2 for now? What are some of the more

> complicated hormone issues, RT3?<<

>

> Th4 most complicated issues are cortisol issues. Have you had a

saliva cortisll test done? If not you need to. If yoiu have and

cortisol is fine you cna increase thyroid as your body will tolerate

usually 15MG weekly till 2.5 grinas then slow it down or 30MG every

other week for really good adrenals.

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> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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[Guest guest]

>>You can get 15 mg in Armour? I was trying to raise from

1 1/2 grains to 2 with anxiety setting in. Is that too big of a

jump with high cortisol?<<

Yes Armour comes in 15G or you can split a 30MG in half. With high cortisol I

would be looking for an RT3 problem if oyu are haivng sympotms raising it. Or

low Ferritin or both.

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[Guest guest]

So you don't think RT3 is an issue for me?

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> >>My last labs:

> RT3 13 (11-32)

> FT3 242 (230-420)

> FT4 0.6 (0.8-1.8)

> TSH 0.51 (0.8-1.8)

> Ferritin 7 (10-232)

> Is there an RT3 problem? I know my ferritin is very low.<<

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> Your RT3 is a bit high but not bad enough to cause the symptms. I

am betting it is your low Ferritin that is causing alot of them, I

would suspect you need to onyl raise Armour minimally until you get

that to at least 40.

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[Guest guest]

Do you think I should go back to Synthroid until my cortisol comes

back down due to all the anxiety?

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> > >>My last labs:

> > RT3 13 (11-32)

> > FT3 242 (230-420)

> > FT4 0.6 (0.8-1.8)

> > TSH 0.51 (0.8-1.8)

> > Ferritin 7 (10-232)

> > Is there an RT3 problem? I know my ferritin is very low.<<

> >

> > Your RT3 is a bit high but not bad enough to cause the symptms. I

> am betting it is your low Ferritin that is causing alot of them, I

> would suspect you need to onyl raise Armour minimally until you get

> that to at least 40.

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[Guest guest]

>>So you don't think RT3 is an issue for me?

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>> > >>My last labs:

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> RT3 13 (11-32)

> FT3 242 (230-420)

> FT4 0.6 (0.8-1.8)

> TSH 0.51 (0.8-1.8)

> Ferritin 7 (10-232)<<

It is CLOSE, but not causing the symptoms the low Ferritin is. Once you correct

the ferritin the RT3 may lower by itself.

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[Guest guest]

>>Do you think I should go back to Synthroid until my cortisol comes

back down due to all the anxiety?<<

Synthroid is the VERY worst thyroid med available. I would think unless oyu have

NO thyroid production of your own at all you would do better on a tiny amout of

Armrou than that. Going back on Synthroid would also guarantee oyu would have an

RT3 problem in the future.

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