Re: Sorry so longggggggggg

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Yes, too much thyroid hormone can make you tired. Fatigue has always been my biggest symptom. On the last doc visit he cut my Armour from 180 mg, to 150mg. Like you, I take it 3 times per day, 60/60/30. I was leary to cut back, but I thought what the heck. Also, my pulse was high, and he was concerned. All this to say, I feel ALOT better. Last week was the best week I've had IN A LONG TIME. I switched from Sythroid/Cytomel to Armour, end of December. For the first time in years I am feeling like perhaps I will feel good again.

Marie

From: The_Thyroid_Support_Group [mailto:The_Thyroid_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of MariSent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:19 PMTo: The_Thyroid_Support_Group Subject: Sorry so longggggggggg

You all should know back in January I started going to a familky doctor. Well before that I was self medicating with Thyroid - S. I posted the first test on here but we could not tell much from it. I ended up being put on blood pressure medicine that has a diuretic in it. Well he put me on Armour also 60 mg per day. He told me to stop self medicating do not take the thyroid -s anymore. So I haven't. I stopped everything except I take Selenium 400 mg per day, 500 mg of B12,AND Avalide 150/12.5 mg per day <<< blood pressure pill. Well 2 weeks ago I was in for a blood pressure check up which is getting better (but he said I will be on this pill forever now) and told him I was still tired, not sleeping well so he upped the Armour to 120 mg per day which I split and take in 3 doses under my tongue. He did not do a blood test this day.Friday I went to him again blood pressure and blood test - they just called and said I still have tooo much thyroid hormone in my body and now hes taking me back down to 90 mg per day as of tomorrow. I don't have the test yet he is supoposed to be faxing it to me.Does to much thyroid hormone make you tired ?? I do not have a racing heart beat or anything. I find it hard to go thru a day without a nap though. Also, does it still help you gain weight - cause I have gained 6 pounds in a month ???? Understand he would not let me do any walking or anything cause my blood pressure was so high, but I can start riding my stationary bike next Saturday for short periods at a time he said.Its just I am 40 years old, work full time, and am finding myself going home at 5 pm then laying down for a hour cause I can't keep my eyes open.By the way as soon as I have the test results of what ever he did this time I will list them.Mari

[Guest guest]

Does it also make you gain weight to ??? And will you still have

hair loss ???

Thanks,

Mari

>

> Yes, too much thyroid hormone can make you tired. Fatigue has

always been

> my biggest symptom. On the last doc visit he cut my Armour from

180 mg, to

> 150mg. Like you, I take it 3 times per day, 60/60/30. I was

leary to cut

> back, but I thought what the heck. Also, my pulse was high, and

he was

> concerned. All this to say, I feel ALOT better. Last week was

the best

> week I've had IN A LONG TIME. I switched from Sythroid/Cytomel

to Armour,

> end of December. For the first time in years I am feeling like

perhaps I

> will feel good again.

>

> Marie

>

>

> _____

>

> From: The_Thyroid_Support_Group

> [mailto:The_Thyroid_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of

Mari

> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:19 PM

> To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group

> Subject: Sorry so longggggggggg

>

>

> You all should know back in January I started going to a familky

> doctor. Well before that I was self medicating with Thyroid - S. I

> posted the first test on here but we could not tell much from it.

I

> ended up being put on blood pressure medicine that has a diuretic

in

> it. Well he put me on Armour also 60 mg per day. He told me to

stop

> self medicating do not take the thyroid -s anymore. So I haven't.

I

> stopped everything except I take Selenium 400 mg per day, 500 mg

of

> B12,AND Avalide 150/12.5 mg per day <<< blood pressure pill. Well

2

> weeks ago I was in for a blood pressure check up which is getting

> better (but he said I will be on this pill forever now) and told

him

> I was still tired, not sleeping well so he upped the Armour to

120

> mg per day which I split and take in 3 doses under my tongue. He

did

> not do a blood test this day.

>

> Friday I went to him again blood pressure and blood test - they

just

> called and said I still have tooo much thyroid hormone in my body

> and now hes taking me back down to 90 mg per day as of tomorrow. I

> don't have the test yet he is supoposed to be faxing it to me.

>

> Does to much thyroid hormone make you tired ?? I do not have a

> racing heart beat or anything. I find it hard to go thru a day

> without a nap though. Also, does it still help you gain weight -

> cause I have gained 6 pounds in a month ???? Understand he would

not

> let me do any walking or anything cause my blood pressure was so

> high, but I can start riding my stationary bike next Saturday for

> short periods at a time he said.

>

>

> Its just I am 40 years old, work full time, and am finding myself

> going home at 5 pm then laying down for a hour cause I can't keep

my

> eyes open.

>

>

> By the way as soon as I have the test results of what ever he did

> this time I will list them.

>

> Mari

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have not noticed a weight gain, although I am overweight, and do struggle. I am able to lose weight though when I make good choices. Maybe someone else will be able to answer. When I added the Cytomel(T3) to the Synthroid it did help with weight loss. I am still having hair loss, but I've only been on the Armour a few months. I am hoping that once I am stabilized I will see some positive changes. As I say, the past week is the best I have felt in a very long time. I imagine it is how normal people feel, lol. I was so fatigued I quit my job in August. My body just gave out.

Marie

From: The_Thyroid_Support_Group [mailto:The_Thyroid_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of MariSent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:40 PMTo: The_Thyroid_Support_Group Subject: Re: Sorry so longggggggggg

Does it also make you gain weight to ??? And will you still have hair loss ???Thanks,Mari>> Yes, too much thyroid hormone can make you tired. Fatigue has always been> my biggest symptom. On the last doc visit he cut my Armour from 180 mg, to> 150mg. Like you, I take it 3 times per day, 60/60/30. I was leary to cut> back, but I thought what the heck. Also, my pulse was high, and he was> concerned. All this to say, I feel ALOT better. Last week was the best> week I've had IN A LONG TIME. I switched from Sythroid/Cytomel to Armour,> end of December. For the first time in years I am feeling like perhaps I> will feel good again.> > Marie> > > _____ > > From: The_Thyroid_Support_Group > [mailto:The_Thyroid_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of Mari> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:19 PM> To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group > Subject: Sorry so longggggggggg> > > You all should know back in January I started going to a familky > doctor. Well before that I was self medicating with Thyroid - S. I > posted the first test on here but we could not tell much from it. I > ended up being put on blood pressure medicine that has a diuretic in > it. Well he put me on Armour also 60 mg per day. He told me to stop > self medicating do not take the thyroid -s anymore. So I haven't. I > stopped everything except I take Selenium 400 mg per day, 500 mg of > B12,AND Avalide 150/12.5 mg per day <<< blood pressure pill. Well 2 > weeks ago I was in for a blood pressure check up which is getting > better (but he said I will be on this pill forever now) and told him > I was still tired, not sleeping well so he upped the Armour to 120 > mg per day which I split and take in 3 doses under my tongue. He did > not do a blood test this day.> > Friday I went to him again blood pressure and blood test - they just > called and said I still have tooo much thyroid hormone in my body > and now hes taking me back down to 90 mg per day as of tomorrow. I > don't have the test yet he is supoposed to be faxing it to me.> > Does to much thyroid hormone make you tired ?? I do not have a > racing heart beat or anything. I find it hard to go thru a day > without a nap though. Also, does it still help you gain weight - > cause I have gained 6 pounds in a month ???? Understand he would not > let me do any walking or anything cause my blood pressure was so > high, but I can start riding my stationary bike next Saturday for > short periods at a time he said.> > > Its just I am 40 years old, work full time, and am finding myself > going home at 5 pm then laying down for a hour cause I can't keep my > eyes open.> > > By the way as soon as I have the test results of what ever he did > this time I will list them.> > Mari> > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

he needs to check your adrenals... your adrenal & thyroid gland(s) aren't synching up and I'm willing to bet that is why you are still tired.

Sorry so longggggggggg

You all should know back in January I started going to a familky doctor. Well before that I was self medicating with Thyroid - S. I posted the first test on here but we could not tell much from it. I ended up being put on blood pressure medicine that has a diuretic in it. Well he put me on Armour also 60 mg per day. He told me to stop self medicating do not take the thyroid -s anymore. So I haven't. I stopped everything except I take Selenium 400 mg per day, 500 mg of B12,AND Avalide 150/12.5 mg per day <<< blood pressure pill. Well 2 weeks ago I was in for a blood pressure check up which is getting better (but he said I will be on this pill forever now) and told him I was still tired, not sleeping well so he upped the Armour to 120 mg per day which I split and take in 3 doses under my tongue. He did not do a blood test this day.Friday I went to him again blood pressure and blood test - they just called and said I still have tooo much thyroid hormone in my body and now hes taking me back down to 90 mg per day as of tomorrow. I don't have the test yet he is supoposed to be faxing it to me.Does to much thyroid hormone make you tired ?? I do not have a racing heart beat or anything. I find it hard to go thru a day without a nap though. Also, does it still help you gain weight - cause I have gained 6 pounds in a month ???? Understand he would not let me do any walking or anything cause my blood pressure was so high, but I can start riding my stationary bike next Saturday for short periods at a time he said.Its just I am 40 years old, work full time, and am finding myself going home at 5 pm then laying down for a hour cause I can't keep my eyes open.By the way as soon as I have the test results of what ever he did this time I will list them.Mari

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Meleese,

He didn't give any reason except that when he raised me from 60 mg to 120 mg it must have been to fast. He did not test all the others stuff but will in 6 weeks.FREE T3, FREE T4, TSH, B12,DHEA

Mari

[Guest guest]

I was on BIO-DREN but I am not sure if that was good or not. It said for adrenal support. I am going on something else I think that is better.

Mari

[Guest guest]

Mari what was the reason he gave for being on too much medication, what were

your test results and the ranges for your FT3 ,FT4 and your TSH.......???

Meleese xxx

----- Original Message -----

> You all should know back in January I started going to a familky

> doctor. Well before that I was self medicating with Thyroid - S. I

> posted the first test on here but we could not tell much from it. I

> ended up being put on blood pressure medicine that has a diuretic in

> it. Well he put me on Armour also 60 mg per day. He told me to stop

> self medicating do not take the thyroid -s anymore. So I haven't. I

> stopped everything except I take Selenium 400 mg per day, 500 mg of

> B12,AND Avalide 150/12.5 mg per day <<< blood pressure pill. Well 2

> weeks ago I was in for a blood pressure check up which is getting

> better (but he said I will be on this pill forever now) and told him

> I was still tired, not sleeping well so he upped the Armour to 120

> mg per day which I split and take in 3 doses under my tongue. He did

> not do a blood test this day.

>

> Friday I went to him again blood pressure and blood test - they just

> called and said I still have tooo much thyroid hormone in my body

> and now hes taking me back down to 90 mg per day as of tomorrow. I

> don't have the test yet he is supoposed to be faxing it to me.

>

> Does to much thyroid hormone make you tired ?? I do not have a

> racing heart beat or anything. I find it hard to go thru a day

> without a nap though. Also, does it still help you gain weight -

> cause I have gained 6 pounds in a month ???? Understand he would not

> let me do any walking or anything cause my blood pressure was so

> high, but I can start riding my stationary bike next Saturday for

> short periods at a time he said.

>

>

> Its just I am 40 years old, work full time, and am finding myself

> going home at 5 pm then laying down for a hour cause I can't keep my

> eyes open.

>

>

> By the way as soon as I have the test results of what ever he did

> this time I will list them.

>

> Mari

>

[Guest guest]

Are you on any adrenal support?? Sorry forgot to ask...I am still leering too , there will be some-one here who can help you with that...........Meleese

Re: Sorry so longggggggggg

Meleese,

He didn't give any reason except that when he raised me from 60 mg to 120 mg it must have been to fast. He did not test all the others stuff but will in 6 weeks.FREE T3, FREE T4, TSH, B12,DHEA

Mari

[Guest guest]

OOPS meant learning too not leering, lol, my spellcheck didn't pick it up because it is a word.........Meleese

Re: Sorry so longggggggggg

Meleese,

He didn't give any reason except that when he raised me from 60 mg to 120 mg it must have been to fast. He did not test all the others stuff but will in 6 weeks.FREE T3, FREE T4, TSH, B12,DHEA

Mari