JOYCE

[Guest guest]

Joyce...have you or her thought about getting some short term help for her self-esteem and also getting her involved in a volunteer group? The hospital maybe, the school?

Love comes when you least expect it. Tell her to just enjoy her son and mom, and release the fear of being alone. Although some of us were married when we found out about nf, it doesn't always make it easy....but many on the crew here are single and living a full life.

Give her hugs...

Carol

losthorizon1@...

[Guest guest]

Hi Joyce! Joyce, when you are on such a low dose of Armour, as the

60 mgs. was, and you were still having symptoms, it meant you were

underdosed and need more Armour. Though your T4 may need improving,

it was most likely your free T3 that was the problem!! It's a low T3

that causes the hair loss, the dry skin, etc. If you use labs, your

goal on Armour is to get that free T3 at the top of the range, if

not over.

When you eventually get your free T3 at the top, your free T4 will

usually be right around the middle. And, if your symptoms are gone,

that's OK.

And...once your get your free T3 at the top of the range, then you

could consider adding T4, or not. But at least work with the Armour

first, because as you increase your Armour, you are ALSO increasing

your T4 anyway!! Armour is 80% T4. And........as you increase your

Armour, you are also giving yourself MORE of the direct T3, T2, T1

and calcitonin. You won't get that if you start adding T4 to the mix

now.

Have you read the articles on the FILES? It's VERY important that

you are informed in order to handle a doc who may not be, or for you

to be a PARTNER in your treatment.

Hope that helps.

Janie )

>

> I'm finally on Armour from Syntrhoid. All my body aches are

gone. I

> feel much more alert and can actually carry on a conversation! My

> eyes don't hurt anymore! It's been a 180 degree change. I've

been

> on it for about 55 days now. I just had some blood drawn and the

> tests came back indicating I needed more T4. The dr. upped my

dosage

> of Armour from 60 mg to 90. We're going to try this for a couple

> more weeks.

>

> However, I am experiencing systems of hypothyroidism in that my

hair

> is drying and thinning out, my skin is very dry,sleeping is a

> problem. I don't want to give up Armour, but can I mix it with

> Synthroid to up the T4. See when my levels showed fine and I was

on

> Synthroid, my hair was fine. But I couldn't move, talk or

live...go

> figure!