Re: 2 months on Armour feel better, then bad again?

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Hi !

Yeh, I know about the winter thing. I'm in NC so not sure if that

would be much of a factor since it doesn't get too cold and not for

long.

Thanks,

>

>

> Did it turn very cold where you are? If it did, that may be what

it has to

> do with, as vitamin D is lacking during this time, with not much

sun. Also,

> there seems to be a lot of evidence that we may need more thyroid

hormone

> during the cold winter months, but don't ask me how much more, I

just don't

> know. Our own healthy thyroids used to bring it up and down

naturally from

> signals from the hypothalamus to the pituitary to step it up and

down, but

> of course, it can't do that much any more. Just throwing that out

there.

>

>

>

> 2 months on Armour feel better,

then bad

> again?

>

>

> >

> >

> > Hi Everyone!

> >

> > Has anyone had this problem? I have been on meds for 5 months,

10

> > weeks Armour. Armour made a change immediately within a few

days,

> > feeling better for 2 months. Now I have the extreme drowsiness

back

> > for about 4 days now. Anyone else have this? Does it go away or

> > what? Dr seems not to know what the deal is. Calls me a hard

case,

> > don't know. Says try less meds, but doesn't make sence because

the

> > current meds is the first time I've felt better. My average

temps

> > are 98.3 daytime (normal 98.6), 97.7 waking (normal 97.8-98.2).

> >

> > TSH before meds 6.9

> > after synthroid 2 months - 3.04 FT3 - 325, FT4 1.4

> > 5 months on meds .01, FT3 - 535 (230-420), FT4 1.9 (.8-1.8)

> >

> > On 1 grain Armour + 37.5 synthroid each day.

> >

> > Order TSH/FT3/FT4 again, why a week later? Thought these numbers

> > didn't change for weeks? Along with FSH, Prolactin, Estradiol,

> > Progesterone, Cortisol F (urine),

> >

> > Thanks,

> >