Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 Try these to start with. Rie TSH * Free T3 (stress the free) * Free T4 (stress the free) * RT3 * 24 hour cortisol salivia test * Ferratin (this is iron storage, you need this test instead of the RBC panel) ACTH (this one is more than a blood test) DHEA (this one is usually done with the salvia test) Vit. D * Thyroid Antiboidies ( anti-TPO and TgAb BOTH!) estrogen proestrogen testosterone * B-12 Aldosterone renin * folic acid Potassium sodium A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > > hi everyone i.m on my phone so im limited on how much i can > type lol but im going to the doctor tomorrow morning at 9am and i > want 2 make sure i get the full testing i need. can someone > email me the proper tests i should ask for? my home internet is > down so i cant go to the files section from my phone. i might be > getting an acth test done as well that he put an order in for > last appointment and i was unable to make so i know that one and > my free t3 and free t4 but are there any others? you ladies and > gents are awesome by the way! > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.19/1258 - Release Date: 2/4/2008 10:10 AM Quote
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2008 Report Posted February 6, 2008 Same question for me. I'll be off all hormones 2 weeks this Friday, so I can do the 2 tube saliva test. Did 4 tube yr ago. What else? Same list as I see here? BTW, thanks to all who've responded. I don't always have the energy or focus to write back, and I didn't see some responses til recently..still learning this process. I've collected your suggestions specific to me into a word doc. The list below looks like everything several of you (Val, Cherie, Grandma?, Jim, etc) suggested I have done this second go round for saliva testing. Haven't posted last yrs results as I haven't gotten them from the doc yet, but I know that a year ago, I could function maybe 4-6 hrs a day, and I started the day with NO adrenal function, it peaked in the afternoon. Doc had me on only 5 mg Armour later in the day so that it wouldn't suppress the adrenal function..built up to 90mg over 6-7 mos. then, another crash in the fall, almost exactly a yr after the first one. I've been off Dr. 's Ad rebuilder and herbal ~2 wks,using salt.C.B100 and am still feeling better than before. Having trouble in the night again-3 mights now waking 3-4am, wired, anxious,yoga breathing doesn't help. took ascription & calcium, fell asleep 5ish... not fun.. then I'm awake and alert at 6:30am-never in my life have I been a morning person, so that's nice. I do the salt combo about 7am, late morning when I start to droop, afternoon, and when I get home at night. If I don't feel bad, I only do am & afternoon or evening. My fogginess, memory, focus and visual issues are better, as is my mood.--several of you said this would happen. I love feeling more optimistic and hopeful. Stopped strenous exercise (weight training & power yoga), only walking 30-45 min mornings,pilates 2x a week. Stopped the Fat and Carb Blockers, and my body fat is going up, muscles getting doughy again, but I " m using Arbonne progesterone cream, 1 pump a day. I'm reading this list, the files, etc every day.... wondering how long the salt will work. No adverse affects re: swelling/peeing/thirst after 1st 3 days. Anxious to start the cortisone and shift my schedule. If I wait for test results it will be another month or 2. ZRT takes so long... Is there anything I can do other than what I'm already doing? Dr. 's Stress Formula Wellbutrin Armour 90mg in the afternoon pantothenic acid, folic acid, L Glutamine for gums and digestion Chromium/vanadium for blood sugar Magnesium, Selenium, calcium, iorodal, CLA, flax, even primrose-1000mg/day each Butcher's broom caps & topical Birchtree oil (for circulation re: compromised vein in left thigh down leg- trying to avoid a phlebectomy and this is making a huge difference! much less bulging and pain. Can't do horse chestnut re heart racing) psyllium fiber 3 T. a day healthy diet with lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, and yes- even protein....had to give up being vegetarian. Thanks again for your help... I want to get the right tests, get the results and move forward.... > > Try these to start with. > > Rie > > TSH > * Free T3 (stress the free) > * Free T4 (stress the free) > * RT3 > * 24 hour cortisol salivia test > * Ferratin (this is iron storage, you need this test instead of the RBC > panel) > ACTH (this one is more than a blood test) > DHEA (this one is usually done with the salvia test) > Vit. D > * Thyroid Antiboidies ( anti-TPO and TgAb BOTH!) > estrogen > proestrogen > testosterone > * B-12 > Aldosterone > renin > * folic acid > Potassium > sodium > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy > enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > > > > > hi everyone i.m on my phone so im limited on how much i can > > type lol but im going to the doctor tomorrow morning at 9am and i > > want 2 make sure i get the full testing i need. can someone > > email me the proper tests i should ask for? my home internet is > > down so i cant go to the files section from my phone. i might be > > getting an acth test done as well that he put an order in for > > last appointment and i was unable to make so i know that one and > > my free t3 and free t4 but are there any others? you ladies and > > gents are awesome by the way! > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.19/1258 - Release Date: 2/4/2008 > 10:10 AM > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2008 Report Posted February 6, 2008 You said fresh foods but not organic. This is an imoortant one I feel as there are no jhormones or pesticides in prganics. i try to buy as much organic as I can find and afford. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2008 Report Posted February 6, 2008 " szuzn " wrote: > Is there anything I can do other than what I'm already doing? > > Armour 90mg in the afternoon You should always try to split your dose up as much as you can, like 3- 4 times/day. Smaller doses are less stress to your adrenals and you get better T3 coverage throughout the entire day. I would recommend 30 mg before breakfast, in the afternoon, and at bedtime. Barb Quote
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