Re: Janie - Addition of T4 or T3--oops, let's clairfy this-Part 2

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Arrgh - I accidently posted this before I was done. Anyway, a couple

months ago, I decided to take the plunge and try the armour again and

just a few days ago, I wrote about how good I've been feeling.

So I guess my point is -- which is taking a long time to get to! -- is

that everyone here speaks and gives suggestions based on their own

experience. It is still the responsibility of the person to take

those suggestions and think about how they best fit their own life.

Not everything will work for everyone and it's all a " try it and see "

thing -- whether you go to a dr or not.

When Janie and others first advised me to try the armour again, I was

too scared -- and it was still my decision to take their advice or

not. But the more I read, the more I learned about treating

adrenals/iron too and then I gradually became more open to their

suggestions.

If I trusted my drs and was feeling well, I wouldn't have been here.

But, I personally put a lot more faith in the personal experiences of

those who have been through it than a dr who has never dealt with

these problems himself.

Hope this kinda makes sense!

Debbie

> >

> > Hi back to ya, Sheila. I think it's great if someone adds T4 or T3

> > to their Armour and they get a good response. Hey, whatever works--

> > go for it!! Just like with you--it worked! )

> >

> > But.....in the near 2 1/2 years I have been with the site, I have

> > noted often that when someone is continuing to have symptoms, it's

> > the need for more Armour. Sure, one can add T3 or T4, but why do it

> > when upping the Armour does the trick...and gives you the added

> > bonus of the other hormones in Armour! That is why I mention it so

> > often here. That is also what appeared to be Caroline's case. 1 3/4

> > grains is perhaps too low a dose to rid her of those aches and pains.

> >

> > In summary, I am just saying the following: it has appeared that

> > when someone complains of continuing symptoms with Armour, all they

> > needed to do was raise the Armour. And, if like you, they had issues

> > when trying to raise that weren't related to Ferritin or Adrenals,

> > then the addition of T4 seems to have done the trick, as you and

> > others have stated.

> >

> > Hope that helps. Janie

> >

> > >

> > > That is not always the case unfortunately - I tried adding more

> > Armour on

> > > several occasions but I couldn't take it. The additional T3 in the

> > Armour

> > > was just too much. I don't think we should tell people what they

> > should be

> > > taking, we should just tell them what we believe has worked for us

> > and pass

> > > that on as an idea that they might like to follow.

>

> Sheila