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

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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.

I'm also into simplicity. LOL. Why add another pill to the mix if

simply adding more Armour can do the trick?

On the other side of the coin, if someone like yourself has problems

going up on Armour, as you stated, then adding T4 to the Armour may

do the trick, as it also did for you and others. That's fabulous!

I have also read Dommisse say he has worked to get BOTH the free T3

and free T4 at the top of the range, which you can't do on Armour

alone. You can certainly get the free T3 up there--laughing. But you

would have to add T4-only meds to get the free T4 up there.

Then there are those folks who are on HIGH doses of Armour, and

can't seem to get their free T3 up there, or get relief from Armour.

Those are the ones who benefit from adding T3 to their Armour. I

learned a lot about that from reading Dr. Lowe's experiences.

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. It may well be

that she

> needs to 'up' her dose of Armour, and no doubt she will try this

first, but

> only she will know if that will take away all her pains.

If 'upping' her

> Armour doesn't work, then she has the option of trying the

addition T4 or T3

> . If it worked for me, and others have reported that it has worked

for them

> too, then it may well work for Caroline/Kerry

>

> Luv - Sheila

>

> Message: 8

> Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:30:37 -0000

> From: " loboshe " <usns@r...>

> Subject: Caroline...

>

>

> > You mean adding a bit of Synthroid (T4) to the Armour dosage I'm

> on? How much should I add I wonder? I'm on l 3/4 grains generic

> Armour. Or did you mean to only add t3? Sure would like to get rid

> of all my aches & pains if there's a way to do that.

>

> Caroline, it's not Synthroid or additional T3 you need!! It's more

> Armour. 1 3/4 Armour is probably no where near your optimal dose.

As

> you increase your Armour, you will be increasing your T4 and T3

> substantially. That, in turn, will rid you of those aches and

> pains. Janie