Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 > > Do you have any thyroid labs you could post? > > Rie > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy > enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > Yes. Here they are- TSH....40 (26-85) FT4....0.23 (0.17-0.42) FT3....0.41 (0.28-1.10) TPO....negative Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 > > Do you have any thyroid labs you could post? > > Rie > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy > enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > Yes. Here they are- TSH....40 (26-85) FT4....0.23 (0.17-0.42) FT3....0.41 (0.28-1.10) TPO....negative Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Do you have any thyroid labs you could post? Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > > Hi Val - could do with some advice...My adrenal labs from last year > weren't too bad > > cortisol > 8am......19 (13-24) normal > noon......2 (5-10) depressed > 4pm.......6 (3-8) normal > midnight 11 (1-4) elevated > > burden..38 (23-42) > > dhea....10 (3-10) normal > > insulin > fasting........<3 (3-12) > post prandial..<3 (5-20) > > so I tried Isocort which didn't help and licorice which I thought was > helping i.e. my temps were pretty stable. But funnily enough the > licorice I was using was discontinued so I tried another brand but > that upset my bowels. > > In the meantime I had a sneaking suspicion that my temps could be > stable without support...and yes it was the case. During my period > and the 2 weeks before it I have temps that don't fluctuate by more > than .2 it's the post-period part that wobbles a bit. > > So I decided to try some Armour to see how far I could get. I ramped > up slowly but only got to 1 1/4 grains before I started having a fast > pulse in the early afternoon - related I think to my low noon level > (tried sea salt to calm it but no). Temps stable all the while. > > What would you advise to do? I ordered some HC and it arrived this > morning. Do I need a full replacement dose? Have come off the Armour > to start afresh with the HC. > > Thanks > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 2/18/2008 5:50 AM Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Do you have any thyroid labs you could post? Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > > Hi Val - could do with some advice...My adrenal labs from last year > weren't too bad > > cortisol > 8am......19 (13-24) normal > noon......2 (5-10) depressed > 4pm.......6 (3-8) normal > midnight 11 (1-4) elevated > > burden..38 (23-42) > > dhea....10 (3-10) normal > > insulin > fasting........<3 (3-12) > post prandial..<3 (5-20) > > so I tried Isocort which didn't help and licorice which I thought was > helping i.e. my temps were pretty stable. But funnily enough the > licorice I was using was discontinued so I tried another brand but > that upset my bowels. > > In the meantime I had a sneaking suspicion that my temps could be > stable without support...and yes it was the case. During my period > and the 2 weeks before it I have temps that don't fluctuate by more > than .2 it's the post-period part that wobbles a bit. > > So I decided to try some Armour to see how far I could get. I ramped > up slowly but only got to 1 1/4 grains before I started having a fast > pulse in the early afternoon - related I think to my low noon level > (tried sea salt to calm it but no). Temps stable all the while. > > What would you advise to do? I ordered some HC and it arrived this > morning. Do I need a full replacement dose? Have come off the Armour > to start afresh with the HC. > > Thanks > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 2/18/2008 5:50 AM Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Do you have any thyroid labs you could post? Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > > Hi Val - could do with some advice...My adrenal labs from last year > weren't too bad > > cortisol > 8am......19 (13-24) normal > noon......2 (5-10) depressed > 4pm.......6 (3-8) normal > midnight 11 (1-4) elevated > > burden..38 (23-42) > > dhea....10 (3-10) normal > > insulin > fasting........<3 (3-12) > post prandial..<3 (5-20) > > so I tried Isocort which didn't help and licorice which I thought was > helping i.e. my temps were pretty stable. But funnily enough the > licorice I was using was discontinued so I tried another brand but > that upset my bowels. > > In the meantime I had a sneaking suspicion that my temps could be > stable without support...and yes it was the case. During my period > and the 2 weeks before it I have temps that don't fluctuate by more > than .2 it's the post-period part that wobbles a bit. > > So I decided to try some Armour to see how far I could get. I ramped > up slowly but only got to 1 1/4 grains before I started having a fast > pulse in the early afternoon - related I think to my low noon level > (tried sea salt to calm it but no). Temps stable all the while. > > What would you advise to do? I ordered some HC and it arrived this > morning. Do I need a full replacement dose? Have come off the Armour > to start afresh with the HC. > > Thanks > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 2/18/2008 5:50 AM Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 I would try ramoing up to no mroe than 20MG and holding it there while you work the Armour up. How ffast was your pulse? It si normql fo ti to come up as you raise thyroid. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote
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