Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Oh my, I am so upset I didnt know what to do and I took a synthroid, I mean I am getting really dizzy and dont want to end up in the ER agai, this situation is so stressful because now my doc probably wont put me back on armour, and i dont want to risk getting sick going back and forth from synthroid/armour, I have totally screwed up, I know for a fact that I felt so much better on armour even when my tsh was over 35, I felt more enery unlike with synthroid my tsh was lower but i felt miserable, good ness I need to find a godo doctor soon to regulate this, I looked online and came across this doctor thatgives phone consults he charges $270 and tells you what you need to take, not sure what to do if I should use him or what, please give me your opinion thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 I was on 2 grams, for about 4 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 by the way I am 30 years old and developed hyperthyroid after my 1st pregnancy, and with my 2nd pregnancy I took 6 pills a day of pct, I forgot the name but it was something like that, my perinatlogist prescribed them, anyway I am just losing hope, I am very depressed and stay home all day and take care of my 3 and 4 yr old, so imagine I have no energy and sometimes feel like I will pass out, thats how dizzy I get, I just wish I wouldnt have gotten this rai done, its by far the worst thing one can do to yourself, it has complicated my life and actually almost cost me my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hi again, actually i do have a bottle of armour 2 gram pills, I have alot of pills left, but what should I do, should I just take 2 armour tomorrow, and stop the synthroid? I am not sure aghh I will try to find a holistic doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 you know what i just noticed that the doctor gave me .15 mg of synthroid which equivalates to 1 1/2 grains of armour! it makes no sense to me I thought he had rasied the dose since I was on 2 grains of armour, this kin dof makes no sense to me anyway I will pray that i find a godo doc to help me with this before i go crazy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 7:41:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > I SHOULD CONTINUE ARMOUR OR START ON SYNTHROID, ANY ADVICE LET ME KNOW > SINCE > how much armour were you on? cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 2 grams (120mgs) Opps I said 150 sorry my mistake, I am totally confused with all these numbers lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:17:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > I was on 2 grams, for about 4 months > > i think you mean GRAINS. you just needed more Armour. tell the doctor you REFUSE to change because Armour is better than synthroid..but that you have to have enough to get your thyroid hormone levels higher. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:23:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > 2 gram pills, I have alot of > pills left, but what should I do, should I just take 2 armour tomorrow, and > stop the synthroid? break a pill in quarters...take 2 1/2 tomorrow. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 here is thatw ebsite for that doctor, he does seem a bit greedy I mean $270 for a phone consult is alot, he actually doesnt prescribe anything he lets you knwo what you need to take and then you inform your doc here is his website, he is making easy money doing this since he doesnt even have to see the patient or examine them. _THYROID POWER-Thyroid and Health Coaching Sessions_ (http://www.thyroidpower.com/consults.html) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 yes he is a BIG IDIOT! I agree! I mean he says bad things about armour and then gives me an even lower amount of synthroid! makes no sense to me, I found a few holistic doctors, I will call and make an appt tomorrow, meanwhile I was thinking of just taking the 2 grams of armour do you think it wont mess me up to switch back to armour after i toolk synthroid today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hi cindi yes I mean grains sorry I am crazy today, longg and confusing day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 my endo told me this when I asked to be put on armour he said when you compare armour and synthroid its like comparing an old beat up carto a mercedes!! anyway after literally begging for it he gave in and me on armour but of course a low dose to prove his point that its no good! but ever since I am taking armour I have felt more energy even when my tsh is that high, I mean of course i dont feel normal, but with synthroid i have always felt out of energy even when my tsh was low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 ok you mean take 2 and a half pills? or 2 1/2 grains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:37:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > 2 grams (120mgs) Opps I said 150 sorry my mistake, I am totally confused > with > all these numbers lol > > that's not much. up your dosage immediately by 1/2 grain i would think. are you splitting your dose or taking it all in the morning. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:45:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > Hi cindi yes I mean grains sorry I am crazy today, longg and confusing day > > sounds like it. and being that hypo isn't helping your brain function as it should. but it can get better. i think the Armour will do you just fine if you get enough of it. I would ask the doctor to run a Free T4 and Free T3 lab so you can really see for sure what is going on with your thyroid hormone levels. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:46:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > my endo told me this when I asked to be put on armour > > he said > > when you compare armour and synthroid its like comparing an old beat up > carto > a mercedes!! > which is why we all dislike endos in general. he's ill-informed. good for you for holding out for armour. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:46:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > do you think it wont mess me up to switch back to armour after i toolk > synthroid today? > i don't think it will mess you up at all. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:49:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, melly@... writes: > ok you mean take 2 and a half pills? or 2 1/2 grains? > 2 and 1/2 grains. one regular pill plus 1/4 of a pill. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Ok cindi will do that, tomorrow Thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 have you guys had chest pain, because right after I take my meds I get chest pains, and the doctor had given me topro;l but I wasnt sure whether to take it while I had low blood pressure, not sure if the toprol can stop my heart, so I havent been taking it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 In a message dated 1/13/2005 8:50:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, artisticgroom@... writes: > just one's a bicycle and one's an airplane! LOL > lol. that's a good one, valerie. hey - your neck get all better? cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Ok girls aside form all my symptoms which are so many, one that is very obvious to my husband is that I have no desire for SEX!!! none at all, he actually asks me if I still love him LOL, and I do its just that I dont feel like having sex anymore at all!!! I even let him read the thyroid book where it said that a low sex drive is common, bit of course he thinks that is all BS LOl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 hahah LOL I like the waa you put it!! and I guess the synthroid is the bike and armour is the airplane!! maybe I should mention this to the endo, bou of course i will not be seeing hima anytime soon!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 yes thats a good idea I will try to split the doses, since after I take teh meds like 30 min or so later my chest hurts soo bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.