Re: synthetic thyroid hormone

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In a message dated 10/23/2004 11:50:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

marianne@... writes:

Try armour thyroid.

nne

I was diagnosed with a low functioning thyroid also and will have to start

medicine soon, is Armour your best bet to get your thyroid on track? I am

feeling horrible and have gained 25lbs, will it help to regulate my thyroid

better than Synthroid? I have heard Armour is a much better choice?

Thanks

Vicki 's Mommy HFA/Mercury Poisoned 7.10 months old

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Try armour thyroid.

nne

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From: JLJukoski@... [mailto:JLJukoski@...]

Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:31 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] synthetic thyroid hormone

I am a mom of two mercury-poisoned boys, though I appear to not be

mercury-poisoned myself. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 15 years

ago and

have been taking synthroid or levoxyl since then. During my almost 6 years

of

breastfeeding my children, I have had 60-70 serious episodes of mastitis

(extreme fever and flu symptoms, requiring antibiotics). A University of

land

high-risk OB determined (while I was pregnant with #2) that the cause of my

mastitis was an improperly monitored thyroid level. My thyroid condition

was then

closely monitored by an endocrinologist. This did result in a much lower

frequency of mastitis, though it still occured. I am still breastfeeding my

3

year old and plan to conceive within a year. I am interested in switching

to a

natural thyroid hormone. Is this something I should consider? I definitely

will breastfeed my next baby. Also, I have a deficiency of Immunoglobulin

A,

which my immunologist says is a big factor in my recurrent mastitis. What

can

I do to prevent mastitis, as far as supplements, etc.? Thanks so much for

your help!

Jukoski

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In a message dated 10/24/2004 1:05:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

lanellici@... writes:

I've been on levoxyl for about 5 months, so far it has done nothing

to make me feel better although my TSH numbers are down a little.

Tomorrow I've going back to the endocrinologist and if he refuses to

prescribe Armour like he did before I am firing him.

So tired of having to deal with yet another doctor who is

contemptuous of someone finding out information on the net.

Why is it so hard to get doctors to prescribe Armour? I am praying I do not

run into this problem?

Is it really very hard to get treated with Armour?

Thanks

Vicki

[Guest guest]

,

You do realize that mercury affects the thyroid, right?

Barb

Re: [ ] synthetic thyroid hormone

>

> I am a mom of two mercury-poisoned boys, though I appear to not be

> mercury-poisoned myself. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 15

> years ago and

> have been taking synthroid or levoxyl since then. During my almost 6

> years of

> breastfeeding my children, I have had 60-70 serious episodes of mastitis

> (extreme fever and flu symptoms, requiring antibiotics). A University of

> land

> high-risk OB determined (while I was pregnant with #2) that the cause of

> my

> mastitis was an improperly monitored thyroid level. My thyroid condition

> was then

> closely monitored by an endocrinologist. This did result in a much lower

> frequency of mastitis, though it still occured. I am still breastfeeding

> my 3

> year old and plan to conceive within a year. I am interested in switching

> to a

> natural thyroid hormone. Is this something I should consider? I

> definitely

> will breastfeed my next baby. Also, I have a deficiency of Immunoglobulin

> A,

> which my immunologist says is a big factor in my recurrent mastitis. What

> can

> I do to prevent mastitis, as far as supplements, etc.? Thanks so much for

> your help!

> Jukoski

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I was diagnosed with a low functioning thyroid also and will have

to start

> medicine soon, is Armour your best bet to get your thyroid on

track? I am

> feeling horrible and have gained 25lbs, will it help to regulate

my thyroid

> better than Synthroid? I have heard Armour is a much better choice?

> Thanks

> Vicki 's Mommy HFA/Mercury Poisoned 7.10 months old

I've been on levoxyl for about 5 months, so far it has done nothing

to make me feel better although my TSH numbers are down a little.

Tomorrow I've going back to the endocrinologist and if he refuses to

prescribe Armour like he did before I am firing him.

So tired of having to deal with yet another doctor who is

contemptuous of someone finding out information on the net.

Nell