Hello

February 9, 2004

Tony,

My heart aches for s family and for you. Yu are such a strong and good man. Not many people are as positive as you; you are such an inspiration to so many people!! My prayers are with you and s family.

Beckie

February 10, 2004

Tony,

My sincerely sympathies to you and to the families of all the dear friends that you have lost just recently. Your strength is inspiring and your compassion just wonderful. God has an incredible plan for you my friend and you're fulfilling it to your and His credit.

Stay strong Tony, we're with you in spirit.

anne

Hello

Oh My Dear Friends !

I hope that when you receive this e-mail that you are

surrounded by God's Love & Protection.

About a year or so ago I met a young man named

at my internist office and we became friends. I

try to encourage him as much as I could each time that

I saw him there or when we spoke on the phone. I didn't

saw him away from the internist office since he was still

living a lifestyle that I have left behind and I didn't want

to expose myself to those scenarios any more. Last month

shared with me that his lab showed 500 cells which I

told him that was not bad at all. With medication he could

live a long time just to hang in there and pray.

My friend killed himself this afternoon and his body was

found in the living room by his roommate when he returned

back from work. He was only 23 years old. My heart aches

so much for him right now. I wish he would have called me;

I would have run to him without hesitation but God will only

know what impulse him to take his life. I'm left with just

my prayers that Our Heavenly Father received him in heaven.

I'm planning to attend his funeral service and hopefully I will

not have a repeat experience from my last funeral service.

Please keep 's family in prayer as they face this difficult

hour.

with a broken heart,

Tony Nunez

March 23, 2004

Rhonda,

What dose are you on, if I might ask? And even if your doc didn't " give

you " a choice to take the meds 3x/day, you still have the choice. Most of

us take PTU 3x/day until we are on such a small dose that it becomes

impossible to cut the pill further.

At 01:09 PM 3/23/2004, you wrote:

>Hello !

>

>Yes, I didn't think they were going to figure it out. My doctor just

>has me taking 2 pills a day...I take one in the morning and one at

>night. He didn't really give me a choice, lol. I see him again in 6

>wks.

>

>Rhonda

March 23, 2004

,

Yeah, I know I have a choice...I just don't know much about the meds

or hyperthyroidism. So I didn't think to ask. And to answer your

question, I'm on 50mg. Is that good or bad? Again, I don't know alot

about hyperthyroidism. Any info is helpful! And thanks for replying.

Rhonda

> >Hello !

> >

> >Yes, I didn't think they were going to figure it out. My doctor

just

> >has me taking 2 pills a day...I take one in the morning and one at

> >night. He didn't really give me a choice, lol. I see him again in 6

> >wks.

> >

> >Rhonda

>

March 23, 2004

Wow, Rhonda, that is a low starting dose (I am assuming that you are taking

two 50mg tabs per day, adding up to 100mg total per day). That is probably

too low for a starting dose, unless you were very mild hyperT. Most start

at 300mg/day. What are your starting lab results? And did you get a

baseline for WBC and liver function tests?

Now is the time to start learning. You need to be on top of things if you

are to feel your best and get good results with your treatment. This is a

chronic disease, and you are in it for the long haul. Please start reading

all you can, so you will be able to make informed decisions and manage your

levels (doctors are a tool, not the ones in charge). I've seen too many

people who just went along with the doctor's advice and had RAI, only to

regret it later (your doc doesn't seem to be pushing it now, but may if he

thinks you aren't responding to the ATDs, when in fact you may be

mismanaged, as in starting on too low a dose). Please go to Mediboard.com

and start with the Thyroid Awareness 101 thread:

http://www.mediboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004549

Then, you can get the Thyroid for Dummies book. Also, Elaine 's book

is a bit more technical, but extremely valuable: Graves' Disease, A

Practical Guide. Furthermore, there is Graves_Support Group, which is

a home to me.

At 07:29 PM 3/23/2004, you wrote:

>,

>

>Yeah, I know I have a choice...I just don't know much about the meds

>or hyperthyroidism. So I didn't think to ask. And to answer your

>question, I'm on 50mg. Is that good or bad? Again, I don't know alot

>about hyperthyroidism. Any info is helpful! And thanks for replying.

>

>Rhonda

March 25, 2004

Hey ,

Yeah, it's 100mg total. I don't know what my lab results were

*exactly*..just that my T3 was high (don't know how high). I think he

just wanted to start me on a lower dose and go from there. I will

definitly check out those sites.

Question...for some reason I haven't been very hungry lately. Would

the medicine cause that? Just curious. I'm not complaining or

anything, lol.

Rhonda

> >,

> >

> >Yeah, I know I have a choice...I just don't know much about the

meds

> >or hyperthyroidism. So I didn't think to ask. And to answer your

> >question, I'm on 50mg. Is that good or bad? Again, I don't know

alot

> >about hyperthyroidism. Any info is helpful! And thanks for

replying.

> >

> >Rhonda

>

March 26, 2004

Rhonda,

Although that is a low starting dose, if you are not very hungry, that

could be a sign that your system is slowing down as it should. I can't

emphasize enough the need for you to read, read, read up on everything

related to Graves' and its treatment. Please take care of yourself and make

conscious choices; don't let the doctor do the thinking for you. If you are

on top of things, knowing what's going on and why, then you are likely to

fare much better.

Most people start on a higher dose so that the thyroid is blocked and the

excess hormone in the gland gets used up. 100mg probably doesn't block it

completely, and this is why it is usually not recommended to start at the

lower dose. But if you are responding already, and your are heading in the

right direction, then it may get you to where you need to be soon enough.

100mg is a good starting dose for those who are mildly hyperT, which would

mean mild symptoms. I was mild hyperT, and was started on 200mg/day, which

was too high for me. I should have been started on 100mg or less, and

because I was overmedicated, I lost 1/3 of my hair. Live and learn. This is

why I suggest that you do all you can to get informed. Of course, some

things do have to come through experience, but the more you know the better.

At 08:01 PM 3/25/2004, you wrote:

>Hey ,

>

>Yeah, it's 100mg total. I don't know what my lab results were

>*exactly*..just that my T3 was high (don't know how high). I think he

>just wanted to start me on a lower dose and go from there. I will

>definitly check out those sites.

>

>Question...for some reason I haven't been very hungry lately. Would

>the medicine cause that? Just curious. I'm not complaining or

>anything, lol.

>

>Rhonda

April 13, 2004

Hi -

Sorry for your troubles!!! I'm pretty much a newbie at thyroid -- but I think

people with Hashimotos Thyroiditis can fluctuate from Hypo to Hyper....

Your TSH indicates Hypo not Hyper.....I'm confused as to why he would say that

was overactive aka - Hyper! TSH above 3.0 is Hypo. Did he say what medicine he

wanted to put you on?

You've come back to a good place --- take care & hope you can get well,

Hello

Hi,

I haven't written in a very long time but I'm back. I thought I was

doing a little better after I weaned myself off of the Armour

(thought I was Hypo at the time) almost a year ago. I've been

battling with emotional problems but I just attributed it to stress

or PMS. Went to the doctor Friday and he calls today to tell me I

have an overactive thyroid and he wants to put me on meds? I have

been experiencing a lot of anxiety and panic attacks lately but then

I also have the hypo symptoms of being tired, sluggish, unable to

lose weight, dry skin, etc. I'm so confused now? He only did a TSH

and it was 7.23. Any thoughts from anyone on why this may be

happening? I have been drinking a lot of grean tea lately but that's

only been in the last two months and I was having panic attacks long

before. Could I be fluctuating between hypo and hyper? I have heard

of that in some people. I told my doctor to hold off on prescribing

anything, I wanted to consult you guys (the real experts). Thanks!

April 13, 2004

Thanks ! You're right, I called my doctor back and the nurse I spoke to

the first time, obviously didn't know what she was talking about. I'm going to

set up an appt. with an endocrinologist.

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