Re: Another new person

[Guest guest]

Dear Chris: Have you used any homeopathy for ocd? I would love to see some

data, if there is any on this. I am so tired of trying meds. They play with

my daughter's personality and I hate them.. Unfortunately, she needs

something. We have yet to find a medicine that works more than 50%. Am I

expecting too much? Sheree

[Guest guest]

>Sheree,

There's no data that I know of on successful treatment of OCD w/homeopathy,

but I did read this in " Ritalin Free Kids " a 1996 book by two homeopaths,

Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman and Ulman (interesting homeopathy case

studies with ADD kids that you might want to check out):

" A 1991 review of over 100 homeopathic research studies published between

1966 and 1990 showed that homeopathy showed positive results in 76 percent

of the studies in conditions including infections, digestive disorders,

influenza, hay fever, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, recovery from

surgery and psychological problems. The authors concluded that they could

not account for the positive results, but that further research with

improved methodology was warranted. " They also cite a study on asthma

sufferers where 82% of the homeopathic group showed significant improvement

compared to 38% in the placebo group.

I have been doing constitutional treatment with homeopathy for my daughter

for the last year and a halfŠbefore I knew she had OCDŠto try to bring her

more into balance. She's always been extremely shy, physically

uncoordinated, somewhat immature for her age. (I should also add that she's

loving, enthusiastic, and a gifted artist!) I do believe the remedy had

some effect. She made substantial progress on her shyness, lost much of her

physical awkardness and was doing pretty great overall before this latest

episode with OCD. Homeopaths say results can be dramatic, but my experience

has been that it's a very gradual process.

We changed remedies two weeks ago to arsenic (the remedies are highly

dilute, eating a whole bottle of the pellets would be harmless) to address

her fear of poison. Her OCD aggravated right after I gave the remedy (it

often does for several days if it's the right remedy) and has slowly

improved (from about a 10 to a 5) since then. It's hard to say if it's

working for sureŠcould be the CBT or natural ebb and flow of the OCD. My

homeopath says he is treating an adult with OCD and has lessened his

symptoms from a 9 to a 3 in severity.

I believe you can do homeopathy concurrently with meds so there's no real

" risk. " For more info, you might want to contact the National Center

(of/for?) Homeopathy, which I think has a referral list.

Chris

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Chris: Thanks for your response on homeopathy. I will do further

research as you suggested. Sheree

[Guest guest]

Dear Elaine, I'm so glad you found us! I normally write nice long letters,

but I've got carpel tunnel right now in one wrist and it hurts to type very

long. So I'm just going to say Welcome and I'm glad you found something to

help you. It can seem like forever when you are waiting for help and

nothing is helping. I'm glad you wrote and write more often. Take care and

keep in touch. Love, Fran

[ ] Another new person

I found this group on Sep 1, 2004 but have not posted anything until

now. I would like to say being diagnosed with PA has been

devastating to me. My name is Elaine, I am 54 and I live in Ohio. It

is time to say Thank you for all the good information. It has

helped me so much. It all started with my knee being swollen last

November, I go to GP and he sent me for a MRI and Orth DR. He drain

it and a shot of Cortisone. Then I noticed dry skin on my legs and a

patch on my arm, my scalp was also dry in the back, not all over. I

really thought it was because of the cold weather. Then in February

I was shoveling snow and slipped on the ice, hitting my elbow

pushing my shoulder up into the neck and hitting the back of my

head. It sent a shock thru me. I also retired from Government

Civil Service in Feb. I am thinking I am going to travel, going to

see the Grandchildren one in Washington State and another in

California. I started Curves, two days later I could hardly walk,

and both knees started swelling. I called the orth Dr he gave me

Bextra to reduce the swelling. It did not work. So he drained both

knees 2 weeks later with shots of cortisone. The dry skin started

to spread on my legs and scalp. So I go to the doctor (my GP

partner) in March and he sees my knee swollen and the dry skin (now

some places on my face) he tells me he thinks my body is attacking

its self and run all kinds of blood tests. He prescribes

Methylprednisolone. 6 days later his nurse called and has

prescription for NAPROXEN called in and is going to make an

appointment with a dermatologist. I stop taking the Bextra while on

NAPROXEN. I am miserable, can not sleep. The pain is really bad. I

go for my yearly physical (April) with my regular GP he is shocked

to see my condition, Knee swollen, rash on legs and arm and the

scalp. He has more tests done, x-rays of the neck, EKG. The x-rays

showed 3 bone spurs in the neck. The Dermatologist says I have

eczema and he gives me elidel, olux and asulferidne. I went for my

follow-up with my GP and it was like a light went off. Psoriatic

Arthritis. He has only seen one other person with it in his medical

career. He gave me Prednisone and told me to stop everything else.

I took it for two weeks. It did not do anything. I noticed my big

toenail has the Psorsis. I have the overlay (harder) put on my

finger nails. Went to see a Ryumetologist. There's more test, more

x-rays, before he will give me anything. Finally 25 June, I start

MTX 4, 2.5mg a week, Celebrex, Folic Acid, Calcium and vitamin.

The pain is almost unbearable, I would be crying and wakes my

husband up and he is in another bedroom. He feels so helpless. I

did that for 2 weeks and the pain was so bad, I called the rym they

up the MTX to 5 pills a week 2 weeks later still pain in the knee,

I could hardly walk, changed from Celebrex to Vioxx and MTX 6 pills

a week. I felt nothing but pain, no side effects from any of the

medicine. The rym said try Physico Therapy, did that for a month.

Still nothing helps. The Dr did give me Darvocet for the pain. I

could not tell. The Psoriasis did get better, I was out in the sun

a lot and the medicine probably did help. In Aug my left knee

starts to swell, the right knee is 4 ½ inches bigger. The very next

week the right wrist starts swell, the thumb looks like a sausage

and painful. Now 7 MTX a week. I am supposed to be getting better

and this mess is getting worse. My GP gave me vicodin, and it did

not touch the pain. Then I find this group and feel really bad

reading that some of you have had this for years. I have learned so

much. I went to the rym 8 Oct 04 Friday and started Enbrel

injections, I am taking the 7 MTX, Celebrex, Folic Acid, Calcium and

vitamin. Monday, three days later, I have a new lease on life,

there is no pain, and the swelling is going down. Thank You.

Thank You for listening. Elaine

[Guest guest]

---

Hi Elaine and welcome to our group.

Sorry you have had such a terrible time. My GP didn't diagnose my PA-

he didn't know what was wrong with me, finally I went to a Rheumy on

my own-thank God my husband's insurance allowed me to do this-he

started me on MTX and folic acid-I was already on Celebrex, also the

pain patch and Vicodin.

I'm really sorry about your pain, but maybe now you can go and visit

your grandchildren.

God Bless, Sue in Michigan.

In , " Elaine Weight "

<weightke@s...> wrote:

>

>

> I found this group on Sep 1, 2004 but have not posted anything

until

> now. I would like to say being diagnosed with PA has been

> devastating to me. My name is Elaine, I am 54 and I live in Ohio.

It

> is time to say Thank you for all the good information. It has

> helped me so much. It all started with my knee being swollen last

> November, I go to GP and he sent me for a MRI and Orth DR. He

drain

> it and a shot of Cortisone. Then I noticed dry skin on my legs and

a

> patch on my arm, my scalp was also dry in the back, not all over.

I

> really thought it was because of the cold weather. Then in

February

> I was shoveling snow and slipped on the ice, hitting my elbow

> pushing my shoulder up into the neck and hitting the back of my

> head. It sent a shock thru me. I also retired from Government

> Civil Service in Feb. I am thinking I am going to travel, going to

> see the Grandchildren one in Washington State and another in

> California. I started Curves, two days later I could hardly walk,

> and both knees started swelling. I called the orth Dr he gave me

> Bextra to reduce the swelling. It did not work. So he drained

both

> knees 2 weeks later with shots of cortisone. The dry skin started

> to spread on my legs and scalp. So I go to the doctor (my GP

> partner) in March and he sees my knee swollen and the dry skin (now

> some places on my face) he tells me he thinks my body is attacking

> its self and run all kinds of blood tests. He prescribes

> Methylprednisolone. 6 days later his nurse called and has

> prescription for NAPROXEN called in and is going to make an

> appointment with a dermatologist. I stop taking the Bextra while on

> NAPROXEN. I am miserable, can not sleep. The pain is really bad. I

> go for my yearly physical (April) with my regular GP he is shocked

> to see my condition, Knee swollen, rash on legs and arm and the

> scalp. He has more tests done, x-rays of the neck, EKG. The x-rays

> showed 3 bone spurs in the neck. The Dermatologist says I have

> eczema and he gives me elidel, olux and asulferidne. I went for

my

> follow-up with my GP and it was like a light went off. Psoriatic

> Arthritis. He has only seen one other person with it in his medical

> career. He gave me Prednisone and told me to stop everything else.

> I took it for two weeks. It did not do anything. I noticed my

big

> toenail has the Psorsis. I have the overlay (harder) put on my

> finger nails. Went to see a Ryumetologist. There's more test,

more

> x-rays, before he will give me anything. Finally 25 June, I start

> MTX 4, 2.5mg a week, Celebrex, Folic Acid, Calcium and vitamin.

> The pain is almost unbearable, I would be crying and wakes my

> husband up and he is in another bedroom. He feels so helpless. I

> did that for 2 weeks and the pain was so bad, I called the rym they

> up the MTX to 5 pills a week 2 weeks later still pain in the

knee,

> I could hardly walk, changed from Celebrex to Vioxx and MTX 6

pills

> a week. I felt nothing but pain, no side effects from any of the

> medicine. The rym said try Physico Therapy, did that for a month.

> Still nothing helps. The Dr did give me Darvocet for the pain. I

> could not tell. The Psoriasis did get better, I was out in the sun

> a lot and the medicine probably did help. In Aug my left knee

> starts to swell, the right knee is 4 ½ inches bigger. The very

next

> week the right wrist starts swell, the thumb looks like a sausage

> and painful. Now 7 MTX a week. I am supposed to be getting better

> and this mess is getting worse. My GP gave me vicodin, and it did

> not touch the pain. Then I find this group and feel really bad

> reading that some of you have had this for years. I have learned

so

> much. I went to the rym 8 Oct 04 Friday and started Enbrel

> injections, I am taking the 7 MTX, Celebrex, Folic Acid, Calcium

and

> vitamin. Monday, three days later, I have a new lease on life,

> there is no pain, and the swelling is going down. Thank You.

>

> Thank You for listening. Elaine

[Guest guest]

HI Elaine,

Your story sounds so similar to many of us here. I also have the pains and

just had my knee drained not that long ago. I went undiagnosed for many

years. It is great that your GP diagnoses you. I'm glad you found us here

because you will find it to be a blessing knowing there are other people out

there

like yourself. I al going to start double doses of Enbrel this weeks since

the single did clear my skin but did nothing for the joint pain. I will be

taking that along with Naprosyn 500 mg and flexeril for fibromyalgia.

Janet

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I am so glad the Enbrel is working so well.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Thanks Fran, I really enjoy reading your emails. I hope you are feeling better.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Janet, thanks for the welcome. I have had my right knee drained 5 times in 9

months. The last two times not much fluid came out. The Enbrel is helping with

the swelling and the pain.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Dear Elaine, thanks for the compliments. My wrists are bad tonight, so I

shouldn't be typing, but here I am...lol. All in all I thick they are

getting better though, so I'm feeling better about it all. Thanks for

asking. love, Fran

RE: [ ] Another new person

Thanks Fran, I really enjoy reading your emails. I hope you are feeling

better. Elaine

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaine,

Welcome to the group. I know you have been here since the beginning of

September but that was after me so I can say that. lol

You have had a hard time of it with it progressing quite rapidly. I see you

have had plenty of people respond already so as you can see, it is a pretty

active group (Considering what it is we suffer from. lol)

It is great that the Enbrel is working well for you. Hope it keeps up.

Keep posting and take care,

[Guest guest]

Every time I read a posting from a new person I have " flash

backs " ...Your experience sounds so much like mine and many others !

I'm glad you got onto the Enbrel and that it's helped so much and so

fast! I had the same type of dramatic results ! I am very very

happy for you !! I consider it to be my miracle...I'm glad to share

the success!!

I have a question to throw out to the group...I've heard that, in

some people, over time the benefits can wear off. Does anybody have

info. to share on this? I worry a bit about that possibility. My

plan is to enjoy every day that I feel good.

>

>

> I found this group on Sep 1, 2004 but have not posted anything

until

> now. I would like to say being diagnosed with PA has been

> devastating to me. My name is Elaine, I am 54 and I live in Ohio.

It

> is time to say Thank you for all the good information. It has

> helped me so much. It all started with my knee being swollen last

> November, I go to GP and he sent me for a MRI and Orth DR. He

drain

> it and a shot of Cortisone. Then I noticed dry skin on my legs and

a

> patch on my arm, my scalp was also dry in the back, not all over.

I

> really thought it was because of the cold weather. Then in

February

> I was shoveling snow and slipped on the ice, hitting my elbow

> pushing my shoulder up into the neck and hitting the back of my

> head. It sent a shock thru me. I also retired from Government

> Civil Service in Feb. I am thinking I am going to travel, going

to

> see the Grandchildren one in Washington State and another in

> California. I started Curves, two days later I could hardly walk,

> and both knees started swelling. I called the orth Dr he gave me

> Bextra to reduce the swelling. It did not work. So he drained

both

> knees 2 weeks later with shots of cortisone. The dry skin started

> to spread on my legs and scalp. So I go to the doctor (my GP

> partner) in March and he sees my knee swollen and the dry skin

(now

> some places on my face) he tells me he thinks my body is attacking

> its self and run all kinds of blood tests. He prescribes

> Methylprednisolone. 6 days later his nurse called and has

> prescription for NAPROXEN called in and is going to make an

> appointment with a dermatologist. I stop taking the Bextra while

on

> NAPROXEN. I am miserable, can not sleep. The pain is really bad. I

> go for my yearly physical (April) with my regular GP he is

shocked

> to see my condition, Knee swollen, rash on legs and arm and the

> scalp. He has more tests done, x-rays of the neck, EKG. The x-

rays

> showed 3 bone spurs in the neck. The Dermatologist says I have

> eczema and he gives me elidel, olux and asulferidne. I went for

my

> follow-up with my GP and it was like a light went off. Psoriatic

> Arthritis. He has only seen one other person with it in his

medical

> career. He gave me Prednisone and told me to stop everything

else.

> I took it for two weeks. It did not do anything. I noticed my

big

> toenail has the Psorsis. I have the overlay (harder) put on my

> finger nails. Went to see a Ryumetologist. There's more test,

more

> x-rays, before he will give me anything. Finally 25 June, I start

> MTX 4, 2.5mg a week, Celebrex, Folic Acid, Calcium and vitamin.

> The pain is almost unbearable, I would be crying and wakes my

> husband up and he is in another bedroom. He feels so helpless. I

> did that for 2 weeks and the pain was so bad, I called the rym

they

> up the MTX to 5 pills a week 2 weeks later still pain in the

knee,

> I could hardly walk, changed from Celebrex to Vioxx and MTX 6

pills

> a week. I felt nothing but pain, no side effects from any of the

> medicine. The rym said try Physico Therapy, did that for a month.

> Still nothing helps. The Dr did give me Darvocet for the pain. I

> could not tell. The Psoriasis did get better, I was out in the

sun

> a lot and the medicine probably did help. In Aug my left knee

> starts to swell, the right knee is 4 ½ inches bigger. The very

next

> week the right wrist starts swell, the thumb looks like a sausage

> and painful. Now 7 MTX a week. I am supposed to be getting better

> and this mess is getting worse. My GP gave me vicodin, and it did

> not touch the pain. Then I find this group and feel really bad

> reading that some of you have had this for years. I have learned

so

> much. I went to the rym 8 Oct 04 Friday and started Enbrel

> injections, I am taking the 7 MTX, Celebrex, Folic Acid, Calcium

and

> vitamin. Monday, three days later, I have a new lease on life,

> there is no pain, and the swelling is going down. Thank You.

>

> Thank You for listening. Elaine

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

can help me.

In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

everything else was fine and I didn't have any

symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

attitude.

Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

taking it, I did some research and tried instead

eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

poultry.

I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your time.

I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

[Guest guest]

Welcome ,

Sorry, looks like you wrote this awhile ago. is sleeping again.

Yes, this is a very helpful group. You will learn much.

I was where you are at now about 20 some years ago. If you wait to go on any

thyroid

med, you will only add problems. You will begin to have problems that may be

more

difficult to correct, for one, weight gain. The sooner you are diagnosed and

the sooner

you start the meds the better off you are. That being said, I was on synthroid

for most of

those 20 yrs and felt like crap most of the time. This past year I was able to

find a doctor

that would prescribe Armour after dealing with a least two doctos that were not

giving me

anywhere near the amount of thyroid I needed. In that time I put on over 25#.

I have lost

12 of those but because I went so long before getting the proper dose, I am not

sure I will

ever be able to get rid of the extra weight. I do feel so much better otherwise

with the

Armour. Good luck to you. If I were you I would start on something that works

for you.

Venizia

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

> can help me.

>

> In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

> everything else was fine and I didn't have any

> symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

> attitude.

>

> Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

> a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

> prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

> taking it, I did some research and tried instead

> eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

> I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

> between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

> supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

> poultry.

>

> I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

> alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

> really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

> know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

> prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

> things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

>

> Thanks so much for your time.

> I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow. It looks like has been holding on to lot's of posts AGAIN.

There can be unseen things going on in your body like high cholesterol and

we all know what happens when that goes on. Have you had your cholesterol

checked? Many docs don't know to do that when your hypo. Definitely don't

go untreated. Taking soy out of your diet is also good (unless its been

fermented...thank you chuck). You'll want to have a gluten free diet as well

Visit www.stopthethyroidmadness.com and let this be your hypo Bible. Keep

us posted on all your labs!

Crystal

-- Re: Another new person

Hi everyone,

I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

can help me.

In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

everything else was fine and I didn't have any

symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

attitude.

Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

taking it, I did some research and tried instead

eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

poultry.

I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your time.

I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

[Guest guest]

,

You wrote:

> ... different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

> prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily.

Surely you mean 0.1 mg. 1 mg would probably be fatal. Why did you

choose not to take it?

You should either take the Synthroid or try the Armour, but don't ignore

this, simply because the symptoms are not obvious yet. You could be

doing real damage without knowing it.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Hi, . Welcome to the list.

First, congratulations! You are one of the lucky few who have no

symptoms; at least none that are troublesome. I'm the same. But many

here go through pure h*ll trying to get to where they feel as well as

you and I do.

My doctor put me on 75 mcg Synthroid per day [i hope that's right] and

my numbers returned toward normal.

Soy attacks your thyroid gland as well as it's product in your body;

so it's probably not a bad idea to stay away from it.

IIRC the iodine you're taking is several hundred times the recommended

dosage; as some people show toxic response starting about 150 mcg [is

that the right measure?]. However, on this list I believe Gracia and

Sam take 50 mg daily; and swear by it.

My suggestion is to take the Synthroid or the Armour. How much Armour

did your doctor prescribe? Usually the dosage is titrated; in that one

starts with a relatively small dosage and check your numbers every 6 to

8 weeks and adjust accordingly.

Do you have Hashimoto's?

Luck,

>

> Re: Another new person

>

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>

> Posted by: " Silver " susanjsilver@...

>

<mailto:susanjsilver@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Another%20new%20person>

> susanjsilver <susanjsilver>

>

>

> Sun Dec 9, 2007 1:10 pm (PST)

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

> can help me.

>

> In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

> everything else was fine and I didn't have any

> symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

> attitude.

>

> Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

> a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

> prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

> taking it, I did some research and tried instead

> eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

> I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

> between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

> supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

> poultry.

>

> I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

> alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

> really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

> know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

> prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

> things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

>

> Thanks so much for your time.

> I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

>

[Guest guest]

I have my account just put bulk make in the folder and I just hit DELETE

when

it looks like there's lots in there. I don't even know why I thought to

actually look in

the folder, but when I did I found 14 pieces of mail from hypothroidism that

went

in there in error. What is going on?

Roni

Crystal <sweetnwright@...> wrote:

Wow. It looks like has been holding on to lot's of posts AGAIN.

There can be unseen things going on in your body like high cholesterol and

we all know what happens when that goes on. Have you had your cholesterol

checked? Many docs don't know to do that when your hypo. Definitely don't

go untreated. Taking soy out of your diet is also good (unless its been

fermented...thank you chuck). You'll want to have a gluten free diet as well

Visit www.stopthethyroidmadness.com and let this be your hypo Bible. Keep

us posted on all your labs!

Crystal

-- Re: Another new person

Hi everyone,

I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

can help me.

In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

everything else was fine and I didn't have any

symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

attitude.

Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

taking it, I did some research and tried instead

eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

poultry.

I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your time.

I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

[Guest guest]

I agree but I think the first thing a person should try is high dose

iodine/iodide. Hopefully Shomon will be addressing the iodine issue soon.

Gracia

,

You wrote:

> ... different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

> prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily.

Surely you mean 0.1 mg. 1 mg would probably be fatal. Why did you

choose not to take it?

You should either take the Synthroid or try the Armour, but don't ignore

this, simply because the symptoms are not obvious yet. You could be

doing real damage without knowing it.

Chuck

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the amount of Iosol she is taking is nothing. Iosol is only iodine I think?

Thyroid gland has a need for iodide. That is why Lugols or Iodoral is

preferable. 50mg is a therapeutic dose.

Gracia

Hi, . Welcome to the list.

First, congratulations! You are one of the lucky few who have no

symptoms; at least none that are troublesome. I'm the same. But many

here go through pure h*ll trying to get to where they feel as well as

you and I do.

My doctor put me on 75 mcg Synthroid per day [i hope that's right] and

my numbers returned toward normal.

Soy attacks your thyroid gland as well as it's product in your body;

so it's probably not a bad idea to stay away from it.

IIRC the iodine you're taking is several hundred times the recommended

dosage; as some people show toxic response starting about 150 mcg [is

that the right measure?]. However, on this list I believe Gracia and

Sam take 50 mg daily; and swear by it.

My suggestion is to take the Synthroid or the Armour. How much Armour

did your doctor prescribe? Usually the dosage is titrated; in that one

starts with a relatively small dosage and check your numbers every 6 to

8 weeks and adjust accordingly.

Do you have Hashimoto's?

Luck,

>

> >

> Posted by: " Silver " susanjsilver@...

> <mailto:susanjsilver@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Another%20new%20person>

> susanjsilver <susanjsilver>

>

>

> Sun Dec 9, 2007 1:10 pm (PST)

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

> can help me.

>

> In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

> everything else was fine and I didn't have any

> symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

> attitude.

>

> Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

> a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

> prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

> taking it, I did some research and tried instead

> eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

> I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

> between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

> supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

> poultry.

>

> I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

> alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

> really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

> know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

> prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

> things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

>

> Thanks so much for your time.

> I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

>

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Hello . Welcome. I am also hypothyroid. These guys on this forum are so

caring, thorough, educated and helpful. I dont know much but I care about

people.

Kind regards,

Suzanne

Silver <susanjsilver@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

can help me.

In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

everything else was fine and I didn't have any

symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

attitude.

Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

taking it, I did some research and tried instead

eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

poultry.

I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your time.

I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

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Most of the people ignore me

Suzanne Booth <suegeoboo@...> wrote: Hello . Welcome. I am

also hypothyroid. These guys on this forum are so caring, thorough, educated and

helpful. I dont know much but I care about people.

Kind regards,

Suzanne

Silver <susanjsilver@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am so delighted to have found this group! hope you

can help me.

In 2003 I had a TSH reading of 6.59. Because

everything else was fine and I didn't have any

symptoms, the doctor maintained a wait-and-see

attitude.

Nearly 3 months ago, I had a TSH reading of 7.797 and

a different doctor said I had hypothyroidism, and

prescribed me 1 mg of Synthroid daily. Instead of

taking it, I did some research and tried instead

eliminating all soy from my diet (I'm a vegetarian, so

I was eating way too many soy products) and adding

between 1830 and 3660 mcg of Iosol brand iodine

supplement daily. I also began to occasionally eat

poultry.

I took another test yesterday with high hopes, but

alas, my TSH is now 9.677! The odd thing is that I

really have no symptoms and feel pretty good. I don't

know what to try next. The doctor did give me a

prescription for Armour, but I'd rather try some other

things before even going on that. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your time.

I'm looking forward to some words of wisdom!

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I don't

Gracia

Most of the people ignore me

Suzanne Booth <suegeoboo@...> wrote: Hello . Welcome. I am also

hypothyroid. These guys on this forum are so caring, thorough, educated and

helpful. I dont know much but I care about people.

Kind regards,

Suzanne

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Suzanne Booth wrote:

>

> Most of the people ignore me

This particular list currently has 2,340 subscribers. Many of us

subscribe to other lists as well. I average about 650 messages a day, on

each of two computers. If you really want a response, you should give

detailed information, ask specific questions about something beyond the

introductory information, and repeat the critical data with every exchange.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Suzanne, the last message I saw from you had a quote from Chuck and/or

someone else, but nothing from you. There was nothing to respond to;

except to maybe tell you your message somehow disappeared. And I

thought that when you saw a message here from you with no message in it

you would be aware of what happened. Don't give up...

>

> Re: Another new person

>

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>

> Posted by: " Suzanne Booth " suegeoboo@...

> <mailto:suegeoboo@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Another%20new%20person>

> suegeoboo <suegeoboo>

>

>

> Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:49 pm (PST)

>

> Most of the people ignore me

>

> Suzanne Booth <suegeoboo@... <mailto:suegeoboo%40.co.uk>>

> wrote: Hello . Welcome. I am also hypothyroid. These guys on this

> forum are so caring, thorough, educated and helpful. I dont know much

> but I care about people.

> Kind regards,

> Suzanne