Re: newbie to LDN. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis circa 2001

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>How fast and how far can one expect the thyroid hormone replacement needs

>to go down?

You can't *expect* it. Some people's need goes down, others don't. I have

not, yet I feel so much better than I did. Follow the instructions under

the CAUTIONS on the www.ldninfo.org website for dosage, which is to say

start at 1.5mg/day, wait a couple weeks, move to 3.0mg/day, couple weeks

later move the 4.5mg/day. Starting low allows observation for whether

you'll need to lower your thyroid dose. The instructions are that if there

is a " hyper " reaction under the LDN, to continue the LDN and lower the

thyroid dose, since that's the goal (some people wonder if they should stop

the LDN).

I went undiagnosed for more than 10 years and was extremely ill when

finally got help, I think people who are younger and haven't been ill as

long may have a better response. But my point is, there is no standard

response that you can point at. However, if there is going to be a

response, it is generally thought that it will happen early on, which is

why the caution about ramping up the dose. I guess I still have hope my

situation could change over time.

hope this helps,

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At 11:18 AM 9/30/2010, you wrote:

>Hello everyone,

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>I wish I had found out about LDN many years ago. I was diagnosed with

>Hashimoto's back in 2001 while in college.

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>Thyroid Hormone replacement history.

> I went from Synthroid to Armour Thyroid and felt much better then back

> to mostly Levoxyl with a little Armour Thyroid in it recently (Dr. Ken

> Blanchard's: " What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypothyroidism: A

> Simple Plan for Extraordinary Results " 2% solution), because I saw my

> free T4 was in the low range and it is inversely related to cholesterol

> levels (particularly small dense LDL--despite diet!).

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>I've never been obese thanks to low carbohydrate dieting, but have gone

>face down on carbs quite a bit throughout. About a 10 lb yo-yo of

>sorts. Love pizza. It was brought to my attention that Dr. Bernstein

>(Diabetes solution author) prescribes LDN for carb cravings.

>

>I am taking selenium to reduce TPO antibodies (off and on), and was tested

>negative for celiac disease.

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>So I have hopes that I will be able to reduce my dependance on replacement

>thyroid hormone and am wondering about the success with Hashimoto's. How

>fast and how far can one expect the thyroid hormone replacement needs to

>go down?

>

>I'm looking forward to contributing and sharing valuable

>insight/experience with others here.

>

>Warm Greetings,

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