Re: Hyper??? Need help PLEASE

[Guest guest]

call the office ask for a copy of your tests results to be faxed to a

number (a friend, one of those services, anywhere you know a fax)

tell them you need it for insurance--they will do this for you---or

tell them you will pick up a copy if they can't fax it or mail it to

you!!!

the only way you will know what is going on is to get that copy

you must be low in t3 if he wants to increase it --but with heart

palps something is not right--maybe too much t4--but without test

results we know nothing.

if you did better on armour tell him and maybe he will switch you back

benadryl will give you heart palps too--not a good idea at all--bad

idea here---all antihistamines speed you up not slow you down.

this will raise you blood pressure and pulse---

It's a no -no for thyroid patients to use antihistamines. I send info

> Hi All! I need your help again. I have been on 100 mcg of levoxyl

and 10 mcg

> of cytomel for almost 4 weeks. (Former Armour user). With no labs

my doc

> wanted me to raise cytomel more but I did not. Last week I had two

nights of heart

> palps and couldn't sleep. I took Benadryl which calmed the palps

and I was

> able to get some sleep which I really need or else I'm worthless

the next day.

> The two nights last week this happened it only happened when I

layed down to go

> to sleep and couldn't sleep. Then I was OK for several days. Now

this week

> the last three days in a row I have had palps beginning early

evening (and an

> increase pulse from 60 to 72) and it's now almost 3:00 AM and I

still have them.

> I reduced my dosage today to 5 mcg of cytomel. Do you think I will

see a

> difference from this reduction in a few days? I don't want to keep

having to take

> the benadryl to get some sleep. These are the really the only

symptoms I have

> but I'm sure it must indicate being hyper. What advice do you have

for me and

> what would you do if you were in my shoes? I was thinking of

staying on the 5

> mcg of cytomel for a few more days and see how that goes. If the

palps don't

> go away I suppose I need to reduce the levoxyl? I am more

conservative than my

> doc is so I'm trying to figure this out on my own. Also, if I only

reduce the

> cytomel and then I'm OK I want to have labs drawn in a few more

weeks. Would

> they be accurate or would I have to wait longer? Sorry for so many

questions

> but I know all of you nice people can help me. I am currently

taking iron

> because my ferritin was low. I take my full dosage of

levoxyl/cytomel about 4:00 in

> the early morning so it doesn't interfere with my iron and calcium

I take

> later. The palps don't start until 12 or more hours later. The one

night the palps

> went away before bedtime and I still couldn't sleep so I assumed I

was hyper?

> Thanks so much in advance for any help you can give me.

>

> Dee

>

>

>

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Your plea sounds like the one I issued last week. I have had some

good days this week so will tell you what I have done. This is only

what has worked for me. No dr. was involved. I had taken synthroid

for 6 weeks when the hyper symptoms surfaced with heart palps and

other things. I have now been completely off the synthroid for 3

weeks.

I read the online nutrition sites and decided to try some vitamins.

My multi gives a very small amount of potassium and magnesium. I

started by supplementing them a little, breaking a standard tablet

in half or fourths. I also read that selinium is needed for the

body to convert t4, synthroid, to t3, usable thyroid hormone. I

added some selinium to my list. I was basing my decision on my gut

feeling and what I had read. I also have a good scientific

background. I am watching what I eat, trying to balance

electrolytes. A banana stopped the palps one night. The last 2

nights I have slept well without palps and felt good during the

day. I have taken my multi vitamin, 1200 mg of calcium plus D,

(1/2) of each; vit b complex, magnesium, vit c, selinium ; a whole

potassium and last night a fish oil complex. I have taken 1/2 of a

500mg tyrosine and used my natural progesterone.

When I look at my November tests, I was in the upper range for t4

when tested but in the lower range of normal for t3. I think Ihave

been deficient in selinium and not converting what was available.

That plus the soy I have used for 4 years elevated the TSH without a

lot of other symptoms. I am going to stay with this for a while

and see what happens. Joan

> Hi All! I need your help again. I have been on 100 mcg of levoxyl

and 10 mcg

> of cytomel for almost 4 weeks. (Former Armour user). With no labs

my doc

> wanted me to raise cytomel more but I did not. Last week I had two

nights of heart

> palps and couldn't sleep. I took Benadryl which calmed the palps

and I was

> able to get some sleep which I really need or else I'm worthless

the next day.

> The two nights last week this happened it only happened when I

layed down to go

> to sleep and couldn't sleep. Then I was OK for several days. Now

this week

> the last three days in a row I have had palps beginning early

evening (and an

> increase pulse from 60 to 72) and it's now almost 3:00 AM and I

still have them.

> I reduced my dosage today to 5 mcg of cytomel.

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what about natural antihistamines like quercetin?

Re: Hyper??? Need help PLEASE

> call the office ask for a copy of your tests results to be faxed to a

> number (a friend, one of those services, anywhere you know a fax)

> tell them you need it for insurance--they will do this for you---or

> tell them you will pick up a copy if they can't fax it or mail it to

> you!!!

>

> the only way you will know what is going on is to get that copy

>

> you must be low in t3 if he wants to increase it --but with heart

> palps something is not right--maybe too much t4--but without test

> results we know nothing.

>

> if you did better on armour tell him and maybe he will switch you back

>

> benadryl will give you heart palps too--not a good idea at all--bad

> idea here---all antihistamines speed you up not slow you down.

>

> this will raise you blood pressure and pulse---

>

> It's a no -no for thyroid patients to use antihistamines. I send info

>

>

>

>

> > Hi All! I need your help again. I have been on 100 mcg of levoxyl

> and 10 mcg

> > of cytomel for almost 4 weeks. (Former Armour user). With no labs

> my doc

> > wanted me to raise cytomel more but I did not. Last week I had two

> nights of heart

> > palps and couldn't sleep. I took Benadryl which calmed the palps

> and I was

> > able to get some sleep which I really need or else I'm worthless

> the next day.

> > The two nights last week this happened it only happened when I

> layed down to go

> > to sleep and couldn't sleep. Then I was OK for several days. Now

> this week

> > the last three days in a row I have had palps beginning early

> evening (and an

> > increase pulse from 60 to 72) and it's now almost 3:00 AM and I

> still have them.

> > I reduced my dosage today to 5 mcg of cytomel. Do you think I will

> see a

> > difference from this reduction in a few days? I don't want to keep

> having to take

> > the benadryl to get some sleep. These are the really the only

> symptoms I have

> > but I'm sure it must indicate being hyper. What advice do you have

> for me and

> > what would you do if you were in my shoes? I was thinking of

> staying on the 5

> > mcg of cytomel for a few more days and see how that goes. If the

> palps don't

> > go away I suppose I need to reduce the levoxyl? I am more

> conservative than my

> > doc is so I'm trying to figure this out on my own. Also, if I only

> reduce the

> > cytomel and then I'm OK I want to have labs drawn in a few more

> weeks. Would

> > they be accurate or would I have to wait longer? Sorry for so many

> questions

> > but I know all of you nice people can help me. I am currently

> taking iron

> > because my ferritin was low. I take my full dosage of

> levoxyl/cytomel about 4:00 in

> > the early morning so it doesn't interfere with my iron and calcium

> I take

> > later. The palps don't start until 12 or more hours later. The one

> night the palps

> > went away before bedtime and I still couldn't sleep so I assumed I

> was hyper?

> > Thanks so much in advance for any help you can give me.

> >

> > Dee

> >

> >

> >

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> > Hi All! I need your help again. I have been on 100 mcg of levoxyl

> and 10 mcg

> > of cytomel for almost 4 weeks. (Former Armour user). With no labs

> my doc

> > wanted me to raise cytomel more but I did not. Last week I had

two

> nights of heart

> > palps and couldn't sleep. I took Benadryl which calmed the palps

> and I was

> > able to get some sleep which I really need or else I'm worthless

> the next day.

> > The two nights last week this happened it only happened when I

> layed down to go

> > to sleep and couldn't sleep. Then I was OK for several days. Now

> this week

> > the last three days in a row I have had palps beginning early

> evening (and an

> > increase pulse from 60 to 72) and it's now almost 3:00 AM and I

> still have them.

> > I reduced my dosage today to 5 mcg of cytomel.

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that I don't know about never tried it---but look it up maybe it will

work as well?? adrenal glandulars work very well for allergies too!!

> > > Hi All! I need your help again. I have been on 100 mcg of

levoxyl

> > and 10 mcg

> > > of cytomel for almost 4 weeks. (Former Armour user). With no

labs

> > my doc

> > > wanted me to raise cytomel more but I did not. Last week I had

two

> > nights of heart

> > > palps and couldn't sleep. I took Benadryl which calmed the

palps

> > and I was

> > > able to get some sleep which I really need or else I'm worthless

> > the next day.

> > > The two nights last week this happened it only happened when I

> > layed down to go

> > > to sleep and couldn't sleep. Then I was OK for several days. Now

> > this week

> > > the last three days in a row I have had palps beginning early

> > evening (and an

> > > increase pulse from 60 to 72) and it's now almost 3:00 AM and I

> > still have them.

> > > I reduced my dosage today to 5 mcg of cytomel. Do you think I

will

> > see a

> > > difference from this reduction in a few days? I don't want to

keep

> > having to take

> > > the benadryl to get some sleep. These are the really the only

> > symptoms I have

> > > but I'm sure it must indicate being hyper. What advice do you

have

> > for me and

> > > what would you do if you were in my shoes? I was thinking of

> > staying on the 5

> > > mcg of cytomel for a few more days and see how that goes. If the

> > palps don't

> > > go away I suppose I need to reduce the levoxyl? I am more

> > conservative than my

> > > doc is so I'm trying to figure this out on my own. Also, if I

only

> > reduce the

> > > cytomel and then I'm OK I want to have labs drawn in a few more

> > weeks. Would

> > > they be accurate or would I have to wait longer? Sorry for so

many

> > questions

> > > but I know all of you nice people can help me. I am currently

> > taking iron

> > > because my ferritin was low. I take my full dosage of

> > levoxyl/cytomel about 4:00 in

> > > the early morning so it doesn't interfere with my iron and

calcium

> > I take

> > > later. The palps don't start until 12 or more hours later. The

one

> > night the palps

> > > went away before bedtime and I still couldn't sleep so I

assumed I

> > was hyper?

> > > Thanks so much in advance for any help you can give me.

> > >

> > > Dee

> > >

> > >

> > >