Re: Armour question and Alvidar concerns

[Guest guest]

Sherrie, how much is 2 tablets of Armour in mg? IMO you need more Armour

and Iodoral--you can take 50mg Iodoral for 3 months and then decrease dose.

you should be getting progesterone too.

gracia

> Hello! I have had Hashimotos thyroiditis for 15 years

> now and have been on 150ug Levothyroxine since it was

> diagnosed. Even though I have had recurring problems

> (thin hair, extreme difficulty losing weight,

> tiredness, dry skin, etc.) the doctor kept me on my

> meds stating that the blood work looked fine.

> Recently I had an emergency hysterecomy which caused

> immediate menopausal symtoms; I was put on Estratest,

> which helped the menopause, but caused much worse

> symptoms of hypothyroidism.

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Dear Sherrie,

I had exactly the same problems when I was on T4 meds only (I took as much as

250 mcg a day without any real improvement).

Today, I mix Armour (2 grains/day) with T4 (75 mcg/day). That means that I

take 18 mcg of T3 and 151 mcg of T4 each day. This is the best combination of

drugs for me, and my current dose works very well (although I may have to cut

back slightly when it gets warmer outside). It seems that many people do not get

well on T4 drugs or even Armour alone, but they need to find the right mixture

of drugs to become truly well. Maybe this is because pigs make more T3 than

humans, so we need to counterbalance it with some additional synthetic T4?

I recenly ordered 3 bottles of Alvidar, and I can honestly say that it was a

huge disappointment. I noticed no difference or improvement whatsoever, so I

simply sent the bottles back (one empty and two unopened). I just hope that the

money back-guarantee really applies. Otherwise, I will have wasted 150 dollars.

I have read other statements on the Internet to that effect, that is, that

there are no ingredients in Alvidar known to cure or even alleviate thyroid

disease.

This is my experience and others may very well have different experiences.

On the contrary, I have had excellent results using some of the supplements

recommended by Shomon in The thyroid diet. These are the supplements I take

dialy: 5-HTP, copper, zinc, calcium, CLA, DHEA, evening primrose oil, taurin,

alpha-lipoic acid, chromium, Coenzyme Q-10, L-Arginine, selenium, vitamines B

and C and natural hydrocortison (prescribed by my doctor).

To me, the supplements have proven much more effective than Alvidar.

Have you had your adrenals checked? If they are not doing their job properly,

your body may not be able to use thyroid hormones the way it is supposed to. You

should also check if you are T3 deficient and needs additional T3.

Good luck!

Catarina

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