What to expect when one starts to get better

[Guest guest]

I am currently trying to do what I can on my own in hopes of avoiding

invasive medical treatment with anything that isn't natural. I have

been reading that adding iodine can often help hypothyroidism. I have

started taking liqua-kelp once a day as directed on the bottle.

I am menopausal, & have been for quite a few years now since having an

ovary taken out due to cysts. For awhile I experienced the hot

flashes, but opted out of the hormone replacement protocols.

Eventually, they went away.

I am 50, & have been exhausted most days for some time. I have

excema, & psoriasis for the past 2 or 3 years. The last time my T3 &

T4 was checked, the doctor said I was on the low end of normal &

nothing to worry about. I have been hungry all the time, gained

weight & have difficulty losing it, never mind keeping it off. My body

temp is always low. I have very little sexual drive these past few

years, which doesn't seem too much of a problem since most of the

time, I could care less about dating, much less being involved with

anyone.

After reading about iodine deficiency & seeing myself in what I was

reading, I decided to try to add it to my diet. I have been taking

the kelp for only 3 days so far. I am not sure if it is my

imagination, but I feel like I had more energy almost right away after

taking it in a glass of water. I don't think I am feeling as

exhausted. I have also been experiencing somethings that feel like

hot flashes again.

From what I read, it is supposed to take months before one starts to

feel better. Is this normal to feel a little improvement so quickly?

[Guest guest]

If you do not produce T4 or if you do not produce enough you will become

hypothyroid. You will need to replace the T4 or you will become ill if

you do not produce enough and you will die if you don't produce any.

There are no supplements that will change this. The T4 in Synthroid and

Armour are both bioidentical to what your body produces. The natural

thing to do if you don't produce T4 is to die, and that is not the

outcome most of us prefer.

I've heard of temporary improvements with treatment that I believe drops

off soon, but I'm not well versed with that and so cannot answer.

Luck,

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> Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:05 pm (PST)

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> I am currently trying to do what I can on my own in hopes of avoiding

> invasive medical treatment with anything that isn't natural. I have

> been reading that adding iodine can often help hypothyroidism. I have

> started taking liqua-kelp once a day as directed on the bottle.

>

> I am menopausal, & have been for quite a few years now since having an

> ovary taken out due to cysts. For awhile I experienced the hot

> flashes, but opted out of the hormone replacement protocols.

> Eventually, they went away.

>

> I am 50, & have been exhausted most days for some time. I have

> excema, & psoriasis for the past 2 or 3 years. The last time my T3 &

> T4 was checked, the doctor said I was on the low end of normal &

> nothing to worry about. I have been hungry all the time, gained

> weight & have difficulty losing it, never mind keeping it off. My body

> temp is always low. I have very little sexual drive these past few

> years, which doesn't seem too much of a problem since most of the

> time, I could care less about dating, much less being involved with

> anyone.

>

> After reading about iodine deficiency & seeing myself in what I was

> reading, I decided to try to add it to my diet. I have been taking

> the kelp for only 3 days so far. I am not sure if it is my

> imagination, but I feel like I had more energy almost right away after

> taking it in a glass of water. I don't think I am feeling as

> exhausted. I have also been experiencing somethings that feel like

> hot flashes again.

>

> >From what I read, it is supposed to take months before one starts to

> feel better. Is this normal to feel a little improvement so quickly?