RE: Hypo symptoms when on armour and post menopausal

[Guest guest]

Some T4 will convert to T3 yes.

I got worse with my hypo illness post menopausal too. I don't know

what causes it to happen but I don't have high anything yet, well at

least I don't think so. Have you had your sex hormones tested to see

if you need progesterone or estrogen therapy? Cortisol saliva test?

tests for ferritin, B12, vit D? Candida? Something must have changed

for you if you have been happily bimbling along until now. Any ideas

what changed around that time, was it a drop in your sex hormones

maybe and extra strain on the adrenals to produce progesterone?

Maybe your doc will give you a full test of how your hormones are

balancing out? Worth a try?

lotsa luv

Dawnx

[Guest guest]

Hi

Chris

Did

you take your Armour BEFORE you had your blood drawn. If so, I would mention to

your doctor that the T3 in Armour peaks a couple of hours or so after you have

taken it, and would he/she please do another test after you have stopped taking

it for 24 hours. We always recommend that everybody stops their thyroid

hormone, whether synthetic or natural (or thyroxine alone) for 24 hours before

blood is drawn, because it gives the wrong message to doctors and they believe

you are taking too much and going hyper. If your GP is interested enough,

ask her if she will test you after 24 hours being without thyroid hormone

replacement and then test again on another date just after you have taken your

tablets, so she can see the dramatic difference.

I

didn't add 25 mcgs T4 because my T3 was high, I added it because I was not

quite 'there' on Armour alone because the amount of T4 and T3 in Armour does

not necessarily suit everybody and some of us need to add a bit more T4 or a

bit more T3 to balance out our particular thyroid hormone needs. Are you

wanting to add T4 and drop your Armour BECAUSE of your results and because your

doctor believes you are taking too much? If so, this is not a good enough reason

and you might find yourself gradually becoming unwell again. I have seen too

many people get into serious problems because their doctor has made them change

their meds back to synthetics, simply because they don't understand how natural

thyroid extract works.

Did

you start Armour because you weren't converting T4 to T3, if so, how do you

know it might work now? I think you will have to make up your mind Chris

whether you are going to follow what your doctor recommend (remembering they

know little about natural thyroid extract, and remembering also how well you

have felt on it, or whether you are going to carry on your own.

Have you

considered that you may be getting some symptoms back because you may have low

adrenal fatigue, candida, low B12, Zinc, ferritin, Vit D etc. and that if these

were treated, you would get back your lovely normal health again when you felt

so wonderful.

Luv -

Sheila

I

am wondering whether I should, perhaps, add some T4 (thyroxine) to

supplement the armour. I seem to remember reading on this site that

Sheila found this was the answer. I am reluctant to increase my armour

as my T3 is already high. My GP won't prescribe even a small amount of

thyroxine as he says it could be dangerous! He has never heard of

armour, by the way. He has referred me to an endo in Watford. I don't

hold out much hope but he wants her opinion before trialing me on a

small dose. Would the T4 just raise my levels in my blood to take me

up to say, 20 or would it concvert into more T3? I have given him this

website to look at!!! Any advice would be appreciated. Chris

[Guest guest]

Hi

What stood out to me is that you felt worse having gone through

the menopause. Progesterone works with thyroid hormones, but oestrogen

dose the opposite. Suggest that you look at

http://www.progesterone.co.uk and think about getting some Serenity

cream- works like magic for me. There are cheaper progesterone creams,

but I have found you need a lot more for the same effect, so it isn't

that cheap after all, or they are not so nice to use.

Subject: Hypo symptoms when on armour and post

menopausal

I have been on armour (3grain) for the last six years and felt

wonderful. However, about 6 months ago I started to feel not so good. I

felt depressed, my get up and go had gone, I felt the world was against

me, low libido, dry cracked heels, dry skin, cold, susceptible to

colds, rash on my face, etc. I had a TFT this week and my T4 is 17, TSH

is 0.5 and my T3 is 12. I know I feel good when T4 is around 20.

However, my GP has told me I am overdosing as my T3 is elevated. I

have cleared this with Dr P who says that this can be expected when on

armour. Now that I have gone through the menopause (18 months ago) I

am wondering whether I should, perhaps, add some T4 (thyroxine) to

supplement the armour.

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