Taking Armour 5 months - great - except painful foot etc

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Hi , looks like you ae doing really well at the moment, but you need to see if your adrenals are ok, or rather the homones of the adrenals as they can be a bit up and down as the thyroid gets a battering so do the adrenals as they are on a feed back loop and respond to the thyroid and vice-versa. Regards Angel -who has been hypo for some time and only just getting to grips with knowledge of the endocrine system and the roll it plays in our lifes with includes the darned ADRENALS. (smiling).

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Hi , sounds like you are doing well, but that infalmmation could be fluid retention as you suggest- do you get pins and needles in you hands if you grip too long? that's carpal tunnel syndrome which is usually caused through fluid retention. The other thought is, though you have low T4 it still may be causing problems for you- I lost a huge amount of fluid as soon as I started on T3, so maybe adding a small amount of T3 to the Armour may help. A TSH of 2.67 is too high for someone on Armour -it's usually >0.01, so this is another indicator that you may need to increase dose. How is your iron level now? have you considered adding zinc and selenium as both are also vital to thyroid function. Do a wikipedia search for 'plantar fascitis' > thyroid treatment > From: ecdlstudent44@...> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:14:31 +0000> Subject: Taking Armour 5 months - great - except painful foot etc> > Hi all, just an update -> > The big problem I have is that my left foot if uncomfortable - feels like it is being held in a vice. My chiropodist says (when I went with what I thought were corns) was it is not corns, but under my foot is imflammed and that's why I can no longer go out in my higher heels without being in agony.> > I also feel simililar pains in joins in my fingers and wrists. I did think it happens every time I up my dose. > I am in no way hyper and can usually manage each increase well and need it. Last blood tests showed good T3 levels and low T4 so obviously converting. Saw Dr P and said fine. TSH had gone up to 2.67 thought after 3 months of Armour and came off for 24 hours to take. > > I feel heavy to carry around as if I have some fluid retention, because now I feel better off armour I am exercising, but I'm not loosing any weight. > > Any ideas would be gratefully received. Gp cannot see that I can be possibly carrying fluid as I have a naturally slim frame, but I know it's now as it was and I was constantly around 9 stone for years, and now over 10 and uncomfortable.> > Thanks> J> > > > > > ------------------------------------> > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication.> >