~~~~Hi Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz,

I can share what i have done.

I started by educating myself on ALL the ins and outs of this disease

( Hashimoto's)

Then I take a break from the research.

I sit with myself and check in with how I am feeling.

What " feels " best for me to do?

I had to check in with a couple of Naturopaths.

I also have a chiropractor that I bounce things off of.

Dr. Lou ( my Naturopath in Florida) says build a team of health

professionals to help you through this time.

Have any " alternative " doctors in your area you can start with?

a Naturopath or Chiropractor?

~Amy~

in Missouri

> > >

> > > Hi all! I'm new to posting on this board (or any other for that

> > > matter)...I was diagnosed with Hashi's about 3 years ago while

I

> > was

> > > living in Las Vegas. I had a wonderful Physician's Assistant.

> Well,

> > I

> > > moved to be closer to family and now live in land. I have

> had

> > > the worst time trying to find a good doctor...Here are my woes:

> > >

> > > I was slowly ramped up to synthroid 125 mcg and armour thyroid

> > 30mg.

> > > This worked rather well for me and I felt pretty good. I

switched

> > > pharmacies to a mail order pharmacy and slowly began to have

> > > problems. I started breaking out terribly on my face and was

> > > completely out of wack with my energy. Enough trips to the

doctor

> > and

> > > now my doctor thinks I'm a complete quack! Come to find out

that

> > the

> > > armour thyroid that I was getting from this online pharmacy was

> > > different then the one that I had been on from Rite Aid (the

A's

> > were

> > > different on the pill even, one was block and the other

cursive).

> > By

> > > this time the doctor had pulled me completely off of the Armour

> and

> > I

> > > was exhausted. I requested a referral to an endocronologist.

> > >

> > > The endocronologist did not want to put me back on the armour

> > either

> > > and was adjusting the synthroid. At one point he had me up to

> > 150mcg

> > > and I was purely miserable. My antibodies (anti TPO I think) at

> > this

> > > point were over 3000 (I can't find the lab results right now).

I

> > > begged for him to put me back on the Armour and he finally

> > relented.

> > > Then, of course he left.

> > >

> > > Back and forth with my primary care physician, she has me on an

> > > antidepressant (zoloft). I don't really think that I need it

but

> > ever

> > > since I quit smoking 2 years ago I have been a little short

> > tempered

> > > and it helps there. I am on the lowest dose.

> > >

> > > The new endocronologist wanted to take me back off of the

armour

> > and

> > > switch to Cytomel. I listened but with the request that if I

did

> > not

> > > like it he would agree to put my back on my original med's. I

was

> > > feeling alright with the current medication so I don't know why

I

> > > relented except that I try to think that the doctor's know

best.

> > >

> > > The Cytomel made me feel miserable. Endo took me off of that

and

> > back

> > > to Synthroid only. Feeling miserable. I self medicate back to

> > armour

> > > thyroid (last refill left) so that I can at least feel good

> through

> > > the holidays. I have called and left messages with the endo to

> put

> > me

> > > back on the armour and he now refuses stating that there must

be

> > > something else wrong with me. Had the same argument with my

PCP.

> If

> > > the armour combination makes me feel good then I don't quite

> > > understand why they will not prescribe it! I have about had it

> with

> > > doctor's!!!!!

> > >

> > > Any advice????

> > >

> > > I have contemplated driving to the doctor that Shomon uses

> in

> > > virginia, although not quite sure how far that is! I simply

need

> > > someone to prescribe by symptoms and listen to me and not as if

I

> > was

> > > a hyponchondriac!!

> > >

> > > Liz

> > >

> >

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