Re: Hello everyone! Newly diagnosed.

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Hi, Natasha--I'm not that far from you, I'm in Clear Lake. There are

also a few doctors around that treat hypo the right way, check the

files. Jan is quite on top of it, from what I've seen, and does a

very good job of recordkeeping.

I was seeing a regular GP until he started complaining about my TSH.

I'm going to go a different route.

Armour, as most of these ladies will attest, is a natural dessicated

porcine (that's pork) prescription supplement, containing T1, T2, T3,

and T4, plus other things like calcitonin, whereas Sythroid is

synthetic T4 and does not work as well for most people. I took it for

more than 6 months and lost only money. I'm not the only one.

I've been on it for 3 or 4 months; I haven't lost any weight but

there are changes occurring. It may be some time, but I've been hypo

for more than 11 years, too. . .

Amy

>

> I just wanted to take some time to introduce myself. My name is

> Natasha, 23, and I live in Highlands, TX (near Baytown). I was

> diagnosed hypo in May. I am currently on 75mcg of Synthroid. I

> should go back to my family doctor next week for my next lab work.

I

> have already learned so much from the 2 days of emails I have

> received.

>

> Just a few questions:

> I am curious as to how many people see their pcp, gyn, or an endo

for

> their thyroid treatment.

> What are the benefits of Armour over Synthroid? just curious.

>