Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Just curious what Val and others think about Dr. Blanchard's info here. He's a top thyroid doc here in Boston who treats only based on signs and symptoms and does use Armour for some (but never fully armour only) and generally prescribes his so called " 2% solution " of Levothroid along with timed release T3 from a compounding pharmacy. Blanchard, M.D.: The important thing in prescribing a thyroid hormone is that you have to attain the right T3 in the body. I don't think that anyone is well served by using T3 only. Dr. published a book in 1991 called 's Syndrome. This book is interesting in that it has many pages of glowing testimonial letters. The problem is that T3 slowly lowers the balance in the body. T4 levels fall slowly in the tissues. The patient feels better for a few months but then they crash. I guarantee that no one can take only T3 for very long. Blanchard, M.D.: Armour thyroid by itself is not good for the long term because the ratio is not the same as natural body ratio. The initial benefit tends to go away over time. It sounds like you have a very low need for medication and the Armour has more T3 than you need. What is needed is to give thyroid extract in a time-release capsule, perhaps 1/3 of the dose. Since that pill is so small that it can't be cut, but it can be compounded to get the right amount. A mixed response like that does not mean that you don't need to be on thyroid, but you need the right dose. It sounds that in the beginning you were in your " sweet spot " but then you went over your amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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