Val please help me. Thank you.

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Hi Val

about a year ago I was diagnosed with hypoT and I noticed that my 12 year old

son had similar symptoms with a HR of 75, and the doctor put him on a trial of

15mcg Armour. His labs at the time were:

FT4 - 1.4

TSH - 1.06

FT3 - 418

RT3 - 29

His eyes became much less puffy and he bacame less irritable, no constipation

and never again complained of stomach aches and his HR became 80. In December

2009 his labs looked like this:

TSH - 0.57 (0.50 - 4.30)

Free T4 - 1.1 (0.9-1.4)

Free T3 - 433 (335-480)

RT3 - 26

Five weeks ago I decided to wean him off Armour because he was irritable again

and I figured it wasn't working anymore and I took the Holtorf clinic quiz which

said my son was unlikely to be hypothyroid according to the lab values I posted.

HE'S BEEN OFF FOR 2 WEEKS AND EVERSINCE THEN HIS HR IS OVER 100-120 (when simply

standing) AND FROM SIMPLY WALKING FROM THE CORNER TO THE HOUSE I CAN SEE HIS

HEART BEATING THROUGH HIS SHIRT! As you can imagine I am scared and don't know

whether to put him back on Armour or just wait this out. Your advice is greatly

appreciated.

PS I acquired tachycardia last summer WHILE I was on Armour which hasn't gone

away eversince (Im now on t3), but my son became tachycardic after STOPPING

Armour.

Thanks - Lore