TPO - thyroid anti-bodies - dean

[Guest guest]

Dean, in the five years I've been getting adequate thyroid testing, my

antibodies have been in the 250-350 range. I first tried Armour with little to

no response, and wound up on Cytomel for T3. It's taken a lot of Cytomel to get

response, but I seem to stay in the 'normal' range at 37 1/2 mcg spread out over

the day.

I tried Armour again after my amalgams were out because my T3 counts

skyrocketed in those early months (liver too congested?). Within weeks of

restarting Armour I was almost comatose, kept with Armour for two months, then

gave in & returned to Cytomel. I think that was an overall damaging

'experiment' and bogged down any natural chelation my body might have otherwise

done.

It's very, very interesting to hear Armour can bring about a stronger antibody

reaction. This explains why a supplement called " T-100 " for thyroid & adrenals

wasn't helping, too. Thanks for sharing that info.

Joanne

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[Guest guest]

It's very, very interesting to hear Armour can bring about a stronger antibody

reaction. This explains why a supplement called " T-100 " for thyroid & adrenals

wasn't helping, too. Thanks for sharing that info

Hi Joanne,

I don't know if that is scientifically accurate. It is just my assumption that

if you are attacking thyroid tissue it would not make any sense to give any more

in the form of glandular.

I would think that straight T3 alone, or coupled with T4 would help. I don't

have thyroid issues so it is difficult for me to comment. If anything I'm

hyperthyroid due to weak adrenals.

Is Cytomel T3 ? Are there any special recommendations on how to start with

straight T3?

We cannot obtain Armour in my country anyway, nor can we get slow release T3.

Thanks,

Dean

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[Guest guest]

Dean, Cytomel is T3 and it is not the timed-release version. I use 25 mcg

tablets, split in half & taken at 3 different times throughout the day. Since

reading AI, I would like to be able to take some T4 as well, but my doctor's

knowledge is limited here. I do produce some T4, but it's very low in the range

& I understand that would be expected while on Cytomel. I started at 25 mcg,

but you can get it in 5 mcg.

It's definitely the more powerful thyroid treatment, but is short acting.

Joanne

DeanNetwork dean@...> wrote:

It's very, very interesting to hear Armour can bring about a stronger antibody

reaction. This explains why a supplement called " T-100 " for thyroid & adrenals

wasn't helping, too. Thanks for sharing that info

Hi Joanne,

I don't know if that is scientifically accurate. It is just my assumption that

if you are attacking thyroid tissue it would not make any sense to give any more

in the form of glandular.

I would think that straight T3 alone, or coupled with T4 would help. I don't

have thyroid issues so it is difficult for me to comment. If anything I'm

hyperthyroid due to weak adrenals.

Is Cytomel T3 ? Are there any special recommendations on how to start with

straight T3?

We cannot obtain Armour in my country anyway, nor can we get slow release T3.

Thanks,

Dean

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[Guest guest]

>>I don't know if that is scientifically accurate. It is just my

>>assumption that if you are attacking thyroid tissue it would not make

>>any sense to give any more in the form of glandular.

Hi Dean - this isn't the case when using Armour dessicated thyroid &

similar. The antibodies don't attack the thyroid hormone in the blood.

Taking Armour increases your blood levels of the thyroid hormones. The

antibodies attack the gland itself.

Using Armour suppresses the thyroid gland's production of thyroid

hormone. When that happens, the antibodies stop attacking it. It's the

production-process that gets attacked, not blood levels of thyroid

hormones.

I'm not familiar with what effects, if any, the non-hormonal thyroid

glandular supplements create. But Armour's ok.