Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 ((This is a copy of a post I originally posted on the Thyroid forum...thought I would post it here, too, to see if anyone has any feedback for me...)) Woo hoo!! As of this last Friday (Mar 21), I am on 3 grains of Armour with no noticeable problems! This is good, no? Started my switch from 200mcg levo Jan 25 and ended up needing to raise 1/4 grain every week (vs 1/2 every 2 weeks) in order to keep the hypoT symptoms manageable. I never had a problem with any raise...and for that, I am SO SO SO thankful!! Here is my question: Do I really have to wait 6 weeks to raise now that I am at 3 grains? What do I do if I feel my hypoT symptoms flaring? And, if 3 grains is roughly equivalent to the 200mcg I was on and not doing well on, wouldn't it stand to reason that I will need more than 3 grains to be optimal? I am really worried about not being able to raise at all for so long...I really feel like the last 3 months of weaning off the levo and raising the Armour have actually set me back some (for instance, I gained 20-25 lbs during those 3 months with no change in diet or activity, my feet are CONSTANTLY KILLING me, I have TERRIBLE muscle/joint aching, heart palps are a daily occurance- all of which were pretty stable/taken care of with the 200mcg levo). I know that switching to Armour was the right thing to do...I just feel like, in this intial period, I have sacrificed feeling 'ok' and I am scared that waiting the 6 weeks will set me back more. (I guess that was more than one question...) ((Some on the thyroid forum have suggested that I have high cortisol. Some have suggested the symptoms I note here could be from low cortisol. Here are my saliva results again, in case anyone wants to look at them... Jan, 2008 Free Cortisol Rhythm 7:00-8:00am 26 Elevated 13-24nM 11:00-Noon 6 Normal 5-10nM 4:00-5:00pm 4 Normal 3-8nM 11:00-Midnight 2 Normal 1-4nM Cortisol Burden 38 23-42 DHEA 7 Normal Adults (M/F):3-10ng/ml --I read some about phosphytidalserine and high cortisol tonight and a lot of it made sense to me...thoughts on that, anyone? I was especially intrigued by the mention that high cortisol can lead to a kind of thyroid hormone resistance. Anyway, feel free to share your thoughts with me...I am SO confused and feeling really hopeless right now. Like I will never get this figured out and will never feel well again!!)) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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