Re: New Member, labs....

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Something is happening to the thyroid you ar taking as it si certinly

not showing up in these labs or were these done before you went back oin

the meds? Your Ferritin is too low. This cn take a coupel months ot

bring up and you will need abotu 150-200mg a day of elemental iron ot

bring it up. I cannto confrim an dRT3 problems form these labs, You

really need ot redo them in this dose so we can see what your body is

doing wiht the thyroid hormones. But you woudl be MUCH better off ot jbe

taking just Armoru and no added Synthroid. but you may need 4-5 grains

as the new Armoru ios weaker than the old.

http://www.nthadrenalsweb.com

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://artisticgrooming.net/

> I was referred to this group after posting about re-starting my thyroid meds

(went off for 2-3 mos.) and I'm not feeling any better---I'm currently using 2

gr. naturthroid, .75 synthroid.....this was what I was taking for long time

before I recently quit----I don't know why I quit---I got upset with not being

able to get thyroid meds when they were scarce, then I guess it just pissed me

off and I was doing well and convinced myself I didn't need them.....okay, got

that out of the way---I will never make that mistake again.....

> sooooo, I went and did labs, posted them to thyroid group and it confirmed I'm

hypo, have hashis, got my holistic MD to give me the same prescription I was on

previous to quitting when I was feeling GREAT---only it's been about 3 weeks now

and I'm not feeling better.......I remember when I first went on old armour

after being on only synthroid (and feeling poorly for years)---well, on the

armour I felt better in 3 days.....Am I being unrealistic?? OR could I

possibly have RT3 syndrome, something else, iron.....? if so, where did it come

from--maybe because I stopped the thyroid meds altogether?......

> I had 7/8 of my throid taken out about 40 yrs. ago, no one put me on pills and

I was told I would never need anything EVER.....so, 30 yrs. later I could have

just rolled up in a ball on the bed and died I was sooooo listless----went to an

endo. and he gave me synthroid and cytomel.....felt a bit better but never felt

GREAT, normal, and when I asked him is that all there is to feeling better, he

said yes---didn't want to increase anything.....for 6-8 yrs. or so I felt blah,

tired, gained weight, etc. all the classic symptoms, couldn't get anyone to pay

attention to me and eventually I crashed very badly adding non-existent adrenals

and female hormone problems to the mix.....then I moved to where this holistic

nutritionist and holistic MD are and I ended up on Armour---I felt GREAT in just

3 days......eventually we added a bit of synthroid to the armour mix and I felt

even better---apparently it was agreeing with my system then......then the

armour got hard to get, I got pissed

> off at having to find it, so I foolishly stopped on my own.....

> so, here I am, not feeling better---am I impatient after 3 weeks or is there

another issue (RT3)...??? I have also been supplementing with cortisone cream

and isocort for my adrenals lately as I've felt poorly, and without them I'm

nothing.....major complaints---brain fog, tired.....I got my labs, and I don't

have extra cash to get any more labs right now---would be willing to get more

labs in 6 weeks or so to see how it's all working out.....I'm also taking 3

Floradix tablets daily, just increased to 4), take a lot of other supplements,

including b-12 shots.....

> can someone please help and put me on the right path......???

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> T4 - .28 (.82-1.77)

> T3 - l.0 (2.0-4.4)

> TSH - 12.56 (.450-4.500)

> Iron, Serum 41 (35-155)

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[Guest guest]

thanks for your help Val, after sending this email I had the gut feeling to stop

the synthroid so I have---I'm not doing Armour this time, but I'm taking

Naturthroid--supposed to be taking 2 grains.......

ACTUALLY I'VE MADE A BIG MISTAKE IN TAKING MY NATURTHROID DOSE----I've actually

been taking 4 grains instead----I used to get the 1 grain pills and take

2----THIS TIME DOC GAVE ME 2 GRAIN TABLETS INSTEAD, and I've been taking 2 of

them!!!!! realized this yesterday.......How has this impacted all

this----should I just go down to 1 tablet, or continue on the 2 tablets so I'm

at least on an even amount....???

YES--tests were done day or two before restarting on thyroid......

also---I'm taking cortisone, naturthroid, Isodoral, iron----

what exact tests do I need (taking into account for RT3 problems), and what

about stopping anything before tests....???

T4 - .28 (.82-1.77)

> > T3 - l.0 (2.0-4.4)

> > TSH - 12.56 (.450-4.500)

> > Iron, Serum 41 (35-155)

> >

Blessings, Margaret

>

> Something is happening to the thyroid you ar taking as it si certinly

> not showing up in these labs or were these done before you went back oin

> the meds? Your Ferritin is too low. This cn take a coupel months ot

> bring up and you will need abotu 150-200mg a day of elemental iron ot

> bring it up. I cannto confrim an dRT3 problems form these labs, You

> really need ot redo them in this dose so we can see what your body is

> doing wiht the thyroid hormones. But you woudl be MUCH better off ot jbe

> taking just Armoru and no added Synthroid. but you may need 4-5 grains

> as the new Armoru ios weaker than the old.

>

>

> http://www.nthadrenalsweb.com

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://faqhelp.webs.com/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

> http://artisticgrooming.net/

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