New Member, labs....

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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......???

T4 - .28 (.82-1.77)

T3 - l.0 (2.0-4.4)

TSH - 12.56 (.450-4.500)

Iron, Serum 41 (35-155)