Re: Hypothyroid Symptoms Different?

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In a message dated 2/21/2005 12:48:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,

tmarion@... writes:

> Wow! It's interesting that it took you six months to get better

it may be interesting...but it is also the thing about thyroid disease that I

think is sometimes really hard to understand - that it takes TIME for the

body to heal from thyroid hormone deficiency. I was still seeing improvements

in

many areas even at the 12th month period.

A rule of thumb I have seen on this is to give yourself one month for every

year that you've been hypo...and that would mean being on enough Armour too. i

obviously had a thyroid hormone deficiency off and on because of Hashi's for

a good 25 years (since the birth of my daughter) and I know that in some

areas my body is still undergoing positive change. One must also realize that

hypo can cause permanent damage in some areas if it is not treated.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/21/2005 12:48:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,

tmarion@... writes:

> Wow! It's interesting that it took you six months to get better

it may be interesting...but it is also the thing about thyroid disease that I

think is sometimes really hard to understand - that it takes TIME for the

body to heal from thyroid hormone deficiency. I was still seeing improvements

in

many areas even at the 12th month period.

A rule of thumb I have seen on this is to give yourself one month for every

year that you've been hypo...and that would mean being on enough Armour too. i

obviously had a thyroid hormone deficiency off and on because of Hashi's for

a good 25 years (since the birth of my daughter) and I know that in some

areas my body is still undergoing positive change. One must also realize that

hypo can cause permanent damage in some areas if it is not treated.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/21/2005 12:48:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,

tmarion@... writes:

> Wow! It's interesting that it took you six months to get better

it may be interesting...but it is also the thing about thyroid disease that I

think is sometimes really hard to understand - that it takes TIME for the

body to heal from thyroid hormone deficiency. I was still seeing improvements

in

many areas even at the 12th month period.

A rule of thumb I have seen on this is to give yourself one month for every

year that you've been hypo...and that would mean being on enough Armour too. i

obviously had a thyroid hormone deficiency off and on because of Hashi's for

a good 25 years (since the birth of my daughter) and I know that in some

areas my body is still undergoing positive change. One must also realize that

hypo can cause permanent damage in some areas if it is not treated.

Cindi

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In a message dated 2/21/2005 1:49:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,

oceangypsey@... writes:

> nasty allergies, my entire life....took many

> tests when young and was on allergy shots for 16 years...

yep - this reminded me that about two years after my child was born (when i

had an abundance of hypo symptoms that later got better) i went for allergy

testing too...they wanted to do shots....but i just didn't feel i had the time

for it.

cindi

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In a message dated 2/21/2005 1:49:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,

oceangypsey@... writes:

> nasty allergies, my entire life....took many

> tests when young and was on allergy shots for 16 years...

yep - this reminded me that about two years after my child was born (when i

had an abundance of hypo symptoms that later got better) i went for allergy

testing too...they wanted to do shots....but i just didn't feel i had the time

for it.

cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/21/2005 1:49:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,

oceangypsey@... writes:

> nasty allergies, my entire life....took many

> tests when young and was on allergy shots for 16 years...

yep - this reminded me that about two years after my child was born (when i

had an abundance of hypo symptoms that later got better) i went for allergy

testing too...they wanted to do shots....but i just didn't feel i had the time

for it.

cindi

[Guest guest]

Hi:

Wow! It's interesting that it took you six months to get better. Sometimes

in my impatient state, I expect a diagnosis and treatment to result in

immediate improvements. When I read about Celiac (because my sister was dx'd

with it) I also went " Ahah! that's me. " And some people on the Celiac list

wrote that their symptoms were " exactly " like mine. Got blood and biopsy

tests, all negative (although my TTg was 5, normal is <20, meaning I do make

some antibodies to gluten so...). Tried the gluten free diet, got worse,

gave up after 10 days when the biopsy results came in.

I guess it wouldn't " hurt " to try the natural hormones for a while and see

if that helps. Seeing the GP now in a week. I'm back to coughing 'til I puke

again in the mornings, yuck!!! And I'm seriously beginning to wonder if I

have early-onset Alzheimers (I'm only 43) as I can't remember anything, not

LOL. I have a very part-time job that I can't do properly any more, sigh!

BTW, I tried vega testing (muscle testing) a few years ago, and got nowhere,

a few inhalant allergies (I already knew that) but not much more than that,

more $$$ down the drain.

Thanks Cindi and Sheila.

Theresa (in Vancouver, Canada)

on 2/20/05 4:27 PM, nc2406@... at nc2406@... wrote:

In a message dated 2/20/2005 4:03:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,

tmarion@... writes:

> Still not sure if hypo is my problem, as I don't have many of the classic

> symptoms other than depression and tiredness (how many women with young

> children _don't_ have that LOL) and a TSH of 2.5

just want to point out that I had that nasal/chronic cough thing going on

for

YEARS....with around 2.5 TSH at that time too. and fatigue and anxiety and

stomach problems.

for me...the nasal/pulmonary was ALL hypothyroid related. it took about 6

months or so of Armour treatment to go away. docs had actually diagnosed me

with asthma too. haha...that was hypo too.

cindi

[Guest guest]

Theresa, I also have that cough, mine is better now but not entirely gone, and I

have been on thyroid meds (Armour ) for a long time. I do believe the longer

these things go on in our bodies the more damage is done and the more time it

will take to heal. This is not like a temporary fix in that it covers the

symptom, but fixes the CAUSE, which does take longer, but then it is GONE. Just

your depression and fatigue should lift almost immediately if thyroid is your

problem, but you need to work up to a dose that is suitable for what YOU need,

that is the only time consuming part of it.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

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

[Guest guest]

Theresa, I also have that cough, mine is better now but not entirely gone, and I

have been on thyroid meds (Armour ) for a long time. I do believe the longer

these things go on in our bodies the more damage is done and the more time it

will take to heal. This is not like a temporary fix in that it covers the

symptom, but fixes the CAUSE, which does take longer, but then it is GONE. Just

your depression and fatigue should lift almost immediately if thyroid is your

problem, but you need to work up to a dose that is suitable for what YOU need,

that is the only time consuming part of it.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

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

[Guest guest]

Theresa, I also have that cough, mine is better now but not entirely gone, and I

have been on thyroid meds (Armour ) for a long time. I do believe the longer

these things go on in our bodies the more damage is done and the more time it

will take to heal. This is not like a temporary fix in that it covers the

symptom, but fixes the CAUSE, which does take longer, but then it is GONE. Just

your depression and fatigue should lift almost immediately if thyroid is your

problem, but you need to work up to a dose that is suitable for what YOU need,

that is the only time consuming part of it.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

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