Guest guest Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Hey Jeannine: In my case with the eye, I really think I should start a new " fashion trend " of eye makeup only on one eye!!!!!!!!!!! CAn you see that one catching on? Never can tell might lead to a whole new make up/fashion business! O well, gotta laugh! Kaye, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Hey Jeannine: In my case with the eye, I really think I should start a new " fashion trend " of eye makeup only on one eye!!!!!!!!!!! CAn you see that one catching on? Never can tell might lead to a whole new make up/fashion business! O well, gotta laugh! Kaye, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Hey Jeannine: In my case with the eye, I really think I should start a new " fashion trend " of eye makeup only on one eye!!!!!!!!!!! CAn you see that one catching on? Never can tell might lead to a whole new make up/fashion business! O well, gotta laugh! Kaye, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Lynn from southwestern Nebraska. I have been on thyroid supplementation for 55 years (I'm a female 57 year old), ever since I had a thyroglossal cyst in the middle of my neck removed. I was on proloid for 21 years, then Armour for 26 years, then Synthroid for 5 years because I was told Armour was no longer available, then Time Cap Labs currently and for the last four 4 years. In the last 4 years my dosage has been as high as 3 grains (I took it for 2 weeks, developed palpitations, and also felt like I was going to explode). I did well on 2 grains for over two years, developed very bothersome palpitations after having a 5 day " flu " , took 6 months dropping down to 3/4 grains before the palpitations went away, and have built back up to 1 1/2 grains for the last 1 1/2 years. I take 1 gr. when I wake up and 1/2 grain mid to late afternoon. I was up to 1 3/4 grains for a couple months and started mild palpitations again. During the last 4 years I have also been taking AdrenaCort, an adrenal glandular, as well as a lot of additional vitamin, mineral, and " superfood " supplements, in addition to a compounded topical hormone cream with biestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. I was also doing 2 miles on the treadmill twice a week and yoga. I eat mostly a paleolithic type diet. I thought I was doing everything right, but my recent DEXA showed I had lost an additional 11% bone density in the last 3 years (I'm now at the osteoporosis level), and my ARL hair analysis showed I have a t4 to t3 conversion problem as well as tissue resistance to thyroid, in addition to other mineral imbalances The mineral ratio that measures vitality says I have only 12% vitality, and I'm a very slow oxidizer in the exhaustion phase. My acupuncturist says my pulses indicate I'm at a level 4 out of 10 energy level. My biggest symptoms are low energy, about 10 pounds excess weight, getting loose hairs on my hands when I wash my hair, and my eyelids feeling very tired starting around mid-afternoon. It's worse some days than others, but on my worse days I feel like I have trouble keeping my eyes open. My eyeballs sometimes feel heavy-maybe like they were swollen. This symptom was worse when I was down to 3/4 grain. The eye symptoms are the most bothersome. I have dark areas around the inside corner of my eyes, on the side of my nose. My BBT was 98.0 degrees oral this morning, and my mid-day temperature yesterday was 98.6. My blood pressure is about 100/60. My AAL 24 hour urine panel last year showed my estrones, dhea, pregnanetriol, tetrahydrocortisone, and total corticosteroids were all below the reference range. My prior 2001 and 2002 Aeron saliva tests showed low levels of sex and adrenal hormones. I'm sorry to have bored you with all of these details, but this seems to be a very knowledgeable group, and I know you need some facts before you can be helpful. I have two questions. Has anyone else been bothered by similar eye symptoms, and if so, found anything helpful? Also, I'm not sure if my problems are more adrenal or thyroid. Does anyone have any suggestions? Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Sounds like a combo of low thyroid (probably as we have pretty well determined Time Cap Labs is weaker than Armour) and menopause. Since you bone density started after the Time Cap labs switch I would suggest you get back on regular Armour, It IS available. Also after finding low hormone levels a year ago did your doctor put you on any hormone supplements? Progesterone cream would be my first thought as many of us when we head into menopause our Estrogen levels can shoot up which binds thyroid hormones and further makes us hypo. *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Hi , Thanks for your reply. I had my first bone density test in 1999, while still on Synthroid, and 1 1/2 years before I started on Time Cap Labs. I was already showing osteopenia then, so I'm not sure how much of my osteoporosis can be attributed to taking Time Cap instead of Armour. I allowed the switch to Synthroid in 1996 because that was prior to my getting online, and I still believed conventional medicine doctors and conventional health media then. The internet is really a godsend for finding out the real truth, and I've been following Shomon's web sites and discussion boards for about 5 years now, as well as some other thyroid sites. I found out about this group when someone recently mentioned it on the Healing Crow yahoo group. Ever since I've been on the internet I've known that Armour really was available. However, my doctor said he liked Time Cap Labs better than Armour because he didn't trust what Armour was doing with the formulation. This group is the first place I've seen reference to Time Cap, so I'd appreciate it if you could give me a quick primer on why it's considered inferior. I'll check the archives too. In 1997, in my pre-internet days before I knew better, I took Ogen and progestin for 2 years. I developed fibroids and very sore breasts from that, so I stopped those pills. I took nothing other than synthyroid for 6 months, and then I took Evista for 2 years. In the summer of 2001, when I switched to my current doctor, I started on a compounded topical cream with bi-estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. I used the cream for a year, when my saliva tests showed my estogens, progesterone, and testosterone levels were sky high. I didn't use anything for a year, and then had my 24 hr. urine panel. Based on those test results, I've been using a compounded cream again, but it's compounded with a lower dosage this time. So since I'm on a cream, I'm not sure how much menopause has to do with my symptoms. It's possible the cream is not helping me, because I am experiencing some vaginal atrophy. I guess I just consider the adrenal or thyroid to be more suspect. Lynn re:eye problems > > Sounds like a combo of low thyroid (probably as we have pretty well determined Time Cap Labs is weaker than Armour) and menopause. Since you bone density started after the Time Cap labs switch I would suggest you get back on regular Armour, It IS available. Also after finding low hormone levels a year ago did your doctor put you on any hormone supplements? Progesterone cream would be my first thought as many of us when we head into menopause our Estrogen levels can shoot up which binds thyroid hormones and further makes us hypo. > *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV > Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Hi , Thanks for your reply. I had my first bone density test in 1999, while still on Synthroid, and 1 1/2 years before I started on Time Cap Labs. I was already showing osteopenia then, so I'm not sure how much of my osteoporosis can be attributed to taking Time Cap instead of Armour. I allowed the switch to Synthroid in 1996 because that was prior to my getting online, and I still believed conventional medicine doctors and conventional health media then. The internet is really a godsend for finding out the real truth, and I've been following Shomon's web sites and discussion boards for about 5 years now, as well as some other thyroid sites. I found out about this group when someone recently mentioned it on the Healing Crow yahoo group. Ever since I've been on the internet I've known that Armour really was available. However, my doctor said he liked Time Cap Labs better than Armour because he didn't trust what Armour was doing with the formulation. This group is the first place I've seen reference to Time Cap, so I'd appreciate it if you could give me a quick primer on why it's considered inferior. I'll check the archives too. In 1997, in my pre-internet days before I knew better, I took Ogen and progestin for 2 years. I developed fibroids and very sore breasts from that, so I stopped those pills. I took nothing other than synthyroid for 6 months, and then I took Evista for 2 years. In the summer of 2001, when I switched to my current doctor, I started on a compounded topical cream with bi-estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. I used the cream for a year, when my saliva tests showed my estogens, progesterone, and testosterone levels were sky high. I didn't use anything for a year, and then had my 24 hr. urine panel. Based on those test results, I've been using a compounded cream again, but it's compounded with a lower dosage this time. So since I'm on a cream, I'm not sure how much menopause has to do with my symptoms. It's possible the cream is not helping me, because I am experiencing some vaginal atrophy. I guess I just consider the adrenal or thyroid to be more suspect. Lynn re:eye problems > > Sounds like a combo of low thyroid (probably as we have pretty well determined Time Cap Labs is weaker than Armour) and menopause. Since you bone density started after the Time Cap labs switch I would suggest you get back on regular Armour, It IS available. Also after finding low hormone levels a year ago did your doctor put you on any hormone supplements? Progesterone cream would be my first thought as many of us when we head into menopause our Estrogen levels can shoot up which binds thyroid hormones and further makes us hypo. > *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV > Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Many of us could not get Armour without a script for a while, and we tried TCL thyroid. I was at 7 grains a day to compare to the 5 grains of Armour I am now on. It is a good product but weaker than Armour. Most of us felt better on Armour. *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Many of us could not get Armour without a script for a while, and we tried TCL thyroid. I was at 7 grains a day to compare to the 5 grains of Armour I am now on. It is a good product but weaker than Armour. Most of us felt better on Armour. *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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