to take or not to take....that is the question

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Hi All,

I wrote on Sunday saying I felt achy and not so good.. and didn't know if it

was the flu or thyroid symptoms.. well, I ended up getting a little sick

with a bug.. that was a long way of saying.. sometimes when I get sick I

don't take my supplements or medications... like today.. though I did take

thyroid in the a.m. what I'm wondering is, are the consequences if you miss

a time of taking your thyroid meds? I'm in bed with no energy.. so I

figure.. why take anything to pep me up since I'm in sleep mode anyway..

ok.. I probably know the answer to this already.. keep taking your meds!!

yes?

Robin

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In a message dated 3/1/2005 9:42:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,

zami9@... writes:

> probably know the answer to this already.. keep taking your meds!!

> yes?

>

yes.

your body needs hormone to fight the nasty bug you got.

cindi

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In a message dated 3/2/2005 12:14:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,

saltillo@... writes:

> I just read something recently that said illniss really increases

> the need for thyroid. Wish I remembered where it was.

>

i've read that too, tish.

it really just makes logical sense though.

i think this also shows why in illness - folks' thyroid hormones go

down....because they're using more. i believe that is called " euthyroid sick

syndrome "

or something like that.

cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/2/2005 12:14:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,

saltillo@... writes:

> I just read something recently that said illniss really increases

> the need for thyroid. Wish I remembered where it was.

>

i've read that too, tish.

it really just makes logical sense though.

i think this also shows why in illness - folks' thyroid hormones go

down....because they're using more. i believe that is called " euthyroid sick

syndrome "

or something like that.

cindi

[Guest guest]

and Cindi... thank you so much for your wise advise regarding continuing

to take Armour even when you are sick... I noticed that my hands felt kind of

stiff like there was fluid buildup... I guess from not taking the thryoid and

laying in bed.

Robin

Re: to take or not to take....that is the

question

>> I'm in bed with no energy.. so I

figure.. why take anything to pep me up since I'm in sleep mode anyway..

ok.. I probably know the answer to this already.. keep taking your meds!!

yes? <<

YES! Your body doesn;t just use thyroid when you are moving around doing

things. When you sleep it repairs your tissues. And with a low body temperature

you will stay sick longer than if your metabolism were working right. When you

skip meds (thyroid) your system thinks it is shutting down from some horrid

happening. Such as when you are in starvation mode, your thyroid shuts down

production to save what energy it has for taking care of the important organs,

and your extremities suffer untold damage due to lack of circulation and the

fluid that will build up when that happens. They you start taking your meds

again, you are already having to repair all that damage before you can actually

spare energy for your life.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and

cackling, telling me, " You're next. " They stopped after I started doing the

same thing to them at funerals

[Guest guest]

and Cindi... thank you so much for your wise advise regarding continuing

to take Armour even when you are sick... I noticed that my hands felt kind of

stiff like there was fluid buildup... I guess from not taking the thryoid and

laying in bed.

Robin

Re: to take or not to take....that is the

question

>> I'm in bed with no energy.. so I

figure.. why take anything to pep me up since I'm in sleep mode anyway..

ok.. I probably know the answer to this already.. keep taking your meds!!

yes? <<

YES! Your body doesn;t just use thyroid when you are moving around doing

things. When you sleep it repairs your tissues. And with a low body temperature

you will stay sick longer than if your metabolism were working right. When you

skip meds (thyroid) your system thinks it is shutting down from some horrid

happening. Such as when you are in starvation mode, your thyroid shuts down

production to save what energy it has for taking care of the important organs,

and your extremities suffer untold damage due to lack of circulation and the

fluid that will build up when that happens. They you start taking your meds

again, you are already having to repair all that damage before you can actually

spare energy for your life.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and

cackling, telling me, " You're next. " They stopped after I started doing the

same thing to them at funerals

[Guest guest]

and Cindi... thank you so much for your wise advise regarding continuing

to take Armour even when you are sick... I noticed that my hands felt kind of

stiff like there was fluid buildup... I guess from not taking the thryoid and

laying in bed.

Robin

Re: to take or not to take....that is the

question

>> I'm in bed with no energy.. so I

figure.. why take anything to pep me up since I'm in sleep mode anyway..

ok.. I probably know the answer to this already.. keep taking your meds!!

yes? <<

YES! Your body doesn;t just use thyroid when you are moving around doing

things. When you sleep it repairs your tissues. And with a low body temperature

you will stay sick longer than if your metabolism were working right. When you

skip meds (thyroid) your system thinks it is shutting down from some horrid

happening. Such as when you are in starvation mode, your thyroid shuts down

production to save what energy it has for taking care of the important organs,

and your extremities suffer untold damage due to lack of circulation and the

fluid that will build up when that happens. They you start taking your meds

again, you are already having to repair all that damage before you can actually

spare energy for your life.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and

cackling, telling me, " You're next. " They stopped after I started doing the

same thing to them at funerals