Re: does armour increase antibodies and other questi...

[Guest guest]

It sounds like a couple of things are happening with you.

You may be actually getting less thyroid hormone now than you were because

your body has adjusted for what you're taking orally and dropped its own

production. OR

because your thyroid is producing some hormone, the antibodies continue to

attack and you're getting even less thyroid hormone to your body.

This is why lots of hashi's folks feel better when they take a full

supplement of thyroid hormone - which is around 4 1/2 grains of Armour. This

will

cause TSH to be suppressed.

I would do a couple of things. Switch to Armour and take enough to get your

Free T4 in the high range and Free T3 in the high range or slightly over.

This should quiet the antibodies and help you get rid of the hypo symptoms you

are experiencing.

On the conversion thing your doc says about T4...the thing is, is that sick

folks often don't do conversion well...and your doc forgets that hypo is a sick

state. Plus, your thyroid produces T3 on its own and is used...so perhaps

you need to be taking it orally as well.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

It sounds like a couple of things are happening with you.

You may be actually getting less thyroid hormone now than you were because

your body has adjusted for what you're taking orally and dropped its own

production. OR

because your thyroid is producing some hormone, the antibodies continue to

attack and you're getting even less thyroid hormone to your body.

This is why lots of hashi's folks feel better when they take a full

supplement of thyroid hormone - which is around 4 1/2 grains of Armour. This

will

cause TSH to be suppressed.

I would do a couple of things. Switch to Armour and take enough to get your

Free T4 in the high range and Free T3 in the high range or slightly over.

This should quiet the antibodies and help you get rid of the hypo symptoms you

are experiencing.

On the conversion thing your doc says about T4...the thing is, is that sick

folks often don't do conversion well...and your doc forgets that hypo is a sick

state. Plus, your thyroid produces T3 on its own and is used...so perhaps

you need to be taking it orally as well.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

I am curious if the armour also helps hairloss? I read on

's post that synthroid could very well be actually causing the

hairloss....I am desperate for it to regrow...but I haven't read any

posts to that effect....have you had any experience with armour

actually helping the hairloss/regrowth?

> It sounds like a couple of things are happening with you.

>

> You may be actually getting less thyroid hormone now than you were

because

> your body has adjusted for what you're taking orally and dropped its

own

> production. OR

> because your thyroid is producing some hormone, the antibodies

continue to

> attack and you're getting even less thyroid hormone to your body.

>

> This is why lots of hashi's folks feel better when they take a full

> supplement of thyroid hormone - which is around 4 1/2 grains of

Armour. This will

> cause TSH to be suppressed.

>

> I would do a couple of things. Switch to Armour and take enough to

get your

> Free T4 in the high range and Free T3 in the high range or slightly

over.

> This should quiet the antibodies and help you get rid of the hypo

symptoms you

> are experiencing.

>

> On the conversion thing your doc says about T4...the thing is, is

that sick

> folks often don't do conversion well...and your doc forgets that

hypo is a sick

> state. Plus, your thyroid produces T3 on its own and is used...so

perhaps

> you need to be taking it orally as well.

> Cindi

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