For Janie re Peri (was Re: How do you know when you have enough thyroid?

[Guest guest]

, for years before peri-meno hit me, I figured it was going to

wreck havoc with my thyroid. And it did. Before I found out about

Armour, I was simply getting worse and worse--going downhill in leaps

and bounds in my late 40's. Between age 48 and 50, it was profound how

bad I was getting...and got. The previous 25 years, I could manage if

I did very little. Suddenly, in my later 40's, even that very little

was putting me in a miserable hole.

I switched to Armour in 2002 four months after my 50th birthday, and

wow! I started doing really well!! Then, late last year, I was going

downhill again. But it wasn't my thyroid, per se, because I had been

keeping up with that. It was the female hormones. I have increased my

Armour to 3 1/2 grains (from 3 1/4) the past few weeks, with no

problems. I figured with the high estrogen and it's blocking effect on

my T3, it wouldn't hurt.

So yes, I do believe that your own issues have to do with peri. In

fact, I keep thinking that once I get through all this female crap, I

am going to feel fantastic once again thanks to Armour!! Plus, I am

increasing my progesterone once again, so that may help, as well.

Janie

> Janie, did you have to add more thyroid also besides the high dose

of

> progesterone? I have been doing so much better since starting

Cortef,

> but also since starting Cortef I have had a 13 day (light) period,

and

> two 21 day cycles. I have had to add more thyroid in this time

period

> also, not even waiting the usual 4 or 5 weeks in between increases

> because the symptoms were pretty obvious. I am playing with 3

grains

> right now, but am pretty sure I need to do something else also.

Also,

> I have gained about 7 pounds since starting the Cortef! I am

> wondering if this is all due to my shifting farther towards peri, I

> will be 50 next month.

>

> R.