Re: Digest Number 2444

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Then why is it that 's Disease is docoumented to be a killer disease?

It is the heart that suffers the most from this type of disease, directly,

and, of course, 's is the high end of that. Are you saying that a

person can't die of a heart attack, if it goes out of rhythm, due to an

adrenal crisis? What Tish said IS true, having to do with upping thyroid,

when you don't know anything about what your cortisol is like.

>I don't agree with this entirely. When I was first treated for my hypo

when I was 19 the doctor >put me on a whole grain Armour. Then I increased

it by one grain increments. Now I realize that >was too fast but I had no

problems. Then 25 years later after having been on Synthroid and >almost

dying form low thyroid function, I went directly to the 3 grains I used to

take. I am sure >my adrenal function was damaged after 25 years too low

thyroid, but I had NO adrenal crash at >all. I did have some major hyper

symptoms and had to back down and go back up slower, but >it was just my

body adjusting to having T3 again not adrenal problems. I have NEVER heard

of >anyone dying from starting thyroid treatment.. from ANY reason. I think

that is a scare tactic >that is highly blown out of proportion by some

doctors to scare people out of self treatment. >Now I am sure there are

folks that have adrenal crashes from thyroid treatment, but I do not >feel

they are life threatening.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

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

>If you decide on your own to treat your hypothyroidism, and you have

>low adrenal function, then when you start to treat your

>hypothyroidism without being aware of the adrenal problem, you can

>kill yourself with an adrenal crisis