Guest guest Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Some one recently wrote that information is power, and the I'm certain the information I'm learning with this group will give me the power to liberate me from the dregs of hypothyroidism purgatory. Janey, thank you so much for relating your personal experience in thinking you were optimal at 2 gr. and how much better you are now at 3 1/4. You've inspired me to try transitioning upwards again. Tish, I'm so appreciative of all the research articles you've posted and sharing your knowledge base. What's been particularly valuable to me is learning : (1) the explanation for why you can have heart palpitations and yet still have a host of hypothyroidism symptoms, (2) that fT3 and fT4 can show at good levels and yet you can still be hypothyroid if you have tissue resistance, (3) about taking thyroid sublingually, (4) that a night-time dose can be a good thing, (5) that fixing the thyroid can fix the adrenals, (6) that you can be underdosed even if your temperatures are good, (7) you need to transition upwards in low increments, and (8) that 3 to 5 grains is normal thyroid output. I've never seen this information anywhere else, and I've done a lot of reading. My doctor upped me from 2 grain to 3 grain in one fell swoop because I didn't seem to be responding to previous 1/2 grain dosage increases. I suppose it was because of the big jump that I felt like my chest was going to explode. What I find inexplicable is that I actually felt more " chest pressure " in the month following my drop down to 2 1/2 gr. after I'd been on 3 gr. for a month. Tish, I agree that antibodies could be one element of the anti-thyroid factor I was conjecturing about. However, my energy and pulses (as in TCM pulses) really flag about 5 hours after I've taken my last thyroid dose, and my lab tests showed I had no antibodies. Using TCL sublingually, I used to take 1 gr. on rising and 1/2 gr. in mid-afternoon. I now take 1/2 grain on rising, 1/2 grain at 11 AM, and 1/2 grain at 4 PM. I just started adding 1/4 grain at bedtime. I do much better with my doses more spread out and don't have my afternoon flag in energy. Maybe Janey has the answer, that it's low T3, but in my case I seem to need the more frequent dosing, and antibodies have been ruled out. I think there's something to some of us needing a constant level of T3 coming in. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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