Re: Hashimoto's--To

[Guest guest]

Hi!

What is the BEST form of T4? This is the only thyroid med will give me. He mentioned a few, though I can't recall which is best. He does not like Synthyroid.

Have a great day.

marie

[Guest guest]

I don't think there is a "best" as each person's

metabolism and general internal make-up is different.

Some people do fine on synthetic hormones and

some only do fine on natural ones.

My pharmacist friend said he has never heard a

complaint about Armour--so maybe the T3 that

Armour delivers just stays circulating until it's

needed--Im not certain how that works. T-3 is not

necessarily used, you know. It supposedly is

used only when it's needed and just circulates until

that time. Thyroid hormones work by binding to

receptor sites. There is a test to make sure you

have the right amount of receptor/binding sites and

that they are not being affected by something.

There is a lot involved in thryoid problems. . .a lot

of "ifs". You may be put on a replacement but

when tested the next time, find it isn't doing what

it should. Then there is an adjustment made to

the hormone meds until the next test. . .it is usually

at least six weeks between tests.

[Guest guest]

:

Thanks for your info. You are very knowledgeable. I think I'm going to try Armour. Let's see how it goes with this new doc.

marie

[Guest guest]

I take the armour and so far I find that I feel great and am able to eat allot and not gain an ounce, coarse I work out like a dog too ha ha

----- Original Message -----

From: Bos@...

Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 3:11 PM

Subject: Re: Hashimoto's--To

I don't think there is a "best" as each person's metabolism and general internal make-up is different. Some people do fine on synthetic hormones and some only do fine on natural ones. My pharmacist friend said he has never heard a complaint about Armour--so maybe the T3 that Armour delivers just stays circulating until it's needed--Im not certain how that works. T-3 is not necessarily used, you know. It supposedly is used only when it's needed and just circulates until that time. Thyroid hormones work by binding to receptor sites. There is a test to make sure you have the right amount of receptor/binding sites and that they are not being affected by something. There is a lot involved in thryoid problems. . .a lot of "ifs". You may be put on a replacement but when tested the next time, find it isn't doing what it should. Then there is an adjustment made to the hormone meds until the next test. . .it is usually at least six weeks between tests.