New here with some questions

[Guest guest]

CPrincess,

Hydrocortizone can cause irreparable damage and ill health. It ultimately

led to my fathers demise as over time he required more and more of it to

achieve the same results as his initial doses and he developed severe

complications (among them diabetes which required shots). There are indeed

side effects at ANY dose to a sensitive person. Find reliable medical

source (i.,e., manufacturers side effect inserts - or a medical library)

before taking the advise of strangers such as us.

Read as much as you can from good reliable medical resources. What you

find here are opinions only and not medical facts. We can tell you what

worked for us short and long term, but research about the ailment is

essential for all of us.

Dusty

New here with some questions

Hi everyone...I am hypothyroid and my naturopathic MD put me on

synthetic compounded time-release T3 (1 MCG) a little over 2 months

ago. I have noticed no improvement whatsoever in my symptoms...I still

feel dizzy, have headaches every day, no energy, sleep over 12 hours a

day, have an enlarged thyroid (ultrasound confirmed) and I am freezing

all the time despite the fact that it's now warm where I live. My labs

came back great...my TSH has dropped from 3.87 to 1.44 and my free T3

and T4 are in good range. I asked him yesterday at my follow-up visit

if I could switch to Armour and he flat-out said no, that he would

never give it to me because he suspects that my thyroid disease is

autoimmune and he said that Armour would cause any autoimmune issues

to get much worse. Does anyone else know if this is the case? I know a

few others who take Armour and have Hashi's and have done wonderfully

on it. Also, does anyone think that hydrocortisone could be helpful in

my situation? That is another possibility that I am investigating.

Thanks!

Mackenzie

[Guest guest]

Here is some information. By the way, even low dose cortisone, but againa and

again, for

things like bronchitis, have a cumulative effect and can eventually cause

these types of

results.

Dusty <dusty@...> wrote:

CPrincess,

Hydrocortizone can cause irreparable damage and ill health. It ultimately

led to my fathers demise as over time he required more and more of it to

achieve the same results as his initial doses and he developed severe

complications (among them diabetes which required shots). There are indeed

side effects at ANY dose to a sensitive person. Find reliable medical

source (i.,e., manufacturers side effect inserts - or a medical library)

before taking the advise of strangers such as us.

Read as much as you can from good reliable medical resources. What you

find here are opinions only and not medical facts. We can tell you what

worked for us short and long term, but research about the ailment is

essential for all of us.

Dusty

New here with some questions

Hi everyone...I am hypothyroid and my naturopathic MD put me on

synthetic compounded time-release T3 (1 MCG) a little over 2 months

ago. I have noticed no improvement whatsoever in my symptoms...I still

feel dizzy, have headaches every day, no energy, sleep over 12 hours a

day, have an enlarged thyroid (ultrasound confirmed) and I am freezing

all the time despite the fact that it's now warm where I live. My labs

came back great...my TSH has dropped from 3.87 to 1.44 and my free T3

and T4 are in good range. I asked him yesterday at my follow-up visit

if I could switch to Armour and he flat-out said no, that he would

never give it to me because he suspects that my thyroid disease is

autoimmune and he said that Armour would cause any autoimmune issues

to get much worse. Does anyone else know if this is the case? I know a

few others who take Armour and have Hashi's and have done wonderfully

on it. Also, does anyone think that hydrocortisone could be helpful in

my situation? That is another possibility that I am investigating.

Thanks!

Mackenzie

[Guest guest]

Oops! Left off the info.

Cortisone side effects Cortisone, manufactured naturally by the body's

adrenal glands and also made synthetically, has been found to have a marked

anti-inflammatory effect. Cortisone and its derivatives are steroids, among the

most potent anti-inflammatory drugs known. Their use can substantially reduce

the swelling, warmth, tenderness and pain that are associated with inflammation.

While steroid dosage should be kept at the lowest effective level, steroids

must not be stopped suddenly if they have been taken for more than four weeks.

By this time, some shrinkage of the adrenal glands will have occurred, as their

task of producing cortisone has been lessened. If illness or injury follows, the

glands may not be able to produce enough cortisone to keep one from going into

shock. A slow reduction in the dosage of steroids allows the adrenal glands to

regain their ability to manufacture natural cortisone.

Steroids may be given as a pill, by intra-muscular (IM) injection or may be

injected directly into a vein. Cortisone may disturb menstrual cycles, and can

cause elevated blood pressure to rise or diabetic control to worsen. These

effects are very rare with an occasional shot.

Occasionally, very large doses of steroids may be given for a short period

of time. This treatment referred to as " pulse steroid treatment, " involves

giving 1000 mg of methyl-prednisone intravenously each day for three days.

Cortisone is an extremely effective drug and may be necessary for control.

Although many patients do not need to stay on steroids continuously, those with

severe disease may require long-term steroid treatment.

With long-term use, some of the more common side effects of steroids include

changes in appearance, such as acne, development of a round or moon-shaped face

and an increased appetite leading to eight gain. Steroids may also cause a

redistribution of fat, leading to a swollen face and abdomen, but thin arms and

legs. In some cases, the skin becomes more fragile, which leads to easy

bruising. These take weeks to begin appearing.

Psychological side effects of steroids include irritability, agitation,

euphoria or depression. Insomnia can also be a side effect. These changes in

appearance and mood are often more apparent with high doses of steroids, and may

begin within days.

An increase in susceptibility to infections may occur with very high doses

of steroids. Prednisone may also aggravate diabetes, glaucoma, and high blood

pressure, and often increases cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood.

In children, steroids can suppress growth. These effects are reversed once the

steroids are stopped.

Other side effects that may be caused by the long-term use of steroids

include cataracts, muscle weakness, avascular necrosis of bone and osteoporosis.

These usually do not occur with less than four weeks of treatment.

Avascular necrosis of bone, usually associated with high doses of cortisone

over long periods of time, produces hip pain and an abnormal MRI scan. It occurs

most often in the hip, but it can also affect the shoulders, knees and other

joints. Caught early, the joint can be saved by " decompression " by an orthopedic

surgeon. Once full developed, avascular necrosis is painful and often requires

surgical joint replacement for pain relief.

Steroids reduce calcium absorption through the gastrointestinal tract that

may result in osteoporosis, or thinning of the bones. Osteoporosis can lead to

bone fractures, especially compression fractures of the vertebrae, causing

severe back pain. Calcium, at least 1500 mg of the calcium carbonate form or

equivalent, should be taken.

There is also a relationship between steroids and premature

arteriosclerosis, which is a narrowing of the blood vessels by fat (cholesterol)

deposits. In general, there is a close relationship between the side effects of

steroids and the dose and duration of their use. Thus, a high dose of steroids

given over a long period of time is more likely to cause side effects than a

lower dosage given over a shorter period of time.

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Dusty <dusty@...> wrote:

CPrincess,

Hydrocortizone can cause irreparable damage and ill health. It ultimately

led to my fathers demise as over time he required more and more of it to

achieve the same results as his initial doses and he developed severe

complications (among them diabetes which required shots). There are indeed

side effects at ANY dose to a sensitive person. Find reliable medical

source (i.,e., manufacturers side effect inserts - or a medical library)

before taking the advise of strangers such as us.

Read as much as you can from good reliable medical resources. What you

find here are opinions only and not medical facts. We can tell you what

worked for us short and long term, but research about the ailment is

essential for all of us.

Dusty

New here with some questions

Hi everyone...I am hypothyroid and my naturopathic MD put me on

synthetic compounded time-release T3 (1 MCG) a little over 2 months

ago. I have noticed no improvement whatsoever in my symptoms...I still

feel dizzy, have headaches every day, no energy, sleep over 12 hours a

day, have an enlarged thyroid (ultrasound confirmed) and I am freezing

all the time despite the fact that it's now warm where I live. My labs

came back great...my TSH has dropped from 3.87 to 1.44 and my free T3

and T4 are in good range. I asked him yesterday at my follow-up visit

if I could switch to Armour and he flat-out said no, that he would

never give it to me because he suspects that my thyroid disease is

autoimmune and he said that Armour would cause any autoimmune issues

to get much worse. Does anyone else know if this is the case? I know a

few others who take Armour and have Hashi's and have done wonderfully

on it. Also, does anyone think that hydrocortisone could be helpful in

my situation? That is another possibility that I am investigating.

Thanks!

Mackenzie