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Hi Everyone,I have been hypothyroid for 20 years now. Also adrenal insufficiency. I know that Armour thyroid is desicated pigs thyroid and it is the closest thing to a human beings. It contains about 6 different hormones. I couldn't convert T4 so I am on T3 now and have been for a number of years. I did try Armour and still do occassionally but after a couple of days the T4 builds up again and makes me a bit jittery, but I would rather be on that if I could. I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid after being soooo ill, and I just knew something was wrong. After many months my GP did bloods and told me the results. Great I thought I actually have an answer to my problems, only to discover that the T4 was making me worse.
I started having horrific anxiety which ended in collapse. This kept on happening until I was told about a private GP in Surrey England. I phoned him up and just to hear his words were like a message sent from heaven. You are suffering from T4-T3 conversion problems and low adrenal reserve. Come and see me I'll do some tests and we'll put you right. I went the tests were done and I started on Deltacortril (Adrenal support) and after week I was to try to take the T3. The adrenals had to recover enough to help the thyroid work and to transport the hormones around the body. Eventually I think it took about 10 days I took my first T3 and it worked. I also have been advised that blood tests are not always what the doctor should go on. Imagine a ruler, your thyroid hormones have gone down the ruler and dropped off the end..... bloods show hypothyroidism ! You start on thyroid hormones and it brings you back onto the ruler. It may bring you back to 1 - 2 or 3 inches , but you may have started off life with 10 or 11 inches. So even though the blood tests show that you are no longer hypothyroid YOU ACTUALLY ARE !! We are all individual some need more some need less. Do the Barnes Basal temperature test as shown in The Atkins book. If you are below normal you need more! I have as much as I feel I need. I soon know if I need to drop the dosage due to feeling hot and heart races a bit. If I feel tired and weak and overall grotty I up them a bit.
Do the test! Sorry to go on a bit but i started running a thyroid helpline along with the private GP and so many people are suffering even though they are on treatment.
Best Wishes Elaine xxxxxxxxxxx
I started having horrific anxiety which ended in collapse. This kept on happening until I was told about a private GP in Surrey England. I phoned him up and just to hear his words were like a message sent from heaven. You are suffering from T4-T3 conversion problems and low adrenal reserve. Come and see me I'll do some tests and we'll put you right. I went the tests were done and I started on Deltacortril (Adrenal support) and after week I was to try to take the T3. The adrenals had to recover enough to help the thyroid work and to transport the hormones around the body. Eventually I think it took about 10 days I took my first T3 and it worked. I also have been advised that blood tests are not always what the doctor should go on. Imagine a ruler, your thyroid hormones have gone down the ruler and dropped off the end..... bloods show hypothyroidism ! You start on thyroid hormones and it brings you back onto the ruler. It may bring you back to 1 - 2 or 3 inches , but you may have started off life with 10 or 11 inches. So even though the blood tests show that you are no longer hypothyroid YOU ACTUALLY ARE !! We are all individual some need more some need less. Do the Barnes Basal temperature test as shown in The Atkins book. If you are below normal you need more! I have as much as I feel I need. I soon know if I need to drop the dosage due to feeling hot and heart races a bit. If I feel tired and weak and overall grotty I up them a bit.Do the test! Sorry to go on a bit but i started running a thyroid helpline along with the private GP and so many people are suffering even though they are on treatment.
Best Wishes Elaine xxxxxxxxxxx
My husband is in the Air Force.. we were stationed in the UK for 3 years from '99-'02 and I'm awaiting medical clearance so we can go back for another 4 years! Hopefully we'll be back in Jolly Olde England by the first of March. I, too, suffer from thyroid problems. It's amazing how many doctors are ignorant about Armour Thyroid.
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