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As you can see from this which I asked on May 28th:
http://peatarian.com/41471/how-can-i-ge ... -in-the-us
I got a real rX from a doctor and I started taking 15mg's which is 1/4 of Armor on June 2nd. I took it after my first meal in the morning. The first benefit I noticed from taking it was the ability to tolerate starch, without causing a blood sugar fluctuation, I also felt warmer, and more energy. I think that is proof that I respond well to Armour. But I think its just that now, my pituitary is "off" thus I need to increase the dose. I did not have to cut the pills as they are already the 1/4 size. I continued to take the one pill, the same way, once a day. I did this all of June, July, and August, and the first week of Sept. Then the other day I noticed that after taking my usually dose, I felt like ***t. Yesterday I decided to wait and see what happens if I skip the dose, and its not good. I don't have hypo symptoms like cold hands and feet, but I have extreme brain fog and I feel like ***t.
According to this woman:
"STICKING WITH TOO LOW A DOSE. For a myriad of reasons, this happens often and will make you feel even more hypo due to feedback loop suppression. Have one of these been true of you?
a) being held on a starting dose longer than two weeks (such as one grain, 1 1/2 grains or less)
b) being bound by the directives of a TSH-obsessed doctor. The TSH lab test only keeps you sick.
c) failing to get a raise of desiccated thyroid until the “next labwork”, which can be weeks and months away
d) following an inaccurate Synthroid-to-Armour type conversion equivalence chart.
e) being afraid to go higher!"
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/mi ... ents-make/
I don't want to continue to take it but I feel like I have to right now because I feel so bad. The weird thing is I slept fine the past two nights, vivid dreams and all, but soon after waking it hits again.
I guess it is not smart to just stop taking thyroid once you have taken it everyday for three months, even if it was a small dose.
I don't want to go to the ER, so I think I will just take 3 of my 15mg pills, which is 45 mgs.
I don't understand how people take such high doses. Isn't that too much T4 at one time?
As you can see from this which I asked on May 28th:
http://peatarian.com/41471/how-can-i-ge ... -in-the-us
I got a real rX from a doctor and I started taking 15mg's which is 1/4 of Armor on June 2nd. I took it after my first meal in the morning. The first benefit I noticed from taking it was the ability to tolerate starch, without causing a blood sugar fluctuation, I also felt warmer, and more energy. I think that is proof that I respond well to Armour. But I think its just that now, my pituitary is "off" thus I need to increase the dose. I did not have to cut the pills as they are already the 1/4 size. I continued to take the one pill, the same way, once a day. I did this all of June, July, and August, and the first week of Sept. Then the other day I noticed that after taking my usually dose, I felt like ***t. Yesterday I decided to wait and see what happens if I skip the dose, and its not good. I don't have hypo symptoms like cold hands and feet, but I have extreme brain fog and I feel like ***t.
According to this woman:
"STICKING WITH TOO LOW A DOSE. For a myriad of reasons, this happens often and will make you feel even more hypo due to feedback loop suppression. Have one of these been true of you?
a) being held on a starting dose longer than two weeks (such as one grain, 1 1/2 grains or less)
b) being bound by the directives of a TSH-obsessed doctor. The TSH lab test only keeps you sick.
c) failing to get a raise of desiccated thyroid until the “next labwork”, which can be weeks and months away
d) following an inaccurate Synthroid-to-Armour type conversion equivalence chart.
e) being afraid to go higher!"
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/mi ... ents-make/
I don't want to continue to take it but I feel like I have to right now because I feel so bad. The weird thing is I slept fine the past two nights, vivid dreams and all, but soon after waking it hits again.
I guess it is not smart to just stop taking thyroid once you have taken it everyday for three months, even if it was a small dose.
I don't want to go to the ER, so I think I will just take 3 of my 15mg pills, which is 45 mgs.
I don't understand how people take such high doses. Isn't that too much T4 at one time?