Thyroid

Problem getting armour until October they say...........
New page by Mary Shomon speculatibg as to the Armour Thyroid supply problems. There is more at the link. Armour Thyroid's New Packaging: Is This Why There Are Backlogs and Delays? Wednesday June 25, 2008 Reader Cathy P. wrote to say that her local Walmart pharmacy finally got a shipment of Armour Thyroid 1... 22 Jul 2008 12:42

Synthetic T4 + Armour - ratio?
Hi folks I switched to Armour from Synthroid about 5 weeks ago. The difference in my mood is *spectacular* - I feel like my old self again! I have used the word "resurrection" to describe the change. However - I am at the same time very tired and am feeling the familiar physical symptoms again. It's kind of ... 1 Jul 2008 15:26

New Blood Test Results
Hi I posted my last test 5/29/08, which were: T-3 uptake 26.4 <21.6-34.1> T-4 total 8.8 <4.7-16.1> T-7 2.32 <1.25-5.25> T3 total 154 <84-172> TSH 6.0 <0.4-4.0> New results 6 weeks later: T-3 Uptake 27.1 <21.6-34.1> T-4 Total ... 3 Jul 2008 12:31

Shelf life of Synthroid
On Jun 5, 10:08 am, "Elizabeth" <esniv...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: Hi all, I just started a new dose of Synthroid (62.5 mcg, up from 50, TSH was down to 1.7, fT4 was low mid-range). The doc did me a favor by giving me a free one-month supply from her stash of sample packs. But now I wonder if it really w... 26 Jul 2008 17:08

Perchlorate & Fireworks - Kitsap Peninsula & Dartmouth
Rod wrote: In my regular finding of thing related to thyroid, I saw the story below about fireworks. (I have made obvious edits to reduce its length - the URL at the end should let you see it in full.) After reading that, I had a very quick look on the web and found the Dartmouth paper - see furth... 3 Jul 2008 16:38

Liver Injury Induced by Levothyroxine
Just searching for something entirely else, and fell upon the odd story below. The patient did have a history of alcohol consumption – so maybe care is required in jumping to conclusions. The full article seems to be freely available (link at end) and does add quite a lot to the information in the abstract. ... 27 Jun 2008 20:23

Relationship between thyroid, progesterone, and adrenals inwomen
in article IsOdnS-5M8YFlsLVnZ2dnUVZ_rvinZ2d(a)earthlink.com, Elizabeth at esnively(a)earthlink.net wrote on 6/22/08 7:34 PM: It looks like it makes sense to test all the hormones, including thryoid, female reproductive, and adrenals, because even if the thryoid hormone is restored, the others may still be affec... 23 Jun 2008 08:37

Welcome, Website, FAQ, and Posting Guidelines (2008-06-23)
Welcome. (Posted 2008-06-23) Are you wondering about the jargon that you may have read in posts? You'll find answers to common questions at www.altsupportthyroid.org. Some highlights: An introduction to our group http://www.altsupportthyroid.org/ Fast facts http://www.altsupportthyroid.org/ff.php Recom... 23 Jun 2008 04:32

Relationship between thyroid, progesterone, and adrenals in women
Hi, I found an article somewhere (sorry, I did not bookmark it) that discussed this relationship. Evidently, in women, low thyroid can contribute to adrenal exhaustion, which in turn causes low progesterone because the adrenals help create progesterone. Low progesterone may cause an imbalance of estrogen an... 27 Jun 2008 15:15

At the mercy of the NHS. Help!
Hi. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism in 2004. I am currently on very high doses of thyroid medication and have a supressed TSH yet my fT4 and fT3 remain low. Taking 150 mcg thyroxine and 90 mcg liothyronine daily, TSH: <0.03 (range 0.3 - 4.3), fT3: 4 (range 3.5 to 6.5) and fT4:10 (range 9 - 24). My Enocrinol... 29 Jun 2008 10:07