Posted by BarbaraCat on October 12, 2003, at 21:35:46
In reply to Re: Folic acid and other ramblings » BarbaraCat, posted by loolot on October 12, 2003, at 17:36:50
>Whay did you decide to switch the thyroid? I am on cytomel now, and it has helped a lot.
**I used to be on Armour for years and felt it perked me up better than levothyroxine or Synthroid. But the downside was that I was getting too much T3 and feeling hyper on it. I went to my HMO standard doc and all he really knew about was T4-Synthroid so I went on it. I'm taking lithium as well which is an infamous goitrogen and my TSH was bouncing all over the place. Recently, I've been seeing a very good naturopath who has put me on Westhroid, a T4/T3 natural thyroid. She's ramping me up conservatively and I think I need more.
I've been interested in Synthroid/Cytomel augmentation for a long time. It seems that Cytomel can be tailored more delicately than the dessicated thyroid. I dunno. I have to discuss all this with her. She's someone I trust to work with me to find the answers. But it takes time. Thanks for your concern. - Barbara
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