Hypothyroid and Atkins

[GCC]

If someone can't tolerate a small starter dose of Armour (which is the way everyone should start ....with a small dose)...if you can't tolerate a small starter dose of Armour the likely reason is weak adrenal glands and not because there is too much FREE T3 in it. (Unless you know your FREE T3 is too high, which is VERY unlikely).

Weak adrenal glands often happen with hypothroidism and is often made worse by high FREE T4 & low FREE T3.
The adrenal glands get over worked trying to compensate for that.
Its called adrenal insufficiency. The adrenal glands then will secrete too much at the wrong time and too little at the wrong time.
YOur average doctor will never test your adrenal glands for this. Its hard to diagnosis with a blood test becaue the optimal levels are very suttle and change during the day (and change suddenly when you have a sudden stress).

After 25+ years on Synthroid my adrenals were very weak and I could not tolerate Armour at first (even thouth my FREE T3 was tested and was very low). I had to treat my weak adnreal glands.

Selenium is said to be necessary in adequate amounts to convert the synthetic T4 in Synthroid into T3.
I think its a very good idea for anyone on Synthroid to make sure they are getting 100% of the RDA of selenium everyday.

[rosewood513]

Hi all,
I am not on any prescription drug, I am taking Thyromine you can get it on line without a prescription.
I shoed it to my doctor and promised that if this does not work i will take whatever he suggests, but, this is really working. I was falling asleep like you and ciuld not sleep at night, I was sleep deprived, and all the other nice little symptoms.
The only problem is that I think it is too strong, it is affecting my tinnitus, it is making it louder. Tomorrow I am goinng to cut it in half.
BTW, my doctor approves of the
Thyromine and is very happy that I am taking a natural pill.

I have lost 6 lbs in about 12 days and I really feel good.

[pincushion]

Hi there! I am new to the board but wanted to reply because I am also hypothyroid with adrenal fatigue. Most people that cannot tolerate armour have adrenal fatigue and once that is corrected, they can take armour and they feel so much better. Check out this site Stop The Thyroid Madness--just google it. There is also another forum called RealThyroid Help-google it. These two places will answer a ton of questions for you. Maybe we can be induction buddies. I hope it works for me and you! Cheers!

[Lola06]

Last year my TSH was 75! Not 7.5 but 75 - could you imagine? Thre were times I would bend down to pick up something off the floor and I wouldn't be able to get back up. I could write my name, I could barely speak without slurring my words - at only 39 yrs old I was distraught! It's a year now and I'm ok, Thank God, I'm usually around a 1.5 or 2.5 so thats good. I was on 150 of Synthroid for a while and now I'm on 120 of Armour and I like it. I believe the Armour is fine for those with or without the actualy thyroid - everyone of course is different. I think having a caring and attentive doctor totally helps. I'm hoping this diet helps me lose the weight I gained from this disease (over 50lbs)

Good luck to all of you

[ErinB]

In reference to the comments about adrenal fatigue ... I have heard those same things and visited the thyroid madness and similar sites, so I know what they say. My personal choice, however, would be to get my information about medical conditions from WebMD and Mayo Clinic sites and then run anything I wonder about past my personal physician.

Since this topic has resurfaced, I'll add a link to a recent post I made in reference to adrenal fatigue.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ml#post1107650 (New here with hypothyroidism)

Lola, I can identify with how it feels to have a dead thyroid. Yours was killed by the radiation and mine just thrashed itself to death for many years. I didn't know the cause, but I thought I was dying. When I finally mentioned my multitude of symptoms to a doctor, he was quick to diagnose and treat. It took a year to level the meds, another year to heal, but I'm doing great.

My doc says a TSH of 6 or a TSH of 100 simply means hypothyroid, that the lab is out of range. The out of range number doesn't indicate one person is more sick than another. He keeps my TSH under 1 now because that is where I feel best.