tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post8331700682909540767..comments2024-03-27T14:02:33.261-05:00Comments on Churp, Churp: Stress regardless of seasonCrickethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-61474149185995183062008-11-24T10:28:00.000-05:002008-11-24T10:28:00.000-05:00Hey, you really need to be reading the stop the th...Hey, you really need to be reading the stop the thyroid madness site and teaching your doctor about how to dose with Armour. (google stop the thyroid madness.) It says that raises should be every week or two, not every six weeks. In fact, that site says a LOT based on patient experience and is a good one. Read the page called Things We Have Learned. I have the book and its even better. Sorry about being Anonymous--I need to create a Google identity. haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-35671896811600928282008-11-20T22:57:00.000-05:002008-11-20T22:57:00.000-05:00whew, that was overwhelming just to read. can't i...whew, that was overwhelming just to read. can't imagine living it.NoRegretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240929627271129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-45435345824732454882008-11-20T01:46:00.000-05:002008-11-20T01:46:00.000-05:00Boy, do I hear you on the magic vs. science questi...Boy, do I hear you on the magic vs. science question, the day they figure out endometriosis we can all stop guessing and hoping. It's always the question, do the symptoms cause the stress or does the stress cause the symptoms? Chickens and eggs. I wish your art could just be art for art's sake and not a business but I understand the world doesn't work that way. It is so subjective, it should be illegal for anyone to voice their opinion.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641783472479894858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-39903672737409549532008-11-19T23:05:00.000-05:002008-11-19T23:05:00.000-05:00Val,I think I was on Synthroid that first year. Th...Val,<BR/>I think I was on Synthroid that first year. Then It was Levoxyl the second year. Now it's Armour the third.<BR/><BR/>Each time I switched, it was for good reason, but I never could narrow in on the proper dosage. On some I was too jittery, on another my TSH bottomed out.<BR/><BR/>In the last year, my TSH has gone from .05 to 5.0 to 1.0 - it's ridiculous!Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-20488232315044634132008-11-19T13:21:00.000-05:002008-11-19T13:21:00.000-05:00Well you've heard of MY nightmare on Armour th...Well you've heard of MY nightmare on Armour thyroid... It's damnedably hard to titrate a consistent dose.<BR/>I wish she would switch you over to low-dose Synthroid. At least you know what you're getting there!<BR/>[& since I voluntarily cut back on MY Synthroid a little bit, I've lost 10 lbs - go figure!)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-18178744389711313412008-11-19T12:11:00.000-05:002008-11-19T12:11:00.000-05:00Churlita, with so many confounding factors, it's h...Churlita, with so many confounding factors, it's hard to say, but I do believe last week was hormonal for sure. As far as ovulation occurring only one week after my period, that would definitely be my pattern.<BR/><BR/>Bridge, sometimes a thyroxine overdose can be paradoxical. Last year, I gained 15 lbs after losing 30 the year before. She'd changed the type of thyroxine and I pushed the dosage upwards so I could lose more weight. Instead I gained. It's more magic than science for sure. Being fuzzy brained is on reason she raised my dosage this time, though.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-16285916044171949642008-11-19T11:17:00.000-05:002008-11-19T11:17:00.000-05:00Do you think you were ovulating? The older I get, ...Do you think you were ovulating? The older I get, the more hormone changes I've noticed with ovulation. I have to be really aware, so I notice that I'm getting all wigged-out and it's hormones and it will go away in a day or two. Ugh.Churlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018288474865559384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-10875839258471317032008-11-18T22:45:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:45:00.000-05:00/sighI talked to my cousin who is a nurse today be.../sigh<BR/><BR/>I talked to my cousin who is a nurse today because I keep forgetting things. /grrrr She told me it was from lack of meds. This is right after my Doc had told me I was on too much meds. /hmmmm Will it ever end?<BR/><BR/>I really hope the stress gets less in your life. Last thing you need is stress. Last thing ANY of us needs is stress.Brigitte Ballard https://www.blogger.com/profile/01685306630384821633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-11105827799378777342008-11-18T17:23:00.000-05:002008-11-18T17:23:00.000-05:00You do have stressful things going on right now! ...You do have stressful things going on right now! I guess the important thing to keep in mind is that it will pass and at least some of it will be resolved. You will find the right meds at the right dosages. You and/or your ex will find work. And weird bossy critical artists will get theirs someday too...laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-16870309766452418822008-11-18T16:03:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:03:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, the good news is that my cholesterol is o...Oh yeah, the good news is that my cholesterol is only 184 now. And when I had my bloodwork done a month ago, my TSH was 1. I've had major shifts from .05 to 5 in the last year. I don't think the thyroxine matters, to be honest.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-24021305393396892222008-11-18T15:53:00.000-05:002008-11-18T15:53:00.000-05:00I'm mostly suffering from cold feet and a yucky he...I'm mostly suffering from cold feet and a yucky head. At least today I don't want to cry.<BR/><BR/>Isn't amazing how common this is?Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622985406269216862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703107.post-57625652085018844842008-11-18T15:44:00.000-05:002008-11-18T15:44:00.000-05:00Titrating the right dosage for your thyroid meds j...Titrating the right dosage for your thyroid meds just sucks (as you well know). I feel for you on that one. Having to wait 6 weeks between dosage increases makes me insane. Hope that you get the right dosage soon.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.com