[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

If you have hyperthyroidism and do not take medications to stop your thyroid from overproducing you can have dangerous heart arrhythmias. Nothing to fool with. I see Dr. Hamilton Fish, an Endocrinologist in Leesburg. Trained at Georgetown. I think he is very good.

Jen...if your hands and feet are swelling you really should be seeing an MD.

Thanks Gracie I went back and found this post for your Doctor. When I was hyperactive I could do no more than walk. My heart was full tilt all the time. When I tried to exercise I would drop from exhaustion. They thought I had sugar at the time or because I was young Lazy-

Although in my 20"s I could drink anyone under the table because my body burned it up like a blast furnace.

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

In my early 20's I went from 165 to 95 lbs in less the two months. Had a thyroid out of control! The size of a orange but it was in not visible out.

They operated and remove all of the thyroid and damaged the parathyroids. Left bleeders and had to have a emergency trach to breath. That was not fun?

So it's been a roller coaster for me my whole life.

Never heard of natural thyroid. I'm on synthroid now. In the morning it's a bowl of pills. I am searching for a new thyroid Doctor. I seem to remember one recommended in Leesburg

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This is the best site I know to learn about your thyroid.

I believe there is a "best doc" link on there.

There is a forum you can log onto and ask questions. It was because of this site that I found out about Natural Thyroid. One of them being Armour.

Thyroid Disease Information - Hypothyroidism - Hyperthyroidism - Thyroid Cancer - Autoimmune Disease - Hashimoto's - Graves' - Goiter - Nodules - Metabolism - Weight Loss - Diet - Hormones - Hormonal Balance - Perimenopause - Menopause

Some people do well with synthroid. I do not. It's a synthetic med that doesn't include everything your body needs to function properly.

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclien...42559d799f52a1

[CarGuys]

Like reading my medical life in review!

Thanks Angie

[NotGolfer]

I confess....I haven't read all the posts on this thread (right now)...but I did try to post a response earlier today and my computer was "frozen" so will give it a go now.

I have been on Armour Thyroid for a bunch of years now but was given the RX up north b/4 we moved down to T.V. I've had 2 practioners re-up my RX here so don't take "no" for an answer! One practioner was Dr. Kalpana Desai and the other was the nurse practioner with Dr. John Burress.

Here is a link that I have from Facebook (and I understand she's written some books as well). It's good to try to educate yourself as much as possible. If you can't find it then I'd say google her name! We all have to advocate for ourselves with our medical care!

*Mary Shomon: About.com Thyroid Site

[RichieB]

Originally Posted by KathieI

Straight down the 75...

I can tell that you spent some time in California

[RichieB]

Originally Posted by KathieI

Rich, I was just referred to a great neurologist here in TV. Just loved him. My primary has given me the best referrals so far. His name was Dr. Singh and he's right on 441/27.

Kathie, thanks for the recommendation on the neurologist. I'm making note of all of these in the event that I can get my wife to at least take a look at The Villages. Many times good physicians are found through word of mouth.

Here's a very recent doctor story that happened to us last week.

I called my wife's primary care doctor, who is a different one than mine, to schedule an appointment for her. I got told that he "has gone on indefinite leae from the practice." We had to scramble to find another PC doctor for her, especially since she had some prescriptions expiring. My doctor really did me a favor and took her on, as he wasn't accepting new patients.

A bit of a rough spot, but a good end to the story.

[lightworker888]

Dr. Brownstein's book "Iodine and why you need it" has very valuable info on thyroid as well as his book on Salt. There is also a great message board on Yahoo groups - Iodine Group- which is run by a naturopath with 4 moderators all of whom have treated their condition naturally, some using various approaches including Armour. I have been on the iodine protocol since last June and it has been a real turning point for me. Here's a link if you are interested.

iodine@yahoogroups.com

Dr. Brownstein is the expert on Iodine and Salt and the THyroid connection. I also learned years ago that most thyroid issues start because of low adrenals so adrenal support is also key. Of course it took me til now to remember and start supporting the adrenals better! Oh well, better late than never.


LW888

[kris contos]

I have never had swelling but the thyroid can cause many problems if it is off. Do you have your T3 and T4 levels tested? if these are not tested they may be off and your med may need to be adjusted/changed to a natural hormone. If they are off you need to be on a natural hormone such as Armour or Erfa as a synthetic med will not address these areas of your thyroid.
I am less tired now that I am on Armour and also more regular with my BM's.
It can take awhile to get the right dose but be patient. It's worth it.

[shcisamax]

Armour, in my experience, is superior to synthroid. Some doctors would disagree but for me, the difference was huge.