Sat, Nov-13-04, 20:34
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Mad Scientist
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Plan: Healthy eating/lifestyle
Stats: 156/115/115
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Progress: 100%
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Hi Sheridan:
Nat's better at explaining the technical stuff, but I experienced some headaches and had some palpitations when I started my Armour/Thyroid. At first I was concerned that I was going hyper, but then everything sorted itself out once my body adjusted to the thyroid.
I think I read somewhere that people who have adrenal issues can experience this adjustment phase. .... oh, I found the link that addresses it:
http://www.mbschachter.com/hypothyroidism.htm
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If a person has evidence of weak adrenal function, as discussed in my article on Stress and Adrenal Insufficiency, the adrenal gland problem must be treated first or simultaneous to the thyroid treatment. The reason for this is that hydrocortisone is necessary for the conversion of T4 to the active T3. If the weak adrenals are not addressed, the patient may actually feel worse and/or develop symptoms of an overactive thyroid gland, such as palpitations, a rapid heart beat, and increased sweating. Clues to low adrenal functioning include a low blood pressure (less than 120/80), allergies, asthma, breathing difficulties, skin problems (such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, lupus, dry flaky skin), joint or muscle pains, as in arthritis, and emotional problems, such as mood swings, weeping, fears and phobias. Using low physiologic doses of hydrocortisone along with Armour thyroid, when the patient shows evidence of both low adrenal and low thyroid functions will help to assure the desired results.
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After a couple of days, things settled down, except for my sleep problems, which were addressed with additional T4.
HTH (at least until Nat stops by) 
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