Posted by MissThang on January 6, 2011, at 7:48:55
In reply to Re: Thyroid » jjjaspar, posted by Phillipa on December 26, 2010, at 19:13:08
My dr. (who specializes in bioidentical hormone replacement) has the opposite opinion on adrenal fatigue. He says most of the people he treats for this disorder go on low dose of bioidentical hydrocortisone for 6 months or so to give the adrenals time to heal and after that time, you can withdraw the added hormone and the adrenals will function better. Of course, it helps if the patient actually takes the time and effort to do the things that will help the adrenals heal, such as supplements, (especially licorice extract), proper sleep, exercise and overall good nutrition. I've been treated off and on for adrenal fatigue for years (I sometimes go through periods where I treat my body very well and can go off the hormone, and then I let myself drop back into the pits nutrition-wise and I feel better if I restart it).
I'm also on a low dose of armour thyroid, which I've only been on a few weeks and I think is helping. I firmly believe that taking the bioidentical form is so much better for your body and my sister -- who has had thyroid problems for years -- has been able to get stable much more easily on armour than on synthroid.
Also, the danger of having too high a thyroid level is osteoporosis...low levels can lead to cancer. (I might have that switched, but that's why my sister's naturapathic M.D. told her).
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