Comments on: What happens to you….just happened to me http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2007/08/24/what-happens-to-youjust-happened-to-me/ Thyroid Treatment Scandal and Hypothyroid Mistreatment Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:39:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Valerie Phelps http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2007/08/24/what-happens-to-youjust-happened-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-29003 Valerie Phelps Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:50:58 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/blog/2007/08/24/what-happens-to-youjust-happened-to-me/#comment-29003 I was under the GP in England for many years with thyroid problems and on the same medication for 10 years. I moved to Spain and after a year was very ill and rushed into hospital where I was found to be suffering from very high blood pressure that became life threatening and was in intensive care for almost three weeks.I had many tests and was even flown by air ambulance to another Island for treatment where I was found to have an enlarged heart and told that I had been very lucky to have pulled through. All my medications were changed and whilst this was taking place it was found that some of the medications I had been on for a long time were in fact poisoning my system which was also making it hard for me to lose the weight I had been putting on and also had affected my moods drastically. It didn't help either that some foods were reacting with medications and this had to be sorted out as well. I know that taking daily medication can be a bore and many of us are tempted when feeling better to stop them for a while but I strongly advise against this and if you are thinking of reducing them consult the doctor first. Don't however let them pass this off as being their field of work and we don't know what we are talking about as we know our body better than anyone.Taking charge is all part of the healing pricess and it is so important that we ourselves begin to feel better about things because we recognise the changes for ourselves. If things feel good they probably are but if you are feeling under the weather then say so and make sure something is done about it no matter how much you feel that you are being a pest. Believe me I learnt the hard way and for the rest of my life I will have to be extra careful and it is because of my family that I am doing it, be brave and take a stand against those who think they know best and work with them instead of against them and the results will be worth it. I was under the GP in England for many years with thyroid problems and on the same medication for 10 years. I moved to Spain and after a year was very ill and rushed into hospital where I was found to be suffering from very high blood pressure that became life threatening and was in intensive care for almost three weeks.I had many tests and was even flown by air ambulance to another Island for treatment where I was found to have an enlarged heart and told that I had been very lucky to have pulled through. All my medications were changed and whilst this was taking place it was found that some of the medications I had been on for a long time were in fact poisoning my system which was also making it hard for me to lose the weight I had been putting on and also had affected my moods drastically. It didn’t help either that some foods were reacting with medications and this had to be sorted out as well. I know that taking daily medication can be a bore and many of us are tempted when feeling better to stop them for a while but I strongly advise against this and if you are thinking of reducing them consult the doctor first. Don’t however let them pass this off as being their field of work and we don’t know what we are talking about as we know our body better than anyone.Taking charge is all part of the healing pricess and it is so important that we ourselves begin to feel better about things because we recognise the changes for ourselves. If things feel good they probably are but if you are feeling under the weather then say so and make sure something is done about it no matter how much you feel that you are being a pest. Believe me I learnt the hard way and for the rest of my life I will have to be extra careful and it is because of my family that I am doing it, be brave and take a stand against those who think they know best and work with them instead of against them and the results will be worth it.

]]> By: Marion http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2007/08/24/what-happens-to-youjust-happened-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-14148 Marion Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:08:36 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/blog/2007/08/24/what-happens-to-youjust-happened-to-me/#comment-14148 Hi, I can relate to everything you have been thru. I was on thyroid pills for over 30 years, the synthetic kind. I got sensitive to Levo and I ask for Armour because of a friend that was on it. I got immediately warm, something I hadn't been for years. This was in 2002. I got getter on Armour. But I never had the dosage changed until 2006 when I had had bad case of flu and could not keep anything down, not even meds. I went to doc cause I wasn't getting better. He tested my thyroid as I had told him it had been a week since I could keep anything down. Consequently, he uppsed my meds anyway, that is when everything fell apart for me. I got weak, fatigued, tired all the time, had to take naps, had bad aches and pains back that I had lost when started Armour. I didn't talk much. The doc told me I was fine. I found your website and started understanding where I was. Told the doc, said no that is not it. The labs show you are fine, it has to be something else. Went to 2 specialilsts, said same thing to me. I found an MD that gave Armour, but he also did saliva tests. Found adrenals very low, even tho the endos said adrenals were fine by their tests. Well new doc put me on suppllements which really did help me for the most part, lost dizziness when standing up; but any stress that came along I would go backwards and had to fight back. Showed him your papers on HC but he chose not to believe them. I am now going next week to a Nurse Practitioner that I hope will be different. My daughter goes to her and she says she listens to the patient and works with them. I am retired and not alot of money to spend extra than what I have to put out on medicare and supplement & prescrilption drug plan. I am hoping she will let me start HC.....your website was a Godsend to me, you even commented that he sent me to you.......sorry your forums are closed now but will try what you suggest Hi, I can relate to everything you have been thru. I was on thyroid pills for over 30 years, the synthetic kind. I got sensitive to Levo and I ask for Armour because of a friend that was on it. I got immediately warm, something I hadn’t been for years. This was in 2002. I got getter on Armour. But I never had the dosage changed until 2006 when I had had bad case of flu and could not keep anything down, not even meds. I went to doc cause I wasn’t getting better. He tested my thyroid as I had told him it had been a week since I could keep anything down. Consequently, he uppsed my meds anyway, that is when everything fell apart for me. I got weak, fatigued, tired all the time, had to take naps, had bad aches and pains back that I had lost when started Armour. I didn’t talk much. The doc told me I was fine. I found your website and started understanding where I was. Told the doc, said no that is not it. The labs show you are fine, it has to be something else. Went to 2 specialilsts, said same thing to me. I found an MD that gave Armour, but he also did saliva tests. Found adrenals very low, even tho the endos said adrenals were fine by their tests.

Well new doc put me on suppllements which really did help me for the most part, lost dizziness when standing up; but any stress that came along I would go backwards and had to fight back. Showed him your papers on HC but he chose not to believe them. I am now going next week to a Nurse Practitioner that I hope will be different. My daughter goes to her and she says she listens to the patient and works with them. I am retired and not alot of money to spend extra than what I have to put out on medicare and supplement & prescrilption drug plan. I am hoping she will let me start HC…..your website was a Godsend to me, you even commented that he sent me to you…….sorry your forums are closed now but will try what you suggest

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2007/08/24/what-happens-to-youjust-happened-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-13698 Bonnie Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:14:13 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/blog/2007/08/24/what-happens-to-youjust-happened-to-me/#comment-13698 Why, oh why won't doctors get that it's not THEIR body, it belongs to us?? **sigh** Glad to hear that you are feeling better though. :-) Why, oh why won’t doctors get that it’s not THEIR body, it belongs to us?? **sigh**

Glad to hear that you are feeling better though. :-)

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