Valerie’s Story
Her life changed dramatically thanks to Armour and adrenal support!
Part 1: Actually I was started on Armour when I was 19 years old & first diagnosed. It was an older D.O. in Texas that put me on it and I was adjusted to 3 grains a day by my symptoms and felt good!
Then about 3 years later the old doc died and I went to another one that told me about Synthroid and how much better it was…. He said that Armour was obsolete and refused to prescribe it for me. I should have RUN but I was dumb then. Even though I felt fine on the Armour, he switched me, and I have not felt right since.
But in that time while I was trying to feel decent on Synthroid, I also was working as a pet groomer with all kinds of nasty insecticides that we were told were perfectly safe! Malathion, Senin Dust, and Dursban. I was hospitalized for Dursban poisoning. The doctor then told me I would always have it in my system as it never leaves. Any slight contact for the rest of my life could mean OD. I believe this has led to my current problems adjusting meds and a T3 resistance.
It was about 5-6 years ago I started needling doctors to put me back on Armour. After all, I USED to feel great on it. But they dicked around and never gave me enough to even come close to good health. I had been put back on Synthroid when my blood pressure shot up and my legs swelled ot the point of almost crippling me. THAT (after about 4-5 more doctors doing NOTHING) was when I took my meds into my own hands. I had even been told over the years that Armour was no longer being made! They were so against prescribing it, and I asked EVERY doctor I went to for it as I had felt so good on it before.
Part 2: This is an update to my first report. In the last 7 years I have gone from horribly high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, Pneumonia 3 times a year, constant Bronchitis, and legs so swollen I could barely walk to being a self-efficient, normal blood pressure, business owner. No more symptoms of congestive heart failure, and the only time I have any leg swelling at all is when I miss a dose of Armour. My latest labs, done on my own from Canary Club are saliva testing. and they showed me to be just about where I want to be. The only things I need to change are lowering my Free T4 a tiny bit and raising my Free T3 a tiny bit. NORMAL TSH on 7 grains Armour with 37.5 mcg Cytomel (thyroid hormone resistant) and 20MG Hydrocortisone. I would most likely have been dead by now if not for Armour!
