tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448019025261796302.post1952877727413372112..comments2024-03-28T07:35:30.137-05:00Comments on common ground : What you might be missing, Part 2Debra@CommonGroundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830455848744270459noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448019025261796302.post-30717848290334321422020-04-21T08:27:37.248-05:002020-04-21T08:27:37.248-05:00thyroid diseases really exhaust people. I found th...thyroid diseases really exhaust people. I found this story on google. and I use levothyroxine too.Johnhttps://hashimotowar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448019025261796302.post-382255243464180142018-05-30T14:37:04.717-05:002018-05-30T14:37:04.717-05:00I know that last comment was lengthy, but forgot t...I know that last comment was lengthy, but forgot to say when taking thyroid meds on an empty stomach, don't take any other meds for at least 4 hours after taking thyroid meds. Including vitamins and supplements. All can effect the thyroid meds.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019741103496608961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448019025261796302.post-29470122737736734242018-05-30T14:33:52.835-05:002018-05-30T14:33:52.835-05:00Bless you! This thyroid journey has been a long h...Bless you! This thyroid journey has been a long haul for me. I will have to read your part one. I learned the hard way about my thyroid meds. Take on an empty stomach first thing in the morning and then don't eat or drink anything for at least an hour. Especially coffee. I gave up coffee and drink PERO. Not difficult. Coffee can interfere with the absorption of meds. When getting TSH checked, fast before blood is drawn and have draw early in the morning before even taking thyroid meds. Two hours after you take your thyroid med, it peaks and if you take blood during this time you'll get a false reading. All the talk about ARMOUR being unstable isn't accurate. Synthroid is the unstable med. Political game going on with pig products. Since ARMOUR is a pig by product, some ethnic groups such as muslim and jewish do not promote pig products. The synthetic thyroid meds like Synthroid are promoted as good. After much research about the Thyroid Associations and who is on the boards, I figured that the ethnic groups that were on the boards of the Thyroid Associations would not promote pig products due to their religious beliefs. Synthroid is like the number one drug sold in the united states. Big money. Politics involved. ARMOUR has T4, T3, T2, T1, and a number of other things a healthy thyroid produces. Synthroid is T4 only treatment. You'll be told that Synthroid is just like what a thyroid puts out, identical. Not possible. It may be similar T4, but a healthy thyroid puts out more than just T4 and if the synthetic T4 were identical to what a thyroid makes, the pharmaceutical companies could not sell it at the price they do. Find a doctor that will give you a thyroid med with T4 and T3 together. The magic word when reading thyroid levels is OPTIMAL not normal. When you fall in the normal range, you may be under treated. OPTIMAL treatment, etc. All the best!<br /> Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019741103496608961noreply@blogger.com