Thanks in advance!

rapturegirl

That is so wonderful you're well. We love success stories.

Feeling cold with cold hands and feet is a classic symptom of low thyroid function or hypothyroidism.

If a person with hypothyroidism is given prescription Armour Thyroid or the proper med, they will begin to notice changes in their body.

For one thing, you will be able to get out of bed in the morning much easier. That's a huge plus.

Your thyroid blood test may be within the normal range, but you're body may not be absorbing the thyroid hormone as it should.

The late Broda Barnes, MD devoted his entire life to treating patients with low thyroid.

He linked low body temperature to low thyroid function.

This is discussed extensively in his book, Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness

The Broda Barnes, MD Foundation still exists today to get the word out.

If you have low body temperature when you awaken in the morning and it's below 97.8, even a fraction of a degree, you most likely have low thyroid function.

Again, even if your TSH blood test is normal, you can still be low thyroid with an early morning, low body temperature.

Here's the Broda Barnes Basal Body Temperature test for anyone interested:

Place thermometer at bedside. When you wake up in the morning, place the thermometer under the arm for 10 minutes if it's an old mercury kind. Do this for 2 days in a row.

Do not talk, move, or get out of bed before finishing the temp.

If your temp is below 97.8, you probably have low thyroid even in the face of a "normal" thyroid test.

Here's the catch:
The thyroid tests will always have to be run & you will probably have to find a "special" doctor to prescribe the natural form of RX Armour Thyroid.

This Armour Thyroid will cost like $10 a month------very cheap. Thyroid revs the metabolism to get the toxins out & the oxygen in the cells.

It impacts every organ function.

As I said, your blood test may be normal, but your low body temp is the clue that you do need RX thyroid hormone.

Some thyroid Docs like you to bring in 5 days in a row of morning temps----depends on the DOC.

This test was first published in the Physicians Desk Reference & was later removed when the new synthetic thyroid meds hit the market.

That's too bad because this caused Dr. Barnes' method to lose credability. And, he helped thousands of patients in his lifetime.

It you have insurance, request that your PCP run a test for thyroid function. Get a copy of the results & take to a thyroid friendly physician.

You need to review your test results. As of 2002, the new TSH levels have been lowered from 10 down to 3 which is a huge change.

Not all labs have conformed to this standard. So double check your results.

Physicians who are members of the American Academy for Advancement of Medicine or ACAM will usually prescribe thyroid.

Go to: www.acam.org & find a doctor by zip code or state.

Or, go to: www.thyroid-info.com to find a thyroid physician in your state. Patients even rate the doctors here. This is a great site.

Traditional doctors will not treat hypothyroidism with a "normal" thyroid blood test.

Here are some low thyroid symptoms taken from the book by Dr. Stephen Langer, Solved The Riddle of Weight Loss.

Remember, you don't have to have every symptom to have hypothyroidism.

Fatigue

Feeling cold, particularly the hands & feet

Weight gain or inability to lose weight, despite constant attempts at dieting

Lethargy

Dry, Coarse skin

Swelling eyelids

Coarse hair

Pale skin

Enlarged heart

Faulty memory

Constipation

Hair Loss

Labored, difficult breathing

Swelling feet

Hoarseness

Nervousness

Depression

Menstrual problems in females

Low libido

Impotence

Heart palpitation

Emotional instability

Brittle nails

muscle weakness, pain

Pain in joints

Poor concentration & memory

Anemia

Atherosclerosis

High cholesterol levels

Headache is a huge under the radar symptom which I've learned from my own family & others.

These are only a few of the symptoms.

Here is Lymenet's Bambiland's in-depth information about thyroid:
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/027781.html

Here is a symptom chart handed out at our Support Group Meeting. It shows how LD affects every body organ.

It's in pdf file form so it's easiest to print out & have on hand for easy reference.
It's full of great information you may find useful for family, friends or yourself to check out thyroid function.

Here's the link below:

You'll need to scroll down the page to the green indicator next to SYMPTOMS & click.

http://www.lymeinfo.net/lymefiles.html

You also may need to have adrenal function studies done. It all ties in together.

Hope this may help.

Take your early morning temp & I bet you'll be surprised-------or maybe not.

Take Care,
Jan

Ive suspected hypothyroidism for YEARS now, but my tests always come out "normal." Ive tried to get doctors to at least let me try a thyroid med, just to see. They say No. Then I quit trying as years later it was discovered (God told me) I had Lyme. I wondered if the thyroid would kind of clear up on its own, in time, once the Lyme was treated. Is that even possible?

Thanks again, you were SUCH a help! I bookmarked a certain site u put on there and one of the docs in my state works at the hospital I go to for tests and stuff. Awesome! I will make an appointment ASAP. God bless you richly,

rapturegirl

That's great. I'm glad the information might help you find some answers.

Sounds like you were right all along in suspecting hypothyroidism.

I think it's a crime for someone to go without thyroid treatment, if they need it.

Sadly, the Broda Barnes Basal Temperature Test has got to be one of the best kept secrets in medicine due to misunderstanding about the validity of blood tests.

Keep us posted on your progress. I'll be checking your post.

I want to hear if you can get up easier in the morning------my son just loves that about taking Armour Thyroid.

Take Care,
Jan