I just wanted to add my two cents to the thyroid supplementation discussion part of this string.

After reading the info on www.stopthethyroidmadness.com website I decided that I needed additional adrenal and thyroid support. I followed the adrenal support suggested protocol which was to get up to 20 mgs of hydrocortisone in about 20 days. This really helped me.

Where I made the BIG mistake was after one month of HC support, I also decided to up the thyroid meds too fast. For anyone out there, it is VITAL that you get the adrenals supported BEFORE you add the thyroid support and I highly recommend Armour instead of Synthroid and Levoxyl, because Armour contains both T4 and T3, while the other two have to be supplemented with T3.

Anyway, I got up to 20 mgs of HC (I was already on 1 1/2 grains of Armour for the past year), then I upped my Armour by 1/4 grain each week, which didn't work because your adrenals cannot take additional thyroid supplementation if they too are already deficient. It may take a month or two before you can add the Armour, especially if you are chelating too. Your adrenals just cannot take it.

I ended up at 3 grains of Armour in just a little over 3 weeks and felt awful. Thankfully, they have a forum on that website too and coached me to back it down to 2 grains and then go VERY slowly. I am happy to say that after one week of backing it down, I am doing much better. I can keep you posted on my progress, but just wanted to forwarn anyone out there who needs both additional adrenals and the thyroid supplementation.

Cheers,
Gabriella