Linda

sugar cravings are more likely adrenals. If they are underperforming, ie not producing enough cortisol, your body will be seeking other ways to feel good. Cravings for or addiction to carbs, alcohol, exercise are common with low adrenals. I certainly had two of those three before I crashed <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

By all means try the Armour, but given that you probably have low adrenals, go very slowly. Absolutely no more than 15-30mg to start with, and two weeks between dose raises. If you get shaky or hypoglycemic, your adrenals aren't coping and you'll have to back down again. It's best to start low and increase slow, otherwise you could fry your adrenals more.

I could wear a T-shirt saying 'Been there, done that'. The sad thing is, it was entirely doctor-caused. Before I knew anything about thyroid / adrenals, my doctor put me on 25mcg Euthryox (T4 only meds), which I got no benefit from because I couldn't convert the T4 to T3 and my adrenals were so pathetically weak, and so I remained hypo. He then increased my dose, so which the kiss of death for my adrenals. I had a big adrenal crash two years ago, and don't expect my adrenals will ever recover. I now have to take steroids every day to replace the cortisol my adrenals can't make.

Tread carefully.

Nicola