On Tue, 6 May 1997 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> One of the first things I noticed after switching from a synthetic T4/T3
> combo to Armour Thyroid extract was the warmth.  Not too much warmth (at
> least to me) but rather a feeling that my body was at the right temperature
> for the first time in years.  I can now wear sandals without my feet feeling
> like they are going to freeze (even in the summer they felt that way before),
> and my hands are no longer cold all the time.

That is exactly what I felt since my Synthroid went from 88 to 100
micrograms.  But I am still tired, and my skin is very dry, and my nails
brittle although that got better with evening primrose oil, and my TSH is
still high.

> Although I am not quite back to normal yet, I am doing well enough to take a
> much needed vacation and I will be leaving tomorrow to join five other
> friends for 10 days in Italy.

Have a super trip!
Graciela