I was put on Synthyroid 20 years ago. It did nothing beneficial t...

I was put on Synthyroid 20 years ago. It did nothing beneficial that I could detect, so I discontinued taking it. -- I was always cold, always tired, I just learned to live with it. (Thankfully, I was a stay-at-home Mom, so didn't have to punch a time clock.) -- Fast forward 10 years to 1999. I had many food allergies, dust allergies, pet allergies, was tired, cold, ached all over. etc;etc: -- Was referred to an old doctor who listened patiently and told me he thought thyroid supplimentation would help. -- Started me on Armour thyroid. One pill, then upped to two all the way to 6 a day before I felt any differently. -- Slowly, my allergies improved. My energy improved. I started to feel like a new person. For those of you who are still strugling with getting your thyroid situation straigntened out, try going to this web site: http://www.majidali.com/temperat.htm. It will fill you in on why some of what has been done for you hasn't worked. Good Luck! Marie PS My daughter was on Armour thyroid, and when she couldn't get it, was put on Synthroid. -- Within three weeks she had mood swings, was mean, was always cold, was depressed, ached all over. Had a cough.