Re: New member - message about V's kids

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Dear Vivienne,

Have you heard about using iodine to treat autism? I advise you to google "Iodine Autism" and may be contact the Iodine Health group to find out some more about giving iodine to your children. I belong to this group and I think you might find there are some people having similar problems with their children in it. I know this is nothing to do with your problems but I thought if your children were easier to handle you might feel better too.

You can contact me off list if you want to ask me anything.

MacG.

From: sibbaldv <sibbaldv@...>thyroid treatment Sent: Fri, 15 January, 2010 8:56:54Subject: New member

Hi, I'm Vivienne and am new to the knowledge that there's more out there for hypothyroid patients. I've been taking thyroxine 150msgrms for 8 years. I saw my GP yesterday and she has referred me to an endocrinologist.. I have a stressful life as a single mother of 3, 2 who are autistic. Before and a good few years after being diagnosed life was very full on 24/7, I felt I never stopped physically mentally and emotionally. It was more I couldn't stop as my kids needed me and there was no other support. Once things eased a bit when they were all well settled at school I started having panic attacks and have been on and off anti depressants for the past 6 years. I'm not on anything now and have reacted adversely to all of them though initially stayed with the first because it stopped panic attacks. Anyway I still have lingering hypo symptoms mainly intolerance to cold. debilitating energy levels and weakness, low stamina and brain fog. I feel as though

I'm at a complete halt in this weather and sure I have slowed down consistently over the past few years. Any response to this? also I'm scared about how to approach an endocrinologist; scared that I wont be taken seriously.