Reply to Shiela

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Hello

Sorry I didn't want to turn this around to me, I just wanted to add my

experience with progesterone in case it was useful at all.

Yes I have had TFTs done also antibodies which were ok but none for a while. I

had TFTs done last week but they didn't run my fT3 so my Dr was going to get

them to run it and call me back with results, I will leave a message today to

remind her

I do know my ft4 was 13 which is low in the range, I am in Australia so those

numbers may be different to yours. I also had my ft3 and ft4 done in 2008 and

these were the results and ranges:

TSH 1.1 (0.5-4.0)

FT4 12 (10-25)

FT3 3.5 (3.1-5.4)

I have not been able to find a Dr here that will look past my TSH but I am

hoping to convince this one to trial me on T3, it all depends on what my FT3

comes back as. She is only a registrar (fresh out of uni) and quite open minded.

I have had my test, prog and estrogen tested via blood last year and were around

mid range. My new Dr retested via saliva earlier this year and my prog was

low/mid range, free testerone above range, dhea very high in the range, bad

estrogen above range and good estrogen low. With that she put me on progesterone

cream and DIM supplements to help correct my estrogens. I do not feel better and

the prog cream as I mentioned earlier causes back issues plus it also causes

cold sores trying to come through constantly so I have stopped that.

I was diagnosed with a goiter in 2003 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2004 and

pretty much told by my endo that my CFS was from Glandular fever 18 years ago

even though at the time I did recover and basically to suck it up. My Dr whom

diagnosed me with a goiter told me that we will just sit and wait for my thyroid

to grow and have it removed when it gets too big.. (I have been Dr shopping ever

since he said that and have not seen him since). I fell pregnant at the time I

was diagnosed with CFS and whilst I had bad back pain and no sleep due to that

and very bad snoring which I don't usually do, all through the pregnancy my

fatigue disappeared. It didn't start coming back until I started weaning. My

fatigue is much worse now and I can't control my weight despite eating a lowish

carb diet. Whilst in 2003/2004 it felt very hormonal (I had to shower twice a

day from the oily skin and hair), now it doesn't. My previous doc thought I had

adrenal fatigue from stresses of having a baby etc, he tried me on cortisone but

this made me feel very bad from the very first low dose. He did think I may be

hypothyroid but for whatever reason wouldn't touch it because of my TSH. During

the entire time I saw him he also had me on a adrenal supplement (e.g. ginseng

etc) as well as a liquid iodine/selenium/B12 etc which didn't help. He did find

low vit D which I corrected by taking 5000UI everyday for about 6 months.

I fully weaned her and even got her in her own bed but still continued to get

worse despite less stress and more sleep. I have tried Dr Myhill's protocol but

this also made me worse to the point of not being able to get out of bed until

the afternoon. With my fatigue I have also lost my functionality and motivation.

An example is my partner is forgetful and relies on me to remember everything

etc, I now depend on him, I have turned into a huge scatter brain. We are like

the blind leading the blind. I also avoid conversations a lot because my

concentration is slow and like mush and I end up looking like an idiot.

I have all the hypothyroid signs and symptoms except lately I have a high pulse

especially upon waking. There is a great article that explains how this happens

in hypothyroidism that I can find if anyone wants, it is caused by high levels

of adrenalin. I have done lots of research on the thyroid and read Dr Peatfields

book many times.

LOL this is very long, you shouldn't have asked

PS: I want to add that you guys have some great doctors over there, you're very

lucky in that respect, its a shame your NHS wants to shut them all down.

Cheers

Sherrie

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> Hi Sherrie, have you had any thyroid function tests done and if so, can you

> give us the results of these, together with the reference range for each of

> the tests done. A full thyroid function test should include Thyroid

> Stimulating Hormone (TSH), free thyroxine 9fT4), free triiodothyronine (fT3)

> and tests to see whether you have antibodies to your thyroid. If you have

> not had these done, then ask your doctor to do these for you. Also, you

> should get your progesterone and oestrogen levels checked. Do you have any

> other symptoms of hypothyroidism or signs. Check any against those in our

> list on our web site www.tpa-uk.org.uk and click on 'Hypothyroidism' and

> then click on 'Symptoms and Signs' in the drop down Menu.

>

> Has your doctor ever mentioned fibromyalgia?

>

> Luv - Sheila

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