I don´t know what to do

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Merry Christmas to you all and thank you for all the help in the past!

I wanted to ask for advice re: non-T4 therapy. I am on 50mcg of T4/day and also

taking (after seeing Dr P last October and him diagnosing me with Adrenal

Fatigue - I did the Genova test too and that diagnosed Adrenal Fatigue too...)

5x NAX, 5 Nutri thyroid, 200ng Selenium, 800mcg folic acid, 300mg CoQ10, B12,

Ca, Mg, Zn, Copper (the latter four in the evening), 2 x 1000mg 5HTP, 2000-4000

iu of D3, Vit C (although I often forget Vit C...) Omega 3,6,9 (Udo's Choice),

soya lecithin and Probiotics (I hope I haven't left out anything).

I eat a gluten and lactose free diet, (intolerant to both) for the last 10-12

years, eat a low GI diet (sometimes fall off the wagon a bit but mostly OK),

plenty of fish and chicken, no other meat, and eat very well and very healthy.

I had all my fillings changed in my teeth about 10-15 years ago as I had a very

strong reaction to mercury.

My blood test results were all within range although my free T3 was in the lower

end of the spectrum a bit and my TSH was vv low (even though I am hypothyroid).

My white blood cell was very low (again) and I managed to get some Nystan from

my GP (for 6 weeks) to try to beat off my recurring Candida (this was detected

with Genova test last year too). The Nystan worked great last year but this

year it seems to have no results and after 5 weeks of taking it I still feel

rubbish.

My GP wouldn't test serum ferritin, D3, Ca, Mg, etc. as my thyroid test results

are 'normal'.

My symptoms are: fatigue, muzzy head, muscle aches and pains, hair loss, dry

skin, due to the adrenal fatigue exercising is difficult and painful, some

weight gain, low grade depression, impaired digestion.

I'm so fed up with my GP saying that he is not 'comfortable' with prescribing T3

only treatment as it is 'out of his area of expertise' but going to an Endo had

no results last year as I already started Dr P's therapy and my blood tests

improved. Essentially I would have to stop taking all my supplements and get

really bad again (like last year) to get an endo appointment and get them to see

that T4 only doesn't seem to be doing the job for me.

So I am thinking about starting to take Erfa or T3. Also, all these supplements

are so expensive, even with the TPA Discount at Nutri, it's costing me about 100

/ month and it's hard to afford it, especially that I'm still not OK even though

I'm taking them regularly.

I don't know how to decide whether to take Erfa or T3, where to get it from and

how much to take how often (if I take 50mcg of levothyroxin at the moment).

What are the costs of Erfa and T3?

Can anyone advise me re: these issues please?

Many thanks in advance, much appreciated.

Anita