Adrenal support, still very fatigued

February 20, 2006

Following on from my last post, I have been taking Isocort for about

3 weeks now, but have got tireder and weaker, and crash more

frequently. I put myself on Isocort in an attempt to recover my

adrenals from a massive crash over Christmas, which was due to taking

T4 meds. Since then I have been taking no thyroid medication except

thyroxine-free thyroid glandulars. I know these contain no hormones,

but they hold back some of the symptoms, as I found when I came off

them for two days. All my old symptoms came back - carpal tunnel

syndrome, pain between the shoulder blades, hot flushes.

I am waiting for a second appointment with a Hertoghe doctor, and

this will probably happen in around 4 weeks time. This feels like a

lifetime, as I am barely getting through the day now, in spite of the

Isocort. I wonder whether the Isocort has made the thyroid situation

worse?, or whether my hypothyroidism is getting worse (which would be

understandable, as I am not taking any meds). I have had to increase

and increase the Isocort dose - I am now taking 10-12 a day, the bulk

of which in the morning. I can't buy cortef online.

My latest test results are:

TSH 7.22 (this is a sharp increase from 4.17 at Christmas)

Free T3 - 2.7 (range 2.0 - 4.4)

Free T4 12.5 (range 9.3 - 17.0)

Ac. Antithyr anti-TPO <5.0 (range 0-50)

Would these results be making me feel very fatigued and a bit achy

(thumbjoints in particular) or is it because I am treating the

adrenals without the thyroid?

I have Thyroid S here at home, and because my appointment is such a

long time away, I am tempted to try 1/4 grain tomorrow and at least

start off the process. Has anyone got any suggestions?

Thanks

Nicola

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