Re: Hi Shelli!!

[Guest guest]

YES!! That is the most irritating feeling...so sore and painful. Mine is

gone. Was gone within the first few days of taking Enzymatic Therapy...started

to come back a little when I was switching to Isocort...yet went away when I

started on Isocort.

Hugs..PattiSue

Hi Shelli!!

Hi Shelli, Can you tell me your symptoms hun? These were mine:

Felt as if my thyroid meds weren't working....felt hypo again.

No motivation,

very tired, aggitated

insomnia

pain in my rib cage area

itchy scalp,

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much. I am in Illinois. Boy, you go a long way! Please do send the

information you spoke of. My doctor pretty open minded so I was surprised when

he was so stubborn about this. I told him I read a lot that T3 needed to be

checked too. He asked where I had read that. He actually seemed curious not

sarcastic. I'm not defending him. I just don't want it to sound like I'm

slamming him. He is my gyno so I don't know how familiar they are with this type

of thing. One other thing that I started getting in Dec. was this feeling in my

heart like my heart was beating harder every so often for a beat or two. He said

this is PVC. Could this be related to hypothyroidism or adrenal fatigue? I've

heard of hypERthyroid people getting palpatations but I'm not sure this is the

same thing.

Shelli

Re: Hi Shelli!!

Hi PattiSue,

I'm not officially hypo either. I asked the Dr. today to check my thryoid. I

have to go yet for the blood draw. When I asked him to check Ft3 and Ft4 he said

they don't test for ft3 anymore. He said it was an outdated practice to do so. I

should have been more persistent but I'm kind of wimp about stuff like that.

Anyway...as for adrenal symptoms, I definitely have the low motivation. I sleep

about 8 hours a night and am not refreshed when I get up. I wake up between 2

and 4 am a lot. I feel like I never have any energy. I have no sex drive. I get

stressed very easily. I get more tired in the afternoon around 3-4 pm. PMS.

Irritability. These are some of the symptoms that I can think of right now.

There may be more. Symptoms that made me think I might by hypo are dry skin,

breaking fingernails, tired all the time (but not debilitating. I manage to do

the necessary stuff), no weight loss even following a low carb lifestyle. Again,

that's all I can think of right now but I think there's more. I have noticed an

ach around my ribcage. I hadn't heard of that symptom before you mentioned it. I

just want to feel like doing things and not get so stressed out so easily. I'm a

little frustrated, can ya tell? LOL If I find out I'm not hypo will these

products still not harm me?

Thanks,

Shelli

Hi Shelli, Can you tell me your symptoms hun? These were mine:

Felt as if my thyroid meds weren't working....felt hypo again.

No motivation,

very tired, aggitated

insomnia

pain in my rib cage area

itchy scalp,

These were the main ones that I can totally remember an they were enough.

I

hated the pain in my ribs..it was terrible and the no motivation was

horrible. I didn't want to do ANYTHING and I am a mother of four,

homeschool my kids and live in a house that is 115 yrs old and needs a ton

of work.....so can ya imagine how depressed I was too?

The great ladies here immediately showed me the reasons I needed adrenal

help. I never went for tests....just knew in my heart that it was what I

needed. I took Enzymatic Therapy (formerly known as Raw Adrenal)

Fatigued

to Fantastic. Loved it!! Am now taking Isocort 6 pellets a

day...and

it isn't as good as the first one. But each person is different and you

don't know till you try. If you feel you need the help in the adrenal

area...(and it is TOTALLY normal with hypo to need that support) Do it!!

You cannot go wrong it won't hurt you.

Hugs...PattiSue

[Guest guest]

>>When I asked him to check Ft3 and Ft4 he said they don't test for

ft3 anymore. He said it was an outdated practice to do so.

We NEED to keep a file on the most ridiculous things docs have ever

said. This one takes the cake!!! Shelli, you REALLY need to find a

better doc. You will stay ill with this one.

Janie

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know where I can find proof that ft3 should be tested from a

" reputable " source? In other words, something a Dr. would consider reputable. I

hate to have to find a new Dr. I don't want to go to someone else just to have

them think the same way. This is frustrating!!!

Shelli

Re: Hi Shelli!!

>>When I asked him to check Ft3 and Ft4 he said they don't test for

ft3 anymore. He said it was an outdated practice to do so.

We NEED to keep a file on the most ridiculous things docs have ever

said. This one takes the cake!!! Shelli, you REALLY need to find a

better doc. You will stay ill with this one.

Janie

[Guest guest]

Have you tried taking a small dose of thyroid at bed time?

I had persistent rib pain upon waking.. to the point where I just hated

going to bed at night because I knew how awful I'd feel when I woke....

the first time I took a dose of thyroid at bed time... and the next dose

as soon as I woke... no more rib pain...

I know some can't do that.. it mess up their sleep cycle... but perhaps

you could do a test on yourself over a weekend, so that if it should

happen that you don't sleep well with a bed time dose it won't mess up

your day so badly...

...... just a thought... it worked wonders for me.....

Topper ()

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 19:07:31 -0000 " Lynda "

writes:

> I still have that rib pain, it is awful and I wish it would go away!

> The worst spot is right around where my bra sits.

> Lynda (in the UK)