Re:NORMAL DAY - AT LAST! Sheila

June 16, 2004

Sheila

I did read of your terrible experiences, but my brain is like a

sieve. I am so sorry that you had to go through all that. Are you

taking anything for your adrenals? My doctor has given me Adreno-

Lyph 80 (each tablet contains 81mg of bovine tissue concentrates).

You can buy it from Nutri Ltd in Derbyshire. I have increased from 1

tablet to 3 a day. Now it maybe a coincidence, but I think that I

feel less stressed out...I now leave my clothes on the chair at night

and leave my study in a complete mess before going to bed, something

I would never have dreamt of doing before!!!

I am so glad that you are feeling a tiny bit better every day. You

say that you have been back on Armour since April, were you on it

before? I have been on thyroxine for 7 years (though had been hypo

and had loads of antibodies for many years before that).

Good luck with having your mercury fillings out on Friday. At the

moment I am waiting to start Armour, my doc wants to see how I get on

with that before prescribing anything for the menopause. You are

right to avoid soya I have read that it not only mimics oestrogen

(some women may feel o.k. about that), but also we were never meant

to eat soya products in the processed form. I have Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Menopausal Symptoms and my doctor is

tackling one thing at a time. I hope I will feel better before my

90th birthday!!!!(I am approaching 50). Apart from Thyroxine I take

anti-depressants and something to help me sleep.

Best of luck

love Caroline (Uk)

June 16, 2004

Hi Caroline

Your story mirrors mine - I too am taking anti-depressants and at

present following an eating plan devised for chronic fatigue

syndrome. I have been greatly helped by Dr Myhill who seems to

share my way of thinking - she mixes conventional with allopathic

medicine and is a great believer in removing amalgam fillings. I dont

know which anti-depressant you are on but i was taking Dothiepin

which is old style tricyclics and she has recommended another one

from that group. Re the menopause, yes we both seem to have issues

with that one and it has to be addressed eventually although i do

find when i am reasonable stable with Armour the hot flushes

decrease. It has been suggested that stressed adrenals can make them

worse.

If I have one piece of advice it would be to get yourself on Armour

asap. It really does turn lives around. I was a wreck a few weeks ago

and not only am i feeling physically better my mental state is

massively improved. Do it !!! Also it gives you the energy to cope

and deal with other things happening with your health. With me its

the fillings. I am also being tested for ferritin levels which is

something i learnt about from this forum.

I was taking adreno-lyph plus but didnt take them long enough to have

any effect. I am on low dose hydrocortisone so time will tell if that

is helping.

> Sheila

>

> I did read of your terrible experiences, but my brain is like a

> sieve. I am so sorry that you had to go through all that. Are you

> taking anything for your adrenals? My doctor has given me Adreno-

> Lyph 80 (each tablet contains 81mg of bovine tissue concentrates).

> You can buy it from Nutri Ltd in Derbyshire. I have increased from

1

> tablet to 3 a day. Now it maybe a coincidence, but I think that I

> feel less stressed out...I now leave my clothes on the chair at

night

> and leave my study in a complete mess before going to bed,

something

> I would never have dreamt of doing before!!!

I too am approaching 50 (in September shock horror, I have personally

removed myself from the country when that happens so family cannot

plan a surprise party) and beginning to see a new dawn. I hope you

can too,

Thinking of you

SheilaF

>

> I am so glad that you are feeling a tiny bit better every day. You

> say that you have been back on Armour since April, were you on it

> before? I have been on thyroxine for 7 years (though had been hypo

> and had loads of antibodies for many years before that).

> Good luck with having your mercury fillings out on Friday. At the

> moment I am waiting to start Armour, my doc wants to see how I get

on

> with that before prescribing anything for the menopause. You are

> right to avoid soya I have read that it not only mimics oestrogen

> (some women may feel o.k. about that), but also we were never meant

> to eat soya products in the processed form. I have Chronic Fatigue

> Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Menopausal Symptoms and my doctor is

> tackling one thing at a time. I hope I will feel better before my

> 90th birthday!!!!(I am approaching 50). Apart from Thyroxine I take

> anti-depressants and something to help me sleep.

> Best of luck

> love Caroline (Uk)

June 16, 2004

I am sort of shaking my head here! I'd love to NOT leave my computer room a

mess! and I'd love to hang my clothes up when I take them off - I haven't had

motivation or energy to do those things in years. and now, everything is so bad,

I'm afraid that even if I do start to feel better, it is too overwhelming. I

tried to keep my living room picked up - and dining room. now, you can't see the

floor - or the dining room table - there is stuff everywhere!! It isn't all

mine, granted, but I don't have the umph to even get on my daughter and son to

do their stuff. more my daughter's stuff than my son's stuff.

I looked in there yesterday and asked, where do I start in here, and my daughter

just laughed at me, patted my back and sort of wished me luck. And that is the

room that is in the best shape of all.

This is one thing that I'm hoping will get better as I get more armour. My hubby

is just praying for a miracle - I think he's given up on me and for the house to

ever being picked up.

Cris