Adrenals / thyroid

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I have only just recently hit on the link between thryoid and

adrenals after reading here, and this may explain my experience over

Christmas. I have been hypothyroid since the dental treatment that

started my problems 18 months ago. Throughout the whole of last year

I was considered hypothyroid, ie, TSH levels were over 4. The doc

put me on Euthyrox 25mg (T4 only) in April last year, this was

increased to 50mg in August when my symptoms got abruptly worse.

When this happened, I also took thyroid glandulars (2 a day) and the

next blood test I had in October showed that TSH had corrected to

1.9. Not knowing about T3 and T4 etc, I decided (stupidly - I now

know) to ease off the glandulars but continue with the Euthyrox.

Next thing I know in December is that I develop hyper symptoms -

pounding heart, stomach upset, and crashing hard. I spent the whole

of Christmas and New Year in bed feeling completely debilitated.

Blood tests showed that I had too much T4 in my body - hence the

hyperthyroid symptoms - but was still actually hypothyroid. After

reading Andy's book I figured that as mercury blocks the conversion

from T4 to T3, this was understandable. I stopped taking the T4 and

have started feeling better, the hyperthyroid symptoms are going.

I explained this to the doctor I am seeing who actually believes in

mercury toxicity, but he couldn't make head or tail of the results,

and said the lab must have got them wrong, and so tested for T4 and

T3 levels. To my confusion, these have come back completely normal

and within range. How can things have righted themselves within one

week and show that I am not hypothyroid at all, when I have been for

the past year and don't expect to be otherwise until after amalgam

removal and chelation? I personally don't believe the blood tests,

but don't know what to do now. My other GP has given up on me after

I talked about mercury issues, and my mercury doctor doesn't think

there is a problem! What do I do now? I think I probably need to

take T3 only, but am wary about self-diagnosis and treatment on such

an important issue. Any ideas?

The other thing I didn't appreciate was the link between cortisol and

thyroid treatment. From symptom evaluation I am very hypoadrenal

(although the tests showed I am normal), and after 2 crashes in one

week over Christmas, I believe I need to treat the adrenals. I have

ordered some adrenal glandulars, and will take these before possibly

resuming the thyroid glandulars (mix of T4 and T3). Can anyone tell

me how adrenal glandulars work, and whether they are better than

cortef? I am a bit nervous about this too, as I don't want to make

anything worse. Also, the bovine bit freaks me out a bit too, but if

it makes me better, then so be it.

Sorry for the long post.