!Re: Re: What I take in one day: Am I killing myself slowly?

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My Ferritin level was 18, so I started iron. My doc told me ferriitin didnt matter anyway, but try it if I wanted to. Someone on a forum (I think) told me to take it with C becasue it works better. Arg. info overload and I still feel like sh**! at least I can laugh about it today... maybe Ill have another ferritin test next week to see if I need it anymore. When I feel like devoting a good couple of hours to the internet, Im going to read up on adrenals. Everyone keeps pointing me there, and I dont know anything except I asked for a test a while back, and the doc said it was ok. but, you know how taht goes... thanks!

Re: What I take in one day: Am I killing myself slowly?

Oh, I just noticed you take both Iron and Vit C - unless you have beendirected by your doctor to take both of those for a very specificreason STOP. Too much iron will give the same symptoms - and vit Cmakes the iron situation stronger - so if your doc said to do it for adisease then check with him first. IF you are only doing it becauseyou felt like trying it, or some one misguidedly said "try iron itwon't hurt "then discontinue it. Excess iron is dangerous. Your bodyhas no way to get rid of excess iron except through loss of blood.Sorry to be a party pooper. -Lynn > >> > Meds and supplements I take each day. Am I doing something wrong > > that might be making me feel worse? I have become even more > fatigued > > the past few days, and have other new symptoms.. but that happens > > sometimes for no reason that I can find. My labs a month ago were > > TSH zero, Free T3 and FT4 were way at the top of normal range on > the > > labs. My doc upped me from 175 synthroid to 200 synthroid at that > > time. (he wanted to add Cytomel, but I dont tolerate it. Migraines.)> > My list:> > AM: Synthroid, Ritalin, Lexapro> > Lunch time: Ritalin, magnessium, prevacid, CoQ10, evening primrose > > oil, flax oil, iron, C, > > Dinner: CoQ10, evening primrose oil > > Bed Time: Magnessium, multi vit, B complex, calcium> > At various times of the day, every day, I take two packets of > > Threelac and one or two lactobaccilus caps (sp).> > > > If I have extreme leg pain I have to take three advil.> > For headaches or other aches I take two excedrin. Usually every day > > I take this at some point. > > I tried to take two baby asprin a day, but Im not good at > > rememebering and it doesnt help (so I read) if you take it within > 24 > > hrs of Excedrin... and that is the only thing that helps me > > sometimes.> > > > What Ive added most recently is the Evening primrose oil. Within > the > > past 2 weeks or so. I hate to think that is making me worse, as > > everything I read about it sounds great! I know the Lexapro can > > make you fatigued and I just read that it can cause weight gain. I > > HAVE to be on some kind of anti dep... was thinking about trying > > Welbutrin. Any thoughts or ideas? I feel like Im a bit "pill > > crazy"!!! I dont sleep good. I can fall asleep easy enough but I > > wake up too early and cant go back to sleep. I wake up at 4am > > sometimes, then have a very honery 4 yyr old boy to deal with. I > > tried sleeping pills and they only worked for a whileand not that > > great anyway. Melatonin doesnt work. The supps I take at bedtime > > seem to help the most. I have to add that ALL my hypo symptoms hit > > me the week my brother died of cancer a few years ago. I had a tiny > > bit of weight gain and trouble handeling any big "issues" (like > > child custody after divorce casued a breakdown)before that and I > > had been on Prozac with no real problems. Then, my brother got sick > > and while watching him die and dealing with everyone else having > > breakdowns, I held together (Im a situation fixer. Always have > > been.) Then when he died I hit the floor. I gained 25 pound in less > > than one week and was a mental mess.(I wasnt eating like abig old > > pig or anything either.) (ok, maybe a little, not not THAT much!) > > It hasnt stopped yet. I switched to lexapro, but still gaining > > weight like mad. Total, Ive gained about 50 pounds now. I am so fat > > and unhealthy. I have suspected some "stress switch" flipped on, > or > > off or something that caused me to get where I am today... but no > > doc knows what to tell me. Sorry for the LONG post. But I just > feel > > like there is an answer. I just need to get the right detail to the > > right person. Ive posted my story in bits and peices in various > > places. I thought Id post the whole thing this time. The biggest > > advice I get is to try Armour. I did. It was worse. THANK YOU for > > reading this far!!! > >>