Re: i feel like i'm in hell

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hi ronnie,

do you currently take any vitamins or supplements?? have you been tested for vitamin/mineral deficiencies? when you have one endocrine problem you will usually have more. apathy, also known as 'a case of the f*** its' is a prime symptom of adrenal problems, even when they show up 'normal' on tests.

the adrenal glands and thyroid go in a cycle... when one is off the other tries to compensate. usually an organic or natural diet can help as many thyroid patients also have allergies (which can off set the adrenals & cause hypo like symptoms). staying away from additives, food dyes, chemicals, etc. can do a number on your body. eating a balanced diet of non-goitrogenic foods (foods that do not inhibit thyroid function) will help you also.

bcomplex vitamins are very important for the body's function. being low or defficient in these can cause mood swings, lethargy, fatigue, joint pain, etc. even if you are not low, many thyroid patients just need more b-complex to assist them. sublingual (liquid) b-complex works very well and is fast acting. getting a good multi-vitamin if you don't have one can also help as people only get about 1/2 of the vitamins/minerals they need on a daily basis to survive. we need the extra supplementation as it's very good for us. you may also want to make sure you are taking enough calcium as calcium deficciency can lead to osteoperosis which we are prone to being hypo.

are you on any female replacement hormones? have you ever had your testosterone, progesterone, estrogen, etc. hormones checked after your hystirectomy?? having one prematurely (not too soon, just before your body is naturally ready to transition into menopause) can throw off your body even more. i'm going to take a stab and say that since you started feeling better after getting more t3 in your system that you may have a conversion problem from t4 to t3. it may also be possible that you do not have a conversion problem but just that you need more after not having it for so long.

you will also want to note that when taking armour, you'll feel better for a few days to a few months and then feel like crap. the reason people feel like poopie on armour is because having so much 'missed' hormones in your body all at once wakes it up. your body is no longer starving, it's getting hormones. there is still pain because it tells you that there is not enough but it becomes hungry for more. that's just food for thought.

as far as the ovarian cysts, they are largely common and they aid in the availability of pregnancy. the problem happens when the cysts occur to often before the others dissolve properly and that creates a lot of pain and discomfort. were you ever diagnosed with polycystic ovary disease? that can in many instances give your endocrine system & sexual system (reproductive hormones) a shake up as well.

with your antibodies being high, do you have any lymph problems? are they often swollen? are you prone to fevers? where there is one autoimmune disease it is very rare to not have others. the lymph glands are a tell tale sign of other things going on. for some it is allergies, for others infections, stress, etc.

know that you are not alone here and that you have came to the right place. in the words of one of my favorite doctors... 'you can tell everyone what's wrong with you isn't in your head, it's in your ass'. my mom was told that when she fought for years to get a diagnosis of muscular dystrophy. i would love it if more doctors would help their patients that way, or maybe just believe. .

one of the hardest things to live with is knowing that if our lives took a small turn here or a slight curve there, they would be totally different. when walking on your path that you have here, you will often feel alone, abused, neglected, rejected... it is your path to walk and ultimately you must start and end your journey alone, but it is the company that you keep along the way which makes you who you are.

good luck love.

i feel like i'm in hell

i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who responded. i am a 37 yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and 19. i used to enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and joy when they walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for anything. i went through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on zoloft, which worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and maybe even better than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my psych. doc that i must have had thyroid problems for years. but instead of checking my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a bandaid for my hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial hysterectomy, and so i only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed alot of wierd symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i had the other one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt all the time. so in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the zoloft stopped working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't tolotate it anymore, or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2 years, and went through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was finally diagnosed this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of compounded t3, and have been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and have had to work myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and levothyroxine, but they made me feel bad. here are my labs.antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budgefree t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been droppingtsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it fluctuatesi am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better or die. i am a spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i do think about it. symptoms aresevere brain fogdepressionfeeling disconnected to lifedry skinconstipationswollen tounge with teeth indentationsdry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing backfeeling like 'where the heck am isometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue, adrenals, fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears to be only thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and when i started t3, it started producing hormones again, and stopped hurting after 4 years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the other symptoms will increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me if my brain will get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of well being again, and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know who i am anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get better?? also, i would like to be able to chat with someone, as you can see, i am desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog and depression for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am scared.

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>

> i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who responded. i am a

37

> yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and 19. i used to

> enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and joy when they

> walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for anything. i went

> through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on zoloft, which

> worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and maybe even

better

> than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my psych. doc

that

> i must have had thyroid problems for years. but instead of

checking

> my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a band aid for my

> hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial hysterectomy, and so i

> only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed a lot of weird

> symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i had the other

> one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt all the time.

so

> in Oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the zoloft stopped

> working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't tolerate it

anymore,

> or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2 years, and went

> through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was finally diagnosed

> this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of compounded T3, and

have

> been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and have had to

work

> myself up slowly. i have tried Armour, and levothyroxine, but they

> made me feel bad. here are my labs.

>

> antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34

> free T3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budge

> free T4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been dropping

> TSH 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it fluctuates

>

> i am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better or die. i am a

> spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i do think about

> it. symptoms are

> severe brain fog

> depression

> feeling disconnected to life

> dry skin

> constipation

> swollen tongue with teeth indentations

> dry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing back

> feeling like 'where the heck am i

> sometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.

>

> i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue, adrenals,

> fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears to be only

> thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and when i started

T3,

> it started producing hormones again, and stopped hurting after 4

> years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the other symptoms

will

> increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me if my brain

will

> get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of well being

again,

> and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know who i am

> anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get better?? also, i

> would like to be able to chat with someone, as you can see, i am

> desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog and depression

> for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am scared.

>

Estrogen and Progesterone both effect thyroid hormone. Estrogen

dominance effects the liver and thyroid hormone is converted mainly

in the liver. So I would get both Estrogen and Progesterone levels

checked.

Now are you on just T3 medication?

The way the body normally works is for the thyroid to produce mainly

T4 hormone and some T3 hormone. The body then converts T4 to T3 on a

as needed basis.

Armour contains 38mcg of T4 and 9 mcg of T3.. using those

calculations and how you said you needed to build up the T3 my guess

you were on a much higher dose of T3 with Armour then your early

days of compounded T3.

The T3 and T4 both need to come up and with Hashi's the TSH needs to

be suppressed under 1..although a lot of people do better with it

completely suppressed even lower.

So you need Adrenals checked, female hormones checked and then you

need to figure out how to up your dose and things you can do to rest

the thyroid and help with conversion issues.

If you look back in the last two weeks you will find a post

regarding a connection between Hashimoto's and depression, mental

health issues etc. and if you look at a few of the medical sites

like www.merck.com you will find very simple medical information

regarding suppressing the TSH below 1 in Hashi's patients.

Kats3boys

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and my apologies for my terrible spelling tonight...

i feel like i'm in hell

i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who responded. i am a 37 yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and 19. i used to enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and joy when they walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for anything. i went through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on zoloft, which worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and maybe even better than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my psych. doc that i must have had thyroid problems for years. but instead of checking my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a bandaid for my hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial hysterectomy, and so i only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed alot of wierd symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i had the other one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt all the time. so in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the zoloft stopped working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't tolotate it anymore, or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2 years, and went through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was finally diagnosed this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of compounded t3, and have been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and have had to work myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and levothyroxine, but they made me feel bad. here are my labs.antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budgefree t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been droppingtsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it fluctuatesi am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better or die. i am a spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i do think about it. symptoms aresevere brain fogdepressionfeeling disconnected to lifedry skinconstipationswollen tounge with teeth indentationsdry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing backfeeling like 'where the heck am isometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue, adrenals, fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears to be only thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and when i started t3, it started producing hormones again, and stopped hurting after 4 years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the other symptoms will increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me if my brain will get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of well being again, and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know who i am anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get better?? also, i would like to be able to chat with someone, as you can see, i am desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog and depression for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am scared.

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We have group chats sometimes, and you can catch some of us on Yahoo Messenger, I'm stewlis on yahoo messenger.

Yes, you can and will have your brain, your life, and your happiness back one day. It doesn't happen over night, but it does happen once you get on the right dose of the right medication and make sure you don't have any of the underlying problems (which sounds like your docs have ruled out already).

I had that strange teeth indentations on my tongue thing too, for years, and never knew what caused it, and after taking thyroid replacement hormone for a while, I've noticed I no longer have that. It's interesting to watch your symptoms disappear, and reappear when doses need adjusted.

I know we've already talked some, so I'll let the others chime in here and give you their info and advice. You will be better! Just don't give up!

i feel like i'm in hell

i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who responded. i am a 37 yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and 19. i used to enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and joy when they walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for anything. i went through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on zoloft, which worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and maybe even better than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my psych. doc that i must have had thyroid problems for years. but instead of checking my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a bandaid for my hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial hysterectomy, and so i only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed alot of wierd symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i had the other one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt all the time. so in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the zoloft stopped working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't tolotate it anymore, or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2 years, and went through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was finally diagnosed this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of compounded t3, and have been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and have had to work myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and levothyroxine, but they made me feel bad. here are my labs.antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budgefree t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been droppingtsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it fluctuatesi am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better or die. i am a spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i do think about it. symptoms aresevere brain fogdepressionfeeling disconnected to lifedry skinconstipationswollen tounge with teeth indentationsdry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing backfeeling like 'where the heck am isometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue, adrenals, fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears to be only thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and when i started t3, it started producing hormones again, and stopped hurting after 4 years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the other symptoms will increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me if my brain will get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of well being again, and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know who i am anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get better?? also, i would like to be able to chat with someone, as you can see, i am desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog and depression for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am scared.

[Guest guest]

We have group chats sometimes, and you can catch some of us on Yahoo Messenger, I'm stewlis on yahoo messenger.

Yes, you can and will have your brain, your life, and your happiness back one day. It doesn't happen over night, but it does happen once you get on the right dose of the right medication and make sure you don't have any of the underlying problems (which sounds like your docs have ruled out already).

I had that strange teeth indentations on my tongue thing too, for years, and never knew what caused it, and after taking thyroid replacement hormone for a while, I've noticed I no longer have that. It's interesting to watch your symptoms disappear, and reappear when doses need adjusted.

I know we've already talked some, so I'll let the others chime in here and give you their info and advice. You will be better! Just don't give up!

i feel like i'm in hell

i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who responded. i am a 37 yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and 19. i used to enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and joy when they walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for anything. i went through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on zoloft, which worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and maybe even better than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my psych. doc that i must have had thyroid problems for years. but instead of checking my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a bandaid for my hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial hysterectomy, and so i only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed alot of wierd symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i had the other one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt all the time. so in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the zoloft stopped working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't tolotate it anymore, or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2 years, and went through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was finally diagnosed this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of compounded t3, and have been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and have had to work myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and levothyroxine, but they made me feel bad. here are my labs.antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budgefree t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been droppingtsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it fluctuatesi am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better or die. i am a spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i do think about it. symptoms aresevere brain fogdepressionfeeling disconnected to lifedry skinconstipationswollen tounge with teeth indentationsdry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing backfeeling like 'where the heck am isometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue, adrenals, fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears to be only thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and when i started t3, it started producing hormones again, and stopped hurting after 4 years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the other symptoms will increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me if my brain will get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of well being again, and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know who i am anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get better?? also, i would like to be able to chat with someone, as you can see, i am desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog and depression for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am scared.

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Well possibly you are still undermedicated.

I take 125mcg of T4 and 30mcg of T3. A friend of mine

takes 100mcg og T4 and 40mcg of T3. 26mcg of T3 is

only equal to 104 mcg of T4 which is a small dose of

replacement hormone. Most people I know need more than

that. I do know of people who take T3 only but their

dose is certainly higher than yours.

I am going to try and attach an article concerning

psychiatric manifestations of Hashimoto's. It might at

least help by showing you that this condition is known

and there is help.

--- ronniejfmr wrote:

> i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who

> responded. i am a 37

> yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and

> 19. i used to

> enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and

> joy when they

> walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for

> anything. i went

> through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on

> zoloft, which

> worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and

> maybe even better

> than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my

> psych. doc that

> i must have had thyroid problems for years. but

> instead of checking

> my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a

> bandaid for my

> hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial

> hysterectomy, and so i

> only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed

> alot of wierd

> symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i

> had the other

> one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt

> all the time. so

> in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the

> zoloft stopped

> working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't

> tolotate it anymore,

> or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2

> years, and went

> through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was

> finally diagnosed

> this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of

> compounded t3, and have

> been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and

> have had to work

> myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and

> levothyroxine, but they

> made me feel bad. here are my labs.

>

> antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34

> free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budge

> free t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been dropping

> tsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it

> fluctuates

>

> i am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better

> or die. i am a

> spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i

> do think about

> it. symptoms are

> severe brain fog

> depression

> feeling disconnected to life

> dry skin

> constipation

> swollen tounge with teeth indentations

> dry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing

> back

> feeling like 'where the heck am i

> sometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.

>

> i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue,

> adrenals,

> fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears

> to be only

> thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and

> when i started t3,

> it started producing hormones again, and stopped

> hurting after 4

> years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the

> other symptoms will

> increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me

> if my brain will

> get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of

> well being again,

> and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know

> who i am

> anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get

> better?? also, i

> would like to be able to chat with someone, as you

> can see, i am

> desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog

> and depression

> for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am

> scared.

>

>

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Well possibly you are still undermedicated.

I take 125mcg of T4 and 30mcg of T3. A friend of mine

takes 100mcg og T4 and 40mcg of T3. 26mcg of T3 is

only equal to 104 mcg of T4 which is a small dose of

replacement hormone. Most people I know need more than

that. I do know of people who take T3 only but their

dose is certainly higher than yours.

I am going to try and attach an article concerning

psychiatric manifestations of Hashimoto's. It might at

least help by showing you that this condition is known

and there is help.

--- ronniejfmr wrote:

> i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who

> responded. i am a 37

> yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and

> 19. i used to

> enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and

> joy when they

> walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for

> anything. i went

> through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on

> zoloft, which

> worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and

> maybe even better

> than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my

> psych. doc that

> i must have had thyroid problems for years. but

> instead of checking

> my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a

> bandaid for my

> hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial

> hysterectomy, and so i

> only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed

> alot of wierd

> symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i

> had the other

> one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt

> all the time. so

> in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the

> zoloft stopped

> working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't

> tolotate it anymore,

> or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2

> years, and went

> through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was

> finally diagnosed

> this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of

> compounded t3, and have

> been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and

> have had to work

> myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and

> levothyroxine, but they

> made me feel bad. here are my labs.

>

> antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34

> free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budge

> free t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been dropping

> tsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it

> fluctuates

>

> i am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better

> or die. i am a

> spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i

> do think about

> it. symptoms are

> severe brain fog

> depression

> feeling disconnected to life

> dry skin

> constipation

> swollen tounge with teeth indentations

> dry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing

> back

> feeling like 'where the heck am i

> sometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.

>

> i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue,

> adrenals,

> fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears

> to be only

> thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and

> when i started t3,

> it started producing hormones again, and stopped

> hurting after 4

> years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the

> other symptoms will

> increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me

> if my brain will

> get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of

> well being again,

> and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know

> who i am

> anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get

> better?? also, i

> would like to be able to chat with someone, as you

> can see, i am

> desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog

> and depression

> for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am

> scared.

>

>

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Well possibly you are still undermedicated.

I take 125mcg of T4 and 30mcg of T3. A friend of mine

takes 100mcg og T4 and 40mcg of T3. 26mcg of T3 is

only equal to 104 mcg of T4 which is a small dose of

replacement hormone. Most people I know need more than

that. I do know of people who take T3 only but their

dose is certainly higher than yours.

I am going to try and attach an article concerning

psychiatric manifestations of Hashimoto's. It might at

least help by showing you that this condition is known

and there is help.

--- ronniejfmr wrote:

> i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who

> responded. i am a 37

> yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and

> 19. i used to

> enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and

> joy when they

> walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for

> anything. i went

> through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on

> zoloft, which

> worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and

> maybe even better

> than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my

> psych. doc that

> i must have had thyroid problems for years. but

> instead of checking

> my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a

> bandaid for my

> hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial

> hysterectomy, and so i

> only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed

> alot of wierd

> symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i

> had the other

> one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt

> all the time. so

> in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the

> zoloft stopped

> working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't

> tolotate it anymore,

> or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2

> years, and went

> through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was

> finally diagnosed

> this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of

> compounded t3, and have

> been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and

> have had to work

> myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and

> levothyroxine, but they

> made me feel bad. here are my labs.

>

> antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34

> free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budge

> free t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been dropping

> tsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it

> fluctuates

>

> i am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better

> or die. i am a

> spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i

> do think about

> it. symptoms are

> severe brain fog

> depression

> feeling disconnected to life

> dry skin

> constipation

> swollen tounge with teeth indentations

> dry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing

> back

> feeling like 'where the heck am i

> sometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.

>

> i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue,

> adrenals,

> fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears

> to be only

> thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and

> when i started t3,

> it started producing hormones again, and stopped

> hurting after 4

> years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the

> other symptoms will

> increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me

> if my brain will

> get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of

> well being again,

> and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know

> who i am

> anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get

> better?? also, i

> would like to be able to chat with someone, as you

> can see, i am

> desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog

> and depression

> for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am

> scared.

>

>

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Ronnie: I wish I knew the answer for you...just so you can get well ASAP. I wonder looking at your labs if you have ever considered a t4 pill with your t3? ~E:) ronniejfmr wrote: i posted yesterday, and thank you to those who responded. i am a 37 yr.old women with 2 wonderful daughters, ages 17 and 19. i used to enjoy my kids, and my heart would fill with love and

joy when they walked into a room, and now i feel nothing for anything. i went through a sever depression in 1995, and was put on zoloft, which worked wonderful. i felt like a normal person, and maybe even better than i ever had in my life. it is clear to me and my psych. doc that i must have had thyroid problems for years. but instead of checking my thyroid i was put on zoloft, which i feel was a bandaid for my hashimoto disease. in 2001, i had a partial hysterectomy, and so i only have one ovary. from 2001 to 2004 i noticed alot of wierd symptoms. my ovary would get cysts, ( which is why i had the other one taken out, along with uterus) and it would hurt all the time. so in oct. of 04' i had a full mental breakdown. the zoloft stopped working, and the strange thing was, i couldn't tolotate it anymore, or any other medicine. i suffered for almost 2 years, and went through 13 docs, and traveled to 2 states. i was

finally diagnosed this year with hashimoto. i am on 26 mcg of compounded t3, and have been on this for 8 months. i started with 3 mcg, and have had to work myself up slowley. i have tried armour, and levothyroxine, but they made me feel bad. here are my labs.antibodies-2500 they were 4500 range 1-34free t3-2.7 range 2.3-4.2 they never seem to budgefree t4-.85 range .61-1.74 has been droppingtsh 3.193 i have gotten it just below 2, but it fluctuatesi am hanging by a thread. i just want to be better or die. i am a spiritual person, so i would not harm myself, but i do think about it. symptoms aresevere brain fogdepressionfeeling disconnected to lifedry skinconstipationswollen tounge with teeth indentationsdry hair and hair loss however new hair is growing backfeeling like 'where the heck am isometimes joint pain and muscle fatigue.i have been checked for lupus, chronic fatigue,

adrenals, fibremyalgia,etc. and all those are fine, it appears to be only thyroid. also, my ovary stopped functioning, and when i started t3, it started producing hormones again, and stopped hurting after 4 years!!! but it will start hurting again, and the other symptoms will increase, and then i adjust my meds. please tell me if my brain will get back to normal. will i ever have a feeling of well being again, and feel the sun shine on my face. i don't even know who i am anymore. i just need to know the truth. can i get better?? also, i would like to be able to chat with someone, as you can see, i am desperate. i have had no break from this mental fog and depression for 2 years. i wonder about brain damage. i am scared. TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26 months post-op.

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