week 12/13 t3 only and feeling awful??

January 14, 2011

Any advice please.

I started t3 only about 12/13 weeks ago, i am now on 90mg a day, taking 50mg 1st

thing and 40 mid afternoon.

I have all the hypo symptoms still worse than ever, so tired i could sleep all

day and night, i ache all over and feel very grumpy.

My last 3 periods have been 4, 6, and 2 weeks late this month it was so light

and lasted a day but i feel like i have pmt which i have never really suffered

from before, i am nearly 48 so am aware this could be menopause related.

i am saving up to have my saliva tested for adrenals as am sure this is an

issue.

Any help advice would be gratefully received as i feel so low

Many thanks

Dee x

January 14, 2011

Hi Dee, ask your GP to test your sex hormones to see where their

levels lie. Often, for those who are hypothyroid they have oestrogen overload

and they need to take progesterone to balance the two. It does sound as if you have

hit the menopause. Meanwhile, please go to our FILES section and scroll down to

the FOLDER 'Medical Questionnaires' and answer all the questions there. You

will see there is an Adrenal, a Candida and a Magnesium Questionnaire there.

Try and answer all the questions and let us know how you scored on each one.

Also, go to the Adrenal Folder right at the top of the Files and

open the 'Adrenal Home Testing' file and try those and see what happens.

These cost nothing but just a little of your time and will probably give you

the answer without having to pay for the test.

Luv - Sheila

I started t3 only about 12/13 weeks ago, i am now on 90mg a day, taking 50mg

1st thing and 40 mid afternoon.