don't want to go back on thyroxine!!!

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Hi all,

I stopped my thyroxine about 5 days ago so that I could start NAE. I was really

worried about stopping the thyroxine because I thought I would feel really ill,

but actually, I have seen a big improvement in my symptoms - especially with

swollen feet and ankles, and pressure in neck area. Also I feel a bit more

cheerful. I feel like the thyroxine must have been making things worse!

I now don't want to start back on thyroxine, but rather to try to boost my

adrenals further before going onto Erfa if I need to. My adrenal saliva test

results were really, really low, and I hope to persuade my GP to send me for a

short synacthen test, and then decide whether to go back onto some kind of

thyroid replacement.

But is it foolish to stop thyroid replacement altogether? I've been taking 125mg

thyroxine a day for the last few years. I just feel so much better without it!

Georgie