medication not sure what to do

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Hello all.

I have under active thyroid. diagnosed by doctor 6 years ago although had it for

many years before that ending up making me bedridden. 125mcg of levo got me to

a certain stage of recovery but not enough to get a job etc.

I saw Dr. Peatfield recnetly and now am on weel 4 of his medication plan.

Everything was going fine.

My basal am temperature prior to his treatment was around early 25 i.e. 36.20

and night time was lower at around 35.10.

Week three I saw ain improvement with the temps getting higher and nearer

eachother.

Yesterday I went to see osteopath (have been seeing him for years) - stiff lower

back and stiff neck with give headaches when I lay down only. He always cures

this and I am fine until say I do some heavy lifting.

The two days after seeing him I am generally sore in back and neck, so not

unusual.

Today was no difference.

But at around 10 am it was as though someone hit me. My body felt like a lead

weight, I could hardly move and I was so cold all over that I felt like I was in

a freezer and could not stop shivering. This continued until midday. I do nt

actually feel sick or ill. Just a slight headach now behind eyes maybe from

tension.

But since midday my temperature has crept up from 37.12 at midday and now it is

5pm and my temp is 38.85.

I dont know what to do. Yet I still feel freezing cold inside and outside.

Should I continue with his medications?

I did have a kidney removed 6 months ago .. a donation not because I was ill,

and the pharmacist said I was not to take NSAID's, so I am loath to take those

to try and get temperature down.

I feel exceptionally tired and body so heavy I think it is heavier than an

elephant so getting around is like a snail. But apart form the slight headache I

dont feel sick or faint. But have spent most of day sitting down only getting up

for the bathroom.

I am rather worried ... I have not been ill (except thyroid) for so many years

and now ....

Advice please

Diane s

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can you advise what exactly the plan consists of?

chris

>

> Hello all.

> I have under active thyroid. diagnosed by doctor 6 years ago although had it

for many years before that ending up making me bedridden. 125mcg of levo got me

to a certain stage of recovery but not enough to get a job etc.

>

> I saw Dr. Peatfield recnetly and now am on weel 4 of his medication plan.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Diane and welcome to our Forum where I hope you get all

the help and support you need.

First, have you contacted your GP. You could have contacted some

form of 'flu and I know they say that you should stay warm, drink plenty of

water and 'flu medications, but with your fairly recent problem of donating a

kidney (what a magnificent thing to do) and not being able to take any form of

NSAID's, your GP would want to know about the suffering you are going through

right now, especially with such a high temperature.

As you are unable to take any form of NSAID's what has your

doctor suggested you take should you ever need such medication? Many such

people benefit from other medications such as Tylenol

(acetaminophen) or for those with severe chronic pain, you can get prescription

narcotics, like OxyContin, Percocet, and Vicodin but no doubt you will know

about these.

I honestly very much doubt that your symptoms are anything to do

with the medication that Dr Peatfield recommended for you. Can you let us know

exactly what supplements you are now taking?

I too visited an osteopath on numerous occasions when I had

severe lower back pain, pain in my shoulders and under both heels, but every

time I got out to the street after a treatment, my legs became so weak they

felt like jelly and I could hardly stand up - I honestly don't know why I kept

going back because the treatments never did me any good and I think made me

worse - I was desperate. My GP had told me that I had a prolapsed disc, but

eventually it was found, by a doctor outside of the NHS that the levothyroxine

I was taking was not converting to the active thyroid hormone T3. He prescribed

me natural thyroid extract which contains all the thyroid hormones your body

requires i.e. T4, T3. T2. T1 and calcitonin for the bones. This medication was

like a wonder drug. I started to feel the benefits after only 9 days and 7

years later, I am still 100% fit. After starting thyroid extract, the severe

pains disappeared along with all my other symptoms, especially brain fog, which

was particularly bad. I was getting the severe pains because my body was not

getting the T3 it so badly needed causing my muscles to go into severe spasm.

The levothyroxine you are taking is a prohormone, it does little

in the body and it has to convert through the kidneys, liver, brain, skin and

hundreds of other thyroid hormone receptors throughout the body into the ACTIVE

thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (or T3). T3 is needed by every cell in your

body and brain to make them function. There is a large minority of us who are

unable to convert T4 to T3, though the NHS refuse to recognise this and without

this knowledge, doctors will never be able to help their patients as they

believe levothyroxine is all that is needed. How wrong they can be.

I would carry on with Dr Peatfield's regime if possible,

especially the adrenal support but do call your doctor as he knows your case.

Luv - Sheila

But at around 10 am it was as though someone hit me. My body felt like a lead

weight, I could hardly move and I was so cold all over that I felt like I was

in a freezer and could not stop shivering. This continued until midday. I do nt

actually feel sick or ill. Just a slight headach now behind eyes maybe from

tension.

But since midday my temperature has crept up from 37.12 at midday and now it is

5pm and my temp is 38.85.

I dont know what to do. Yet I still feel freezing cold inside and outside.