Just joined and have a question.

January 1, 2012

Hello.

I was diagnosed with Hashimotos about 15-20 years ago. I'm taking 150mcg

Thyroxine every second day and 200 the alternate days to get about 175 average.

My last GP (had him for 30 years) liked my results to be slightly higher on

replacement and did my T4 and T3 regularly and they were always good. He also

used the symptoms to regulate dosage rather than blood tests. He told me that

because I have an auto-immune

condition that I could get symptoms from that even when my throid tests look

good.

I developed an adrenal problem which caused no end of trouble and was taking

Florinef for that. It seemed to right itself and I had to stop the Florinef.

Now I have Barretts Oesophagus and take Somac and inflammatory poly arthritis

and need Prednisone every so often. I was taking Plaguenil for it but found it

didn't do much.

I have since moved to another town and had to change doctors. It's 300kms to my

old guy. This one says to take the Thyroxine and i don't need tests. He

doesn't believe in adrenal issues unless it's s, so I'm not getting much

help.

I have high ferritin (over 600) but the doc says it's fine and just from

inflammation. I don't have haemachromatosis. Does anyone know if high

ferritin is safe? If it's anything to do with thyroids? Or adrenals? I feel

like I need a new approach as I'm really going under fast. I can hardly walk

some days and cannot use my fingers much.

Sorry this is so long.

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