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Dear Fortunata

Obviously, you are suffering with one of the many associated

conditions that go along with those suffering the symptoms of hypothyroidism

and you need to go through each of these as a process of elimination. Check out

the attached document which lists many of these conditions, that show, if you

have one (any) that your thyroid hormone replacement, whatever you take, cannot

be properly utilised at cellular level.

I would highly recommend that you get the 24 hour salivary

adrenal profile done to check your levels of cortisol and DHEA at four specific

times during the day. Go to the FILES section which you can access form the

Menu on the Home Page of this forum http@//health./group/thyroid treatment

.. On the list that opens, scroll down to the FOLDER entitled 'Discounts on

Tests and Supplements' and then click on 'Genova Diagnostics' and follow the

instructions for ordering the tests you need from there. You need to write

'Thyroid patient Advocacy' as your practitioner in order to claim a discount.

If you have suffered with thrush at any time, or you have had

course of antibiotics, it might also pay off getting the test to see if you have

candida antibodies.

I know you don't want to have to beg your GP for further

testing, but if you are to take charge of your thyroid and adrenal health, you

must get your levels of certain vitamins and minerals tested. These are

ferritin, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, magnesium, folate, copper and zinc. Again,

if any of these are low in the reference range, these will need to be

supplemented before the thyroid hormone can be utilised at cellular level. If

your doctor states that these tests are unnecessary, then be ready for him and

cite the following references to show the association between these low levels

and hypothyroidism:

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Low iron/ferritin: http://www.thewayup.com/newsletters/081504.htm

and http://www.ithyroid.com/iron.htm

and http://www.femail.com.au/iron-levels-tony-pearce.htm

·

Low vitamin B12: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18655403

·

Low vitamin D3: http://www.eje-online.org/cgi/content/abstract/113/3/329

and http://www.goodhormonehealth.com/VitaminD.pdf

·

Low magnesium: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC292768/pdf/jcinvest00264-0105.pdf

·

Low folate: http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/full/47/9/1738

and http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/thy.1999.9.1163

·

Low copper/zinc:http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/ffdbiyo/current4/07%20Iham%20AM%C4%B0R.pdf

and http://articles.webraydian.com/article1648-Role_of_Zinc_and_Copper_in_Effective_Thyroid_Function.html

Are you taking 200mcgs

Selenium daily, with food and high dose vitamin C i.e. 1/2000mgs daily.

When you get your blood test results back and the results from Genova, post

them here together with the reference range for each of the tests done and we

can help with the interpretation. NEVER allow the GP or receptionist just to

tell you that your results have been returned within the 'normal' range and

therefore, you do not have a problem. We need to know whether they are at the

bottom, the middle or the top of the range - because this matters.

Hope this helps for the

time being,

People who have whiplash

injury have often gone on to develop thyroid problems, so this may be

significant.

Luv - Sheila

Hello, everyone. I'll try to keep this short.

I'm 51 and female.Have always been fit and active; rock climbing, long-distance

walking, yoga. Felt very happy and contented with how physically healthy and

strong I felt. I was diagnosed hypothyroid two years ago and diagnosed

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis four months ago. Began on 25mg Levothyroxine nearly two

years ago.

Dose went as high as 200mg. The higher it went, the sicker I got. Just before

Xmas 2010 I could hardly function... pain in joints and muscles, had to be

shaken awake in the morning, brain fog, terrible hot sweats and then freezing

cold. So stopped taking tablets altogether. Pains diminished somewhat and felt

moderately better. Saw Endo in early Feb who said I must begin on 150 mg Levo

again, have blood tests in April and May and follow-up appt in June, when

they'd test my adrenals.

Needless to say, symptoms back with a vengeance after a week. So, I bought Erfa

thyroid from Canadian pharmacy. Been taking three grains a day since March 3rd

but feeling no better. Thought this would be my magic bullet, but sadly not. My

feet hurt so much, my ears are ringing, I'm swollen. Everything hurts, dammit!

And I've gained fifteen pounds since last May, despite eating a healthy diet

with little or no refined carbs and plenty of fruits and veg.

Will get my levels from the doctor and post them on here shortly. Thank God

I've found this website!

Ps Two years ago, I fell while climbing and struck the side of my neck against

my husband's knee. This gave me a kind of sideways whiplash injury. Don't know

if this is significant.

Many thanks for any help!!

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