Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 hi the black and blue marks could be from High cortisol (its a symptoms of both high cortisol and hypothyroid) i think my black and blue marks occur when my adrenals are stressed even more (ie High cortisol) cuz i never got them when i was on synthroid/T4-only. did you ever do a saliva cortisol test? what was the supplement the dr gave you for adrenals? i have tried a few ingredients via my alternative dr.MD he admitted he really doesn't have much experience with my level of sensitivity. so he gave me licorice and ACE,, and i got symptoms from both,, because the increase ones level of cortisol,, which i didn't need. is really important to know what your cortisol levels are doing. -Carol > > Hi, Everyone! > > I started on vitamins a few weeks ago (after about a month of not > having them due to lack of money) and started to feel better but now I > feel like I hit a brick wall again. I'm so fatigued, tired and just > feel yucky. I'm getting a little down by it all. > A little history... > I'm vitamin D deficient, but was able to get my numbers up. After I > dropped down to 1000 i/u's per day my levels dropped again so I'm back > up to 4000 i/u's per day. > My ferratin is very low. The highest its been is 17. I take iron every > day. > My TSH was 4.74 but now it is closer to where it should be. Its > currently 1.34. (1 or less being the optimal number). I'm on Levoxyl > right now that seemed to work for me. > My estrogen is low. I'm taking Evening Primrose Oil for that. > My adrenals seem a little unsteady so my doctor put me on a supplement > for stabilizing that. > > My hair is falling out again too. Even the hair on my body is softer, > too. > I just feel like I'm carrying around a ton of bricks. I'm bruising very > easily. A few days ago I hit my leg into something and *immediately* it > started to turn black and blue. > I've also noticed those weird cuts on the backs of my hands like you > have been mentioning here. > > I see the thyroid doctor tomorrow. Any ideas as to what I should ask > her? She's been very good with me and is open to ideas. > I'm trying to be patient but its been very hard on me. I've been on > meds/supplements since about September. > > ) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 oops, what are your FREE* t4 and FREE* t3 tests levels? > > > > Hi, Everyone! > > > > I started on vitamins a few weeks ago (after about a month of not > > having them due to lack of money) and started to feel better but > now I > > feel like I hit a brick wall again. I'm so fatigued, tired and just > > feel yucky. I'm getting a little down by it all. > > A little history... > > I'm vitamin D deficient, but was able to get my numbers up. After I > > dropped down to 1000 i/u's per day my levels dropped again so I'm > back > > up to 4000 i/u's per day. > > My ferratin is very low. The highest its been is 17. I take iron > every > > day. > > My TSH was 4.74 but now it is closer to where it should be. Its > > currently 1.34. (1 or less being the optimal number). I'm on > Levoxyl > > right now that seemed to work for me. > > My estrogen is low. I'm taking Evening Primrose Oil for that. > > My adrenals seem a little unsteady so my doctor put me on a > supplement > > for stabilizing that. > > > > My hair is falling out again too. Even the hair on my body is > softer, > > too. > > I just feel like I'm carrying around a ton of bricks. I'm bruising > very > > easily. A few days ago I hit my leg into something and > *immediately* it > > started to turn black and blue. > > I've also noticed those weird cuts on the backs of my hands like > you > > have been mentioning here. > > > > I see the thyroid doctor tomorrow. Any ideas as to what I should > ask > > her? She's been very good with me and is open to ideas. > > I'm trying to be patient but its been very hard on me. I've been on > > meds/supplements since about September. > > > > ) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Mmm Interesting! What lab did the salvia test? I've never seen that range. What time of day was the sample collected? Normally salvia testing is done four times throughout the day. Where are the other three? You must have some doc! Why would your doctor think you need high cortisol treatment? It's NOT elevated! That seems reckless. Amazing! Your free T's are both MUCH better than mine. WWhat are you symptoms? Be careful, Bj > hi > the black and blue marks could be from High cortisol (its a symptoms > of both high cortisol and hypothyroid) > > i think my black and blue marks occur when my adrenals are stressed > even more (ie High cortisol) > cuz i never got them when i was on synthroid/T4-only. > > did you ever do a saliva cortisol test? > > what was the supplement the dr gave you for adrenals? > > i have tried a few ingredients via my alternative dr.MD > he admitted he really doesn't have much experience with my level of > sensitivity. > so he gave me licorice and ACE,, and i got symptoms from both,, > because the increase ones level of cortisol,, which i didn't need. > > is really important to know what your cortisol levels are doing. > > -Carol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 I meant Cytomel, sorry! Fog brain! ) >> I saw her this morning and she put me on cortef (T3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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