Re: Digest Number 2664

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,So sorry to hear you're struggling. I am 32 but your story reads verbatim to mine. Just wondering, have you ever been diagnosed with PCOS?Am I understanding correctly that you are not taking any thyroid medicine? I understand your desire to treat it without any medicine, but until you are more stable naturally, following the protocol for some time, your body needs thyroid just to function at all. I would suggest you give them another try while you dive into the WDISHTSWMLAN protocol. My hypoglycemia gets better when I cut out sugar, caffeine, alcohol, and high carbs. When I eat a paleo style diet, (no yeast, gluten, or dairy either) my dizziness and fatigue get soooo much better. I've also found Ashwaganda to be tremendously valuable for anxiety. Good luck to you. On Mar 27, 2012, at 2:47 AM, Thyroiditis wrote:Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - IntegrativeMessages In This Digest (1 Message)1.Newbie with questions re Hashi's and autoimmune?? Sorry long From: erikaView All Topics | Create New TopicMessage1.Newbie with questions re Hashi's and autoimmune?? Sorry longPosted by: "erika" erika.soti@... thesotodogMon Mar 26, 2012 9:43 am (PDT)Timeline by age:Teenager: irregular periods so started BCP at 1832: tried getting pregnant but had difficulty and 1 MC but had success finally at 34 and second pregnancy came easy 16 months later35: After the birth of my second child, felt tired enough to start drinking coffee (prior I was proud I never 'needed' coffee and caffine really affects me) I had night sweats too that went away after several years41+: started having enough mental fogginess, forgetfulness, confusion, fatigue, coldness that I started went to GP42: Went off BCP which helped migranes, floaters, muscle cramping but mental issues continue, coldness, started getting dizzy upon standing (wrote of to low/normal BP)Currently I feel I still am mentally foggy, forgetful, slowly getting depressed, unmotivated, tired, dizzy sometimes even when just standing or sitting, moodiness/PMS, hypoglycemic, cold, anxious/fearful/nervous, So over the last year I've seen various doctors, none of whom have really addressed my issues. On prescribed Armour but only based on symptoms and TSH and felt T3 and T4 were merely "academic". I never tried the Armour though. Another prescribed Synthroid which made me feel so horrible. I was so dizzy I couldn't walk and had ears ringing all day so I stopped that. I just read "Why do I still have thyroid symptoms when my lab tests are normal?" I love the premise but can't find anyone in my area. My current endo is basically on the wait and see plan until things get worse. With ANA and thyroid anitbodies it seems to make sense to me that I have some autoimmune thing going on. I want to go gluten free but concerned with a high gluten household and DH thinks GF is borderline 'quackery.'Here are highlights of my labs:Weight: good (5'4" and 140 but this seems to be worsening)BP: Low/normal around 110/70 I thinkThyroid has small nodule on itTSH - usally in mid 4's but sometimes lowerFT4 - between .90 and 1.0FT3 - between 2.8 and 3.3Thyroglobulin AB 132TPO 12 (0-34) ANA screen 1:160 positive speckledTIBC 258 (250-450)UIBC 170 (150-375)Iron, serum 88 (35-155)Iron sat 34 (15-55)Ferritin, serum 106 (13-150)Progesterone <0.5 Estrogens <50 Testosterone 9 (2-45)I've always wondered things like why is my CO2 always at the bottom of the normal range (21)? Also I've had some fluctuations in several areas like WBC where it went from 6.9 to 5.2 over the last year. Some other labs that decreased significantly (over 18%) over the year were ESR, Westergren and AST/ALT. What does all that mean? Is there something the docs are missing? Where do I find a 'good' doctor who will find the underlying problem and not just treat symptoms? What foods should I stay away from? Thanks, in landBack to topReply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1)RECENT ACTIVITY1New MembersVisit Your GroupSell OnlineStart selling withour award-winninge-commerce tools.Meditation andLovingkindnessA Yahoo! Groupto share and learn.Yahoo! HealthHealthy AgingImprove yourquality of life.Need to Reply?Click one of the "Reply" links to respond to a specific message in the Daily Digest.Create New Topic | Visit Your Group on the WebMessages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Calendar*Note: Information is freely exchanged on this board based on patient experiences, and should not be considered a medical recommendation. Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Individual | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe