So down today!! What else can I do???

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Hi there,

I am having a very bad day today. I am so down and just thinking that I can't go

on like this. I came off the birth control pill a couple of weeks ago

(Dianette), and it looked like things were getting a little better. But

yesterday I crashed AGAIN and since then I am feeling horrible.

I am so fatigued, very depressed, don't want to see anybody and my body is

completely out of control. I look awful, and I have to say that I find my body

simply disgusting. I have cellulite everywhere, i.e. arms, legs, bum, belly...

It is so hot outside, and I am wearing baggy things to hide every single part of

my body. I am losing sooo much hair and my skin is bad.

I used to work as a model, and now I just look terrible. I've got so much water

retention - or is it fat??!! - that walking is uncomfortable, as everything is

wobbling.

I used to do martial arts, now I can't even walk up the stairs.. I so want my

old life back!

Now I just want to sleep and sleep and sleep.. I am so desperate! I have tried

so many things, i.e. diets, tablets etc... nothing seems to work!! Please can

you give me some advice?

See below my recent labs:

Biochemistry

Iron: *4.0 umol/L 6.6-26.0

T.I.B.C.: 63 umol/L 41-77

Transferrin Saturation: *6 % 20-55

Ferritin: 76 ug/L 13-150

Optimum Ferritin level for females: >27 ug/L

Endocrinology

Total Thyroxine (T4): 134 nmol/L 59-154

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: *<0.01 mIU/L 0.27-4.2

Please note new reference range effective 04.03.10

Free Thyroxine: 21.2 pmol/L 12.0-22.0

Please note new reference range effective 04.03.10

Free T3: *13.1 pmol/L 3.1-6.8

Please note new reference range effective 04.03.10

Immunology

Thyroid Antibodies

Thyroglobulin Antibody: 19.5 IU/mL 0-115 (negative)

Please note amended reference range due to change in methodology

Method used for Anti-Tg: Roche Modular

This is what I am taking at the moment:

Ferrous Sulphate (130mg iron), Vit C, D3, B-Complex, B12, Magnesium, 1,5gr

Armour, ThyroCo, Rhodiola, Ashwagandha, Licorice Root, Metformin

I have been on Rhodiola and Ashwagandha for a while now, but nothing seems to

change.... Do you have any suggestion?

Sorry for the long email!!! Merith