Intolerance of thyroid meds / adrenal fatigue?

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Hi All

I am beginning to wonder whether I can tolerate more than 1/2 grain Armour

for my thyroid.

I was diagnosed Hypo / Hashi's at the beginning of April. I started off

taking 1/2 grain Armour. When I increased to 1 grain I developed dizziness,

fast heart rate and leg weakness after about a week. I dropped back to 1/2

grain for about 3 weeks. Then my doc added in 25mcg T4 and after about a

week, I started experiencing dizziness whenever I moved my head, mainly in

the evenings. Now after another week, the dizziness is much improved,

although my heart rate is still quite high (96 bpm). My recent blood

pressure was 130/100 up from 125/65.

Could my adrenals be affecting my ability to tolerate the thyroid meds? My

Adrenal Stress Profile before treatment showed low-normal Cortisol and very

elevated DHEA-S. Also, when I did the questionnaire in " Adrenal Fatigue: The

21st Century Stress Syndrome " by L , I came out as having severe

adrenal fatigue.

I have been taking medicine from a herbalist for my adrenals for 3 weeks,

but so far I have not noticed any difference. I am still very tired and

foggy, no energy as well as weight gain, dry skin, sensitivity to sun,

gritty eyes, dark circles under eyes, sore throats, palpitations, sweating,

frequent colds / viral infections, brittle nails, wispy hair, sparse hair on

forearms & lower legs, headaches, joint pain, intolerance of cold, cold

feet, forgetfulness, lack of motivation, depression, anxiety, cry easily,

difficulty coping with stress, startle easily, carbohydrate cravings, low

basal temperature ... I could go on!.

My doc is not keen on using Cortisol & prefers to support the adrenals

herbally. Can this really help? How long will it take?

I was thinking of taking adrenal glandulars - has anyone taken them? Did

they help? How long before you felt any improvement?

I am becoming very despondent. I just want to feel like a human being again!

Thanks for listening

Sally (UK)