feel so bad - want to stop treatment. help!
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I've only gone through depression once before in my life when I had a miscarriage, and it lasted 2mths. I hate waking up feeling like everything is flat, I hate that I've put on 3kg in a couple of months, I hate the way I constantly feel hungry - when normally when I feel bad - I can't eat, I hate feeling like a tired old woman all the time - after doing a small bit of housework I need to lay down, I hate being on sick leave from work as it makes me feel completely disfunctional, I can't stand feeling irritable all the time as if its 'that time of the month', I find it hard to be around my wonderful 3 small kids and don't know what to do with that thought as they are my light and fill my heart, the increase in tinnitis is driving me nuts but I've read its linked to depression so what to do with that?!, my face is covered in acne even though I've never had many spots even as a teen (stopped levo for approx 6 days and all spots cleared after 2 days), I realllllllllllly hate that my dr only listens if I ask questions as if I don't know anything and responds better if he feels he has all the knowledge, I even more hate that my endo pushes me to ask my questions but then shuts me down with responses like 'the adrenal system is not connected to the thyroid', and the worst is that I blame levo but it may be the hypothyroidism. This sucks. And talking about it makes me feel even more disfunctional because nobody understands.
What can I do? The only thing I can think of at this point in time is to ask my dr to change me to levo drops (I'm told there is no other treatment here besides Liothyronine which would be harder on my heart - my heart is fine but levo is creating havoc with it) - at least the levo drops I could adjust more easily than chopping pills.
What
can
I
do?
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tris132 mary59914
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Even with treatment, thyroid disease can still make us feel like crap - and never 100% well. Others here are far more qualified than I am to give you advice and suggestions about what you can do to improve things for yourself and I am sure they will respond soon. In the meantime, hang on in there - and just know that you can always sound off on here or ask questions, and there will always be someone who can reach out to you, while understanding perfectly what you are going through.
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lisa326 mary59914
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mary59914 lisa326
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Thank you for responding. It does help - alot. x
terry74787 mary59914
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shellyC19 mary59914
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Nurse Shelly here, andI understand how you feel. From 1987 to 2009 I must have tried every medication ever made for the thyroid.
There are others but sadly not at NHS as they have a limited Formulary and will only buy Levo and Liothyronine. These are licensed meds and a pig can't be licensed. In the USA we can get any med as we carry medical insurance for it.
Many on here take the Naturals such as Thyroid S and Nature's Thyroid and ThyroGold and Armour thyroid. These meds are very close to our human thyroid and are made from our friend the PIG. Many ladies on here have to buy it on their own via online sources. I think it is wrong that NHS has such a narrow formualry and will not prescibe these due to licensing rules.
Sometimes you have to do what is best for you. Levo did nothing for me, and I thought back in 1987, I was an odd one out. Now I see and hear about others having the same thing I did all those years ago.
I will PM you a source that you can check out.
In the meantime, do not give up, each of us is different and what works on others will not work on you and we have to take charge of our health care.
Any questions just ask,
Shelly
Tutu123 mary59914
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As shelly said, NDT is another option which can be prescribed by a private endocrinologist. Problem is doctors have often never heard of it. I feel your pain it is a constant struggle sometimes x
mary59914 Tutu123
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susanna1948 mary59914
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patricia537 mary59914
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1. Get plenty of sunlight every day. Our bodies make vitamin D3 in the skin following exposure. People who are overweight are usually low on vitamin D3. D3 helps the thyroid. D3 from sunlight is the best kind. D3 supplements are not as good. Don't believe the medical profession when they say sunlight is bad for you just cover up when you have had your desired sun exposure.
2. Iodine. It is part raw material for thyroid hormone. Buy a bottle of liquid iodine and paint a little on your skin every day with a cotton bud. It helps in so many ways. It is good for the eyesight and ears they both work better when iodine is sufficient in the body.
3. Selenium a co nutrient with iodine. Iodine should be taken with selenium. Take in supplement form. Brazil nuts are a natural form though not all Brazil nuts have the right quantity of selenium due to it being insufficient in the soil where they are grown.
4. Magnesium - I take a supplement though you can make your own magnesium oil and apply it to the skin daily. One cup of magnesium flakes with one cup pure water wait for it to dissolve and put in a spray bottle and spray skin every day.
5 - Green leafy vegetables. Eat either eat raw or cooked with a little olive oil and a squeeze of Lemon juice.
6 - Vitamin C. This helps to convert T4 into the active T3 hormone. I always have more enery when I remember to take 500 mg of vitamin C twice a day.
7 - Coconut oil. Yes really! It support the thyroid and helps with weight loss. Try to get raw unprocessed coconut oil. Take 1-3 tablespoons a day. Stir in yogurt if you prefer.
8. Avoid refined carbohydrates like the plague! They are not food at all. It is impossible to loose weight if you are eating bread, refined cereal , pasta, pizza and sweets. These trigger the body to produce more insulin, the body triggers the cells to store the calories as fat.
9 - Avoid using harmful chemicals to clean your home. Use vinegar and bicarbonate of soda for most cleaning jobs. Bleach, ammonia and other chemical are extremely harmful to the thyroid.
10 - Simplify your personal care supplies to further reduce your toxic exposures.throw away the fluoridated toothpaste and brush with bicarbonate of soda. A solution of bicarbonate of soda also makes a good dental rinse (one teaspoon in a tumbler of water). Buy soap in its purest form. Try to find shampoos without SLS or parapens ( carcinogens). If you have dry skin or hair try coconut oil. Don't put anything on your skin you wouldn't eat.
Hope this helps.
Pat