She began researching alternative health care options to help treat her symptoms. The woman's doctor kept checking her TSH level, or the main Thyroid level that is checked in Western Medicine, which kept coming back normal. She couldn't believe it because she still felt terrible. Her pulse was over 100 BPM, her body ached all the time, she couldn't sleep, and felt completely exhausted all of the time. She knew she had to do something about this! The woman couldn't live this way any longer.
My mom's friend came across the group called, "Stop The Thyroid Madness." Stop The Thyroid Madness is a group of people that came together to help educate others about the Thyroid, and the proper blood work and supplements to take to help with your symptoms. Not only does it help educate about Thyroid Disease, but it also helps educate others about different disorders or diseases caused by hormonal imbalance and autoimmune. I would recommend this information to everyone in the world. It teaches you what the body needs to survive and live a healthy life.
After reading the book, "Stop The Thyroid Madness," I came to realize that alternative treatment would be the best option for treating my Thyroid. The process first began by checking several different hormonal levels. I won't lie, and tell you this process is easy. It's not an easy process, and you need to read the book to understand what levels need to be checked and why. It's hard for me to explain in one post....we would be here all day. I highly recommend looking at STTM website, and reading the book. It is filled with very helpful information that will help you understand what you need to do for your health.
The next step was to complete an Adrenal Fatigue Test. This test consists of spitting into a tube. You have to repeat this for a total of 4 times during the day. Then, you mail them over-night. It takes about two weeks for the results to come back. What it checks is to see where your energy levels drop during the day that cause your fatigue. This can cause an increase or decrease in cortisol levels. Cortisol is a hormone released by stress or anxiety. This can cause an emotional or physical response. People with high elevated cortisol levels maybe more prone to infection. When discussing the Thyroid and cortisol levels together it can cause high blood pressure or hyperglycemia. When we do not have enough cortisol we feel very tired. We can become depressed, anxious, or irritable. If you are feeling symptoms of this don't ignore them. Although your doctor might ignore your symptoms and say "You are fine!" You need to educate yourself about your own health. Then, you are able to research doctors who believe in fixing the whole body, and help you to love a longer and healthier life by using a mix of Western and Eastern Medicine. You get the best of both worlds.
After, fixing the adrenal fatigue, I was put on steroids to help. I found a physicians assistant in my area who was somewhat on the page with STTM, but still had a lot to learn. My experience with steroids were terrible! I had lost 25lbs the summer before, and all my hard work was gone. The steroids caused me to feel hungry all the time and the water weight I carries was terrible. My face blew right up! I will never go on them again. I felt worse! I didn't feel like I was getting better. About four months after being on steroids, I switched my Thyroid medication from Synthroid (T4) to Cytomel (T3). The Cytomel helps reverse symptoms caused by to much T4. Once again you can find this information in STTM website and book. The entire year of 2011, and into 2012 I felt terrible!
I was so confused as to why I felt so bad. I was doing the right process, and still feeling terrible. Until just recently in December of 2013, I met an amazing doctor in my area who treats patients using hormonal balancing and supplements. I get the best of both worlds with my new doctor. A little bit of Western Medicine and a little bit of Eastern Medicine. She has changed my life forever! I feel so fortunate to have found an awesome doctor. In one month of seeing her I was put on 12 new supplements or vitamins, and I feel AMAZING! I retook another Adrenal Fatigue test last month, and still have bad Adrenal Fatigue. Instead of steroids my new doctor uses DHEA, which is a vitamin to fix your fatigue. I will be listing my supplements in the next blog post! I suggest reading STTM to help educate yourselves on a new way to help treat your symptoms. It helped educate me, so that when I met my new doctor we were both on the same page of treating my health problems!
Stop The Thyroid Madness:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/
Adrenal Fatigue:
http://www.adrenalfatigue.org/saliva-testing-for-adrenal-hormones
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