Tell Us About Your Thyroid Condition and Your Fatigue
I'm a 38 year old female with Hashimoto's diagnosed at age 31.
I did not respond well at all to synthetic T4-only treatment and switched to Armour then Nature-throid during the recent shortage.
Even though my labs were ideal, I still experienced extreme fatigue and lethargy that severely impacted my lifestyle as well as several of the other classic symptoms to varying degrees.
When my fatigue was at its worst, I slept through a smoke alarm going off in the same room I was sleeping in and routinely had to be shaken hard in order to wake up. Having coffee in bed was the only way I could begin to function for the day.
What Are You Doing to Deal With Your Fatigue
After years of experimenting with supplements and reading everything I could get my hands on, I finally settled on what is for me a magic elixir, almost completely eliminating my symptoms:
I split my Nature-throid into two sub-lingual doses, 1 grain in the morning and 1/2 grain in the late afternoon;
100 mcg per day of selenium;
250mg of magnesium every other day;
400 IU of vitamin D3 every other day;
a multi-vitamin for women 3 times per week;
1 mg of melatonin every evening just before bed in order to fall asleep easily and stay asleep for the entire night.
I did have to do a regimen of different supplements for a couple of months to correct my adrenals. Once those were taken care of, the list above works well for me.
Advice
- Determine if you have adrenal fatigue and deal with that first.
- Find a doctor that's willing to look beyond the numbers and treat your symptoms.
- Realize that your entire endocrine system is out of wack, not just your thyroid.
- Read everything you can about your disease. Get informed!
