If you have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder or as a Depressive, or even with Borderline Personality Disorder, you need to read the following. It seems that an awful lot of people are simply Hypothyroid, which is easily and far less dangerously treated, but have been misdiagnosed and are getting medication that is probably even exacerbating their problems.
Apparently I have been hypothyroid for quite some time. There are many symptoms, and I have over 15 of them. You may want to look here and see how many apply to your situation.
If they
are numerous, you may find help in having the following tests
performed.
* TSH
* Free T4 (note the word “free”)
* Thyroid Antibodies (TPO, which is Thyroid Peroxidase, and Antithyroglobulin. YOU NEED BOTH.)
* Ferritin (and do stress FERRITIN, not just RBC)
* Adrenals Cortisol levels (but we strongly recommend saliva tests, not the one time blood test your doctor will do)
* B-12, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA
* Free T4 (note the word “free”)
* Thyroid Antibodies (TPO, which is Thyroid Peroxidase, and Antithyroglobulin. YOU NEED BOTH.)
* Ferritin (and do stress FERRITIN, not just RBC)
* Adrenals Cortisol levels (but we strongly recommend saliva tests, not the one time blood test your doctor will do)
* B-12, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA
You will
want to educate yourself on the subject somewhat as it seems that
few doctors are really with it on this, largely due to the
interference of the pharmaceutical companies pushing the more
lucrative products. The sites I have found to be the most
informative are:
And
Here is
what I did. I read up on a number of web sites and then used a
revised version of
Then, I faxed it to my doctor. He called me in to meet with him and
agreed to prescribe the Armour Thyroid, which I insisted upon. All
the evidence points to this being the superior medication for this
illness, although most docs want to give the synthetics. Armour is
all natural, which appeals to me in spite of the fact that it is
derived from pigs. As you know, being vegan and Messianic, this
doesn't sit well, but I have come to believe that what makes my
body/brain/temple perform optimally takes precedence over the desire
to exclude all animal products from my
diet as well as the mitzvah against pork. It is a very tiny amount
and I am already feeling incredibly better: my thinking is clearer,
I feel more in control of my emotions, and I am actually having
frequent moments of real joy! So I am certain that YHVH has led me
to this discovery.
Anyway,
make sure that you insist on the tests described and emphasize that
you want the FREE Ts. Also, I ended up with a bunch of bogus iron
tests that were NOT the ferritin test I had requested. It is
important to find a doctor that is willing to recognize the new
limits for 'normal' and who will go primarily by symptoms until you
are symptom free.
"Many
patients seem to need replacement hormone sufficient to get the TSH
down around 1.0 or less, even below .50 (although the lower TSH
levels often generate fear, panic, or worse in some MD's who use the
TSH values as absolute strict limitations. I've had a few scrapes
with MD's who would stop my treatment of patients that were feeling
fine for once in many years simply because the #S, TSH levels, were
too low (e.G. 0.05) for the Doctors comfort!!) . It would be a good
research project to correlate TSH levels with psychiatric symptoms.
I haven't done that yet, my impression is that most patients with
fatigue, anergia and depression need TSH levels in the lower zone
<1.0. "
Also,
many will not prescribe Armour as there are no perks in it for them,
so you may want to check that out first.
You may
have to send off for a saliva test of your adrenals, but you can do
that for a relatively excellent price here:
I pray
that you will find the relief that I have, my dear friend. If so,
we can plan to get together someday and celebrate.
I really
am looking forward to getting better and better as I find my proper
dosage. Be sure to read these testimonials...you may find yourself
getting as excited about your potential healing as I did.
Please
feel free to call or e-mail to dicuss this further.
Blessed,
Healthy & Prosperous Be,
Shalom Serene Shick
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