Posted by bleauberry on March 3, 2009, at 17:10:02
In reply to thyroid and cortisol issues, posted by garnet71 on March 2, 2009, at 22:17:23
Well, you can treat these things yourself.
I can't list the names of the businesses due to board policies, but you can easily get these things via mailorder"
T3
T4
Armour Thyroid
Hydrocortisone
Generic antidepressants
Generic other drugs (but not controlled substances)These are commonly found at places that specialize in life extension or antiaging products. Creative google searches find several sources.
Of course the stumbling block is...it still costs money.
At a health food store you can get Licorice Root Extract. It prolongs the life of existing cortisol and allows it to build up and last longer. You can also get Adrenal Cortex Extract. For antidepressants there is SAMe and St Johns Wort.
Again though, these things are not free.
If you apply a dab of hydrocortisone cream to a thin skinned area, some of it will absorb through the skin. This is the common stuff at drug stores sold for itch or swelling. A quarter teaspoon is approximately a 5mg oral dose. Longterm use can cause skin problems at the site of application.
Whether you actually respond to positively or negatively to any of the things you try that it appears you may need, is a different story. For me, though borderline hypothyroid, I felt lousy on T3 or T4 or Armour. For hydrocortisone, the only one of benefit to me was oral tabs. At one point I tried Licorice Root one day, and Valerian root the night before, and had a marvelous miraculous day. I could never duplicate it though.
Some doctors, not all, realize that thyroid lab numbers are only a guide and not a Bible. The best treatment is to go by symptoms. One of the best indicators is low average body temperature (average 97.6-98.2) averaged over 2 weeks taken 3 times a day. Regardless, some people feel a lot better with thyroid help even when labs do not support it. You gotta do what works and forget the paper. The so called "normal" range is extremely too broad. You can easily fall within the normal range and yet be hypothyroid. Not only that, but all labs do is measure thyroid in your blood. They don't tell you how much of that is actually getting into the cells where they work. Maybe that's why some people need an extra boost of thyroid help to penetrate the cells, with apparently normal thyroid levels circulating uselessly in the blood.
With money running out, that is a predicament. Not sure what to do about that. Hopefully others will chime in with some good ideas.
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