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Hi, I'm a 60 year old female who was diagnosed with Hashimoto's six years ago. I know little about it. My initial symptoms were muscle aches and extreme fatigue. After a series of tests and a visit to an endocrinologist, I was diagnosed. For the past six years I've taken .75 mcg of L-Thyroxine. Recently the medication was increased to 100 mcg. since I was feeling extremely exhausted, gained about 10 pounds in 5 months, was terribly depressed, did not tolerate the cold and just  plain felt crappy!
I am anxious to find out more about the condition and also to learn what I can do to feel better. I've been on the increase of medication for about 6 weeks now but am beginning to feel the exhaustion and depression again. I'm to have repeat blood work in 3 months. Like many others, I had hoped the weight would miraculously melt off....guess again! That's probably one of the hardest things to accept. I sat down the other day and now have a pair of air-conditioned pants! My best friend said she's worried about me because my memory is so bad!
I was thrilled to find this site. Thank you so much for being here! I look forward to learning more.

[Mo]

HI Sheila,

I usually don't do this but I am duplicating the response I just wrote to another gal who posted recently because the same info might help you. So here it is:

I have been out of town. I foundyou need to troubleshoot yourself first, and then find a good naturaldoctor or chiropractor that works with autoimmune diseases. Here's myarticle on how to troubleshoot first:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2080117_live-better-hashimotos-thyroiditis.html

Some of these tips might help your current symptoms. I have to admit, although my test results aren't usually swayed much by natural measures, my symptoms are greatly improved! You might also check with a natural doctor about taking yam based Progesterone which really helped even out some of my symptoms.

Then you must decide which natural route you want to explore. Thetraditional docs (even Endos generally) don't really have any answers for Hashimoto's - notbecause they don't care, but because they are behind in the research.The natural docs seem to have more freedom to research this complicateddisease and have more patients willing to be guinea pigs! They can't do that in the traditional field due to their rules and restrictions. They just go by the book.

The roots can be partly emotional too, so if you are aware ofstress in your life (besides the disease), please consider exploringEFT as a good place to start. It can really help physical problems ifthey have an emotional root:

http://emofree.com/

Take it from me, don't ignore this possible link. I believe it is significant.


Here's another message board focusing on EFT for emotional healing and autoimmune disease that you might be interested in:

http://eftcommunity.emofree.com/forums/t/2387.aspx

You might think about going to a natural food store and see if theyhave any recommendations for a good natural doctor that deals withautoimmune disease. That is the key. Make sure they have goodreferences.

I hope this has helped. There is also NAET which helps eliminateallergies that might be causing you some of your symptoms. They canevaluate the situation on the first visit but NAET takes quite acommitment and many visits usually to see overall results. You canresearch it from www.naet.com

Let us know how you are doing.

Mo