Greetings from Galveston County, Texas!
I'm near Kemah the tourist attraction if anyone else is nearby. I never go out but always think it would be so fun to meet friends for a coffee like I used to have the energy to do.
I am horrible about checking my email, forums, etc. I need too many naps, things distract me easily, I run out of time and forget things a lot. But I really do care and when I'm awake and remember I will give my last ounce of energy to help someone.
I've been on 25 mcg synthroid for a few years but with less energy and stamina than my 73 year old mother, think they are not giving me a high enough dose. I still have palpitations, slow rythm, low BP and temps, everyone in my life teases me for always being cold. The bald patches are embarrassing but the numb fingertips scare me the most, I'm afraid the sensation won't return even with correct supplementation. I'm worried that asking the new clinician for a higher dose will get me tagged as drug-seeking behavior since last time I asked their old nurse practitioner for an increase she became withdrawn and curt. My TSH is below 2 so they don't care about symptoms. They don't test for anything else.
I can't afford my old doctor, lost my health insurance in January, so pay cash for the walk-in clinic. I only have a part-time job. I had to move in with my mother when I couldn't find another real job and keep my rent paid. For a while I sort of got too tired and gave up full time job seeking, relying on my tiny part-time job to pay essential bills. When I realized from reading about numb fingertips and alopecia that it's probably my thyroid being undertreated causing most of my issues, maybe I'm not just turning into a hopelessly lazy slob after a lifetime of being the energizer bunny, light-bulb moment.
So I decided to seek my own source of thyroid supplementation, and the research led me here to this wonderful forum full of so many informative and kind-hearted people, willing to share their knowledge and experience to help all others who read these boards.
I just got some thiroyd, will tell you how it works later in the supplements forum.
Sorry for the novel. I already seem to be ray peat-ing to an extent having come across the principles here and there, but am so glad to have this forum as a resource for more info.
I'm near Kemah the tourist attraction if anyone else is nearby. I never go out but always think it would be so fun to meet friends for a coffee like I used to have the energy to do.
I am horrible about checking my email, forums, etc. I need too many naps, things distract me easily, I run out of time and forget things a lot. But I really do care and when I'm awake and remember I will give my last ounce of energy to help someone.
I've been on 25 mcg synthroid for a few years but with less energy and stamina than my 73 year old mother, think they are not giving me a high enough dose. I still have palpitations, slow rythm, low BP and temps, everyone in my life teases me for always being cold. The bald patches are embarrassing but the numb fingertips scare me the most, I'm afraid the sensation won't return even with correct supplementation. I'm worried that asking the new clinician for a higher dose will get me tagged as drug-seeking behavior since last time I asked their old nurse practitioner for an increase she became withdrawn and curt. My TSH is below 2 so they don't care about symptoms. They don't test for anything else.
I can't afford my old doctor, lost my health insurance in January, so pay cash for the walk-in clinic. I only have a part-time job. I had to move in with my mother when I couldn't find another real job and keep my rent paid. For a while I sort of got too tired and gave up full time job seeking, relying on my tiny part-time job to pay essential bills. When I realized from reading about numb fingertips and alopecia that it's probably my thyroid being undertreated causing most of my issues, maybe I'm not just turning into a hopelessly lazy slob after a lifetime of being the energizer bunny, light-bulb moment.
So I decided to seek my own source of thyroid supplementation, and the research led me here to this wonderful forum full of so many informative and kind-hearted people, willing to share their knowledge and experience to help all others who read these boards.
I just got some thiroyd, will tell you how it works later in the supplements forum.
Sorry for the novel. I already seem to be ray peat-ing to an extent having come across the principles here and there, but am so glad to have this forum as a resource for more info.