update
Hi everyone,
I have tried the EsClear prescribed by Dr. Lam (drlam.com) and found the results to be very good. I've been able to lose about 70-80% of my terrible, terrible, symptoms of pms including bloat, very tender breasts, severe mood swings, depression, anxiety, foggy head, poor concentration and fatigue. My periods are more normal now. I was skipping some and then bleeding heavy when I got one.
I have Hashi's as decribed in previous threads. I believe what CBCB has posted about Estrogen Dominance and what it can do to effect thyroid function. (read her post with the link). I am still tired but not as bad. I have not gained anymore weight since seeing Dr. Tenanbaum (Dr. Holtorf's office) since Aug. of 2004. My diet is basically the same but I sometimes crave potato chips bad (Dr. Lam says that is a sign of adrenal exhaustian). Dr. Lam continues to insist that if I reduce bad estrogen, take Onco-C, Panthree (B's), EsClear and my regular dose of progesterone, I will continue to improve. He also switched me to his Estrogen dominance diet (See drlam.com) and it is basically what I've been eating anyway. So far, so good. Dr. Lam is so awesome, you can email him any question and he will get back to you - free!
I find that if I don't relax and sleep enough on the weekends after working my full time job, then I go back to work on Monday morning tired and stay tired all week. If I sleep in both Sat. and Sunday at least 11 hours each night, I feel fantastic all day long and get a lot done. If I overdo it then I suffer again. So the moral of this story is get a lot of rest and stay far away from stress. It helps me most.
Dr. Lam said to me that my body is not able to handle the medications I tried for thyroid. This frightened me and I said to him, if I don't take medicine for my thyroid, will I put my health in further danger. He said the chances are very slim. So far his advice has been working for me consistantly. I don't believe this is advice for everyone and that if you are on meds, don't stop taking them. Be certain you have exhausted everything else first. I have. I simply could not take anything..Armour, T3/T4, T4, nothing worked....it all put me basically in a coma! So I have no choice. I will go back to Dr. Holtorfs in July for a check up but I will not take any meds at that point unless something drastic happens between now and then.
I believe my problem is stress, tired adrenals and estrogen dominance causing the thyroid to be screwed up. Maybe I'm wrong, but so far what I'm doing is helping the most. My prayers are with all of you.
Psalm 107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them and delivered them from the pit.
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