The following list, also found in the STTM book with more detail, is a compilation of symptoms experienced by patients while raising natural desiccated thyroid, and which revealed an adrenal problem, whether too high or too low cortisol. These symptoms occurred at low doses of desiccated thyroid, or waited until the patient got as high as 3 grains and more. They are in no particular order, and you can have some and not others:
- continuing hypo symptoms with a high free T3
- shaky hands; shakiness
- diarrhea
- bad palps
- feeling of panic
- weakness
- inability to handle stress
- inability to handle interactions with others
- inability to focus
- rage or sudden angry outbursts
- emotionally hyper sensitive
- overreacting
- highly defensive
- feeling paranoid about people or things
- exacerbated reactions to daily stress
- no patience
- easily irritated
- mild to severe hypoglycemic episodes
- nausea in the face of stress
- taking days to recover from even minor stress
- taking days to recover from a dental visit
- flu-like symptoms
- headache
- all over body ache
- super-sensitive skin
- extreme fatigue
- scalp ache
- hyper feeling
- jittery
- clumsy (drop things, bump into things)
- confusion
- suddenly feel extremely hungry
- low back pain
- dull
- cloud-filled head (happens when this patient is due for a next cortisol dose)
- jumpiness
- muscle weakness
- “air hunger”
- dizziness
- light headedness
- motion sickness
- coffee putting patient to sleep
- vomiting even running up the slightest incline
- almost passing out every time patient gets up
- dark circles under my eyes
- waking up in the middle of the night for several hours
- difficulty falling asleep
- frequent urination
- IBS symptoms
- worsening allergies
If you have any of the above, it is highly recommended that you confirm sluggish adrenals with Discovery Steps One and Two found on the Adrenal-info page or Chapter Five in the STTM book with more in the list, and doing the 24 hour adrenal saliva test, which we have found to give far more important information than a one-time blood test or a urine test. The ACTH STIM may be good to detect if you have a pituitary problem, but may fail you to detect the kind of adrenal fatigue that many hypothyroid patients have. It’s also recommended that you try to find a doctor who will be open minded about adrenal treatment.
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