Feel like I'm going in reverse

Well, it's been an interesting couple of months. I quit taking Synthroid around the beginning of September after learning my t4 levels were quite high. And, I had been feeling my heart race more and feeling more jittery in the morning. The first day I quit taking it I was extra jittery and had heart palpitations while helping out at the school. Had to go lay down in the nurses office -- very embarrassing. After being off it a couple months, I had my thyroid levels tested again and this time antibodies as well. My TSH was at .009, but T3 and T4 levels normal. Antibodies were a bit high though. Doctor suggested Hashimoto's and prescribed Armour Thyroid at a low dose. I felt worse after taking it. Took it for about a week, but every morning my heart rate was pretty fast and woke up with headaches for 3 days, so decided to quit taking it. I feel like I'm going back in time to when my heart was really racy all the time. Not good. I need to try something different because this thyroid treatment I'm getting is just not working. I tried taking the Alpha Lipoic Acid for a couple of weeks, but didn't notice any difference, except for the second day I took it I was driving and my head started feeling really fuzzy, kind of pre-syncope. Had to pull the car over and get out and jump around a bit and I drank some water that was in the car. That seemed to help get my blood pressure up enough that I felt okay to finish driving and pick up the kids from school. That is one of my biggest frustrations with all of this is not feeling like I can drive very much because I don't know when I'm going to feel weird. I'm not sure where to turn. I made an appointment with another doctor who uses "alternative" treatment who my neighbor recommended. Also considering the Boydston Institute after reading about their take on Hashimoto's (http://www.drboydston.com/thyroid.html). I really need to get to a more functional level again.

Autonomic Neuropathy?

I stumbled across a condition called Autonomic Neuropathy today that sounds similar to what I've been experiencing. I've often wondered why my stomach problems always seemed to coincide with my faint feelings and lightheadedness. When I've asked cardiologists in the past about it they just said may heart issues shouldn't be affecting my digestion. It's funny that none of the neurologists I've seen have mentioned this as a possibility. While searching on this condition, it is often linked with diabetes. Even though I've never tested positive for diabetes, I have had problems with blood sugars. I've done some searching on natural treatments for it, and came across alpha-lipoic acid as a good treatment. I may try this but he one thing I found was that it can affect thyroid levels and since I'm on synthoid now because of my thyroid being low, I'm a little wary of trying it, but I'm excited about the new direction to try.

I should probably also mention that in May my doctor started me on Synthroid because they tested me for hypothyroidism. I felt even more tired after taking it and my muscles seemed really sore and shaky. Started taking my Adrenal C again because that seemed to help with my energy level a lot. Now I seem to be either wired or tired.

TMJ mouthguard

Well, I've been wearing a mouthguard at night to help with the TMJ. The dentist I went to said I was between Stage 1 and Stage 2 TMJ. I still have days of feeling half-dizzy though - but maybe not as often. I'm not sure if the mouth guard is helping with that much. I went to another general practitioner who suggested I get tested for MS. I haven't decided whether or not to go through with that. She also gave me some samples of Lexapro to see if that helps -- but I haven't decided whether I want to try that or not either. I would love to solve this with natural means if possible. Until then, I just try to go about life as normally as possible, regardless of how my head feels. Just keep smiling :-)