With Graves Disease and Addison's Diseases together, what is my possibility of complete recovery?
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My sister recovered completely from graves disease.  It took a couple of years, but she is perfectly fine (and she still has her thyroid!)
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Eat more whole foods.  Avoid all soy.  Soy slows down the thyroid function.  Use Celtic Sea salt.  Take 3 tablespoons of virgin coconut oil per day.  I take 1 tablespoon with each meal.  The coconut oil will rev up your metabolism.  Take a whole mulitvitamin.  I like http://www.drrons.com/ his does not have any of the additives.  And you will eventually not need thyroid medication.  You can also check out Dr. Bruce Rind's website he is an expert in throid and adrenal glands problems.  About 20 percent of his patients fly in from out of town.  His office is in Washington, DC.\n\nhttp://www.drrind.com/
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I suffer from the effects of lupus also. Your energy level is a hard thing to deal with, believe me I know. I personally do what I can when I am able. Have you talked with your doctor about it? My doctor gave me this same advice. "Do what you can when your level is up and rest when you need to". You have to allow your body to catch up. Sometimes when I over do it I end up in bed for days. Each person is different. I hope you have a good relationship with your doctor or doctors like in my case. So, when things change with your body's' health you can get the best advice for you. I would love to talk sometime, since we have the same disease. I know from my own experience that talking helps.
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Having you been feeling sick a lot lately?\nShort answer to how you feel with thyroid problems, is like hell!\nThyroids regulate your entire body: skin, hair, nails, lungs, heart, metabolism, sex hormones (fertility), brain, and I could go on. They can cause no symptoms, 1 symptom up to 100's of symptoms! Good thing that you are getting tested and checked out. \nNow, since we don't have all day, I cannot go into the complexities of thyroid and diabetes. My suggestion is to run to the library or closest Barnes and Noble Bookstore and pick up a book on thyroid. One easy to understand one is Mary Shamon's "Living Well With Hypothyroidism". That's a good place to start. Don't like books, go to about.com and go into their health area or thyroid forums.
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Those may not be symptoms of Grave's; instead, you may be experienceing perimenopause, GERD, etc.  I would certainly investigate the symptoms, but the blood test for Grave's tells the story -- you are now in remission.  \n\nIf your doc is an endocrinologist, that would explain why he had not addressed your issues -- your GP will be the one to do so, likely ordering other blood tests, etc.  However, if the doc you speak of is your regular doctor, you need a second opinion.
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I'm sorry to hear about your illness, but happy about your recovery. Have you dug out your old "100 things to do before I die" list? That's the best place to start. Good luck.
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Even though you've been taking medication for your hypothyroidism, you're still experiencing symptoms, which means that most likely, your dose is not high enough.  Hypothyroidism is not an all or nothing kind of thing.  It often takes quite a while to figure out what the proper dose for your body is, so even if you're taking medication, it may not be a high enough amount of the medication.\n\nYou are still experiencing symptoms of hypothyroidism.  The exhaustion sounds consistent with hypothyroidism still and is probably not indicative of an overdose.  Overdose leads to the kind of exhaustion where you feel like you've been working out all day and your heart is pounding and you're restless and can't sleep.  Underdose (if you're not taking enough medication) leads to the kind of exhaustion where you just can't seem to get out of bed in the morning, which sounds like what you're describing.  \n\nAre you having other symptoms?  Other symptoms of underdose/hypothyroidism include mental fog, hair loss, weight gain, depression, feeling cold all the time, dry skin, brittle nails, and hoarseness, just to name a few.  Not all people react the same way, so you may have all of the symptoms listed above or none of them.\n\nAlso, depression is often related to and caused by hypothyroidism.  I was taking two separate depression medications before I received my thyroid diagnosis, but now that I am properly medicated thyroid-wise, I do just fine without taking depression meds!  Now, that's not the case for everybody, and it's certainly possible that your depression and hypothyroidism are separate conditions.  However, it's equally likely that the hypothyroidism is the actual cause of your depression, in which case it's even more important to treat the thyroid disorder with the appropriate dose.\n\nI would strongly suggest that your doctor needs to more closely monitor your blood levels (TSH and T4 at the very least) until you are no longer experiencing symptoms.\n\nAlso, I'd strongly suggest that using caffeine is not going to help you.  It might help in the short term, but in the end, it will backfire because you will actually start to need the caffeine to function.  Caffeine abuse is actually one of the best ways I know to make yourself tired.\n\nSo here's what I'd suggest to you:\n\n1. Request a blood test (TSH and T4 ideally) from your doctor to make sure your thyroid dose (Synthroid/Levoxyl/Eltroxin/Armour/whatever) is appropriate.  If your TSH is below .3, you are probably overdosed.  If it is above 3.0, you are underdosed.  Laboratory ranges often say that TSH can still be normal all the way up to 5.0 or so, but the American Associaton of Clinical Endocrinologists disagrees, and they are the professionals.  The normal range for TSH is .3-3.0 according to the AACE.  Also, if your T4 is below the normal range of the test, that suggests that upping your dose may be appropriate even if your TSH is in the normal range.\n\n2. If you use caffeine, stop.  The rebound effects of it actually make you more tired.
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IBS is certainly possible, but I'm going with colitis. Also you might want to check out Graves Disease. Go to www.merckmanual.com
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start from here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthyroidism
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Yes, you already have one autoimmune disease so it getting worse and developing into lupus is not unheard of. Taking the right supplements and getting rid of toxins in your environment will go a long way towards fixing the problem.
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You need to consult a doctor.  There are too many possibilities here & no one will be able to diagnose the problem without tests & an examination. \nSleep Apthnia (spelling?) is one possibility & can be corrected with medication.  Another more common disorder deals with the Thyroid & fatigue is usually accompanied by weight gain & other symtoms.  The need to sleep is also associated with depression, which in itself is often misunderstood by patients. Depression is a real physical disorder that adversly affects body chemesrty.  Probably one of the most dangerous possibilities is Hypertension, which can effect many areas of the body including the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys etc.\nYour doctor must first determine if your fatigue is a disorder or a symptom. You can't do that on these pages. Go see a doctor!\nIt could also be as simple as changing your diet.
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I don't think it's possible without detoxing. You may have other parasites as well. No sense only deworming if other parasites are also present. I'd check with a good naturopathic doctor and have tests done, then proceed with treatment.
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Possibly a problem with the thyroid gland.
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http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-002a.shtml\n\nNatural Treatments in clinical studies for Addison's Disease\n\nDHEA\nhttp://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-002a.shtml#dhea
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Hey,\n   I have autoimmune problems as well.  Sucks don't it...\n\nMine is Polyglandular Deficiency Syndrome type II  and I am developing the arthritis to go with it...\n\nIf you need to talk contact me \n\nI'll give you my regular e-mail\nGraugeist@comcast.net
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i also had both my thyroids removed two years ago and yes i have the same problems as you it seems i can never get it regulated its always to high or to low and i feel sleepy all the time or i am running around like a crazy woman i don't think you are alone in feeling like this
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Have the doctor check your thyroid function.  It could be functioning too fast (hyperthyroidism) causing your metabolism to be too high.