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"What has finally put me back on track" , Thu 15 Dec 10:31

Hi there. I haven't posted in a long time, but wanted to update with what I have learned. I have always had a low mood, anxiety, fuzzy thinking, extreme self consciousness, always slightly irritable. When I got in my late twenties, I went thru about 3-4 different antidepressants, but they never did the trick, always improving the situation for a month or so and then eventually sliding back to square one. To make a long story short, after my first baby, all of the above mentioned symptoms got much worse. With my second child, things got unbearable. I finally got a blood test with my gyno and found out that my thyroid was acting up. Well, to make a longer story shorter, we found out that thru other blood tests that my progesterone levels were wickedly low and my adrenal glands had crashed. There is a "triangle" of a realtionship between the hormone levels, the adrenals and the thyroid. When one is low, it throws the others all out of whack. I am currently on natural progesterone (Promentrium), adrenal cortex supplements, and Armour, a natural thyroid supplement. I feel normal and truly balanced for the first time in my life.

All of this couldn't have come at a better time in my life - due to all of my above mentioned "symptoms", my relationship with my husband is awful. Whether we make it thru this together or not, I am able to cope with it, whereas before I am sure I would have fallen apart.

I will be on the above mentioned medications for the rest of my life, but I truly don't mind. They are all natural forms, rather than some synthethic version.

My advice: GO get a Thyroid test. If you suspect hormones, go get a hormone panel, and you can get your adrenals tested. Visit the canaryclub.com for reasonable rates (I have heard great things about them - I went thru my doctor and insurance and paid more than what they charged.)

If you are postpartum and know something is not right, definitely get your progesterone levels checked - the doctors are now suspecting that low progesterone is one of the main causes of Postpartum depression.

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"Re(1):What has finally put me back on track" , Fri 16 Dec 21:48:

You have to discount a relationship your husband as being a reason for your depression. I would suggest a total vegan diet combined with a periodic high colonic cleansing.

[this message was edited by tom17179 on Fri 16 Dec 22:05]

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