Yes Becs, you can. Here's a good URL to check out and see if it sounds like you. Either way, you need to bypass your doc and find an endo who can deal with whatever it is. The problem is, a GP is just that... a general practitioner .. and therefore they can't deal with specialist illness.... Ask for a referral to an endo...and ask for that thyroxine trial to see if you do feel better on it.
My thyroid probably started by adrenal stress ... I had a lot of really terrible stress over a couple of years and it completely screwed up my system. Adrenal stress can be treated, but it needs an expert ... But there are supplements you can be taking anyway.
I've read that if you have thyroid probs, then the rest of your adrenals need treatment regardless. There's no harm in going with this either... Better to have everything covered, I say!
There are plenty of people I can quote to you who have been very ill with a TSH of 2. Borderline means nothing essentially, if you are very symtomatic. TSH results are not very accurate, my own doc told me this morning! Good for him!
As for your doc looking at you like you're nuts... You are not nuts and they are unprofessional if they feel they have to treat you in such an appalling manner.
Anyway, that URL ... and I would hold off taking any thyroid stimulant type stuff until you know what exactly is going on with you ... It might not be thyroid at all!
http://www.drlam.com/A3R_brief_in_d...nal_fatigue.cfm
One of the clues of adrenal fatigue is that very often you 'wake up' or feel much better after 6pm.
Let me know your thoughts.
Annabel
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