Hello,
On Sept 26, 2001, I went to bed feeling fine. The next morning I woke up feeling like I hadn't slept. I went to be early that day and tried to get 12+ hours of sleep. Same thing happened again and again. Days turned into weeks and weeks into months. For the next 9.5 years I suffered terribly.
I went to all kinds of doctors and specialists. I had every test done that the doctors or I could think of. All results were negative normal.
I did the zone diet and avoided dairy and gluten and that helped some but it didn't improve the quality of my life much.
I have been searching the web ever since and I found this radio interview.
http://curezone.com/upload/Audio/Io...rr_ORN_pt_1.mp3
http://curezone.com/upload/Audio/Io...rr_ORN_pt_2.mp3
I apologize for the outside links.
In the interview, Dr. Mark Starr says if you have a low basal/resting body temperature and some other symptom like fatigue and/or pain (i.e. CFS/fibromyalgia) you could be hypothyroid type 2 (HT2).
Hypothyroid type 1 is where your thyroid gland produces little or no hormone and this is easily detected by a blood test (which I had done several times). Hypothyroid type 2 is where your thyroid gland produces a "normal" amount of hormone but your body needs more. You can find this in Dr. Starr's book "Hypothyroid Type 2". You can get a used copy for cheap online.
I got the book and I followed the directions. I started taking iodine to build up my adrenals and then I started taking thyroid. Both available online for cheap and without a prescription. I also supplemented with vitamin C and selenium.
It was like waking up from a nightmare. Within two days I was feeling better. Within a week I knew I had found a major piece of the puzzle. I realize now I was incorrectly diagnosed with CFS/Fibromyalgia. I am HT2. The sad part is that the symptoms were staring the doctors in the face all the time. My temperature has always been low. I was always cold even in the Summer. It's been 5 months and I can go a whole day and I still have energy left over at the end of the day. I still need a nap usually but I am down to 8 hours of sleep a day and I do physical things (like mow my lawn again
I am not a medical practitioner so make sure you consult a physician and do the research before trying any medication or treatment.
Sincerely,
Lord Ugh