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Thursday, January 5, 2012

When ME/CFS/FMS is actually hypothyroidism

"Today, my private blood test results arrived in the post.

When you do check your thyroid, do check it completely: free T3, free T4, TSH, anti-bodies, the whole shebang.
I have had autoimmune thyroid disease since childhood. I am hypothyroid. I have both Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Graves Disease antibodies, and I have Thyroid Eye Disease.

I spent 20 years misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia/ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome because my blood tests showed "normal" thyroid levels. Since taking thyroxine, I have been cured.

Hypothyroidism caused me to develop severe food intolerances, which I managed for several years with the "Failsafe Diet", a diet free from additives, and low in salicylates, amines, and glutamates.

I have Attention Deficit Disorder (much improved by thyroxine), and I used to have Asperger's Syndrome, (resolved by thyroxine).

I am gluten free, and eat a low carbohydrate, additive-free, moderately low salicylate diet.
Well, there are many who are not that fortunate to finally find the cause of their CFS-like illness. But you do need to check the thyroid properly.
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