Progress Or Not

Last week I had to cut down the thyroid medicine that I'm on because I randomly got heart palpitations (something I'd never experienced before). So now I'm back on it, but starting slower. It really frustrated me because now I'm set further back from increasing the doses and getting better.

I haven't felt any significant change in any area. I am sleeping longer and waking up less, but still not feeling all that rested when I wake. My joint pain is still there. I'm getting headaches on a regular basis. And my first period since starting is already late.

I did receive the test results yesterday from the doctor, which was kind of informing. My Vitamin D levels are low, as well as my cortisol levels. So I do have the adrenal fatigue as well as borderline Vitamin D deficiency. For some reason, my vitamin levels seem to run low (at least the ones that they've checked) because my B12 was low last year too. I'm not surprised that my D is low because it's hard to obtain enough from food and I never go out into the sun much (too fair skinned to do that). The B12, I thought it was an absorption problem because I eat enough of the foods that contain the B12.

I've yet to start the yeast free diet. I keep putting it off because it's going to be very difficult. I can't do it exactly like they want to, so I keep thinking to myself, "What's the point?" But I guess a closer diet to the yeast free would be better than my regular diet. I don't eat poorly, but I don't refrain from most things that I want.

I haven't lost any weight either, which I'm very disappointed in. I was expecting to at least drop some pounds. I'm not eating as much lately because I feel full faster (I think that's from the progesterone). And I increased my exercise some.

Overall, I'm just disappointed that I haven't felt much change. I know they said it would take a few months to truly see and feel a change, but I was just wanting to feel something different. Something better.

We'll continue to watch it and see what happens.