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That book looks interesting. I'll keep an eye out for it. My recent issues with inability to lose weight may be because whenever I've tried low carb, I always seem to rely heavily on dairy products. I might do better on Paleo.

I certainly haven't noticed an increase in carb cravings or odd blood sugar reactions with the compounded T3. I mean, I'm craving carbs a lot because of the lowered carbs in my diet, but nothing more than that. And I can usually shut those down with an almond butter and coconut oil fat bomb. I would think that thyroid…

I find it interesting that you can take the Erfa at night and still sleep. I'm leery of taking my second dose later than around 2:00 in the afternoon because of my chronic sleep problems. That's why my ND put me on the time-release T3 -- I get a small dose over a long time, which no doubt helps with the crash and burn I…

I'm not a drinker, though a shot of booze at night sounds appealing. B) I did sleep better on the night I ate a few bites of my partner's cheesecake when we were out for dinner. Since I'm only restricting my carbs to about 50 I might buy some fruit and eat half an apple or peach an hour before bed, and see how that goes.

My cholesterol numbers improved on this diet.

I would skip the antacids and stick with ACV and probiotics. I was a heavy user of antacids for years -- one of those people who felt uneasy if I didn't have a full bottle of Maalox tablets in the house. A friend turned my onto ACV and I have never needed an antacid again. No lie. It stops the burn and, unlike antacids, it…

All interesting stuff. I'll have to watch that again when I'm more awake. I do believe that at least part of my issue is electrolyte balance. I've been having a teaspoon of pink salt in water before bed, and my foot cramps are gone -- and I don't have to get up to pee as often in the night.

It makes no sense. When I was 20, my skinny friend and I proudly wore size 8. When I was 55, I was a size 4, and I weigh about 5 pounds more than I did way back then. Go figure. I was vastly amused at one store I used to shop in that had mirrors that made you look taller and thinner. I have to say I looked awesome, but…

First of all, I'm very sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Cancer is a beast. My partner John was diagnosed with rectal cancer 18 months ago and we've found out first hand just how it takes over your life. I'm very interested in any research relating to how diet affects recurrence and survival rates. My partner has always…

Interestingly, last night I was about to dig into the salmon and potato pie my partner made when he announced that the sauce had flour in it. Since I'm not eating grains for a month, I decided just to eat a bit of the potato "crust" instead of the salmon. I actually managed to sleep a few hours. Maybe I should save my…

I think some of us have a body image that is so much a part of our sense of self that we feel a deep and pervasive sense of wrongness when we gain weight, and there's nothing we can do about it. It's the way our brains are programmed. I have always been slender, at 59 years old, 5'6" and weighing between 112 and 118 most…

Well, my first step is to ditch the new medication until I'm sleeping better. That much is plain. I know that I need the medication, but T3 is very active and I need to introduce it more slowly somehow. I wasn't planning on giving up the lowered carb aspects of this, but rather the losing weight attempt. I've been keeping…

Well, the addition of a new medication yesterday put me into overdrive. Not sleeping much at all anyway, and then a night with not one single minute of sleep, with a racing heart. I can't function. Can't even drive. I think I may have to abandon this for now until my sleep is better.

I just started my time-release compounded T3 medication today and my reaction was so totally whoa am I flying! that I didn't take my afternoon Erfa dose. I'm supposed to be taking this 2.5 mcg dose in the morning in addition to my 90 mcg dose of Erfa (I take 60 in the morning and 30 in the afternoon). I think I'll try to…

I'm finding that some restaurants fully understand and expect such requests, and will substitute a nice salad or bowl of soup for the bun and fries. Today instead of my burger bun I had the most amazing spicy soup made with eggplants and zucchini and garlic spices, and it was wheat-free, pureed instead of thickened with…

I got over my constant hunger a week into carb-restriction this time. Hopefully that will happen for the OP soon.

I agree with all of the above. Chewing gum with aspartame turned me into the Carb Queen. It's a slippery slope from an innocent piece of gum to eating 2 39-carb Cliff bars for lunch (not kidding). Aspartame is the worst offender, but Splenda also does this to me. I stick to natural organic stevia now, the stuff without…

Some of these are impressive. And yummy-looking. I may have to start cooking again; right now I'm in a phase where I slap meat on the BBQ or into a cast-iron pan, make a salad, and cook the Spousal Unit a potato, since he weighs about 3 pounds soaking wet.

For the first year I suffered from heart pounding at night - partly because I have adrenal problems that won't go away, and partly because, in spite of my objections, my GP ripped me off Synthroid and made me go without thyroid meds for 6 weeks before I started the Erfa Thyroid, during which period my TSH went up to 146.…

I'm just about to add some compounded time-release T3 to my regime. Even when my TSH is suppressed (0.25) with my desiccated thyroid medication, my Free T3 is in the lower half of the normal range. I worry that it will make my insomnia worse, but it might help, you never know.

Yes, I take up to 800mg magnesium citrate daily and have done for years. I also recently added magnesium oil at night. Magnesium has unfortunately never helped my insomnia or night-time foot cramps, but I know I need it just to keep my digestive system working.

It saddens and angers me to see doctors still clinging to the myth that fat=bad cholesterol.

[quoteIt's like I don't even need an alarm clock anymore, and my body only wants to sleep hard one night per week, middling one other, then very little on the others. Fortunately, I'm not suffering any kind of energy loss as a result, and if anything, have more.[/quote] Oh boy, I wish I could say the same. I have no energy…

My ND puts me on 1 mg (no more) for short periods of time when my sleep is really bad and then stops me. I find the low dose far more effective than anything higher. I've recently heard it said that the "real" human sleep cycle is in two sleeps, but I've never seen it documented anywhere. One would think the human race…

Yes, it seems to have resolved a bit, thank you. I slept a good 6 hours last night and as a bonus am not ravenous today. I cheated just before bed and ate a tablespoon + of hazelnut butter that I didn't log, bumping my calories up over the limit but staying fairly close to my carb parameters. I'm not aiming for keto, per…

Yeah, I've learned the hard way that you absolutely have to become a pushy broad to get any action out of a doctor. Read as much as you can about the issues around thyroid, arm yourself with information based on research, and let them have it if they try and fob you off.

Hashi patient here. Used to live in Vancouver, B.C. but retired to Campbell River to a house on the ocean.

Also, I meant to add that i am on Erfa Thyroid, which is available in Canada but is basically the same thing. I was one of those people who suffered abuse from doctors (ignored, verbal abuse and ridicule, placed on anti-depressants, and sent to psychiatrists) for decades before finally getting a diagnosis of Hashimoto's,…

I also highly recommend finding Mary Shomon's site (it used to be on About.com but has changed names). She gathers together all of the newest research on thyroid issues and works with MD's and ND's to pull together the most balanced and comprehensive resource on thyroid issues I have ever seen. Google her name and you…

My sleep has been awful for years, too, never mind any dietary changes. Right now I take melatonin 1 mg, valerian 300 mg. Ashwaghanda 750 mg, Tryptophan 3 gm (prescription), Holy Basil, and oral progesterone for sleep. I tried adding in GABA, but it did nothing. Last year after I began the progesterone I slept like a log…