I posted to you earlier this month. I have been doing much better since we talked last, but I have been having fatigue that has been trying to resurface over the last week and half or so. I have been under some strain the last couple of weeks, but the doctor added a low dose of Lexapro about a month ago to help with my cortisol problems, thyroid disease, recovery from surgery to help restart me, and it has really helped. The way I feel now with stress is nothing like what I have had to deal with over the last several months, I don't consider it that bad. In fact, I have been pretty proud of how calm I have remained with some situations that have occurred over the last couple of weeks. I have not felt real well this week, as I have been trying to Christmas shop. I think I may have gotten the stomach virus from my son, it was not that bad just really upset stomach for 3 days or so, I was afraid it was my medicine, but it passed today and except for being tired I feel better this evening. My son had it last weekend, but his only lasted one night. This week with all the shopping is the first big round of strenous activity that I have done since I became ill 7 weeks ago with all the adrenal stuff and cortisol problems that we have discussed in previous posts. I am worried today because I was so TIRED today, I ended up taking a 3 hour nap...., and I am still tired. I could not even sit in a chair this morning without feeling like I needed to go to sleep and I went to bed around 11 the night before. (At least I wasn't dizzy)I ended up calling the doctor and they want me to come in on Tuesday to have blood taken again. I really think it is the thyroid rather than the adrenals but my left side of my back in the kidney area hurts some like an ache. I know they won't increase the meds for that because I am on the max, so I am hoping it is the thyroid.

I guess my question is can strain or overdoing it physcially with lots of walking make my adrenals and my cortisol, and my thyroid out of whack even if you are taking an SSRI like Lexapro, and you don't seem all that upset, just a little worried on occasion. I am just hoping that I am not going backwards.


Here were my thyroid counts on Oct 30th before they increased me to .75 of Synthroid and decreased to 1/2 pill on weekends
TSH .06 Normal .4-.5
Free T4 1.3 Normal .8-1.8
Free T3 300 Normal 230-420
The reason for decreasing on two days was to bring the TSH closer to 1 and I am assuming it got there I don't have last report.

I have been very ill for almost 7 weeks but have improved over the last 3, and now I am tired AGAIN. Been fighting the adrenal problems too. I am on 30mg of Cortef .1 of Florinef, and .75 of Synthroid, .5 of cytomel and .5 of dostinex two times a week.
I am lots better my hair has mostly stopped falling out and life is starting to let me live it again, but today was not good at all.
The only thing I have done differently is I think I have way overdone it the last 3 days and have had some stress going on for around 2 weeks but I am coping but I am wondering if has contributed to the creeping up fatigue that I mentioned earlier that has been creeping up on me for the last week or so. The fatigue was so out of control today.
I just hope I am not moving backward again.

Thanks for all your input and support.:confused: