OK it's been some time since I've been on here and I have a lot to tell. First, I took myself off of the PSerine as it was causing me to have really bad headaches and I couldn't function with it. After I weaned myself from it (well, cold turkey really) I found that the headaches lessened more than before, however they were not completely gone. So then I started taking myself off of everything and seeing what might be causing it through a process of elimination/reintroduction. I was only able to go so far with this when I had a friend tell me that if my thyroid was normal and it was getting more thyroid than it needed, that that might cause problems. It seemed there was something to what she was saying since Dr. P really didn't have a lot of proof to say that I needed 75mcg's of thyroid anyway. What I did was go back on everything- Vit. C, E, Omega-3, D3, multi, B complex, Calcium/Magnesium, and my usual anti-fungal medicine too- but without talking the thyroid. My goodness did things improve! THe headaches nearly vanished and I had no more problems save for the times when I was really stressed or tired, which is normal.
The other thing that happened was I started getting this pain going down my legs. It felt as though someone was tying a knot around my leg so the blood couldn't flow well. There was also this pinching feeling going down both legs and I have no idea what caused this. I called my NUCCA doc and he said to do some lower back pain exercises. I didn't actually do any and it went away on it's own, thankfully.
Also I should mention that on occasion I did eat some wheats and very few sugars like fruit and some cake at a birthday party. It was minor, but I felt I needed to live a little. But then I got a phone call from a friend who never calls me (she also has candida) and was telling me about this doctor that she found about an hour away who took insurance and who was able to help her with her candida. I couldn't believe it and was ready to make an appointment asap. I called then next day and did so and was there this morning to meet this aforementioned doctor.
In the last week or so I had been feeling lousy and very tired esp in the morning, which was not normal for me, but when I felt like I had no energy all day I knew something was up and wanted to talk to this guy about it. Also, I started getting dizzy again. Out of nowhere my head would just start getting off balance and I thought, "No, this is not going to happen again!" But anyway, about this doctor's visit,
This Dr. E a very nice guy and took his time with me, trying to understand my history and the whole issue surrounding my health. He liked what I had been doing, though he felt that I was wise in opting to take myself off of the Phosphotidyl Serine and thryroid because, low and behold, my adrenals, from what he found, were not hyper active, but underactive. Thank you Dr. E! He actually tested my adrenals by taking my blood pressure while I was sitting and then as I stood up and found that my bp dropped 16 points when I stood up indicating some serious adrenal fatigue. The long and short of it is that he's seriously cutting out all sugars, dairy, wheat or flours of most any kind, beans, starches, etc and wants me to do this for about a year! Oh my goodness, I pray that I can. It's not going to be easy, esp with my husband, but I have to. What else can I do to kick this thing?
He advised that I purchase some of their self-concocted supplements for my adrenals, candida, and overall health. The other thing I am taking now is Oil of Oregano as that is supposed to kill fungus in one's system. At this point, I don't care what it tastes like, I'll take anything I need to.
It's been hard trying to think of things to eat and I need to go on-line to find recipes that are candida safe- god luck! No, there are some but they sound horrible. I think I'm going to have to make two meals a day, one for me and one for my hubby, I can't expect him to eat this way. It's healthy, but horrible. There are so few options and I don't want him to be miserable because he's eating this way. It's going to be a lot of work, but God knows this and I pray will help me get through the labor that this is going to demand of me.
On a side note, I am not sure if I'm pregnant.
Well, that's all the news for now, but I hope to keep this more current than I have been. It's just that I get so side-tracked and then get tired and forget all about this. But it doesn't exactly matter since no one ready it-lol. Oh well, it's kind of nice to know I have some privacy on the internet, so poo on you! ;-)
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