08/15/2023
It's been over a year and a half since my entire body was affected by what I know recognize as HPA axis dysfunction and hypothyroidism. I've been through five doctors. I have been under treated and misdiagnosed for a year and a half.
Sorry this will be long but for those of you who are interested enjoy. Hopefully this will help someone at some point in time.
Symptoms like hair loss, unexpected weight loss, total weakness, varicose veins, dehydration, I honestly thought I was dying. After tons and tons of bloodwork, body scans, brain scans looking for tumors, so many procedures doctors had no answers
I stumbled upon a medical paper that mentioned Dr. Broda Barnes a doctor from the 60s and 70s he wrote a book on hypothyroidism. Everything started improving as soon as I started following this dear man's protocol.!!!!!!
He was a common sense thinker he did a lot of research, in his book he cites studies from so many years ago that prove things that today's doctors ignore. He was the son of a pig farmer out in the Midwest of the United States. I hope he can hear me up there in heaven when I say thank you!
I'm getting my energy back, my hair loss has stopped, I can walk multiple miles again! My heart rate is mostly stabilized, there are still some things going on that will take time to heal. Especially more time to heal from the damage done by doctors not knowing what the heck to do with me for the last year and a half!
My best advice for all of you out there that don't feel well DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, DO A DEEP DIVE YOU NEED TO KNOW MORE THAN THE DOCTORS TO SURVIVE THESE DAYS! FOLLOW YOUR GUT! 
ONE do you see a little tidbit which blew me away is that studies have proven the direct connection between untreated hypothyroidism and cardiovascular disease especially arterial plaque! It's not the fat it's how our body is processing the fat because our entire metabolism is off if our thyroid is not functioning optimally! Here's another blow your mind tip!. This was first brought to light in 1870!
If your doctors are not listening to you move onto the next one keep going till you get one that has a brain and an open mind. It's sad and makes me quite angry that I feel like I had to be the doctor throughout all of this. I got such little help and support. My first primary for example when I started listing all the symptoms offered me sleeping pills and antipsychotics. What the hell why bother finding out what's really causing the problem . Just dull someones senses and over Medicate them and they won't worry about it anymore 😞 this is today's medical system and it sucks!
