i have been told by Dr Peatfield that im going into adrenal failure. I have been told to take nutri adrenal. has anyone had this..

[123Peaceworks123]

swelling feet and legs, fainting off 20 times a day not collapsing but blood drains from my head. Dizzy ans swEATY.

puffy eyes in the morning, insomnia bad, cramps in my legs aching joints, bad back.. diarrhea. doctors who dont care.

[shaws Administrator]

I am sorry you are so unwell and Dr Peatfield is an expert in his field. With thyroid gland problems many people get adrenal problems. This is a link which may be helpful:-

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/resear...

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to shaws]

Hi Shaws is peatfelds office open to day if it is i will make the effort in finding the no unless you have it

[shaws Administrator in reply to 123Peaceworks123]

I don't think his office is open today but you could leave a message.

[shaws Administrator]

I am sorry you are feeling so unwell and have awful symptoms.

Dr Peatfield is an expert in his field and I am sure you will improve under his care.

This is a link re adrenals:-

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/resear...

stopthethyroidmadness.com/a...

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to shaws]

thank you, you are all being so supportive

[Marz]

If you are concerned then you must contact Dr P and his office for further advice. It is always readily available to patients who have seen him....

[123Peaceworks123]

Hi Ys he did phone me today i had the soliva test

I am very ill it was bad when i had the test done two years ago. but had a bereavement, so di not follow protocol. I have a friend who has dont the thing with peatfield and is 85% better after about 3years of not stressing eating all the right things and taking nutri genal

sorry about the mistkes i am so exhausted i have hardley selpt for four weeks

[lexilou in reply to 123Peaceworks123]

Hi Dr P diagnosed me with partial adrenal failure 3 weeks ago, I had to stop all thyroid and started takiing Nutri Adrenal Extra, I am now up to 4 a day. I spoke to Dr P today who advised me to start adding T3 slowly . I saw improvements after about 4 days. Hope this helps.

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to lexilou]

whats T3

[shaws Administrator in reply to 123Peaceworks123]

Hi Peaceworks

T3 (liothyronine) (or triiordothyronine) is the Active thyroid gland hormone which is required by all our cells (billions) in our body in order for us to be well and function. Explanation:

Sometimes T4 (levo) doesn't convert to enough for us to feel well or we may have too low a dose.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triio...

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to shaws]

so T3 is Nutri Adrnal

[shaws Administrator in reply to 123Peaceworks123]

No. It is the main hormone for the thyroid gland. Dr P believes it is important to fix the adrenals before medicating with thyroid hormones.

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to shaws]

thanks for answering that, i have just come back on board. still learning a lot. thanks for your support i realise it must be very trying for you as well

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to 123Peaceworks123]

yes you did give me the information on T3 but could not read it yesterday a bit confused and very tired

[shaws Administrator in reply to 123Peaceworks123]

No it's not trying as we all had to rely on others'experiences in order to learn and try to get better.

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to shaws]

it is for me so ill at the moment typing si hard with confusion and everything else

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to shaws]

Yes I had to lower dose. cause i was getting really weird sexual visions the office said some people would be happy about that. I am 65 and not in a relationship.

I might add very happily. Apart from my health.

[123Peaceworks123]

wow it is so good to be on this site so many of us going through the same things. They say that every body has had a hormonal problem at one time in their life.

[CarolineC57]

Hi All! Yes, I've been to see Dr P recently too and he also has me on NutriAdrenal Extra (NAX). My adrenal function is quite bad too. I've just increased the dose to 3 NAX today and I got an immediate boost in energy during the morning (starting to tail off now though).

As others have said, Dr P is an expert - he will take care of you, and if you are concerned about it just ring his office, leave a message and he'll get back to you as soon as he can.

My advice would be to keep following his advice and it should help you a lot. As others have said, it's important to deal with the adrenal issues first before introducing any thyroid supplements. Dr P suggested I start on NutriThyroid after a few weeks too - but I'm concentrating on really feeling some improvement with my adrenals first.

Good luck - and please try not to worry!

[123Peaceworks123 in reply to CarolineC57]

Thanks for that. Yes i am looking into some kind of home help to do shopping picking up prescription so forth I was holding a plate of food and the cooker was still lit and i went into one of my fainting fits and nearly keeled into the cooker.. It will only be for temporary measure. I hope. the NHS aRe only waiting till i keel over and need to go into hospital and then they will say ahhh adrenal gland problems. WHEN I HAVE BN SHOUTING IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS.

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Nutri adrenal did nothing for me