Hi Sharon

I am having one of those days today. I take 7.5mg of Pred, which is a full replacement dose of cortisol, and 3 grains of Armour, and today I am so tired I can barely drag myself around. I had some blood test results today, and found that I am optimal at 3 grains - my Free T3 and T4 are at the top of the range. So I am not tired because I am hypothyroid...

So I am racking my brains as to what else it could be. DUH, the mercury of course, but WHY, and what can I do about it?. I saw from my blood tests that I am still way over range in Vitamin B12 (have been for a year), and have found out this is probably because I don't absorb B12 due to a lack of intrinsic factor in the gut, which is caused by an autoimmune condition (mercury, then). So while my blood tests show I am way over, I am probably way under, and this could be a reason for my fatigue... Or is it the high Epstein Barr titre that showed in my blood tests?

It's a jigsaw, and no, replacing hormones doesn't necessarily make you feel normal. I think my body is seriously broken. I am 7 months post-amalgam removal, and way more fatigued than I used to be. I guess this is the organ dump or 'hump', when you feel worse, and it should pass around 12 months. Great, only five months to go.

I haven't felt normal since I got sick 2 1/2 years ago, but my head is beginning to clear.

Nicola