My DHEA tested low in my saliva cortisol test which was done a year ago just before I started corticosteroids. However, supplementing it resulting in me feeling quite poorly.

I might well have some complications from hypothyroidism, I had a test which showed poor T4-T3 conversion. I am on a substantial dose of T3, which isn't helping much. I am taking one drop of Lugol's in a water bottle that I sip throughout the day; I don't want to take too much for a start and if I do take a very large dose it will only be for a little while, to see if it can kick start my thyroid. I took selenium for months and didn't notice any improvement, but it's a good supplement and there's no harm so I've got the bottle back out of the cupboard and started on that again.

The heat and exercise intolerance definitely were due to effects of the psych med withdrawal. This may be connected with thyroid or other things. No one knows enough about the effects of these meds on the body, and certainly very little is known about the damage that withdrawal can do. I know someone who was a runner on the British national team and when she discontinued her antidepressant she got neuralgia in her feet. For several years she has barely been able to walk. I know someone else who became suicidal and homicidal due to her antidepressant. She successfully sued Glaxo twice.

Back to my (by comparison insignificant) problems. I was eating sugar for a year because I consistently felt horrible and it was an addiction that seemed to provide occasional relief, even if it was just in the brief pleasure of eating something rich and chocolatey and feeling my body go zing (which I know is not a healthy thing). I was so very low. I'm being reminded of that now because I'm almost finished with this round of chelation and I feel like that. I had some welcome respite the past few days and I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow.

The only thing I drink is water and occasional herbal tea, so no caffeine intake. I've never liked coffee anyway.

I don't think there's much I want to tinker with right now. I'd just like to focus on the chelation, getting back into that, maybe making a few minor adjustments to supplements, see how things go with the iodine. If you try too many things at once, you won't know what's responsible for how you feel, whether it be better or worse.