Anonymous

some of your symptoms scream adrenal and thyroid problems - the inner trembling, no appetite, inability to put on weight, cold body temperature, bad hair. If you have adrenal exhaustion, any attempt to chelate will put you flat on your back, as the adrenals simply can't cope with the stress.

Sounds like you need some proper adrenal support like hydrocortisone rather than glandulars, and some Armour thyroid medication. I was like you after my adrenal crash at Christmas - barely functioning, weak, trembly - I could do one thing a day. I am now on hydrocortisone, not something I'm not wild about, but I had got to a place where natural remedies weren't strong enough for me to function with my three kids, get my amalgams out, build up my thyroid medication, and get slowly better. Cortisol is essential to life - if your adrenals are not producing enough you cannot expect to function properly. By supplementing with hydrocortisone you would merely be replacing what your body should produce itself anyway. Getting onto adrenal support might be the first step to getting stronger, stimulating stomach acid and immunity, absorbing some nutrients, building up your thyroid meds and getting strong enough to chelate and deal with your cavitations.

I know you have read Andy's book. He goes into some detail about adrenal support and thyroid meds. Taking HC and Armour isn't a walk in the park, but there is no doubt that I am doing better than I was, and I am more optimistic about the future.

I know taking steroids won't go down well on a website like this, and it goes against the grain for me too. My view is, if you need it, you need it, and you sound like you need it. I was stuck where I was, with little hope of any improvement. There are places to order online, and other websites to read, notably

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormones/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

I wonder if this might lead you towards another course of action?

take care