The following are some of the various medications and supplements I've tried over the years to get control over this illness.
2008-2009
I was having issues getting doctors to diagnose what was wrong with me and I did not have the resources I do now, so things were a little sparse during these years. Under the advice of a friend of my step-mom I started Iodoral and Acidophilus. The acidophilus gave me constipation for the entire duration I took them which immediately subsided when I stopped it. Maintained the Iodoral but had no change in my health. I also started taking Raw Thyroid hoping it would help, no such luck.
2010-2012
I forced the university hospital's clinic to give me a thyroid test and found out I needed thyroid medicine. They set me up on levothyroxine 25 mg, did an ultrasound, and made me come back for a recheck. I got set up with a clinic closer to me who had me on 25mg, 50mg, 75mg, 125mg, and 200mg with no changes to my lab work or how I felt. When I went through a period of time where I was switching doctors I had no medication.
August 2013
Lisinopril 20mg 1/day
Flexiril 10mg 1/8hr (as needed)
Imitrex 50mg 1-2/day (as needed)
November 2013
Armour 30mg
Lisinopril 20mg 1/day
February 2014
Armour 90mg
Lisinopril 20mg 1/as needed - when heart palpitations hit
September 2014
WP Thyroid 97.5mg
Lisinopril 20mg 1/as needed - when heart palpitations hit
December 2014
WP Thyroid 97.5mg
Lisinopril 20mg 1/as needed - when heart palpitations hit
Topamax 25mg 2/day
Supplements
These I don't have a clear timeline on who was taken when, so it's more or less a list of the ones I can remember that I have taken since 2013. Most links will not be the exact links from where I've gotten the product, they are just for ingredient reference. I usually pick these up while in the vitamin shoppe or out at the stores. I will indicate if I am currently taking it or not so it is clear.
Actalin (paused using to see if I could find a more effective multi)
Adrenal Fatigue Fighter (stopped taking due to folic acid until I confirm MTHFR)
Calcium, Magnesium, & D Complex (stopped taking due to wrong mag)
Himalaya Liver Care (take this every few months in cycle with liver detox teas to keep liver optimal)
Raw Thyroid (didn't see any change worth continuing to take it)
Spring Valley Iron (take the week after my cycle, if I don't have the blood stew)
Black Cohosh (take this when my cycle gets rough, I may go back to regular use to see if it will help other conditions)
Chasteberry (Vitex) Extract (take this during the ovulation time of my cycle to try to balance progesterone)
P-5-P (backed off these while I take the mitochondrial support)
Host Defense Cordyceps (currently have a multi-mushroom drink instead)
Superfruit Oil 3-6-7-9 Blend (was gifted this but ran out)
Triple-Boost Caffeine-Free Energy (didn't quite worked, shifted for a different multi)
Power to Sleep PM (this is pretty good to help me sleep, don't like to use too often as it causes
dehydration)
New Chapter Perfect Energy (this seemed to work well, held off to see if the mitochondrial multi works better)
New Chapter Women's Daily (this came with a purchase, haven't been able to buy again)
Chelated Magnesium (taking, but will be stopping once out since it's the wrong magnesium)
Molybdenum Chelated (take this when I eat things high in sulfur)
NOW Super Enzymes (use these for larger meals, often eat so little they are a tad over kill)
Cell-Fuel Mito-Energy (currently taking this, sometimes I'm not up long enough for full dose)
Dr Ohirra's Probiotics (taking, but expensive enough I doubt I'll be able to use regularly)
Whole Foods brand N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine 500mg, take 1 capsule 1 to 3 times daily. (currently taking)
CVS brand Cranberry 4200mg per softgel, take 2 softgels 3 times daily (taking one bottle's worth to make sure my pain I think is adrenal is not a kidney)
Vitamin C 2000mg-6000mg (various brands and types depending on what I get at the time)
Tracking symptoms, labs, and other issues pertinent to finding diagnosis of the chronic illnesses that I've been thriving through in my life. There is some comic relief to rid the tensions with the medical industry at large.
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