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[ivybgreenflower]

Some lady just called from the doctor's office. She said "everything's fine". WTF DOES THAT MEAN EVERYTHING'S FINE I WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT I WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT I HAVE BAD SKIN AND AM FAT AND COLD FOR NO REASON I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IRENE

Well now that I know I'm normal, or at least that's what I think that means, I realize that I was hoping for the other result... I was hoping there was an easy solution to my millions of problems. Now I know I'm just crazy. There aren't words to express my disappointment right now. I was so looking forward to taking some pills and becoming normal. Sleeping like a normal human being. Not being cold. Not having crappy dry skin on my arms and legs. Not having periods from hell. Not having headaches from hell. Being healthy and thinner and thinking clearly and not being annoyed or sad all the time. I was so looking forward to my new life. I should have known.

Also that means there's another reason for a problem I brought up that made my doctor mention the thyroid to begin with, and... that's another thing to worry about, but we'll talk about that in October.

I can't believe they just took my ticket to normalcy away from me.

I haven't been to sleep yet. I'm going to go maybe throw up now. Or cry. Or both.

-9:52 AM

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[oreohmygosh.livejournal.com]

You know...
Exercise...
That helps people lose weight.
And, it helps circulate the blood which in turn makes people feel warm.
It also helps people sleep.
I don't really know how active you are, but maybe you should try it to see what kind of results you get. I know walking might be hard because of your feet, but what if you tried swimming every other day or three days a week?
Or, maybe you should try yoga since you're already stretchy.
If you still can't lose weight and you are still really cold, then there still is probably a problem.

As for thinking clearly and not being annoyed or sad, have you talked to a doctor about depression? (They'll probably say to you, "You sound like a candidate for anti-depressants. What do you say?" I heard that from three different doctors, but decided they were full of bologna, and I tried alternative methods.)
(According to everyone, exercise helps with this too. Boo =[)

When you get headaches, where does it hurt the worst?
I had a headache virtually every day of 11th grade (I'm not exaggerating).
After my senior year of high school, they went away for some reason. I'm not sure why. I get really bad ones now when it's close to that time of the month. I also get them when I play video games or play on the computer for long periods of time. When I sit, I have poor posture, so it causes a lot of strain in my neck which in turn causes the headaches.
Also, your headaches could be from lack of sleep.

As for the dry skin...I didn't know people could get dry skin in Florida.
How often do you moisturize? Or, maybe you have eczema?

As for periods from Hell...
Eh, maybe you should consider going on birth control. I hear that certain brands are supposed to dull the menstruation symptoms. They're supposed to relieve the cramps, and they make the actual bleeding bit not so horrid. Mine only last like three or four days. (although, before I never got cramps, and now I get ones that make me keel over and cry.)
And, if the birth control fails, maybe you should talk to the gynecologist. Periods from Hell could either mean you're unfortunate, or it could be a symptom of something even worse than a period from Hell (So says the medical shows on the discovery channel).

[oreohmygosh.livejournal.com]

Also, be conscious of your headaches. What time of the day, what you were doing before the headache. What time of the month. Things like that can also help you pin point why you get headaches.
Not only do I get headaches during menstruation and during reading or playing video games, I also get headaches because I clench my jaw. A lot. Those headaches are the worst because my jaw is usually in agony too, and often times, I have a hard time un-clenching my jaw.
I remember waking up one morning after clenching my jaw for God knows how many hours during sleep. I couldn't un-clench my jaw for a good two hours. It hurt worse to un-clench than to have my jaw clenched. I ended up having to chew gum for the rest of the day in order not to clench my jaw and give myself another headache.

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[jo-march-writes.livejournal.com]

Your symptoms sound exactly like mine did in high school-college... they tested me for thyroid too and anemia and everything else on the block. I always come back fine.

Do you get dizzy during your periods?// Do you sweat a lot? (random questions I know, but here me out)

Everything Jackie said is basically what I could say too. Except I get dizzy spells and periods from hell, so I am on seasonique so I only get my period 4 times a year and it is controlled. So maybe I still get the cramps from hell, but 4 times a year is better then 12. Plus now my periods are less then 4 days where before they were more like 11. I also have to drink tons of water, constantly, when I work out, when I study, when I work, when I am at school. Anywhere and everywhere. I get dehydrated easily which causes dizziness and headaches.

As for not being able to think and lack of motivation and things, I was the poster child for these symptoms my first two years of college. Yes, I was going through a lot at home, but I was also terrible depressed and I have terrible anxiety. I was put on medication, which had side effects so before I left for the DR I threw them in the trash and never picked up the different prescription. Now I just find ways to deal with it, but for a semester, I also went to counseling. I would probably go back if I did not have the church, everyone is different and my faith helps me coup with my problems. But some people work best with some sort of medication. Some people work best with counseling and for some there are other alternatives.

I wanted a thyroid disorder too, I looked at it as a way to fix all of my problems as well. I found that exercise helps me sleep, lose weight, sleep better, and have lighter periods too, so even if you start out small that could make a giant improvement in your life, if you give it a couple months to work.

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