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I have Hashimoto's which is an autoimmune disease. My TPO antibodies were very high. Took 3 years to get them in check. Another doctor tried giving me anxiety drugs because he had no idea what was wrong with me and that was his answer. Thankfully I found a great doctor that specializes in autoimmune diseases who put me on the right path.

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Interesting. I agree, different diets work for different situations & people. I think sometimes its a lot of trial and error. I am happy your diet is working for you. I plan to do some reading up on it.

See my comment above. I would love to hear about what you have done too.

I was on the autoimmune protocol for about a year and slowly introduced things after that. The first month on the diet sucked. I felt worse. After that though, things really started to turn around. I was also on vit supplements due to a lot of my levels being extremely low (Vit D & Iron) and am still supplementing because my body has a hard time holding onto these things.

I also take a 20 min fast walk each morning when I wake up and do my best to eliminate stress (I know easier said than done).

I had very high antibodies and now have none. I wasn't able to make it past 1pm without crashing and now have no problems making it through the day.

3 years later I am still on a strict diet but not nearly as strict as it once was. There are certain foods that still make me crash (sugar, beer, etc) but overall I got my life back :)

I am not saying this will work for everyone but it has worked for me and others like me.

Sorry you feel that way. That was not my intention.

I was sick for a long-time and was getting progressively worse. I understand that what works for me may not work for others. I am simply suggesting we look for the root cause and possibly look for alternatives other than drugs. For some people there may be no alternatives and I understand that.

I was by no means intending to be rude. Simply suggesting an alternative solution. I apologize that you took it as me being rude.

I hope you find some answers. I understand the struggle.

I have personally reversed CFS & an auto-immune disease with crazy high anti-bodies by sticking with a very strict diet and changing my life-style. Only after being directed into many black-holes by multiple doctors telling me nothing was wrong or trying to prescribe me anti-anxiety drugs.

So yeah I guess I am a jackass!

I have personally reversed CFS & an auto-immune disease with crazy high anti-bodies by sticking with a very strict diet and changing life-style.

Rather than defaulting to drugs for CFS, I would much rather find the core cause of it? Oftentimes it is an infection, stress or even the food we put into our bodies. You would be amazed at how better you can feel and how much more energy you have by simply changing your diet and lifestyle.