Ok, so this may be fairly long and I apologize but I need help!
I've come to the conclusion something is wrong with me, not sure what, but thinking my thyroid may be a part of it.
Background:
I was fed soymilk as a baby. Growing up I was fine tolerating milk until in my early twenties discovered that it was contributing almost 100% to my acne.
I've had acne ever since I was about 17/18. I believe the acne I had then was normal teenage acne, but it later turned into cystic acne, and I am still suffering from it at age 26 which has created horrible scaring. For the most part, my acne is under control as long as my diet is controlled.
I started to get acne only on my right side of my face. Main areas were the jawline and neck, but also my cheeks. Years and years later, after taking either multivitamin or fish oil, I broke out on my left side.
Lately my breakouts have been my right jawline, right neck area, and center neck under chin.
Now, I find my acne culprits a little too late, damage has been done: sugar (added sugar, not fruit), dairy, fried foods.
What I do eat: meat, eggs, organ meats, veggies, fruit, nuts, beans (mostly chick peas) kefir (low-fat kefir from a certain brand is the only thing I can tolerate, it seems when I try whole milk kefir from a different brand, whole milk version of brand I buy is not available, I break out, which is puzzling me as to why)
I cut out all grains last summer and lots of the redness on my face has decreased greatly along with helping control my panic attacks. Another reason for cutting out grains is it causes nasal congestion, I already can't breathe well out of my nose (I know, terrible for health), but grains/rice always make it where I can't my nose clogs up 100%. I notice my breathing through my nose gets worse when I lie down to sleep. I feel as if I have been so accustomed to mouth breathing that it is something I need to concentrate on to even breathe out of my nose. I don't know why I can't breathe out of my nose, I really do need to go get it checked out, and the only thing I can think of is mold exposure, but that was years ago.
Ok, so back to the thyroid suspicions.
-feeling super tired (I don't feel that tired anymore after cutting out grains/rice/sugar/dairy)
-feeling cold (usually only with cold weather, my extremities feel cold, at times I've felt like a sheet of ice)
-winters are super hard to get through, dread them
-dry skin
-dry hair
-hair not growing (seems that it grows but breaks easily, therefore feels like it doesn't grow)
-very coarse
-drier eyes (i used to be able to wear contacts from morning til night, now I notice they are uncomfortable after a short period of time
-bad night vision (all lights now produce starbursts and or halos)
-dry mouth (suspect it is from mouth breathing, but I do feel like my saliva has decreased substantially)
-enamel problems (i don't know if this is from mouth breathing or not, but my teeth are seriously starting to suffer, i've never been the type to go to a dentist as my teeth were always fine even if i didn't brush them, but i am starting to see enamel wearing away/holes)
-yellow/orange skin tone especially hands and feet (even worse when eating sweet potatoes/kale,suspected problem with beta carotene, blood test years ago did show elevated bilirubin)
-anxiety/panic attacks/depression (never before did I experience panic or anxiety, just started a couple of years ago, the panic attacks are usually between 1-3 am, at times during the day i experience the adrenalin like feeling throughout my body. i began intermittment fasting last summer because I noticed eating before bed would create panic along with eliminating grains/rice/sugar. white potatoes also make me panic)
-brain fog
-bad memory
-horrible sleep (never feel well rested)
-insomnia
-no motivation
My pulse is around 60ish beats per minute. Need to get a thermometer and take my temperature. My periods are normal. I'm not overweight, but also not where I would like to be, there is visible fat on me though. Most of my fat is in my love handle area/stomach/thighs. I'm 5'7" and 135 lbs. Would like to be 120-125. It is very difficult for me to drop weight easily.
There has been heavy stress in these last few years, which I know is horrible. While I am still stressed, it is substantially less.
I do feel way better after changing my diet, most of the fatigue is gone, but still have a bunch of problems.
I started to eat beef liver last summer, went through a period where I fell in love with eating it, and then a period where I was sickened by the thought of eating it. I just started recently eating beef liver again and I love it.
I cook everything with coconut oil. I recently started eating coconut oil with 1-2 carrots. I started at 1 tblsp upped it to two quickly and noticed significant increased daytime anxiety/adrenalin feeling and may have triggered a nighttime panic attack). I am back to one tbls today.
I probably forgot some things but hoping someone has some feedback. I do need to go see a doctor but trying to figure out who to find that is actually educated on this stuff. I just discovered Ray Peat so trying to understand all his findings.
I've come to the conclusion something is wrong with me, not sure what, but thinking my thyroid may be a part of it.
Background:
I was fed soymilk as a baby. Growing up I was fine tolerating milk until in my early twenties discovered that it was contributing almost 100% to my acne.
I've had acne ever since I was about 17/18. I believe the acne I had then was normal teenage acne, but it later turned into cystic acne, and I am still suffering from it at age 26 which has created horrible scaring. For the most part, my acne is under control as long as my diet is controlled.
I started to get acne only on my right side of my face. Main areas were the jawline and neck, but also my cheeks. Years and years later, after taking either multivitamin or fish oil, I broke out on my left side.
Lately my breakouts have been my right jawline, right neck area, and center neck under chin.
Now, I find my acne culprits a little too late, damage has been done: sugar (added sugar, not fruit), dairy, fried foods.
What I do eat: meat, eggs, organ meats, veggies, fruit, nuts, beans (mostly chick peas) kefir (low-fat kefir from a certain brand is the only thing I can tolerate, it seems when I try whole milk kefir from a different brand, whole milk version of brand I buy is not available, I break out, which is puzzling me as to why)
I cut out all grains last summer and lots of the redness on my face has decreased greatly along with helping control my panic attacks. Another reason for cutting out grains is it causes nasal congestion, I already can't breathe well out of my nose (I know, terrible for health), but grains/rice always make it where I can't my nose clogs up 100%. I notice my breathing through my nose gets worse when I lie down to sleep. I feel as if I have been so accustomed to mouth breathing that it is something I need to concentrate on to even breathe out of my nose. I don't know why I can't breathe out of my nose, I really do need to go get it checked out, and the only thing I can think of is mold exposure, but that was years ago.
Ok, so back to the thyroid suspicions.
-feeling super tired (I don't feel that tired anymore after cutting out grains/rice/sugar/dairy)
-feeling cold (usually only with cold weather, my extremities feel cold, at times I've felt like a sheet of ice)
-winters are super hard to get through, dread them
-dry skin
-dry hair
-hair not growing (seems that it grows but breaks easily, therefore feels like it doesn't grow)
-very coarse
-drier eyes (i used to be able to wear contacts from morning til night, now I notice they are uncomfortable after a short period of time
-bad night vision (all lights now produce starbursts and or halos)
-dry mouth (suspect it is from mouth breathing, but I do feel like my saliva has decreased substantially)
-enamel problems (i don't know if this is from mouth breathing or not, but my teeth are seriously starting to suffer, i've never been the type to go to a dentist as my teeth were always fine even if i didn't brush them, but i am starting to see enamel wearing away/holes)
-yellow/orange skin tone especially hands and feet (even worse when eating sweet potatoes/kale,suspected problem with beta carotene, blood test years ago did show elevated bilirubin)
-anxiety/panic attacks/depression (never before did I experience panic or anxiety, just started a couple of years ago, the panic attacks are usually between 1-3 am, at times during the day i experience the adrenalin like feeling throughout my body. i began intermittment fasting last summer because I noticed eating before bed would create panic along with eliminating grains/rice/sugar. white potatoes also make me panic)
-brain fog
-bad memory
-horrible sleep (never feel well rested)
-insomnia
-no motivation
My pulse is around 60ish beats per minute. Need to get a thermometer and take my temperature. My periods are normal. I'm not overweight, but also not where I would like to be, there is visible fat on me though. Most of my fat is in my love handle area/stomach/thighs. I'm 5'7" and 135 lbs. Would like to be 120-125. It is very difficult for me to drop weight easily.
There has been heavy stress in these last few years, which I know is horrible. While I am still stressed, it is substantially less.
I do feel way better after changing my diet, most of the fatigue is gone, but still have a bunch of problems.
I started to eat beef liver last summer, went through a period where I fell in love with eating it, and then a period where I was sickened by the thought of eating it. I just started recently eating beef liver again and I love it.
I cook everything with coconut oil. I recently started eating coconut oil with 1-2 carrots. I started at 1 tblsp upped it to two quickly and noticed significant increased daytime anxiety/adrenalin feeling and may have triggered a nighttime panic attack). I am back to one tbls today.
I probably forgot some things but hoping someone has some feedback. I do need to go see a doctor but trying to figure out who to find that is actually educated on this stuff. I just discovered Ray Peat so trying to understand all his findings.
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