Dear Doc, >The temp on awakening in the morning, before leaving bed, should be around >98.6F...If it is one or more degrees less than this [average over at least >a week] [meaning 97.6 or less]you are certainly hypothyroid, regardless of >the other lab tests normal values. I have heard this repeatedly from Dr. >Atkins, and others. I've taken my temerature over the last four days; it was 97F for three days, 97.1F another, but I've seen it lower in the past. I can't remember the exact figure, but it was certainly less than 97 degrees. Several times, I've seen it below 95F! Surfing the web I also found I did or still do 'suffer' several other common symptoms, including depression, fatigue, psoriasis, general dry skin, irregular menstrual cycles and ovarian cysts. I also have a slightly elevated prolactin level. The question is simple; what do you do about it? And might this help me get past the wall I've hit and lose more weight? Most web sites are trying to sell a product but, obviously, the site's recommendation is arguably biased. By the way, my TSH level was 2.2 at last check, perfectly normal. But I doubt that tells the full story. Dori _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com