As I've said in an earlier post, many people - especially (middle-aged/older) women - are trying to cope with a health problem they may not even realise they have - hypothyroidism (under-activity of the thyroid gland). Perhaps they've had blood tests at their doctor's surgery but they've come back within the 'normal' range. (Normal for whom? You aren't me. Men aren't women etc.) The problem with a blood test is that it is a 'snapshot' of that moment the blood is taken. Thyroi