> From:    Holly <[log in to unmask]>

>  Skipper,
>  Do you have adrenal insufficiency as well?  If so, we are the rare ones.
One of the rare ones, hmmmmm.   Not really.  The  condition is not at all
unusual with hypothyroidism.  However, the doctors tend to recognize
Addison's Disease which is when your cortisol level is almost zero whereas
some smart and caring doctors out there will actually treat mild adrenal
insufficiency, which is what I have.  Dr. Donald Michael from South Bend, IN
used to participate here frequently, he found most of his thyroid patients
needed supplemental hydrocortisone.

Hypothyroidism could cause both the 14 pound weight gain as well as the high
blood pressure.  My wife's pulse rate was always 100+ and her BP had become
high, when she got adequate thyroid treatment both normalized.

 I had bad hip pain the doctor said was rheumatoid arthritis even if the test
didn't come back positive.  It went away when I went up from 4 to 6 grains of
Armour Thyroid and started Cortef.  I don't know if the Thyroid or Cortef was
responsible for the pain going away, I'm just glad it did. (Other things that
went away at that time include costochondritis which is chest pai8n, frequent
belching and an annoyingly frequent urination problem.)  Not uncommon when
treated properly.  My wife had "rheumatoid" in her spine.  She got ADEQUATE
thyroid treatment and there's no longer a sign of it.  How the doc saw it in
X-Rays, I don't know. It was obviously just more thyroid pain.

My cholesterol has never been high.  I have a feeling those with low adrenals
are less likely to have high cholesterol but I could be wrong.  The steroid
hormones are made out of cholesterol.  But yes, many hypos have high
cholesterol which goes down with thyroid treatment.

Skipper Beers

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