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> > > I am a 24 yr old mother of 2 with Hashimoto's that turned into hypo. My
> > > breasts have leakage (milky) and the dr. felt in June that once on meds it
> > > will go away. I have been on meds now 4 months and he even doubled my dosage
> > > and we see no change in the leaking. He has set up a Prolactin level on my
> > > next blood work. Has anyone been through this?
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> I had that same problem after my 2nd kid was born. I breast fed my kids,
> then after I weaned the 2nd one it took almost a year before all my milk
> went away. At the time I was reasonably healthy, and thought my fatigue was
> from working and raising 2 kids. When I mentioned it to my Dr. she
> blew it off saying that happens to some people, so I didn't worry about
> it. A year and a half ago I suddenly began to feel really lousy and was
> diagnosed with Hashimoto's and put on Levoxyl. I have a feeling that I was
> having problems with my thyroid after the 2nd kid was born, but don't have any
> proof of that. At any rate, the milk production did eventually stop on
> its own. Besides Prolactin, you might have your Oxytocin level checked,
> as it's involved in milk "let down". It might give an indication if
> something unusual is going on with your hypothalmus or pituitary.
>
> Debby
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