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Date: | Sun, 11 May 1997 08:59:01 -0400 |
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Hi Cherise,
First let me say that I think you have a beautiful name.
Yes, I reacted immediately to each new level of meds and after less than a
week began to feel hypo again. My doctor did not believe me--despite
acknowledging overt symptoms like yellowish skin, dry hair, etc.
I have a rather long, complicated story because during that time while I was
trying to find a doctor who believed me (lucky you) I was put on HRT. I
reacted very badly to it and quit taking it after four months. This really
messed me up ---menopause and thyroid.
I switched to ARmour (although back again to synthroid for a short while) and
it helped but I still am not really ok. I feel part of this is vestiges of
menopause.
In short, I'm not really where I want to be but am just buying time until I'm
a bit more past these meno symptms since they mimic thyroid so much.
Eventually I want to go in and have a battery of tests such as all the
thyroid that are not typically run (TRH, free T3) and test for adrenal
problems, etc. I'm compiling a list of notes from this mailing list and the
thyroid newsgroup.
I'm very interested in the fact that you see doctors at a university medical
school and they are willing to let you work with your meds. That is so
atypical of the paternalistc, dogmatic approach most of us experience with
endos. I have been unable to find an endo who will work with me. I'm seeing
a g.p. I like her but would prefer to see an endo.
Let us know how you are doing now. Do you want to say what med school?
Zee
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