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Hi Roni,

First, sorry to see you are having a difficult time.

Back a few years ago when I was going through what I call a health crisis, for

the first time in my life I had swollen ankles. That really scared me. Because

I had ended up in the ER and was terrified by the palpitations and extremely

high blood pressure I'd had a complete cardio work up including heart monitor,

which did not show anything.

I complained about the ankle swelling on one of the lists and a fellow responded

asking me if I was sitting at the computer for long periods of time, which I

was. I got up and walked around my house for a while and the swelling came

down. I started paying attention to how long I was sitting and would get up and

walk around or go out and take a walk and never had any ankle swelling after

that.

I do not mean to suggest this is the answer to what you are experiencing, just

sharing it, who knows...

Also, during the course of this debacle on/off I have lost lots of hair too and

it did come back.

When my thyroid is off balance I suffer all sorts of digestive symptoms. It

took me a long time to realize this was at least part of the cause.

One of the things that seems to go along with this is allergic reaction to

substances including foods. Headache can be symptomatic of that.

About one year ago I stopped eating anything with gluten and that made a big

difference in how I felt/feel. On the allergic thing, though, everyone is

different and sometimes one has to keep a diary of everything they put into

their mouths and document when and if any symptoms occur. Doing this if it is

food, etc., a pattern will form and one can target the cause, if it is that.

I had a doctor for 3 years who is a $%#@ & *(* & ^%%$. The first visit when I

started to speak he put his hand up told me he was very busy and to keep it

short. I was only recently able to get a new doctor and would not have gotten

in to see him if it had not been for a friend who sees him asking on my behalf.

When the Armour debacle occurred I switched to Nature-Throid. I did not do well

on it at all. I keep swinging to hyper and would have to stop taking it. I

wish I could remember the exact words the endo used when he told me his problem

with desicated thyroid products are not only that they are inconsistent in terms

of what one is getting per pill, but that some of the other ingredients can

cause heart problems. I recall distinctly sensing that he knew what he was

talking about and feeling grateful to have found this out before I screwed up my

heart. He put me on Levoxyl 75 mcg and after a few days of discomfort I've

evened out and so far have been feeling much, much better than I have in a long

time. Again, I am not suggesting this is the way for you to go. Just sharing

my experience.

Hope some of it helps in some way.

Abbey

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> The more I read, the more upset I get. I've lost more than half my hair. This

> is new endo had me reduce the 50 mcg of=A0 T3 I was taking to 25 mcg and now

>  added T4. I'm supposed to start with 1/2 of 75 mcg for a few days then in-

> crease to 75. He said this process to " fix " my thyroid would take at least 7

> to 8 months.

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> When I asked him about the hair, he said that I might lose a bit but it would

come back. Now I just read on the thread about swollen hands

>  and feet that it's low T3, which he just lowered again. After he lowered

> dmy T3 I was tested Monday and my FT3 was 2.5,

> FT4 0.2. I've had a headache for about a month (same time frame that I was

> lowering the T3), and my heartburn and stomach has become much worse.I live in

Kirkland, WA. Does ANYONE know a doctor in my areas who is willing

>  to dose according to how a patient feels and not just blood tests?

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> This doctor I'm currently seeing is Murray who supposedly is very

> good. He seems nice enough but is very rushed and I get about 5 to 10 minutes

> with him. He says RT3 is not relevant.

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> <>Roni

> Immortality exists!

> It's called knowledge!

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> Just because something isn't seen

> doesn't mean it's not there<>

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