Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Hi Kiddo, This is truly... GREAT NEWS! Including the time when you suffered with anxiety/panic attacks, how long has this gone on? And, how many doctors have you seen? It's good that she's taking a conservative approach to T3 treatment. Your labs were pretty good, and I worried that too much T3 might actually worsen the heart palps. Am guessing you were Rx'ed 5 mcg - but are taking only 2.5 to start. T3 is fast acting, so you *should* begin to feel an improvement in a week. Please keep us posted! Before I forget, ... is there some way to upload suggestions into the Group "files" (at the site) about how to find a doctor that will treat Hashi patients? I suspect that over the years, this question will be posted another 100 times. As a team, I believe all of us could compile a pretty good list of suggestions. What do you think? Again, I'm so very happy for you . When I first joined this Group, you were understandably frustrated. Now you have hope... with a doctor that's willing to TRY other treatment options, listens, and seems to have a genuine concern for your health and well-being. It's about time! Winks, Genie suuzin wrote: Hi gang, well looks like she's a keeper -- the new endo. that is. Had my appt. today... a genuinely nice person who you can tell cares about being a good doctor. She prescribed the lowest dose of Cytomel for me to try, I am to take 1/2 pill daily which sounds like a smart way to start considering the palps I have. She also wants me to take calcium/magnesium daily even if I don't notice any immediate improvement. And she gave me free Paxil samples to help replenish my dwindling supply. I told her a condensed version of my story -- how my thyroid problems landed me in the hospital when I was first diagnosed as severely hypo, then when I started taking the medicine it kicked in big time on a very small dosage and I went hyper quickly. She told me something interesting that makes total sense to me... that the more hypo you are, the more "receptors" your body puts out to pick up any hormone that may be floating around, so this is the reason we become so sensitive to med. when we need it so badly. As you start taking your thyroid supplement, your body gradually gets used to having enough hormone in your system, so your receptors decrease.. and she said it may just be that my body has lazy receptors now, which would make my bloodwork show normal even if I don't feel 100%. Apparently these tests only measure the amount of thyroid in your system, not the number of receptors we have and if they're working right, so in cases like mine (and many of yours, I would guess), it becomes trial and error. She said she hasn't had a patient yet who she hasn't been able to help feel better, but because the biology of thyroid disease is so tricky and individualized, she's aware that there may be a person who she can't help as she would like. I appreciated her encouraging but realistic attitude -- she's very believeable. Was refreshing to hear a doc admit that this disease isn't cut and dry. Anyway, she said she's not concerned about the pressure I feel in my thyroid, she said it may be inflamed but it's not swollen. So I'm glad I didn't pay for the ultrasound the last doc wanted. That's the report... won't go for bloodwork until November. Wishing you all the most "receptive" of docs too...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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