Re: New DX and New to Group

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Kristal - glad the meds are helping you. They do not increase risk for

Diabetes. It's not uncommon for autoimmune diseases to come in pairs though. I

would try not to worry about it because that isn't true for everyone, and sounds

like you're taking healthy steps to eliminate Diabetes risk.

I am not sure about ashwaganda - levothyroxine (generic Synthroid or T4) doesn't

interfere with anything but because you have an autoimmune disease now, you need

to be careful about any immune-enhancing herbs (like echinacea). Maybe someone

else can comment. Sometimes it does take a little while to get used to the

thyroid hormone and it can make you feel panicky. I was on Paxil for about 4

months when I first started Levoxyl treatment. Thyroid hormone can be a shock to

your system when your body has been desperate for it. The way one endo explained

it to me is when you're hypothyroid, your body keeps increasing receptors to try

and pick up thyroid hormone circulating in the blood. Then when you start taking

Synthroid all of the sudden there are too many receptors and you feel like

you're going hyper. That should resolve with time, but definitely tell your endo

about your symptoms. Are you saying you had excess hair growth and now that is

regulating? Usually excess growth comes from being hyper, not hypo, but the

symptoms do get mixed in most of us.

>

> So glad to find this group! Already found some great info from you all.

>

> After a high CRP inflammation reading my doc ran an ANA titer due to my

fatigue

> and sun rashes thinking Lupus and the ANA was a high positive. I was referred

> to a Rheumatologist who ran a comprehensive antibodies and immune system set

of

> blood work and the only antibodies that came back positive were TPO 174. I

> originally thought I had thyroid hypo symptoms and my sister was diagnosed

> around my age with Grave's, but doc thought TSH was normal.

>

> A Lupus Dermatologist also stated I had no clinical signs of Lupus,

> Scleroderma, Or MCTD, just Roscea. I was referred to a Endocrinologist who ran

> an ultrasound and found a just under 1cm nodule on my thyroid and a TSH of 3.0

> with clinical symptoms he started me on generic Synthroid very low dose. DX

> Hashimoto's.

>

> I feel so much better! Actually have energy that I have not in years! I am

> shedding extra amounts of hair and now have acne on my chin (but also eating

> more sweets than usual-holidays!). My monthly cycle changed from 27 days to

24,

> with bad emotional PMS this month (first month of med). Also I have had some

> borderline glucose readings 101-106 and this last was 111. Does Synthroid

> affect blood sugars and if so how? Also I do get some anxiety at times can you

> take natural supplements such as ashwaganda with the Synthroid? I see my endo

> 24 Jan.

>

> I have lost 14 lbs by cutting back portions and eating more veggies and fruits

> and I am under the 25 BMI now. I need to start exercising now that I have some

> energy and I am worried about getting Type II diabetes which runs in my family

> and hope this med does not increase the chances! Kristal

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the insight/info.

A homeopathic person had me start supplementing with insolitol (considered to be

crucial like the b vitamins and also good for blood sugars) and that has

helped-along with adjusting to the med with reduced anxiety.

I am curious to see my blood work the end of the month. I did get an a1c test

kit and my blood level % was 5.5 so I am still in a healthy range for average

blood sugars! YAY!

Kristal

> >

> > So glad to find this group! Already found some great info from you all.

> >

> > After a high CRP inflammation reading my doc ran an ANA titer due to my

fatigue

> > and sun rashes thinking Lupus and the ANA was a high positive. I was

referred

> > to a Rheumatologist who ran a comprehensive antibodies and immune system set

of

> > blood work and the only antibodies that came back positive were TPO 174. I

> > originally thought I had thyroid hypo symptoms and my sister was diagnosed

> > around my age with Grave's, but doc thought TSH was normal.

> >

> > A Lupus Dermatologist also stated I had no clinical signs of Lupus,

> > Scleroderma, Or MCTD, just Roscea. I was referred to a Endocrinologist who

ran

> > an ultrasound and found a just under 1cm nodule on my thyroid and a TSH of

3.0

> > with clinical symptoms he started me on generic Synthroid very low dose. DX

> > Hashimoto's.

> >

> > I feel so much better! Actually have energy that I have not in years! I am

> > shedding extra amounts of hair and now have acne on my chin (but also eating

> > more sweets than usual-holidays!). My monthly cycle changed from 27 days to

24,

> > with bad emotional PMS this month (first month of med). Also I have had some

> > borderline glucose readings 101-106 and this last was 111. Does Synthroid

> > affect blood sugars and if so how? Also I do get some anxiety at times can

you

> > take natural supplements such as ashwaganda with the Synthroid? I see my

endo

> > 24 Jan.

> >

> > I have lost 14 lbs by cutting back portions and eating more veggies and

fruits

> > and I am under the 25 BMI now. I need to start exercising now that I have

some

> > energy and I am worried about getting Type II diabetes which runs in my

family

> > and hope this med does not increase the chances! Kristal

> >

>