Re: Re: ok, I think my female hormones are worse off than my thyroid problems!! Help!!

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Have you had your adrenals checked? What starting dose did you

take? Palps by them self can be hypo..but that resting heart rate is

normally leaning toward hyper. Have you had a thyroid ultrasound

done? Have your female hormones been tested?

In order to get a full picture. You might post each set of labs with

ranges and any medication you were on at the time. Are you on any other

medications or suppliments? What was your ferritin test?

As for BCP, they are not good for you. They inhibit they thyroid function.

Kate G

At 11:50 AM 12/11/2007, you wrote:

>I am one who doesn't tolerate thyroid meds-any kind. I've tried over

>the years, but feel hyper(ferritin good, don't think adrenal

>problem). My TSH just dipped to 0.7 a month ago, which is low for me,

>I'm usually 2.5. My frees go anywhere from low range, to last winter

>my FT4 was above range. I believe I have Hashitoxicosis, back and

>forth all the time. I have palpatations most of the time, with a

>resting heart rate in the 90s. I have tried BCP in the past, but I

>don't tolerate them either. They make me really tired, and feel just

>generally worse. As I said, I've definitely noticed the connection

>of bloating with my cycle, when I have one. That's why I'd like to

>explore the female issue. My regular gyn wants to just give me a

>combo BCP, but I'd like each female hormone addressed. I have a

>problem with worsening facial hair, but testosterone is not

>elevated.

>

>

>

>

> > >I have been having severe stomach bloating for about 8 years, and

> > >have been to g.i. doctors, had all the tests, and they say

>everything

> > >LOOKS good. One agreed that my stomach problems could be

>hormonally-

> > >based. My problem is when my stomach gets " bloated " , I literally

> > >look about 7 months pregnant, my intestines move ONCE a day for a

> > >b.m., but absolutely no gas moves through. I then start this

> > >horrendous burping, definitely like a sailor. It all causes me to

> > >get short of breath, sometimes pretty bad. The pressure in my

>upper

> > >abdomen/chest area is not painful, but uncomfortable. This last

> > >session lasted two weeks. One of my worst. Then 2 days ago, I

>woke

> > >up not bloated at all, and started my period that morning. No

> > >shortness of breath, no burping, gas bubbles happily gurgling

>there

> > >way through my intestines. I have very irregular periods,

>sometimes

> > >once a year, but still feel the PMS most months so know the

>hormones

> > >are going strong. I have one ovary left, and it continually has a

> > >cyst on it. I've kind of seen the bloating/period issue over the

> > >years, but nothing so strong as this last episode. So, now I feel I

> > >need to see one of those female hormone clinics(or doctors). I

>can't

> > >make it to Lubbock right now, even though everyone will say to go

> > >there. Can someone relate a positive experience with any of the

> > >Houston female hormone clinics/doctors, and possibly one that can

>use

> > >insurance for testing??? Thanks!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Then you might drive up to Dr R!

Kate

At 03:47 PM 12/11/2007, you wrote:

>, I appreciate your response, but I guess I should have said that

>I'm looking more for a menopause clinic! I'm not yet AT meno, but at

>47, I'm almost there! That's why I think I need my hormones fine-

>tuned, like maybe I'm deficient in one or the other, or both, and

>possibly that will make me feel " smoother " . I have read up on some of

>those meno. clinics, but most of them are VERY expensive.

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The hormones all work together. Balancing the thyroid, S*E*X* and adrenal hormones is part of really good thyroid treatment, especially if you have auto-immune issues or difficulty tolerating a suitable dose of thyroid. That is why I went to Dr. . I wanted bio-identical hormones and I wanted a doc who really knew what he was doing. I was already on Armour. earth_friendly_farms wrote: , I appreciate your response, but I guess I should

have said that I'm looking more for a menopause clinic! I'm not yet AT meno, but at 47, I'm almost there! That's why I think I need my hormones fine-tuned, like maybe I'm deficient in one or the other, or both, and possibly that will make me feel "smoother". I have read up on some of those meno. clinics, but most of them are VERY expensive.

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I was PREmenopausal from the age of about 30 but just didn't know it until

all the info was put together on me. They are finding that it starts a

WHOLE lot sooner than originally perceived.

Re: ok, I think my female hormones are worse

off than my thyroid problems!! Help!!

> , I appreciate your response, but I guess I should have said that

> I'm looking more for a menopause clinic! I'm not yet AT meno, but at

> 47, I'm almost there! That's why I think I need my hormones fine-

> tuned, like maybe I'm deficient in one or the other, or both, and

> possibly that will make me feel " smoother " . I have read up on some of

> those meno. clinics, but most of them are VERY expensive.

[Guest guest]

Hey , I'm thrilled that you posted this web site! Another one to mark,

didn't know it existed.

Re: ok, I think my female hormones are worse

off than my thyroid problems!! Help!!

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> Are you sure they screened for celiac disease? There is a panel of 5

> blood tests and if those are positive, they usually do an endoscopy

> and look for flattening of the villi. If the blood tests are negative,

> they will often skip the endoscopy, but you can have negative blood

> tests and still have the intestinal damage. You can also have only

> partial damage that is missed by the biopsy (as high as 60% of the

> time if you have only about 30% damage), because they don't look at

> the right area. An alternative is to use the tests available at

> enterolab (www.enterolab.com - no doctor's order required). Celiac

> disease often goes hand in hand with the autoimmune thyroid disease

> and many other hormonal imbalances. So, it is not at all uncommon to

> have all 3 issues.