Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 In a message dated 7/5/2004 9:13:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, tigger57ri@... writes: > > Does anyone know if birth control pills has an effect on the thyroid and > other things? > > I've been taking them for ovarian cysts Welll...your ovarian cysts may be because of your low thyroid. I have (had?) them...and the docs wanted to do surgery, but I refused. That was a number of years ago. I think the birth control bills can interfere with absorption of thyroid hormone...but that just means you'd have to take a bit more I guess. cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi, Tigger, Yes. You should not take them close to each other. In fact, you'd be better off to stop the birth control pills and use NATURAL progesterone cream. Ovarian cysts are a problem in many women. Dr. Peat says these are usually associated with a low thyroid condition, and that administration of thyroid hormone can get rid of them by lowering estrogen levels and making the ovaries produce more progesterone. Dr. Lee's approach, on the other hand, is to administer just the progesterone directly. He says that " natural progesterone, given from day 5 to day 26 of the menstrual month for two to three cycles, will almost routinely " cause disappearance of these ovarian cysts by suppressing normal FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), LH (luteinizing hormone), and estrogen production and giving the ovary time to heal. Furthermore, studies have been reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute as far back as 1951 in which progesterone even produced evidence of regression of cervical tumors. It's reassuring to know that progesterone can protect us in so many ways; but we must all be alert to the fact that the long-range harmful effects of " estrogen dominance " in the body are not widely recognized " . I have some e-mails I can send you with more info if you're interested. (I have posted them here before too.) in Va. Does anyone know if birth control pills has an effect on the thyroid and other things? I've been taking them for ovarian cysts, and am seriously thinking of coming off them because of depression, thyroid, weight gain, fibro and chronic fatigue. I don't know for sure if they effect the body in that way or not. I'm afraid if I do come off them that I will have more problems with my cysts again. I feel like I'm in the " damned it I do, damned if I don't " phase again. Hugs, Tigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Absolutely, please send. I'm on a mission now. I've learned that I have to take my health into my own hands. I'm a very intuitive person and I know in my heart that the doctors have me going down the wrong path. Even my chiropractor agrees with me. Unfortunatley, he can't prescribe meds. Tigger Re: Birth Control Pills Hi, Tigger, Yes. You should not take them close to each other. In fact, you'd be better off to stop the birth control pills and use NATURAL progesterone cream. Ovarian cysts are a problem in many women. Dr. Peat says these are usually associated with a low thyroid condition, and that administration of thyroid hormone can get rid of them by lowering estrogen levels and making the ovaries produce more progesterone. Dr. Lee's approach, on the other hand, is to administer just the progesterone directly. He says that " natural progesterone, given from day 5 to day 26 of the menstrual month for two to three cycles, will almost routinely " cause disappearance of these ovarian cysts by suppressing normal FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), LH (luteinizing hormone), and estrogen production and giving the ovary time to heal. Furthermore, studies have been reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute as far back as 1951 in which progesterone even produced evidence of regression of cervical tumors. It's reassuring to know that progesterone can protect us in so many ways; but we must all be alert to the fact that the long-range harmful effects of " estrogen dominance " in the body are not widely recognized " . I have some e-mails I can send you with more info if you're interested. (I have posted them here before too.) in Va. Does anyone know if birth control pills has an effect on the thyroid and other things? I've been taking them for ovarian cysts, and am seriously thinking of coming off them because of depression, thyroid, weight gain, fibro and chronic fatigue. I don't know for sure if they effect the body in that way or not. I'm afraid if I do come off them that I will have more problems with my cysts again. I feel like I'm in the " damned it I do, damned if I don't " phase again. Hugs, Tigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hello All, I'm new to this group. I recently tried taking Armour, but had some pretty bad side effects. I was diagnosed with Grave's disease about 9 months ago, yet I had all the symptoms of low thyroid, with the exception of Grave's eye disease. Unfortunately for me, Armour made my eyes worse. I think it may be due to the fact that I'm allergic to diary, pork and lamb. Instead of just taking meds for my overactive thyroid, I've been taking Tapazole in addition to Cytomel and Synthroid. I'm hoping this will help my eye disease and increase my metabolism, which has always been a problem. I hate the idea of being on Synthyroid but don't really know what other natural options I have with my food allergies. Due to severe PMS and cramps, I've been on the birth control pill for several years. I'm just starting to hear how estrogen can complicate thyroid disease and am wondering if I'm doing myself a disservice by continuing taking the pill. However, I worry about going back to a diffcult life of severe cramps if I stop. I'm not sure what is worse. I have been taking my bc pill at night around the same time as my Tapazole and then taking the Synthroid and Cytomel in the am upon waking. Based on the last post, I'm guessing this is a bad idea!! Over the course of the last few months since I changed from just taking the Tapazole alone, to adding they Synthroid and Cytomel, my rising am body temp has decreased. My instinct is to go off the pill, but the idea of it scares me a bit. The other idea is to increase my Synthroid and/or Cytomel as well, but I'm not sure if I can get my doctor to agree to this. I have a pretty dense Endo doctor who has no opinion on the pill and it's interactions so I've been relying on sites like this for info and advice. I'd love to hear others take on this. Sorry for the ramble, as I said I'm knew to the group, so I felt the need to join in the venting........ Sammie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi Sammie, How on earth did you get a dr who practices block and replace? Are you in the U. S? I have a couple of questions for you. How did the dr prescribe the Tapazole? I noticed you said you were taking it at night? I took the generic form, when I first started it a little over two yrs ago. I was overmedicated for about 9 months, went severely hypoT, and finally got a dr who started decreasing it the way it should have been done. Your the first person I've seen who's taken Armour along with Tapazole. Details girl! Details! lol. :-) SandyE~Houston Re: Birth Control Pills Hello All, I'm new to this group. I recently tried taking Armour, but had some pretty bad side effects. I was diagnosed with Grave's disease about 9 months ago, yet I had all the symptoms of low thyroid, with the exception of Grave's eye disease. Unfortunately for me, Armour made my eyes worse. I think it may be due to the fact that I'm allergic to diary, pork and lamb. Instead of just taking meds for my overactive thyroid, I've been taking Tapazole in addition to Cytomel and Synthroid. I'm hoping this will help my eye disease and increase my metabolism, which has always been a problem. I hate the idea of being on Synthyroid but don't really know what other natural options I have with my food allergies. Due to severe PMS and cramps, I've been on the birth control pill for several years. I'm just starting to hear how estrogen can complicate thyroid disease and am wondering if I'm doing myself a disservice by continuing taking the pill. However, I worry about going back to a diffcult life of severe cramps if I stop. I'm not sure what is worse. I have been taking my bc pill at night around the same time as my Tapazole and then taking the Synthroid and Cytomel in the am upon waking. Based on the last post, I'm guessing this is a bad idea!! Over the course of the last few months since I changed from just taking the Tapazole alone, to adding they Synthroid and Cytomel, my rising am body temp has decreased. My instinct is to go off the pill, but the idea of it scares me a bit. The other idea is to increase my Synthroid and/or Cytomel as well, but I'm not sure if I can get my doctor to agree to this. I have a pretty dense Endo doctor who has no opinion on the pill and it's interactions so I've been relying on sites like this for info and advice. I'd love to hear others take on this. Sorry for the ramble, as I said I'm knew to the group, so I felt the need to join in the venting........ Sammie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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