Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Hi Dorothy, I find your post very interesting as I have had similar “eipsodes.” I am thinkng the doc put you on the Lexapro, figuring you had a PANIC attack. It could be. Lexapro is an antidepressant that helps with panic attacks. How did your lower your cholesterol? Natural or with drugs? I have been taking 4 supplements for mine... Will find out soon if they are working. Sue That's very interesting. Yesterday, (4 weeks post ablation) walking out of Publix (a grocery store), naseausness, dizziness, sweating, heart racing and shakiness swept over me. I never want to cause a seen, so I rested at the blood pressure machine. I felt so hot and just wanted to take off my clothes. I took my blood pressure instead. I'm normally 100/72, so when it read 160/100, I was a little concerned. I called my primary doctor and she told me to come right in. By the time I reached her office (about a 20 minute drive across town), I was feeling better. She knows I had thyroid ablation four weeks ago and labs just last week. Instead of checking the labs, listening to my heart or asking about anything else, she said, " Let me prescribed you Lexapro " (That's an anti-anxiety medicine!). She also prescribed Antivert for the dizziness! I was shocked. I then asked her if this could be related to the thyroid ablation and my body trying to adjust...she said, " Well, I guess it could be " . I think it's time to find a new doctor. Sometimes I think doctors don't even know/understand the way the thyroid works. I was enjoying being HYPERthyroid, but due to the increased heart rate (never coming down), we did the ablation. I have not felt like myself for weeks and even the littlest thing takes so much effort on my part. I, too, wish SOMEONE would recognize this publicly. For years, I was " labeled " with CFS, fibromyaligia, anxiety, depression and stress. The good news is...(I made my doctor pull Friday's labs) my levels are coming down (up?)...from 0.004 to ..010! and even my total choloesterol keeps going down: 149 to 138! I guess it will take a while longer before I start synthroid and I'll have to put up with the craziness a while longer. Thank goodness for this board. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Hi Sue, I don't know why cholosterol is going down. I'm not complaining, though. That's the one good thing I have going for me! LOL. Two years ago--when I was first going to see an endocrinologist--my total cholesterol was 182. I don't exercise--except for keeping up with my three sons--but I do try to eat right. My family (mom, dad and two sisters) are HYPO and have HIGH cholesterol...all over 225! They take either synthroid or levoxyl. As my thyroid levels kept getting extreme, my cholesterol kept getting lower. I didn't do anything special, although I do eat oatmeal and Cheerios. I'm hoping that as my thyroid levels level out, that my cholesterol doesn't go up. Except the racing heart and shaky hands all the time, I liked being HYPERthyroid. He did diagnose me with Graves, but I was enjoying the energy, the focus, and the momentum. Since the ablation, I have felt crazy. everything is up and down and I never know from day-to-day how I will feel. I did mention that to my doctor, that I thought the Lexapro (and the two before that) was not the right thing. I thought my symptoms were just being masked and when the third anti-anxiety/anti-depressant wasn't working, I knew there had to a reason. After all this time, I feel relieved to know that it was my thyroid acting up. I knew I was depressed or anxious, because I didn't feel anxious or depressed and really enjoyed life. I know we have to be our own advocates and search out literature and support groups. I wish everyone (especially women) could have a thorough thyroid work-up if they go in for feeling sluggish, down, shaky, etc. It really makes more sense that just prescribing a pill. Are you taking supplements for cholesterol? TTYL, Dorothy --- JustYourTypeDTP justyourtypedtp@...> wrote: > Hi Dorothy, > I find your post very interesting as I have had > similar ³eipsodes.² > I am thinkng the doc put you on the Lexapro, > figuring you had a PANIC > attack. > It could be. Lexapro is an antidepressant that helps > with panic attacks. > How did your lower your cholesterol? Natural or with > drugs? > I have been taking 4 supplements for mine... Will > find out soon if they are > working. > Sue > > > On 2/15/07 12:53 PM, " Dorothy " > dorothyleftoz@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > That's very interesting. > > > > Yesterday, (4 weeks post ablation) walking out of > > Publix (a grocery store), naseausness, dizziness, > > sweating, heart racing and shakiness swept over > me. I > > never want to cause a seen, so I rested at the > blood > > pressure machine. I felt so hot and just wanted > to > > take off my clothes. I took my blood pressure > > instead. I'm normally 100/72, so when it read > > 160/100, I was a little concerned. I called my > > primary doctor and she told me to come right in. > > > > By the time I reached her office (about a 20 > minute > > drive across town), I was feeling better. She > knows I > > had thyroid ablation four weeks ago and labs just > last > > week. Instead of checking the labs, listening to > my > > heart or asking about anything else, she said, > " Let me > > prescribed you Lexapro " (That's an anti-anxiety > > medicine!). She also prescribed Antivert for the > > dizziness! > > > > I was shocked. I then asked her if this could be > > related to the thyroid ablation and my body trying > to > > adjust...she said, " Well, I guess it could be " . I > > think it's time to find a new doctor. > > > > Sometimes I think doctors don't even > know/understand > > the way the thyroid works. I was enjoying being > > HYPERthyroid, but due to the increased heart rate > > (never coming down), we did the ablation. I have > not > > felt like myself for weeks and even the littlest > thing > > takes so much effort on my part. > > > > I, too, wish SOMEONE would recognize this > publicly. > > For years, I was " labeled " with CFS, > fibromyaligia, > > anxiety, depression and stress. > > > > The good news is...(I made my doctor pull Friday's > > labs) my levels are coming down (up?)...from 0.004 > to > > .010! and even my total choloesterol keeps going > down: > > 149 to 138! I guess it will take a while longer > > before I start synthroid and I'll have to put up > with > > the craziness a while longer. > > > > Thank goodness for this board. > > Dorothy > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hi Dorothy, It is great that you have naturally low cholesterol! I have naturally high, even eating dry toast so I gave that up! Mine has been running 220s to 240(!) since I was diagnosed with HYPOthyroidism, hashis, and goiter about 4 years ago Doc of course wants me on lipid drugs which I just won’t do. My husband went on them last year and within 3 months had his gallbladder out due to cholesterol stones. Anyway, your thyroid does explain the “hyper-ness” you feel but since I am hypo I guess it doesn’t explain mine then, huh? Unless—I do go from Hyper to Hypo as the meds kick in? I take Levoxyl 100 mcg in two divided doses and 20 mcg of Cytomel in three divided doses... For cholesterol I have been taking policosanol, grapeseed extract, syrtinol and phytosterols. All are supposed to lower cholesterol as much or more than lipids. I did a HOME cholesterol test last month and it was 176 total so it could be working! My mom and dad both died of strokes/high cholesterol - my father in his 50s and my mom in her early 70s. I take Prozac when I “need” it — usually cyclically – it actually helps with my raging hormal pms. What is ablation? Sue P.s. I think keeping up with three sons IS plenty exercise Hi Sue, I don't know why cholosterol is going down. I'm not complaining, though. That's the one good thing I have going for me! LOL. Two years ago--when I was first going to see an endocrinologist--my total cholesterol was 182. I don't exercise--except for keeping up with my three sons--but I do try to eat right. My family (mom, dad and two sisters) are HYPO and have HIGH cholesterol...all over 225! They take either synthroid or levoxyl. As my thyroid levels kept getting extreme, my cholesterol kept getting lower. I didn't do anything special, although I do eat oatmeal and Cheerios. I'm hoping that as my thyroid levels level out, that my cholesterol doesn't go up. Except the racing heart and shaky hands all the time, I liked being HYPERthyroid. He did diagnose me with Graves, but I was enjoying the energy, the focus, and the momentum. Since the ablation, I have felt crazy. everything is up and down and I never know from day-to-day how I will feel. I did mention that to my doctor, that I thought the Lexapro (and the two before that) was not the right thing. I thought my symptoms were just being masked and when the third anti-anxiety/anti-depressant wasn't working, I knew there had to a reason. After all this time, I feel relieved to know that it was my thyroid acting up. I knew I was depressed or anxious, because I didn't feel anxious or depressed and really enjoyed life. I know we have to be our own advocates and search out literature and support groups. I wish everyone (especially women) could have a thorough thyroid work-up if they go in for feeling sluggish, down, shaky, etc. It really makes more sense that just prescribing a pill. Are you taking supplements for cholesterol? TTYL, Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hi Sue, Ablation is " killing " the thyroid gland with RAI--radioactive iodine. Since the thyroid craves iodine, it will absorb the radioactive iodine and eventually die off. Once the thyroid is no longer producing the hormone, then doctors can regulate the hormone with synthetic hormones. Ablation is usually only done on patients with Graves or severe hyperthyroidism. I put it off for so long, because the energy from being Hyper was great for me. My mom couldn't take any of the cholesterol fighting drugs, either. She had flu-like symptoms shorty after starting Lipitor and we almost had to take her to the ER. She was just so weak. Once she stopped the Lipitor, the flu symptoms went away. I think there is a relationship between thyroid and cholesterol. It seems like more doctors could look into causes instead of just treating symptoms. My other peeve is doctors assuming that we (patients) are just lazy and don't eat right or exercise. Keep up the good work on lowering your cholesterol. Does you doctor do labs periodically to make sure? It would be interesting to how accurate your monitor is. (I wish they would make a finger stick monitor--like they have for diabetics--for thyroid people instead of us having to always go to our doctor. THAT would make life a bit easier. Hope you have a good weekend. I'm taking my boys to see Currington in Valdosta. The only bad thing, is that it is an outdoor concert and the low will be 19 and the high only 42! Brrr....! TTYL, Dorothy --- JustYourTypeDTP justyourtypedtp@...> wrote: > Hi Dorothy, > It is great that you have naturally low cholesterol! > I have naturally high, even eating dry toast so I > gave that up! > Mine has been running 220s to 240(!) since I was > diagnosed with > HYPOthyroidism, hashis, and goiter about 4 years ago > > Doc of course wants me on lipid drugs which I just > won¹t do. My husband went > on them last year and within 3 months had his > gallbladder out due to > cholesterol stones. > Anyway, your thyroid does explain the ³hyper-ness² > you feel but since I am > hypo I guess it doesn¹t explain mine then, huh? > Unless‹I do go from Hyper to Hypo as the meds kick > in? > I take Levoxyl 100 mcg in two divided doses and 20 > mcg of Cytomel in three > divided doses... > For cholesterol I have been taking policosanol, > grapeseed extract, syrtinol > and phytosterols. > All are supposed to lower cholesterol as much or > more than lipids. I did a > HOME cholesterol test last month and it was 176 > total so it could be > working! > My mom and dad both died of strokes/high cholesterol > - my father in his 50s > and my mom in her early 70s. > I take Prozac when I ³need² it ‹ usually cyclically > it actually helps > with my raging hormal pms. > What is ablation? > Sue > P.s. I think keeping up with three sons IS plenty > exercise > > > > On 2/15/07 10:16 PM, " Dorothy " > dorothyleftoz@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sue, > > > > I don't know why cholosterol is going down. I'm > not > > complaining, though. That's the one good thing I > have > > going for me! LOL. > > > > Two years ago--when I was first going to see an > > endocrinologist--my total cholesterol was 182. I > > don't exercise--except for keeping up with my > three > > sons--but I do try to eat right. My family (mom, > dad > > and two sisters) are HYPO and have HIGH > > cholesterol...all over 225! They take either > > synthroid or levoxyl. As my thyroid levels kept > > getting extreme, my cholesterol kept getting > lower. I > > didn't do anything special, although I do eat > oatmeal > > and Cheerios. I'm hoping that as my thyroid > levels > > level out, that my cholesterol doesn't go up. > > > > Except the racing heart and shaky hands all the > time, > > I liked being HYPERthyroid. He did diagnose me > with > > Graves, but I was enjoying the energy, the focus, > and > > the momentum. Since the ablation, I have felt > crazy. > > everything is up and down and I never know from > > day-to-day how I will feel. > > > > I did mention that to my doctor, that I thought > the > > Lexapro (and the two before that) was not the > right > > thing. I thought my symptoms were just being > masked > > and when the third anti-anxiety/anti-depressant > wasn't > > working, I knew there had to a reason. After all > this > > time, I feel relieved to know that it was my > thyroid > > acting up. I knew I was depressed or anxious, > because > > I didn't feel anxious or depressed and really > enjoyed > > life. > > > > I know we have to be our own advocates and search > out > > literature and support groups. I wish everyone > > (especially women) could have a thorough thyroid > > work-up if they go in for feeling sluggish, down, > > shaky, etc. It really makes more sense that just > > prescribing a pill. > > > > Are you taking supplements for cholesterol? > > > > TTYL, > > Dorothy > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hi Dorothy, Did your mom control her cholesterol another way since the drugs did not agree with her? The doctor labs NEVEr match up with my home test kits. The ones I use are sent to an independent lab and this last reading was very good. I have my doc doing them next month so I can compare. Take care and have fun at your concert — never heard of Curringon or Valdosta! Sue Hi Sue, Ablation is " killing " the thyroid gland with RAI--radioactive iodine. Since the thyroid craves iodine, it will absorb the radioactive iodine and eventually die off. Once the thyroid is no longer producing the hormone, then doctors can regulate the hormone with synthetic hormones. Ablation is usually only done on patients with Graves or severe hyperthyroidism. I put it off for so long, because the energy from being Hyper was great for me. My mom couldn't take any of the cholesterol fighting drugs, either. She had flu-like symptoms shorty after starting Lipitor and we almost had to take her to the ER. She was just so weak. Once she stopped the Lipitor, the flu symptoms went away. I think there is a relationship between thyroid and cholesterol. It seems like more doctors could look into causes instead of just treating symptoms. My other peeve is doctors assuming that we (patients) are just lazy and don't eat right or exercise. Keep up the good work on lowering your cholesterol. Does you doctor do labs periodically to make sure? It would be interesting to how accurate your monitor is. (I wish they would make a finger stick monitor--like they have for diabetics--for thyroid people instead of us having to always go to our doctor. THAT would make life a bit easier. Hope you have a good weekend. I'm taking my boys to see Currington in Valdosta. The only bad thing, is that it is an outdoor concert and the low will be 19 and the high only 42! Brrr....! TTYL, Dorothy --- JustYourTypeDTP <justyourtypedtp@... <mailto:justyourtypedtp%40earthlink.net> > wrote: > Hi Dorothy, > It is great that you have naturally low cholesterol! > I have naturally high, even eating dry toast so I > gave that up! > Mine has been running 220s to 240(!) since I was > diagnosed with > HYPOthyroidism, hashis, and goiter about 4 years ago > > Doc of course wants me on lipid drugs which I just > won’t do. My husband went > on them last year and within 3 months had his > gallbladder out due to > cholesterol stones. > Anyway, your thyroid does explain the “hyper-ness” > you feel but since I am > hypo I guess it doesn’t explain mine then, huh? > Unless—I do go from Hyper to Hypo as the meds kick > in? > I take Levoxyl 100 mcg in two divided doses and 20 > mcg of Cytomel in three > divided doses... > For cholesterol I have been taking policosanol, > grapeseed extract, syrtinol > and phytosterols. > All are supposed to lower cholesterol as much or > more than lipids. I did a > HOME cholesterol test last month and it was 176 > total so it could be > working! > My mom and dad both died of strokes/high cholesterol > - my father in his 50s > and my mom in her early 70s. > I take Prozac when I “need” it — usually cyclically > – it actually helps > with my raging hormal pms. > What is ablation? > Sue > P.s. I think keeping up with three sons IS plenty > exercise > > > > On 2/15/07 10:16 PM, " Dorothy " > <dorothyleftoz@... <mailto:dorothyleftoz%40yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 No, mom doesn't take anything else for her cholesterol. Sue, you'll have to visit www.billycurrington.com. He's is so good looking! (He does this wink thing that rocks my boat! LOL) I saw him in concert with Trace Adkins and now he is appearing with The Wreckers (a female duet) tomorrow at Wild Adventures. www.wildadventures.net We like Wild Adventures because year-round there are no lines and my boys have so much fun. This year we decided to go ahead and buy the season passes. Valdosta is only two hours from Tallahassee. Valdosta is in southern Georgia. I'll check back in on Sunday. TTYL, Dorothy --- JustYourTypeDTP justyourtypedtp@...> wrote: > Hi Dorothy, > Did your mom control her cholesterol another way > since the drugs did not > agree with her? > The doctor labs NEVEr match up with my home test > kits. The ones I use are > sent to an independent lab and this last reading was > very good. > I have my doc doing them next month so I can > compare. > Take care and have fun at your concert ‹ never heard > of Curringon or > Valdosta! > > Sue > > > On 2/16/07 9:47 AM, " Dorothy " > dorothyleftoz@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sue, > > > > Ablation is " killing " the thyroid gland with > > RAI--radioactive iodine. Since the thyroid craves > > iodine, it will absorb the radioactive iodine and > > eventually die off. Once the thyroid is no longer > > producing the hormone, then doctors can regulate > the > > hormone with synthetic hormones. Ablation is > usually > > only done on patients with Graves or severe > > hyperthyroidism. I put it off for so long, > because > > the energy from being Hyper was great for me. > > > > My mom couldn't take any of the cholesterol > fighting > > drugs, either. She had flu-like symptoms shorty > after > > starting Lipitor and we almost had to take her to > the > > ER. She was just so weak. Once she stopped the > > Lipitor, the flu symptoms went away. > > > > I think there is a relationship between thyroid > and > > cholesterol. It seems like more doctors could > look > > into causes instead of just treating symptoms. My > > other peeve is doctors assuming that we (patients) > are > > just lazy and don't eat right or exercise. > > > > Keep up the good work on lowering your > cholesterol. > > Does you doctor do labs periodically to make sure? > It > > would be interesting to how accurate your monitor > is. > > (I wish they would make a finger stick > monitor--like > > they have for diabetics--for thyroid people > instead of > > us having to always go to our doctor. THAT would > make > > life a bit easier. > > > > Hope you have a good weekend. I'm taking my boys > to > > see Currington in Valdosta. The only bad > thing, > > is that it is an outdoor concert and the low will > be > > 19 and the high only 42! Brrr....! > > > > TTYL, > > Dorothy > > --- JustYourTypeDTP justyourtypedtp@... > > > > > wrote: > > > >> > Hi Dorothy, > >> > It is great that you have naturally low > cholesterol! > >> > I have naturally high, even eating dry toast so > I > >> > gave that up! > >> > Mine has been running 220s to 240(!) since I > was > >> > diagnosed with > >> > HYPOthyroidism, hashis, and goiter about 4 > years ago > >> > > >> > Doc of course wants me on lipid drugs which I > just > >> > won¹t do. My husband went > >> > on them last year and within 3 months had his > >> > gallbladder out due to > >> > cholesterol stones. > >> > Anyway, your thyroid does explain the > ³hyper-ness² > >> > you feel but since I am > >> > hypo I guess it doesn¹t explain mine then, huh? > >> > Unless‹I do go from Hyper to Hypo as the meds > kick > >> > in? > >> > I take Levoxyl 100 mcg in two divided doses and > 20 > >> > mcg of Cytomel in three > >> > divided doses... > >> > For cholesterol I have been taking policosanol, > >> > grapeseed extract, syrtinol > >> > and phytosterols. > >> > All are supposed to lower cholesterol as much > or > >> > more than lipids. I did a > >> > HOME cholesterol test last month and it was 176 > >> > total so it could be > >> > working! > >> > My mom and dad both died of strokes/high > cholesterol > >> > - my father in his 50s > >> > and my mom in her early 70s. > >> > I take Prozac when I ³need² it ‹ usually > cyclically > >> > it actually helps > >> > with my raging hormal pms. > >> > What is ablation? > >> > Sue > >> > P.s. I think keeping up with three sons IS > plenty > >> > exercise > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On 2/15/07 10:16 PM, " Dorothy " > >> > dorothyleftoz@... > > wrote: > >> > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Hi Dorothy, So you mom just lives with the high cholesterol then? Has she had any heart-related problems? I went to the billyc site LOL! That’s JAILBAIT for me lol! My son is in college and looks about his age He’s adorable though — bet you had fun! Sue No, mom doesn't take anything else for her cholesterol. Sue, you'll have to visit www.billycurrington.com. He's is so good looking! (He does this wink thing that rocks my boat! LOL) I saw him in concert with Trace Adkins and now he is appearing with The Wreckers (a female duet) tomorrow at Wild Adventures. www.wildadventures.net We like Wild Adventures because year-round there are no lines and my boys have so much fun. This year we decided to go ahead and buy the season passes. Valdosta is only two hours from Tallahassee. Valdosta is in southern Georgia. I'll check back in on Sunday. TTYL, Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Hi Dorothy, That is SO cool that your son waved, and got a wave back I wonder why your doc wont’ treat your mom’s hypo? How does she feel overall? I have been resting this weekend and making my bone broth soup, working a bit but nothing exciting. Re: C. he is eye candy — maybe he can distract E from her woes for just a bit... ........E? Sue Hey Sue, We did have fun. It was SO cold, though. I'm glad we wore thermals. He's quite young for me, too, but he is great eye-candy. The crowd sat down for the first part of his concert, so when my son stood up, his head was above the crowd. When looked our way, my son waved at him, and waved back. (My son was thrilled!) My other two boys stayed in the park together and road the coasters over and over. Mom has a low heart rate, but other than that, no other heart problems. I looked over her medical records, at her request, and saw that her thyroid levels (all of them) were indicative of being HYPOthyroid. It really matches with all her symptoms, but her doctors won't start her on synthroid. I wonder if mom really tells the doctor how she is feeling. I'm thinking that if she hasn't said anything to them, and they noted the levels, then they might think that all is well because she hasn't complained. I'm going to try to find out when her next appointment is so I can be there with her and ask the questions for her. Hope your weekend was great. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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