What To Do ??

[Guest guest]

The following is my post from Tuesday. I saw the endo today.

I handed him a pile of printouts which he eagerly accepted. He has

an open mind and willing to learn, but still very traditional old

school. A surpressed TSH, which Mom and I both have now, really

freaks him out. We're both hyper, according to him.

The endo wants me to go back to .125 Levoxyl, which I was on last

April before starting Armour, and add 5mcg Cytomel.

He said to increase to 75mg DHEA, since I'm still testing low.

He didn't have anything to say about the other hormone levels, except

that he would expect my estradiol to be zero due to the ovaries being

removed.

I asked about adrenal support, because there's a chance I may need

some. He says no.

I kept repeating my symptoms, but the doctors don't listen, do they?

The truth is, I read here all the time about folks feeling so much

better, but I really seem to be getting worse. I am almost

tempted to take this endo's advice. I don't know what to do.

Maybe I should plan to see Dr. Mercola. I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

-Here are my new labs.

-Premarin or similar stopped hot flashes cold after hysterectomy 15

years ago, until summer of 2003. I have had bad hot flashes ever

since, although it's less noticeable in the winter. I stopped

taking Premarin, and started taking Progesterone cream - no

significant help. I've been using the cream for about 6 months.

I'm on 4gr of TimeCap Thyroid. Ferritin OK, no anemia, B12 OK.

Fatigue and aches and pains are my worst complaints. Temperature

fluctuates, usually in the 97s.

I did not take thyroid meds the morning of the labs.

AST and ALT were high before , so retested. Now the AST is normal

but ALT is 56, range 0-31.

The FREE T3 is showing high, but I have never before seen the range

shown here, which seems lower than the range usually used.

Progesterone 1.14 Post Menopausal <0.2 - 0.82

Estradiol 18 Post Menopausal <20 - 41

FSH 53 Post Menopausal 20-138

FT3 3.87 1.45 - 3.48

FT4 1.13 0.75 - 1.91

LH 27.2 Post Menopausal 15 - 62

TSH 0.01 0.20 - 6.00

DHEA 38 39 - 183

DHEA: I was on 25mg for months and still tested low, so doctor

upped it to 50mg, and I am still low. Can anybody interpret this

for me? Could this account for my fatigue, falling asleep 3 or 4

hours after I get up in the morning, and again midafternoon? I

split the thyroid meds into 2 or 3 doses - does not seem to matter

how I take it. I had the cortisol lab previously, and I think it

was 10.2 . The doc said it's fine if it's 10 or over .

I feel like I am getting weaker all the time. I have been to many

specialists, but nobody can find anything wrong.

I have been on 4gr for about 2 months.

I ordered from Myrxforless and have a good supply.

joan