Adrenal vs thyroid

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Chuck, you may be right; the pituitary is a possibility for me we have

discussed before. As for the tests, at least they have been consistent

with hypo. Given that my responses to medication are frequently

atypical I was not too surprised when the thyroid diagnosis was the

opposite to the norm.

I'm trying to be on the alert for any symptomatic changes with the

Synthroid. The only thing I've noticed is that my allergic rhynitus

[sp?] {hay fever} symptoms have increased in the past 3 or 4 weeks;

don't know if there's any connection.

In order to rule out a pituitary problem what would be the normal course

of action? What tests should I suggest to my doctor?

Are there any symptoms to watch out for? I've pointed out to my

physician that my symptoms are not for hypo, and he really didn't

comment on that.

Thanks,

Message: 6

Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 21:17:26 -0500 (CDT)

From: Blatchley <cblatchl@...>

Subject: Re: Adrenal vs thyroid

,

You wrote:

>> ... most of my symptoms would probably indicate hyper, rather than

>> hypo, thyroidism. If I went strictly by symptoms I'd probably be taking

>> something to INCREASE my TSH; a recipe for disaster. ...

>

>

If that is the case you may have some other malfunction than thyroiditis,

a pituitary problem for example. A lab error is another, although fairly remote,

possibility. At any rate, it is unusual for TSH to be high with only

hyperT symptoms. Taking replace thyroid hormones could actually be dangerous

under those circumstances. I hope your physician is aware of your symptoms

and considering another line of investigation.

Chuck

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