Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 And aslo for the ladies, coming soon, Muscle Media for Women. A new mag called Energy! Should be good. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2001 Report Share Posted April 20, 2001 Let's hope it'll be full of research for WOMEN! > And aslo for the ladies, coming soon, Muscle Media for Women. A new mag > called Energy! Should be good. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 And aslo for the ladies, coming soon, Muscle Media for Women. A new mag called Energy! Should be good. . >> Cant wait for this one. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 Oh, I was just reading about that in this months Muscle Media! I can't wait to read Energy! Any idea when it comes out? :-) Cristi c2w1d3 Re: for the ladies > And aslo for the ladies, coming soon, Muscle Media for > Women. A new mag > called Energy! Should be good. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have terrible periods and my primary care is quick to put me on birth control. I have had not-so-nice experiences with birth control pills and I was wondering if that could be due to my thyroid disease. and does anyone know if taking birth control is bad for the thyroid, or is there a kind you're not supposed to take. Any help/advice would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I think in general BC is bad. Terrible periods can be caused by thyroid problems. Do you know anyone personally who has had a brain anurism (sp?) at a young age? I've known 2 personally and others from 3rd parties, (they all died) but they all had one thing in common....the pill. The risk factors are wayyyyyyyyy to high to risk it. Deal with your thyroid and that may deal with your periods. Get a doc who tests all your hormones too. HTH! CW Traveling? Know someone who is? Use my travelocity site www.travelfhtm com/crystalwright -- for the Ladies I have terrible periods and my primary care is quick to put me on birth control. I have had not-so-nice experiences with birth control pills and I was wondering if that could be due to my thyroid disease. and does anyone know if taking birth control is bad for the thyroid, or is there a kind you re not supposed to take. Any help/advice would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Before starting Armour( I did not take any thyroid meds before) my periods came every 15-17 days and lasted 7 days. I used to have terrible cramps when I was younger but they got much much better after I had my first child. As my thyroid got worse my cramps started coming back. I gained weight on the pill other than that it worked fine for me. I did not start taking the pill again because I did not want anymore weight gain and i don't like taking meds that I don't need. I knew that my bad periods were a symptom of something more. I was right. Since I've been taking Armourr (2 1/2 months) my periods are every 25-28 days and last 4-5 days and not nearly as heavy. Every month seems to get better..so far. I found this on medicine.net: " Birth control pills do not interfere with the absorption of thyroid hormone, but they increase lots of proteins in the body. And when we interpret thyroid blood tests, many of these tests are analyses of proteins in the body. So in an individual taking birth control pills, the best thyroid test to analyze is a Free T4 as opposed to a T4, which has a protein component to it and is affected by birth control pills. " From: Callie <bigredamazon@...> Subject: for the Ladies hypothyroidism Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 9:47 PM I have terrible periods and my primary care is quick to put me on birth control. I have had not-so-nice experiences with birth control pills and I was wondering if that could be due to my thyroid disease. and does anyone know if taking birth control is bad for the thyroid, or is there a kind you're not supposed to take. Any help/advice would be great. __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 That's my other concern...Since I'm a little older this go-around, 31 cough cough, I know the risks are greater starting on birth control even with all the fancy schmancy low-dose pills out there. And I know it's vain but the last time I began the pill I gained 30 lbs in a month. Yes a month. And I did not eat anymore than I normally would. Naturally it took forever to lose the weight cause of my Hashi's. My periods come around the normal time and last around 4-5 days, sometimes there's a lingerer of 7 days but I also get the usual cranky, edgy-ness, bloating, etc...whether or not it's enough to affect my life like the Yaz commericals say, still on the fence about that... Is anyone on an alternative method of birth control besides condoms? I haven't had kids and I don't know if I can get the IUD thingy. Heck I don't even know if I can get pregnant...but I'm not about to experiment to find out...sorry folks I just woke up and I'm rambling. I'll be quiet now > > From: Callie <bigredamazon@...> > Subject: for the Ladies > hypothyroidism > Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 9:47 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have terrible periods and my primary care is quick to put me on birth control. I have had not-so-nice experiences with birth control pills and I was wondering if that could be due to my thyroid disease. and does anyone know if taking birth control is bad for the thyroid, or is there a kind you're not supposed to take. Any help/advice would be great. > > > > > > > > > > __ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hi Callie! I also had many of the symptoms you described. When I was put on Armour, this almost entirely alleviated those symptoms. For most of my life, my cycle lasted 8 days with severe cramping. After the birth of my last daughter, I also had severe PMS, which was devastating to me until I finally realized what it was and learned to just look at my family and tell them I needed to be left alone for a few days to get through this. I would suddenly, out of the blue and for no apparent reason, just have a feeling of pure hatred for everyone and everything and start screaming at everyone...then I would run to the bedroom and cry my eyes out! I had complications with IUDs (I also didn't know the way they worked is to abort the fertilized egg, which for me, caused non-stop bleeding--cycles that lasted several weeks with only a break of up to a week before starting all over again.) My doctor switched me to birth control pills and I became severely depressed (they also deplete B vitamins and I already had B12 deficiency as it is part of pernicious anemia, but didn't know this then), as well as other complications. Like mentioned, I ended up learning about a natural method, which was called the 'Ovulation Method' back then. This was also very effective for me. I had 100% success preventing undesired pregnancy and when we were ready for another baby, I successfully reversed the process twice...the first time within 2 months and the 2nd time within 1 month...to get pregnant. hth, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 BC pills messed me up for years. I came down with terrible Hypoglycemia on BCP's. Hungry every hour with terrible back pains when hungry, had to eat a lot & only protein satisfied me. It really messes up blood sugar levels, hormones & makes it harder to get pregnant. I think they do more harm than good. Use condoms. They are much more reliable than everyone thinks. And yes heavy periods are due to an imbalance of hormones caused by hypothyroidism. What has helped me have shorter, lighter, and fewer periods are maca, iodoral, and balancing the sex hormones with natural products. You can order a sex hormone & cortisol panel yourself from ZRT labs. Once you find out your hormone levels their are a slew of herbs with no or few side affects you can take to balance your hormones, and then Armour of course will help too. I take Tong Kat Ali which brought my testosterone up to level. Wild Yam cream brings up progesterone etc. Hope that helps, Ali On Apr 19, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Callie wrote: > > > I have terrible periods and my primary care is quick to put me on > birth control. I have had not-so-nice experiences with birth control > pills and I was wondering if that could be due to my thyroid > disease. and does anyone know if taking birth control is bad for the > thyroid, or is there a kind you're not supposed to take. Any help/ > advice would be great. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Definitely don't get the pill. There are non-hormonal IUD's if you want to go that route. Other than that good ol natural family planning is the way to go. It can be as effective as the pill if you do it right. I have been using that method for over 2 years and I am as fertile as they come : ) YAZ is new. Don't use anything unless its been on the market for a good 15 years. There have been a number of deaths related to the patch as well. Good luck CW Traveling? Know someone who is? Use my travelocity site www.travelfhtm com/crystalwright -- for the Ladies > hypothyroidism > Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 9:47 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have terrible periods and my primary care is quick to put me on birth control. I have had not-so-nice experiences with birth control pills and I was wondering if that could be due to my thyroid disease. and does anyone know if taking birth control is bad for the thyroid, or is there a kind you re not supposed to take. Any help/advice would be great. > > > > > > > > > > __ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 I have the same reactions and I tell my family too that i am pms ing and I too have the feelings of hatred and then the day before my period, I cry my eyes out too. My incidents that caused me to be suspended happened 2 days before my period. The month before I had an incident that occured 2 days before my period. I am going to the medical and mental doctor. I've been trying to ask them is there a connection. The only solution they have for me is to take an extra 150mg of effexor 7 days before my period. I can't take the BC pill because I have high blood pressure and now high cholesterol. This is affecting my job. From: cindy.seeley <cindy.seeley@...> Subject: Re: for the Ladies hypothyroidism Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 10:42 AM Hi Callie! I also had many of the symptoms you described. When I was put on Armour, this almost entirely alleviated those symptoms. For most of my life, my cycle lasted 8 days with severe cramping. After the birth of my last daughter, I also had severe PMS, which was devastating to me until I finally realized what it was and learned to just look at my family and tell them I needed to be left alone for a few days to get through this. I would suddenly, out of the blue and for no apparent reason, just have a feeling of pure hatred for everyone and everything and start screaming at everyone...then I would run to the bedroom and cry my eyes out! I had complications with IUDs (I also didn't know the way they worked is to abort the fertilized egg, which for me, caused non-stop bleeding--cycles that lasted several weeks with only a break of up to a week before starting all over again.) My doctor switched me to birth control pills and I became severely depressed (they also deplete B vitamins and I already had B12 deficiency as it is part of pernicious anemia, but didn't know this then), as well as other complications. Like mentioned, I ended up learning about a natural method, which was called the 'Ovulation Method' back then. This was also very effective for me. I had 100% success preventing undesired pregnancy and when we were ready for another baby, I successfully reversed the process twice...the first time within 2 months and the 2nd time within 1 month...to get pregnant. hth, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Jane, I'm with Crystal and Roni on this...I think you need a new doctor! I had a similar experience...a family history of early menopause. I had all the symptoms, but when I asked my doctor (the one I USE to have), he told me I was too young and refused to even test me, even though my double-cousin (6 months younger than me) had been confirmed by testing to be peri-menopausal several months earlier. Her doctor had tested her based on the same symptoms and her symptoms started long after mine did. HRT was going through a big controversy at the time, so I let it drop...later, because he didn't want to deal with all the other medical problems I developed, he finally decided to test me for menopause just to shut me up...I got the call a couple days later that I wasn't peri-menopausal...I was menopausal! Also, I would suggest you get your freeT3 checked and if you haven't already, I'd recommend you be tested for TPOab and TgAb (antibodies). If you have TgAb (thyroglobulin antibodies), they interfere with the conversion process and could explain why your freeT4 is elevated. If so, you'll need either Armour or synthetic T3 (either alone or with the levo...) possibly. > > > > From: cindy.seeley <cindy.seeley@ ...> > > Subject: Re: for the Ladies > > hypothyroidism > > Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 10:42 AM > > > > Hi Callie! > > I also had many of the symptoms you described. When I was put on Armour, this almost entirely alleviated those symptoms. For most of my life, my cycle lasted 8 days with severe cramping. After the birth of my last daughter, I also had severe PMS, which was devastating to me until I finally realized what it was and learned to just look at my family and tell them I needed to be left alone for a few days to get through this. I would suddenly, out of the blue and for no apparent reason, just have a feeling of pure hatred for everyone and everything and start screaming at everyone...then I would run to the bedroom and cry my eyes out! > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 it depends what you mean by " thyroid specialist " you don't want to go to an endocrinologist. some lists have lists of patient recommended good docs. iodine group on and http://www.stoptehthyroidmadness.com also look at Hormone Solutions by Thierry Hertoghe MD Gracia Jane wrote: > > > I was on levothyroxine125 for about 4 years. When I went in to the > doctor on Jan. 30th of this year it was discovered that my freeT4 was > up a bit. When I went back in Feb. it was still slightly up. I am > levothyroxine 100 now. No I have not had my female hormones checked > because no one will listen. I am 39 will be 40 in 3 months. But they > keep telling me i am not old enough to be starting premenopausal > symptoms. I am an emotional wreck today. I wondering do I need to find > a thyroid specialist. > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 You can find good endo's. I did! CW Traveling? Know someone who is? Use my travelocity site www.travelfhtm com/crystalwright -- Re: Re: for the Ladies it depends what you mean by " thyroid specialist " you don't want to go to an endocrinologist. some lists have lists of patient recommended good docs. iodine group on and http://www.stoptehthyroidmadness.com also look at Hormone Solutions by Thierry Hertoghe MD Gracia Jane wrote: > > > I was on levothyroxine125 for about 4 years. When I went in to the > doctor on Jan. 30th of this year it was discovered that my freeT4 was > up a bit. When I went back in Feb. it was still slightly up. I am > levothyroxine 100 now. No I have not had my female hormones checked > because no one will listen. I am 39 will be 40 in 3 months. But they > keep telling me i am not old enough to be starting premenopausal > symptoms. I am an emotional wreck today. I wondering do I need to find > a thyroid specialist. > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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