Hashimotos and hot flushes

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Hi, have had hashimotos diagnosis since 2005, taking 100mcg levothyroxine. I

was diagnosed with the menopause at 41, that came on very suddenly, and I was

taking hot flushes every hour, I'm not joking. I was so exhausted and fed up,

put on a lot of weight, that I requested HRT, I have tried a lot of different,

in fact my GP tried everything, she was really patient with me. I got a UTI, in

2010, and was really ill with the antibiotics etc, was off work for 4 weeks.

I asked could I be sent to a HRT specialist, and when she looked at my blood

test results, and seen how many HRT tablets I had tried, she said, and I quote

here, because I was suprised. If this doesn't work I think it is your

thyroid...... She put me on a double dose gel to be rubbed in, and then inserted

a Mirena Coil. From it was inserted I have been off work and through hell, with

anxiety and depression.

I am getting the coil out tomorrow, hopefully. But I wanted to investigate the

hot flushes and early menopause symtoms with the thyroid group. Ring any bells

with anyone. Going to raise the issue with my GP.