Re: cortisol or thyroid side effect ?

[Guest guest]

are your heels dry, too?

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> I have been doing very well in the last yr or so, but recently i have noticed

my feet have become very dry and are almost cracking between the toes. It looks

very similar to the eczema i saw on others when at school (say between the

hands). This isnt as serious, but it is a pain.

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> I wondered if it is due to low thyroid or possibly low or high cortisol.

Apart from this i am normal. i am taking 50 T4 and 53.75 T3 divided into 4

doses.

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> My hands are fine.

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[Guest guest]

if they are, you might want to look into whether you could have Vitamin A

deficiency (vitamin A, not beta carotene)

Labs do a good vitamin A supplemnt, it's 10,000IU....

http://www.hertoghe.eu/patients/pdf/All%20vitamins%20deficiency%20tests.pdf

[Guest guest]

I cant see it being this to be honest. I am sure it is some sort of thyroid

thing. It's not that serious and i can live with it.

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> if they are, you might want to look into whether you could have Vitamin A

deficiency (vitamin A, not beta carotene)

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[Guest guest]

The inability to convert Beta carotene to vitamin A is a thyroid thing....

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> > if they are, you might want to look into whether you could have Vitamin A

deficiency (vitamin A, not beta carotene)

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[Guest guest]

>> I have been doing very well in the last yr or so, but recently i have noticed my feet have become very dry and are almost cracking between the toes. It looks very similar to the eczema i saw on others when at school (say between the hands). Hi ,

What you describe sounds like athletes foot to me. Something like Mycota cream might help, but show it to your GP first to make sure it's not eczema , in which case an anti fungal cream would be the wrong thing to use.Best wishes,