Mold exposure & hormones???

[Guest guest]

I had been exposed to mold in 2001 through 2005. I started having symptoms in

relation to mold exposure, but after so many years of no longer being exposed,

could I still be having issues in regards to the exposure?

Also, I have hormone issues that can also mimic the same feelings, has anyone

had issues like this? If so, what type of treatment have you tried and have

they been successful? I do not have an issue with the estrogen or testosterone,

it is two other hormones. So they say I have PCOS.

Thanks, Anne

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne,

My story is a bit different than most on here but I was exposed to a sick

building for about 4 months that really took me down. Prior to that I had mold

colonizing in my breast from a marker they put in my breast after a biopsy (five

years). This type of mold exposure is not uncommon and most frequently happens

to women with implants but I think it can happen with any implant such as IUDs,

stents, hip and knee replacement etc. At first my hormones were hyperactive and

then they became hypoactive. Shoemaker does a nice job of explaining how

biotoxins affect our endocrine system and not one of us reacts with the same

degree or all the same hormones.

For me I first developed a Cushing's like syndrome with a buffalo hump, swelling

around my neck and frontal obesity. For awhile I fluctuated between being hyper

and hypo but I know now that I came close to death three times from adrenal

crisis. My first diagnosis was secondary adrenal insufficiency and some doctors

who really know this issue would call it tertiary with primary being related to

the adrenals, secondary the pituitary and tertiary the hypothalamus. Since that

diagnosis I have accumulated two more; Hashimoto's (associated with low thyroid)

and lichen sclerosis (associated with low estrogen and testosterone). In my

non-medical opinion these are all endocrine related and all related to my

exposure to mold. My personal opinion is the toxins infiltrate our organs and

brain and wreak havoc. Did you know that the most common cause of secondary

adrenal insufficiency use to be tuberculosis in the US and still is in

developing countries? Tuberculosis releases two different endotoxins. This is

why I believe it's the toxins and not the actual infections we get but again

this is my non-medical opinion.

If you get ambitious and you look up lichen sclerosis you will find that main

stream medicine wants to treat you with powerful topical steroids. Although I

take minimal amounts of hydrocortisone for my adrenal insufficiency I use very

little steroids for the lichen sclerosis because through my research I

discovered that topical estrogen and testosterone will keep the disease in a

perpetual maintenance state.

In conclusion, and I apologize this is so long, I don't know of anyone else who

has been so impacted with autoimmune disorders related to hormones but if I find

someone I'll gladly pass the torch. Lack of hormones in my body can do a number

of terrible things to me and I am grateful that I am getting pretty good at

reading my body's needs and adjusting my meds to reflect those needs. I hope

this has helped somewhat.

In one of Shoemaker's books he said he can go into an OB/GYN's office and clear

out 24% of the women in that office and he was alluding to the biotoxin pathway.

If you get a chance go to his website and review the flow chart he has posted

there. By the way my MSH reading was below 8. In other words it didn't

register.

http://www.biotoxin.info/images/BiotoxinPathway.pdf

Sharon H.

> I had been exposed to mold in 2001 through 2005. I started having symptoms in

relation to mold exposure, but after so many years of no longer being exposed,

could I still be having issues in regards to the exposure?

>

> Also, I have hormone issues that can also mimic the same feelings, has anyone

had issues like this? If so, what type of treatment have you tried and have

they been successful? I do not have an issue with the estrogen or testosterone,

it is two other hormones. So they say I have PCOS.

>

> Thanks, Anne

>

[Guest guest]

Sharon, Sorry to hear about all the trouble you've been through. Have you

gotten help with compounded topical hormones or do you use over the counter and

judge by how you feel.

>

In conclusion, and I apologize this is so long, I don't know of anyone else who

has been so impacted with autoimmune disorders related to hormones but if I find

someone I'll gladly pass the torch. Lack of hormones in my body can do a number

of terrible things to me and I am grateful that I am getting pretty good at

reading my body's needs and adjusting my meds to reflect those needs. I hope

this has helped somewhat.

[Guest guest]

I only use bio-identical hormones. And I have my life back.

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> In conclusion, and I apologize this is so long, I don't know of anyone else

who has been so impacted with autoimmune disorders related to hormones but if I

find someone I'll gladly pass the torch. Lack of hormones in my body can do a

number of terrible things to me and I am grateful that I am getting pretty good

at reading my body's needs and adjusting my meds to reflect those needs. I hope

this has helped somewhat.

>

[Guest guest]

I have many of them compounded but hydrocortisone which is also a bio-identical

can be purchased in pill form.

> >

> In conclusion, and I apologize this is so long, I don't know of anyone else

who has been so impacted with autoimmune disorders related to hormones but if I

find someone I'll gladly pass the torch. Lack of hormones in my body can do a

number of terrible things to me and I am grateful that I am getting pretty good

at reading my body's needs and adjusting my meds to reflect those needs. I hope

this has helped somewhat.

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