Questions/Comments re: your response (w/response)

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Hi - Please see your reply below for my questions/comments,

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, I cleared out some text. We need to edit where we can otherwise the

text becomes 3 words per line due to all the carets. I put our initials above

what we said and my new comments are marked with ** (my old are enveloped in

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wrote:

<<I'll be brief. Never take steroids when you have thyroid and/or adrenal

problems unless you are in a life-threatening situation. Your endocrine system

can't handle steroids.

The problem you're having with your throat is connected to other things. You

can't fix the throat. You need to fix the other things.>>

wrote:

<<<<<<< I don't understand. What are the other things that throat problem is

connected to?>>

** The other problems you're having. The throat issue is most likely caused

by post nasal drip . This is pretty common in drug withdrawal. It's a rebound

symptom.

C:

<< Yes, I agree that you need a different thyroid doc. I believe the

website I gave you has a database you can search for someone in your area>>

N:

<<<<<<< Yes, Ya-Yu Lee is close to me. I'll call for appt on Monday, but it

might be a long wait. Meanwhile, I have an appt with Dr Burton in Philadelphia

who's been prescribing Naturethroid for me for several years. He's not been

understanding at all about my difficulty tolerating thyroid med. I'm going to

take him some info about why some people have trouble tolerating thyroid med. I

hope Ya-Yu Lee will work out.>

C:

<<If the DHEA is too much, stop it. But have you tries a lower dose? The most

common mistake people make when taking something new is judging it and stopping

it instead of tweaking the dose. Even if you begin at 0.25 mg. that is okay. If

you feel obviously worse regardless of the dose, then it is time to eliminate

this supplement.>>

N:

<<<<<<<< I took a little less than 1mg yesterday and I think it was too much.

Something strange happened last night. I woke up about an hour after I fell

asleep. I smelled something very strange but I'm quite certain it wasn't real.

It was a putrid sickening smell that was new to me. I was feeling very fearful

and crazy. I went downstairs to check the gas stove even though it didn't smell

like gas. I just felt compelled to do that. I eventually fell back to sleep and

the next time I awakened the smell was gone. When I recalled the episode this

morning, I felt like I was a different person when that happened.

<<<<<<<<< I didn't take DHEA today. I increased my thyroid med a couple days

ago by 1/4 tablet. I think I'll wait a few days to make sure I tolerate thyroid

increase before attempting DHEA again. I have an appt with Dr Burton on 8/4 and

I'm going to need to know for sure if I can tolerate it because I'm certain he's

going to recommend an increase. When I try DHEA again I'll dissolve the tablet

in water first so I can titrate a very small dose.

C:

** I agree it is best to set aside the DHEA for now. I don't know that your

experience with the smell can be attributed to the DHEA given your unstable

condition with the drug right now but I also can't say it wasn't driven by or

contributed to by the DHEA.

Regards,