Shrinks was Seconday Adrenal Insufficiency?

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From Cheri --I think MOST people on psych meds really have thyroid and

adrenal issues

causing the mental issues.

From FlowrGal -- " But my psychiatrist sees no relationship between the hypo

and my

anxiety/depression "

Y'all, it's actually my shrink who is addressing the thyroid. She's had

lots of folks need thyroid support, not psych meds. she's young and comes

out of a DO background which probably makes her more open.

She did check into the Dr. Domitossi Dude here in Tucson, and unfortunately,

he writes well and brings good things to people's attention, but not wise

to see him. (sorry, no one will give me details)

Most shrinks probably need shrinks. I keep telling my mother's shrink NO

to more meds (long story and not on topic for this list)

I MAY have found a good one. She didn't totally freak when I told her I

have weaned myself off all psych meds. Changed my DX from bi-polar to PTSD

and made it a point to say that we need to check my adrenal function before

doing anything with thyroid.

Next appt is on Feb 5. She may still let me down, but I'll keep y'all

posted in case there is a good psych doc here in Tucson. The endo on TopDoc

site is taking no more patients and his wait list for new patients is full

as well.

Bottom line, PLEASE FIND THE $$$$ TO TEST yourselves before trying to self

treat. We know ourselves, and Val and the Mods here spend lots of time

helping. We don't want to make their jobs harder.

It was a lot of money for me to come up with, the 141, plus I

overnighted.... but am so thankful I did.

kc in AZ

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Cheri:

What a terrible story. Did you ever get a diagnosis? What ever

happened to the terrible endo?

I forgot to mention that this endo in Phialdephia told me the TSH

tells him everything he needs to know. I said what about my FT4 and

he chuckled and said it varies so much, it is of no use. I know this

contradicts a lot of the literature out there on the use of FT4 as a

diagnostic. I should said something, but he was one of those drs one

cannot argue with.

He also told me that the reason I was having trouble tolerating the

thyroid medicaition is that I may not be hypo after all, since my

TSH used to diagnose me was not that high. He went on to say that if

he gave thyroid hormone to people (in the health general population)

they would have energy too and lose weight. I was just stunned.

What a wacko, quack.

>

> My endo told me my hair loss and all my hypo symptoms were not

from hypo but

> because I was depressed. Yes, depression even causes pubic hair

loss. First

> class idiot. I told her I was depressed because my thyroid wasn't

working,

> not the other way around. All she wrote in her doctor's file was I

was

> depressed. Ironically, I wasn't even that depressed back then.

Turns out she

> is one of the worst endos in Tucson and rarely gets repeat

business. I warn

> everyone about her because she was terrible on so many levels.

When you

> request your lab results and such, also ask for copies of the

doctors notes.

> It is important to know what they are saying about you and can

interfere

> with care with the next docs.

>

> The one who sent me to my neurologist apparently wrote in bad

stuff in my

> paperwork because the neurologist said that I wasn't crazy. Now,

why would

> he think that to begin with? So as we talked it was clear she told

him that.

> Well, he sided with me after examining me and doing some tests and

wrote her

> a letter to test all the things I asked her to test to begin with

and she

> refused. She was furious she sent me an angry letter.

>

> This same doc got mad at me when she tried to treat me like a

moron and I

> said that cellular resistance and conversion problems could be my

issue and

> talked about the T4 to T3 conversion. She was taken aback and

silent for a

> bit, was surprised I knew that, then got mad and said " yes that

could happen

> but that is not the case with you " or something to that effect.

How would

> she know? She wouldn't even test free Ts and this was during my

most hypo

> period. My TSH was good and that is all she cared about. She

wouldn't even

> test for vitamin deficiencies and I was suffering from severe

malnutrion and

> dehydration at the time. I had already had several addisonian

crises (which

> I didn't know that is what they were at the time).

>

> Cheri

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> I thought you might find this of interest ...

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> Prior to my current (new) endo, I went to a prestigious endo

> practice in Philadelphia. It was another useless appointment. I

will

> say that my fear that disclosing I was on psych meds did have an

> impact. His most focused question was, " do you think that your

> depression has a lot to do with your fatigue " ? And thus, I was on

> the defensive. I knew I could not win.

>

> Ridiculous!

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