Hi Val.. depserately seeking answers re: HC

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Hi Val, I hope you are doing well..

I was hoping you might be able too shed a bit of light on an ongoing

issue I have been dealing with since Dec 16th 2007.. I have an MRI

scheduled for this reason, but wondering if it is related too the HC,

and not a serious issue..

Here is my story with question..

Ok.. I have hashi's ( my thyroid is no where near being optomized ) I

am on 45mg armour as of right now, and waking temp is hypothermic

status ( 95.7 )Just a quick note, I just sent in a new saliva test as

the New doc I am seeing wants too see where I am at as far as the

cortisol and thyroid stuff goes w/ the meds) So will work with this

new doc too get thyroid where it needs too be... I am taking 17.mg

daily of HC.. 7.5 8am.... 5mg noon....5mg@4 pm..Now back in November

of 2007.. My 4 pm dose was 2.5mg amd bed time dose was 2.5 mg, which

still gave me the total of 17.5mg of HC daily.. Anyway I wanted too

get off the HC, and I took away my bed time dose of 2.5 mg in

novemebr.. Had no problems what so ever. For a solid month I held the

dose as follows 7.5mg 8am, 5mg noon, and 2.5mg at 4 pm..for 35 days I

held this dose and did well..After 33 days of that drop dose, I

decided too drop my 4pm dose of 2.5mg..for 5 days I was ok.. no side

effects what so ever.. Then on Day 6 my period started and all hell

broke loose.. I got very lightheaded, and felt as if I was about too

pass out.. I lived with this for about a week, then 2 days after

Christmas it was so bad I ended up in the ER with what I thought was

a damn stroke. I got very warm in the chest, BOTH my arms went

completely went numb and tinglie, pressure type feeling in my chest

hard too breathe and again.. almost passed out..I had too stay over

night for cardiac work up..

Anyway once I was released from the hospital..I went back too my

normal dosing schedule, only twist is I combined my bed time dose and

4 pm dose together which totaled 5mg HC, and just took the 5mg at

4pm.. w/ no bed time dose.

Here it is January, I am back at the dose I have been on since

starting Hc, and I still live with lightheadedness on a daily basis..

some days are tolerable, and other days I think I have a brain tumor.

I am terrified about this. Is the HC causing this issue? I never had

anything like this happen too, not even at my sickest before HC..My

aldosterone level was a 9.. not sure if it is low aldosterone causing

this issue.. all I know is I was fine.. My period started and I have

not been fine since.... I am struggling too understand how all the

hormones work with the med, and I just cannot grasp it, so I was

wondering if maybe you might have some insight into this issue..I am

feeling lost and scared. Did my dropping dose of HC with my period

starting cause this issue?

I am dealing with daily lightheadedness and mild too migraine status

headache. this is consistant and non stop for 1 solid month now. I am

terrified..really would love too hear you thoughts on this please. HC

causing thisissue,or something else altoether..

HELP ME PLEASE..

Missy