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My thyroid history is overwhelming but I hope that I

will find answers here. Please forgive it being so long I felt I

had to start from the beginning.

History:

I've had a thyroid problem for 13 years. First went to dr. about

tiredness and generally no get up and go, and insomnia.

She was convinced I had family problems that I was concerned

about but did some thyroid testing anyway. I went off and began to

lose my hair. I thought 2 teens and 2 toddlers were the problem.I

really was unable to deal with anything. Then a few years

later a new dr. said Did you know you had thyroid problems. He found

the results from the last dr. and I was hypothyroid. He gave me

synthroid. 75 mg

About 6 years ago I went to a new dr. told her I was tired and needed

more thyroid meds she said I was getting older and was bound to be

tired. (I was 46) Shortly after this I started menopause with very

severe hot-flashes.

Then a few years ago I started to have some weird symptoms, carpal

tunnel, planta fascia, High blood pressure. I also notice a nodule on

my elbow. Depression snuck up on me. I went to the dr. and told him I

was tired he said my thyroid was low and raised my synthroid to 125 mg

from 112 mg.

Within two weeks my throat felt tight and I was having heart

palpitations. Sometimes I felt like my chest was too heavy to breath.

Before I was through I had aches and pains all over. My fingers, hips,

elbows, lower back. My dr. put me on anti depressants ( I didn't take

them) and sent me to an endo. She said I needed a psychiatrist. none

of my symptoms were from my thyroid and felt my throat and said their

was nothing. I went home crying.

I then found a great dr. who put me on Amour 90 mg and natural

progesterone cream and lots of vitamins. She also felt my throat and

said it was fine. All the symptoms went away and I was in hog heaven.

About 2 months ago it all started again. hot flashes, tiredness,

falling asleep mid afternoon, the aches and pains and tight throat,

trouble breathing, the nodule on my elbow looks like psoriasis or

ring worm now but it doesn't itch, never has.

I went to a new dr. at a health clinic. We didn't have insurance. She

would not do the FT3 or FT4 test, only a thyroid panel. But thought

that my throat look large and had a ultra sound done. She also noticed

that my heart was skipping a beat. I had the ultra sound sent to my

great dr. and was very surprised that the health clinic dr didn't

call. She called when my blood work came back normal???? and she

wanted to lower my thyroid medicine. But with the abnormal ultra sound

I have yet to hear from her.

Ultra Sound:

I have multiple mixed hypoechoic, isoechoic, and anechoic nodules in

both lobes of thyroid. my left thyroid measures 4.3x1.4x1.3 cm and the

rights is 3.3x 1.4x 1.2 cm and the larges nodules are 1.5x1.0x0.9mm

and 10.8x8.4x6.2 mm also the color flows shows normal blood flow

through both nodules.

Blood work:

thyroid peroxidase antibodies 211 H reference range: >35 IU/mL

T-3 Uptake 27 reference range: 22-35

T-4 Free 0.0 reference range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL

T4, total 7.0 reference range: 1.4-3.8

tsh, 3rd generation 0.04 reference range: mIU/L 0.40 - 4.50

I sent this to the great dr and she sent a letter with results, she

like to see me but I didn't need further test at this time.

My question is I have to wait til April 12 to see her. I don't know

what these results mean and I don't know if I should be worried or see

someone else sooner. Are we talking possible cancer??

I feel a little better just knowing that their is something wrong and

I'm having these symptoms for real. I was starting to believe the dr.

that said I needed a psychiatrist.

Thank you in advance for any help

[Guest guest]

I am so confused and tired. Is there some good information on DHEA and

Pregnenolone? Where is a good place to get Isocort?

Thank you

Diane B

Re: New to Group

I would not want to start someone on more than 5mg DHEA or 25-50mg Pregnenolone,

if I bothered wiuth the preg at all.

>>Diane,

I believe both these doses are way too high. Val?

-Sharon

Diane Blecha wrote:

> > Since it is a compounding pill I believe that the DHEA is 25mg and

>

the Pregnenolone is 100mg.

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[Guest guest]

I would start with a Google search for DHEA and Pregnenolone and also

you cn find Isocort that way as well. I haven't any sources handy as I

have not used it.

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