Re: Hypothyroid & high prolactin

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In a message dated 3/28/2005 12:04:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

joyce_bickford@... writes:

> and found a connection between hypothyroid and high

> prolactin levels. She has also been diagnosed as hypothyroid

hypo can cause leaking breasts...it was one of my very early symptoms but

went away after about a year. that was way back in my 20s and I'm 45 now. I

have Hashimoto's, autoimmune thyroid disease. I have wondered if that wasn't a

indicator that my pituitary was being affected and that's why my TSH never rose

very high.

you say she has been diagnosed as hypo. are they saying it's hypo from the

pituitary tumor? and are they going to do anything about the tumor - or can

they?

I would say that Armour would relieve you hypo symptoms better than the

synthetic thyroid hormones.

cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/28/2005 12:04:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

joyce_bickford@... writes:

> and found a connection between hypothyroid and high

> prolactin levels. She has also been diagnosed as hypothyroid

hypo can cause leaking breasts...it was one of my very early symptoms but

went away after about a year. that was way back in my 20s and I'm 45 now. I

have Hashimoto's, autoimmune thyroid disease. I have wondered if that wasn't a

indicator that my pituitary was being affected and that's why my TSH never rose

very high.

you say she has been diagnosed as hypo. are they saying it's hypo from the

pituitary tumor? and are they going to do anything about the tumor - or can

they?

I would say that Armour would relieve you hypo symptoms better than the

synthetic thyroid hormones.

cindi

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In a message dated 3/28/2005 12:30:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,

joyce_bickford@... writes:

> But he might be willing to

> put her on Armour, because he's in his 70's and probably used to

> prescribe it years ago!

>

this part sounds good.

for the hypo - she needs to check Free T4 and Free T3, the actual thyroid

hormones...and not just TSH (which is what most docs dose by).

I think if she gets the hypo treated well, she will feel better.

cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/28/2005 12:30:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,

joyce_bickford@... writes:

> But he might be willing to

> put her on Armour, because he's in his 70's and probably used to

> prescribe it years ago!

>

this part sounds good.

for the hypo - she needs to check Free T4 and Free T3, the actual thyroid

hormones...and not just TSH (which is what most docs dose by).

I think if she gets the hypo treated well, she will feel better.

cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/28/2005 12:30:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,

joyce_bickford@... writes:

> But he might be willing to

> put her on Armour, because he's in his 70's and probably used to

> prescribe it years ago!

>

this part sounds good.

for the hypo - she needs to check Free T4 and Free T3, the actual thyroid

hormones...and not just TSH (which is what most docs dose by).

I think if she gets the hypo treated well, she will feel better.

cindi

[Guest guest]

Cindi,

She just started going to an endo at Lahey Clinic in Boston, so not

sure yet what treatments he's going to prescribe, but she's

currently on Levoxyl, which I think is just a different brand of

$ynthroid. I joined a Prolactinoma group so I could ask them if any

of them were hypothyroid, too, but only 26 members and posts are

several days apart! Don't know if they'll answer or not, but from

reading their posts, they are all being treated with meds (Clomid,

Parlodel and most recently Dostinex) to lower the prolactin serum

levels - the only way to get rid of the tumor seems to be

surgically.

I think I'll try to convince her to ask for Armour, but I know she

has felt terrible for a long time, and has been being mis- and

undertreated by the Endos here in Maine and may not be open to

something new, because she really liked the guy at Lahey - and he

told her the endos here are all quacks! But he might be willing to

put her on Armour, because he's in his 70's and probably used to

prescribe it years ago!

I'll have to find out more about what they plan to do for her -

thanks for helping and giving me more questions to ask!

Joyce

> hypo can cause leaking breasts...it was one of my very early

symptoms but

> went away after about a year. that was way back in my 20s and I'm

45 now. I

> have Hashimoto's, autoimmune thyroid disease. I have wondered if

that wasn't a

> indicator that my pituitary was being affected and that's why my

TSH never rose

> very high.

>

> you say she has been diagnosed as hypo. are they saying it's hypo

from the

> pituitary tumor? and are they going to do anything about the

tumor - or can

> they?

>

> I would say that Armour would relieve you hypo symptoms better

than the

> synthetic thyroid hormones.

> cindi

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