Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 , Your treatment history suggests that you caught the hypoT condition very early. According to my doctor, that is very significant timing. It means you might never need to experience the symptoms. The people that suffer are the ones who are undertreated or untreated for much longer. Chuck > > > It did lower my TSH numbers; and the TSH numbers were the only > indication that I was hypothyroid. > > My TSH has been tested several times; it was tested twice before I > started Synthroid. A routine blood test showed my TSH above 5.5, and a > follow up test a month or two later showed it had increased to above > 6.5. I then started Synthroid, and my TSH dropped. I think my last > test showed about 4.7, which is higher than the new upper limit that > most here prefer. But as I have no symptoms I haven't asked that my > Synthroid be increased. I only take 75 mcg/day, and probably should > take at least 100 mcg. Especially given that I pay no attention to when > I eat or take other medications wrt taking the Synthroid. > > My doctor is apparently content to test maybe once per year as long as I > don't exhibit negative symptoms and my TSH is reasonably normal. I'll > probably ask for a retest when my prescription runs out [if not before] > and ask to be raised to 100 mcg/day if my TSH is still about the same. > > I've mentioned more than once that I feel more than a little embarrassed > and out of place here, given how well I feel and how miserable so many > people here feel. Life just seems so unfair when I can feel great on 75 > mcg/day Synthroid, and other's seem to be literally fighting a losing > battle for their lives; and feeling completely like sh*t while they do. > > I'll bet there are some here from time to time who would follow Gracia's > or Sam's regimen in order to feel as good as they do, even if they knew > it would kill them in five years. At least that's my interpretation of > how rotten they feel. > > > > > > > Re: Anyone have constipation associated with thyroid meds? > > > <hypothyroidism/message/35346;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdTBjbzR\ rBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzUzNDYEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDc3MTc3Nw-- > <hypothyroidism/message/35346;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdTBjbzR\ rBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzUzNDYEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDc3MTc3Nw-->> > > > > > > > > Posted by: " Roni Molin " matchermaam@... > <mailto:matchermaam%40> > > <mailto:matchermaam@... > <mailto:matchermaam%40>?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Anyone%20have%20constipation\ %20associated%20with%20thyroid%20meds%3F> > > matchermaam <matchermaam > <matchermaam>> > > > > > > Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:22 am (PST) > > > > , if you don't feel the synthroid is doing anything for you, why > > don't you stop it for > > about a month and then get retested and see what it says. Sometimes > > test results are > > wrong for one reason or another, sometimes the tech, sometimes the > > typist, who knows? > > > > It just seems that is you didn't have symptoms and don't feel any > > different, it should be > > checked again. Isn't that what you would recommend to someone else in > > the same > > circumstances? > > > > Roni > > > > <res075oh@... <mailto:res075oh%40verizon.net> > <mailto:res075oh%40verizon.net>> wrote: > > I keep saying I DON'T HAVE A CONSTIPATION PROBLEM; have only been > > constipated twice in 67 years. I also don't have a " slow bowel transit > > time " ; as a matter of fact if I eat blueberries at noon today by 8:00 PM > > I will have a blue stool. I am exceedingly regular. > > > > Once a counselor suggested I might read the newspaper in the john rather > > than at the dining table. I replied that I guess I could read the > > headline. I sit down, do what I came to do, take care of the paperwork > > and leave. I don't meditate there... > > > > I am being treated with Synthroid; and by your standards it must be > > doing a wonderful job. However, I personally don't think it has any > > effect. I had no hypo symptoms either before or after taking it. As a > > matter of fact when I told my wife I was diagnosed as hypothyroid due to > > an elevated TSH she exclaimed: " You CAN'T be hypothyroid; every thing > > about you indicates hyperthyroid " > > . I guess you would agree with her; as > > my personal symptoms are the opposite of those you list below. > > > > Which just points out: We're all different in our sameness...[ggg] > > > > > > > > > A proper dose of thyroid med should also contribute to your regularity, > > > constipation and slow bowel transit time is --->a MAJOR<--- sign of > > > hypothyroidism. You are probably being dosed by a TSH worshiper with > > > Levoxyl. :-/ > > > > > > Neil > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1234 - Release Date: 1/20/2008 2:15 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Then I guess either I'm one lucky so-and-so, or maybe allopathic medicine did a good job in catching the condition very early. I certainly had absolutely no idea that I might have hypothyroidism. One of my worries is the possibility that eventually my hypothyroidism might progress to the state of the unfortunate ones here who have so much difficulty in getting relief. > > Early treatment > <hypothyroidism/message/35455;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdDUzZDB\ 0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzU0NTUEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDg3NzUyOA--> > > > > Posted by: " Chuck B " gumboyaya@... > <mailto:gumboyaya@...?Subject=%20Re%3AEarly%20treatment> > gumbo482001 <gumbo482001> > > > Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:17 pm (PST) > > , > > Your treatment history suggests that you caught the hypoT condition very > early. According to my doctor, that is very significant timing. It means > you might never need to experience the symptoms. The people that suffer > are the ones who are undertreated or untreated for much longer. > > Chuck > > > > > > > It did lower my TSH numbers; and the TSH numbers were the only > > indication that I was hypothyroid. > > > > My TSH has been tested several times; it was tested twice before I > > started Synthroid. A routine blood test showed my TSH above 5.5, and a > > follow up test a month or two later showed it had increased to above > > 6.5. I then started Synthroid, and my TSH dropped. I think my last > > test showed about 4.7, which is higher than the new upper limit that > > most here prefer. But as I have no symptoms I haven't asked that my > > Synthroid be increased. I only take 75 mcg/day, and probably should > > take at least 100 mcg. Especially given that I pay no attention to when > > I eat or take other medications wrt taking the Synthroid. > > > > My doctor is apparently content to test maybe once per year as long as I > > don't exhibit negative symptoms and my TSH is reasonably normal. I'll > > probably ask for a retest when my prescription runs out [if not before] > > and ask to be raised to 100 mcg/day if my TSH is still about the same. > > > > I've mentioned more than once that I feel more than a little embarrassed > > and out of place here, given how well I feel and how miserable so many > > people here feel. Life just seems so unfair when I can feel great on 75 > > mcg/day Synthroid, and other's seem to be literally fighting a losing > > battle for their lives; and feeling completely like sh*t while they do. > > > > I'll bet there are some here from time to time who would follow Gracia's > > or Sam's regimen in order to feel as good as they do, even if they knew > > it would kill them in five years. At least that's my interpretation of > > how rotten they feel. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 , I had not noticed any symptoms either until after I started the meds. Apparently the damage is synergistic, so the earlier hypoT is caught and corrected, the better all the other systems will behave. Gracia has said that if you are on T4 only, the condition will eventually progress. My doctor said that was not his experience. Chuck You wrote: > > Then I guess either I'm one lucky so-and-so, or maybe allopathic > medicine did a good job in catching the condition very early. I > certainly had absolutely no idea that I might have hypothyroidism. One > of my worries is the possibility that eventually my hypothyroidism might > progress to the state of the unfortunate ones here who have so much > difficulty in getting relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 :-( :-( :-( :-( The earlier hypoT is caught and corrected the better other systems will behave? :-( :-( :-( :-( --- Chuck B <gumboyaya@...> wrote: > , > > I had not noticed any symptoms either until after I > started the meds. > Apparently the damage is synergistic, so the earlier > hypoT is caught and > corrected, the better all the other systems will > behave. Gracia has said > that if you are on T4 only, the condition will > eventually progress. My > doctor said that was not his experience. > > Chuck > > > You wrote: > > > > Then I guess either I'm one lucky so-and-so, or > maybe allopathic > > medicine did a good job in catching the condition > very early. I > > certainly had absolutely no idea that I might have > hypothyroidism. One > > of my worries is the possibility that eventually > my hypothyroidism might > > progress to the state of the unfortunate ones here > who have so much > > difficulty in getting relief. > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Is it possible that you have undiagnosed allergies and/or chemical and environmental sensitivities? Roni <res075oh@...> wrote: Glad to see you're paying attention! [ggg] Yes; as I understand it I could have a pituitary gland problem and get the same results WRT TSH levels. Since that was the case I had everything possible checked out about my pituitary, including a MRI. Everything showed totally normal there. I was especially concerned because I also have a second problem which can be caused by a pituitary gland problem: Phantosmia. That's when you smell phantom smells [items that are not there]. None of the tests can with certainty rule our a pituitary problem; but none was found. Pituitary problems can range from probably not too serious to fatal. > . > > > Re: Early treatment > <hypothyroidism/message/35500;_ylc=X3oDMTJxNjFpdTY\ yBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzU1MDAEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDkxMTk5NQ--> > > > > Posted by: " Silver " susanjsilver@... > <mailto:susanjsilver@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Early%20treatment> > susanjsilver <susanjsilver> > > > Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:07 pm (PST) > > , > > This is coming from the other guilty party with no > symptoms (and who has yet to decide on a treatment > plan). This questions might be off, but is it > possible that your TSH level is high because of > pituitary problems instead of thyroid problems? > > > > --- <res075oh@... <mailto:res075oh%40verizon.net>> wrote: > > > Then I guess either I'm one lucky so-and-so, or > > maybe allopathic > > medicine did a good job in catching the condition > > very early. I > > certainly had absolutely no idea that I might have > > hypothyroidism. One > > of my worries is the possibility that eventually my > > hypothyroidism might > > progress to the state of the unfortunate ones here > > who have so much > > difficulty in getting relief. > > > > > > > > > > > > Early treatment > > > > > > <hypothyroidism/message/35455;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdDUzZDB\ 0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzU0NTUEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDg3NzUyOA-- > <hypothyroidism/message/35455;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdDUzZDB\ 0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzU0NTUEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDg3NzUyOA-->> > > > > > > > > > > > > Posted by: " Chuck B " gumboyaya@... <mailto:gumboyaya%40cox.net> > > > > > > <mailto:gumboyaya@... <mailto:gumboyaya%40cox.net>?Subject=%20Re% > 3AEarly%20treatment> > > > > > gumbo482001 > > <gumbo482001 > <gumbo482001>> > > > > > > > > > Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:17 pm (PST) > > > > > > , > > > > > > Your treatment history suggests that you caught > > the hypoT condition very > > > early. According to my doctor, that is very > > significant timing. It means > > > you might never need to experience the symptoms. > > The people that suffer > > > are the ones who are undertreated or untreated for > > much longer. > > > > > > Chuck > > > --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I've essentially had allergies all my life; and have had numerous tests for same. My asthma has subsided to the point that I haven't had an attack in 6 or 7 years. My hay fever has subsided to the point that mostly I only have sever itching in the inner corners of my eyes. I used to sometimes sneeze probably 50 or a hundred times in succession. That basically has gone away; perhaps as a result of the allergy medicine I take each day. However, for the past few months if my eyes itch severely and I rub then then that may sometimes stimulate a sneezing episode. It's difficult to tell exactly what I have sensitivities to because sometimes I test totally negative for something that always produces an allergic response. Milk, for example; and cats. And I can hardly sit down in front of this pc without Smokie or Rotten Roscoe wanting to check their email! [ggg] I don't seem to follow the usual pattern of elevated response to the growth of plant type allergens in my area. > > Re: Early treatment > <hypothyroidism/message/35615;_ylc=X3oDMTJxNDF2YjN\ rBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzU2MTUEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDk2NzU5Ng--> > > > > Posted by: " Roni Molin " matchermaam@... > <mailto:matchermaam@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Early%20treatment> > matchermaam <matchermaam> > > > Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:20 pm (PST) > > Is it possible that you have undiagnosed allergies and/or chemical and > environmental sensitivities? > > Roni > > <res075oh@... <mailto:res075oh%40verizon.net>> wrote: > Glad to see you're paying attention! [ggg] > > Yes; as I understand it I could have a pituitary gland problem and get > the same results WRT TSH levels. Since that was the case I had > everything possible checked out about my pituitary, including a MRI. > Everything showed totally normal there. > > I was especially concerned because I also have a second problem which > can be caused by a pituitary gland problem: Phantosmia. That's when > you smell phantom smells [items that are not there]. > > None of the tests can with certainty rule our a pituitary problem; but > none was found. Pituitary problems can range from probably not too > serious to fatal. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I also have allergies and sensitivities that are pretty much environmental. Tobacco smoke, vehicle exhaust, some perfumes, some cleaning products, certain wool materials that I suspect have other things in them, the sun, and I can't remember what else. Some of these show up, but some don't, and I don't seem to have regular allergy reactions. However, the last allergist I went to was an AH, and I won't be seeing him again. I am currently only using an albuterol emergency inhaler when needed, but the frequency of that use has strongly diminished, and I've got my fingers crossed that I continue this way without another bout of asthma and/or coughing. Roni <res075oh@...> wrote: I've essentially had allergies all my life; and have had numerous tests for same. My asthma has subsided to the point that I haven't had an attack in 6 or 7 years. My hay fever has subsided to the point that mostly I only have sever itching in the inner corners of my eyes. I used to sometimes sneeze probably 50 or a hundred times in succession. That basically has gone away; perhaps as a result of the allergy medicine I take each day. However, for the past few months if my eyes itch severely and I rub then then that may sometimes stimulate a sneezing episode. It's difficult to tell exactly what I have sensitivities to because sometimes I test totally negative for something that always produces an allergic response. Milk, for example; and cats. And I can hardly sit down in front of this pc without Smokie or Rotten Roscoe wanting to check their email! [ggg] I don't seem to follow the usual pattern of elevated response to the growth of plant type allergens in my area. > > Re: Early treatment > <hypothyroidism/message/35615;_ylc=X3oDMTJxNDF2YjN\ rBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0NTY2NARncnBzcElkAzE3MDkyNTEwODIEbXNnSWQDMzU2MTUEc2V\ jA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIwMDk2NzU5Ng--> > > > > Posted by: " Roni Molin " matchermaam@... > <mailto:matchermaam@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Early%20treatment> > matchermaam <matchermaam> > > > Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:20 pm (PST) > > Is it possible that you have undiagnosed allergies and/or chemical and > environmental sensitivities? > > Roni > > <res075oh@... <mailto:res075oh%40verizon.net>> wrote: > Glad to see you're paying attention! [ggg] > > Yes; as I understand it I could have a pituitary gland problem and get > the same results WRT TSH levels. Since that was the case I had > everything possible checked out about my pituitary, including a MRI. > Everything showed totally normal there. > > I was especially concerned because I also have a second problem which > can be caused by a pituitary gland problem: Phantosmia. That's when > you smell phantom smells [items that are not there]. > > None of the tests can with certainty rule our a pituitary problem; but > none was found. Pituitary problems can range from probably not too > serious to fatal. > > --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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