No Doctor Addresses the Issue Posted: 10-21-04 12:07pm
I went to see a physician who specializes
in internal medicine because for over 10
years, my chief complaint is what I blamed
other symptoms on (i was always so
lethargic, depressed, etc.), I could never
find anyone to help as it was hard enough
to admit you can't go to the bathroom let
alone describe the symptoms. Anyway,
turns out I have hypothyroidism after I
was finally ordered a lab test. I was
started on 100mmg of levothroid which
worked wonders almost immediately. I
described it to friends what it was like
moments after taking it - like someone
opened the curtains in a room on a sunny
day. It was like a miracle pill. Best
of all, I finally became "regular" and I
was comfortable. But then after about a
month, the symptoms started to return and
got worse so I told the doctor and she
blew me off. I decided to fiddle with
the dosage and found 200mmg made me feel
jittery but 150mmg made me feel better
than I had in a decade. Unfortunately, I
ran out of pills and the doctor wouldn't
prescribe me more, and accused me of
taking them to lose weight. I explained
my results and told her the only weight I
lost was the stuff I used to only get rid
of once a week if I was lucky. Still,
she ordered me back to 100mmg based on
another blood test that showed my t4 level
a bit higher than normal. Now I am back
to where I was before; once every 8 days
without "help", I feel sluggish,
forgetful, depressed and always cold, and
other things too many to list. I want to
just get off the hormone all together. I
don't feel it does anything anymore and I
am just p'd off that my doctor doesn't
understand. I don't know what to do.
My insurance doesn't allow me to find
other doctors and some days I get so
depressed I cry and it's all because I
can't go to the bathroom. Has anyone
else had a similar experience and found
help? I mean, I am talking peanut
m&m's here, and the only blood is from
trying so hard to get rid of those. I
feel like I always need to go. I even
had x-rays that showed a gut full of
matter and no masses or obstructions and I
have "healthy" bowel sounds. I just
don't get why no one can help.
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purple333
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Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
1st Some Sites That Might Help Posted: 11-07-04 01:36am
i downloaded a ton of info from these
sites for my daughter who has the same
problem but isn't on meds - for a number
of reasons - you should look at the foods
some of the sites suggest as good &
bad & also other diet sites (i say
diet sa in what you eat not as in how to
lose weight) - I found these sites via
google where I typed in such headings as
hypothyriodism, treatment of h.. ,
alternative treatments for h etc.
My daughter originally had the same
problems as you re bowels but fixed that
by going onto the specific carbohydrate
diet related to irritable bowel syndrome.
So you might also find that useful.
Good luck & if you can't locate the
sites (although you should be able to) pm
me as I have alot of the info saved.
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