Posted by Phillipa on December 12, 2006, at 18:11:18
In reply to Re: More complex than we are giving credit....., posted by blueberry on December 11, 2006, at 18:03:48
Hormones are vitally important to mental health. Even my pdoc admitted that more people with thyroid problems have depression/ anxiety. I've recently gone to an endocrinologist who is totally changing my thyroid meds. I picked up on an ER lab report that my free T4 was slightly elevated from the norms on the lab sheet. So had the GP do a panel gee the guy finds that now my thyroid is hyper after 9 years of the dose of synthroid keeping it within the low normal range. But he lowers the synthroid with no retesting. So got a referral to an endo who is further lowering it. Also checked pituitary for cortisol level that was normal. But ideally he should have done either a 24 hour urine collection test or taken blood through out the day for the cortisol level. But at least now I have a real endo. Also checked FSH of course it was high as I've been through menopause. I hear that estrogen and progesterone and testosterone aren't checked in postmenopausal women. Anyone know about this? And there is a nutritional MD near me who I'm going to see. He has a waiting list. Love Phillipa
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