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Re: Link between synthroid and worsening symptoms
From: Mercy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jul 12 11:48:07 2004
Hi, thanks for your reply. I do have Hashimoto's w/ hypothyroidism,
which has been successfully treated. In fact, just back from
endocrinologist visit and all is well and I don't have to go back for 6
months. One interesting thing that I read about endo years ago is that
someone had done a study and found that women w/ red or auburn hair had
a slightly higher incidence of endo compared w/ women with other hair
colors. Sounds silly but I do have reddish hair. The theory was that
there would be some type of gene that might predispose someone to a
certain hair color as well as endometriosis. Of course not all endo
sufferers have red hair. Anyway, it's interesting. My cholesterol has
been ok but I actually have not had it tested recently. I'm a
vegetarian and never had trouble w/ it but probably should get it
measured.
Nice chatting w/ you too. Take care.
At Mon, 12 Jul 2004, Endo wrote:
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>I think there is merit to a link between endo and hypothyroidism,
>especially if they have Hashi's which is immune-related as well as
>genetic (runs in my family also). You may also have Hashimoto's and
>always had it all your life. To prove the immune-related theory, you'd
>have to get tested for Hashi's. Hypo can also occur after the birth of
>a child, so that might have been what triggered it in your case (maybe
>not the Hashi's since we dont know if you have it).
>
>Hypo slows down all your organ systems, therefore, messing up the
>hormonal balance and subsequently aggravating the endo. Have you had
>bouts of high cholesterol also? I'm a skinny chic and I've had
>cholesterol as high as 214 and as low as 133. All over the place. I
>think if you stop taking your meds, yes, the endo will get worse and not
>better.
>
>As to which came first, endo or hypo, only God knows. Some doctors have
>said that folks with cul-de-sac endo are born with it when tissue doesnt
>always make it into the uterus. Those docs usually advocate for radical
>conservative excision. For all I know, I could have had endo from the
>day of my 1st period over 22 years ago. I could have had it as a baby.
>I always suffered from infamous constipation. Then there are those that
>still theorize endo is just backflow period blood. Except that if you
>cut up non-endo women, you'll find that women without endo also have
>backflow period blood evident on their pelvises. Doesnt mean they have
>endo though.
>
>Then there are those who say endo is hereditary. No one in my family
>has it. Except I'm suspicious my mom may have had it. My cousin's
>daughter who is my age has it as bad as me (2nd cousin). But, we're not
>immediate family. I know a girl who had it bad, and one sister has it,
>and the other doesnt, at least as far as she knows. Wait till she gets
>off the pill and tries to have a baby!
>
>I'm sorry, I'm rambling. I didnt sleep too much last night b/c I was
>working. Now I have to get up and go to work. Nice chatting with you!
>
>At Sun, 11 Jul 2004, Mercy wrote:
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>>No one told me that endo causes hypothyroidism. I've had endo for over
>>20 years but the hypothyroidism appeared a year ago. I had endo first.
>>I developed hypothryoidism after having a baby (runs in my family). Am
>>now on lifelong synthroid. My endocrinologist doesn't think that
>>they're related but I do. In any case, I was simply wondering if anyone
>>noticed a worsening of endo symptoms after a diagnosis of hypothyroidism
>>or upon use of Synthroid--or maybe some women have noticed the opposite.
>>Their endo might improve after their hypothyroidism is controlled. Or
>>maybe there's no link between symptoms at all....
>>
>>At Sun, 11 Jul 2004, Endo wrote:
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>>>I thought hypothyroidism exacerbated the endo. For me hypothyroidism
>>>came first. Who told you that endo causes hypothyroidism?
>>>
>>>At Sun, 11 Jul 2004, michelle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Mercy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Just throwing this out...I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and
>>>>>hypothyroidism. On synthroid for about 1 year and believe that my endo
>>>>>has been worsening all year even though I'm 46 years old and have been
>>>>>skipping periods. Has anyone noticed this, too? That is, could thyroid
>>>>>replacement hormone somehow stimulate the growth of endometriosis
>>>>>lesions?
>>>>
>>>>That is a very good thought. About 3 years after I had my lap/Lupron
>>>>treatments I developed hypothyroidism and have been taking Synthroid
>>>>until last year when the Dr. finally removed the right side of my
>>>>thyroid now my endo is back worse than the 1st time. I just read in a
>>>>book that endo can cause hypothyroidism.
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