PCOS-DIET Messages for May, 2001: Re: PCOS-Hypothyroidism-Pregnant

Re: PCOS-Hypothyroidism-Pregnant

From: Susan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 May 2001 02:19:01 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Lisa wrote: >
>At Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Heidi wrote:
>>
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>Just wanted to let everyone know. I was diagnosed with PCOS in March of
>>this year (2000), because of my wacked up LH and FSH, amennorhea, and
>>anovulatory cycles.
>>
>>I started seeing a physician who prescribed a low carb diet, tested my
>>Free T-3, and Free T-4 which he found in the low to normal ranges. All
>>other doctors only tested my TSH to see if I had low thyroid. My Free
>>T-4 came out normal, but my Free T-3 was way low. I have been on armour
>>thyroid since July and have lost 75 lbs.
>>
>>I had previously completed 5 treatments of chlomid and nothing happened.
>>I also found out that not only did I loose weight but the armour thyroid
>>helped me to ovulate for the first time in my life. Today I am 6 weeks
>>pregnant, praise God. :)
>>
>>I'm lucky that my mother is a nurse and went to a continuing education
>>class taught by an endocrinologist from Seattle that knew of the other 2
>>thyroid tests. I suggest everyone with PCOS to have their Free T-3 and
>>Free T-4 tested to find out if they may infact have hypothyroidism that
>>causes their infertility and obesity!!!
>>
>>My previous doctors just thought I was lazy, even though I ate healthy
>>and ran 2 hours every night and never got below 165 lbs.
>>
>>My pill regimen was 1 (30 ml) phentermine, 3 pills of L-tyrosine (an
>>aminoacid), 4 (60 ml) grains of armour thyroid (a natural thyroid
>>medication), and 2 5-HTP at night.
>>
>>Don't ever give up on your search to finding a cure.
>Hi Heidi, I don't know if this is dumb or not, but i don't know what all
>the drugs you listed are. Are they natural? Vitamins? I'm currently on
>thyroid meds. Synthroid, .15ml.But you are the second person in the
>last 2 days that has talked about natural thyroid meds. I see my doctor
>on friday. I'm going to ask her , or tell her, that i want to try it.
>Could you please tell me what those other drugs are?? I really want to
>loose some weight.. thanx Lisa

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