PCOS Messages for October, 2001: Re: Does anyone else have concurrent thyroid problems?

Re: Does anyone else have concurrent thyroid problems?

From: Ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:04:19 -0500 (CDT)

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Jude, I have a thyroid problem as well. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (or low thyroid). I was just diagnosed with PCOS about a month ago and am new to the forum. As yet I am not taking anything for the PCOS. For the low thyroid I take Levoxl, a sythetic thyroid hormone. Symptoms of low or hypothyroid include hair loss and weight gain. Before treatment I was loosing about 400 hairs a day. I counted them because my hair started out so thick that no one beleived me at first. I know that after having the RAI treatment you will become hypothroid. Are you taking thyroid hormone? Another thing that I found helpful is taking Evening Primrose Oil. You can find a lot of information about thyroid problems at http://www.thyroid.about.com. I hope I got that address right! Good Luck

-Ann At Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Jude wrote: >
>I was finally diagnosed with PCOS about a year and a half ago and was
>taking Met and doing OK. Lost some weight, but then needed surgery to
>get rid of a big cyst that was threatening my ovary/fallopian tube. A
>few months after the surgery I was diagosed with Graves' disease. I
>decided to get the RAI treatment that kills your thyroid and then you
>take medication. (Just to get it over with) Since the RAI treatment
>(June) I have gained a ton of weight, my hair is falling out again, etc.
>Even though I have tried to keep a positive attitude, I am miserable
>about regressing after coming so far (I thought) and my relationship is
>extremely strained. He is as patient as a Saint, but whoa, I wouldn't
>want to deal with me much longer either! :)
>
>Has anyone else has to deal with both? Any tips? My doctor is great and
>he listens, so if you have good advice, I'll happily suggest it to him.
>
>Thanks!
>
>--
>Jude
>

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