PCOS Messages for May, 2002: Re: thyroid meds for pcos?

Re: thyroid meds for pcos?

From: Sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 6 May 2002 21:55:55 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Candi,

I don't know that thryoid replacement will help the PCOS. It will be useful only if you have low thryoid. What was your TSH? If you take synthyroid, it can make a dramatic difference to how you feel, even if your thryoid is subclinically low. My TSH was around 4.8 which is within 'normal' range, though I did have plenty of hypothyroid signs (cold, severe fatigue, weight gain, etc). Anyway, in order to get down to a TSH of 1 which is my endos target, I am now taking .1 mcg/day (about 50% replacement), and feel like a new person. So I had pretty significant low thryoid without having high TSH.

If your TSH is around the top of normal, it would not hurt to try the synthryoid, so long as your TSH is monitored (about every 6 weeks, until it is stable) and doesn't go below 1 (or the bottom of the normal range).

However, if you can bear it, probably best not to stop the metformin (or at least give it a longer chance, at perhaps a lower dose). Perhaps you can give them both a try. All this is just my opinion and also reporting my own experineces.

Best wishes

-- Sally

At Mon, 6 May 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >My NP wants to put me on Synthroid to treat the PCOS because I was >complaining to her about the side effects of Glucophage. I know the Gluc. is >working right now and I will work through the side effects if I have to but >she wants to try this Synthroid. Has anyone else tried it? Will it work like >Gluc.? Thanks! Candi

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