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...IN MY CASE there is definitely a connection between MY POIS symptoms and MY thyroid, something I would have never known had I only tested TSH...
Quote from: girlwind on 02/11/2008 22:16:22...IN MY CASE there is definitely a connection between MY POIS symptoms and MY thyroid, something I would have never known had I only tested TSH...Girlwind, what I'd like to ask you is not being negative or critical. I'd really like to know your thinking. Why do you think your POIS and thyroid are related? Is it basically that the better the thyroid readings the less severe is the POIS?
Naturopathy vs. MD testingMy conclusion is that we are all grownups and should choose our own individual path of enlightenment.Please read the previous recent posts which address this debate before deciding. Thank you.Happy testing!
Thanks for the posting. We definitely have the freedom to choose who we see or don't see for our ownindividual personal health care and diagnostic testing.
With regards to prolactin, I spent several weeks trying cabergoline as a cure to POIS last year. Cabergoline is supposed to suppress prolactin prodution in the pituitary gland, however it had little real effect on my POIS symptoms.So either the drug was not doing what it was supposed to, or in the case of my POIS symptoms, reducing prolactin levels didn't have much effect.Of course other people's POIS symptoms may be due to different causes to my own, and prolactin may well play a key role for many people here - just wanted to add that there did not appear to be a strong link with prolactin in my own case.
Alternative Medicine vs. MD testingI think it is in the best interests of everyone on this forum that people go down both paths. They both have their pros & cons...
...On this pituitary forum there are also numerous stories of people getting dicked around by incompetent/negligent/lazy medical specialists.I will monitor my post there and report back what I get. Cheers
My opinion on thyroid tests - listen to Girlwind, I have heard of too many cases where people continue to suffer for years after only having just basic TSH test or having to fight doc to try different drug treatment.
thank you very much for sharing your painful experience and shedding more light on the MD vs. naturopath debate.
Alternative Medicine vs. MD testingit doesn't exist or it must be depression. For most GPs or MDs (depending on where you live), that is the basket for POIS. I finally had my free T tested and it came back abnormal. I heard of someone who had hypopituitism who also had POIS
Like Girlwind and many other CFS suffers you lose faith in conventional doctors after a while. I am currently seeing a great doc who is a laterall thinker and researches, but they are the exception. I agree with the comment most probably don't do much in the way of furthering their knowledge past graduation. If it was not in their textbook then it doesn't exist or it must be depression. For most GPs or MDs (depending on where you live), that is the basket for POIS. My opinion on thyroid tests - listen to Girlwind, I have heard of too many cases where people continue to suffer for years after only having just basic TSH test or having to fight doc to try different drug treatment.I have made a post regarding POIS on a pituitary forum asking if its members can relate to POIS. I heard of someone who had hypopituitism who also had POIS. I have been diagnosed with hypopituitism. On this pituitary forum there are also numerous stories of people getting dicked around by incompetent/negligent/lazy medical specialists. I will monitor my post there and report back what I get.
Quote from: acronym on 04/11/2008 11:51:49My opinion on thyroid tests - listen to Girlwind, I have heard of too many cases where people continue to suffer for years after only having just basic TSH test or having to fight doc to try different drug treatment.I assume a Comprehensive Male Profile such as ZRT Labs provides will include this thyroid test plus Free Testosterone?
The ZRT tests in the Comprehensive Male Profile I are mostly saliva tests. Only the thyroid is tested via blood. There is another panel that is mostly blood tests. If you want to know more, you should read about them, or call the lab and getyour questions answered directly through them. http://www.zrtlab.com/Page.aspx?nid=12&action=view&category=3ZRT LAB (1-866-600-1636)
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Relora Results - after taking relora for a week I noticed a reduction in POIS symptoms and duration of period - approximately 50% for each. I've decided to stop taking relora altogether because I didn't care for it's side effects - extreme relaxation, low motivation, and I would feel a weird content glaze affecting my personality. I seem to be quit sensitive to it.I'll now try fenugreek - just purchased a bottle of solgar at vitamin shoppe.