Hi, I'm new, would like to talk

[BonBe]

ditto ditto ditto welcome to the boards. everyone here is splendid and always willing to listen, and to help you in any way we can.

Bonnie

[LovesTeaching]

Welcome, Sherriof WV!

[Sherriof WV]

Hi Benzi and Dea4, thanks for replying. To answer your question Dea4, yes I am on meds....TOO MANY for my liking. The DES(which was taking by my mom to stop the chance of miscarriage) cause me not to ovulate. The rest works but no eggs come down. So far I can not pin point anything else to DES. The HypoT has me on Levothroid 25mcg. AND since the hypoT has other influences I am also taking Zestril 10mg for the high blood pressure ( which was low until the starting of hypoT) and Pravachol 20mg to lower my cholestrol ( which was also low before this) and Zoloft 50mg because of stress I guess and then Nexium 20mg for the acid relux. Unreal. My goal is to be able to find the correct cocktail for the thyroid, get the weight off (80 pounds) and to get off the other meds. I am also on Ortho Cyclen so I have periods that are livable. During my research, I am finding out that just about all my problems lead back to the HypoT......so if I can control that I will be controlling the rest. Thanks for your question. Sherriof WV

[midwest1]

Sherri,
I hope you've just begun to take Levothroid and are having regular increases in the dose. The amount you're taking is enough to suppress your own gland's function, but not enough to replace the deficit that results. The end result is that your body has less hormone than it used to have before taking anything.

I had a stupid primary doc who wanted to treat each of the symptoms you have... HBP, acid reflux, cholesterol, etc.... But he refused me a hypoT screening test! Once I found a decent MD and began taking a therapeutic dose of thyroid hormone, all the other problems went away. Yours probably will too.... without the use of all those chemical agents.
Just make sure your doc knows what he's doing with your thyroid; I'm doubtful he does, because so many others don't either.

[Benzi]

When was the last time your TSH ect... was tested that 25mcg is a very low dose are your labs coming back good?