Sex hormones and hypothyroidism Posted: 05-11-08 09:39am
I don’t think my current hormone therapy
is quite the right "balance" for me and I
would like your opinion. I was given
Progesterone Cream 20mg daily and
Estratest HS daily. I felt really well
after about three days of taking the
medication. Then after a few more days I
began to have severe hot flashes and night
sweats, a horrible headache, and I feel
tired, lethargic and slightly "jittery”.
Do these symptoms suggest too much of one
of the hormones, not enough of one of the
hormones, or do I just need to try
something different? I know the balance
of the hormones is critical and I feel
like this balance is not right for me.
I've tried to read up on which hormones
cause which symptoms. They are all so
interrelated and I get overwhelmed. When
I return to my doctor I would like to be
able to say "I believe I need less of
hormone XYZ because of this symptom" or "I
need more of hormone ABC because of that
symptom". I would appreciate your
opinion. Thank you
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Menopause Answer A4121 Posted: 05-16-08 19:47pm
It is not that simple and easy to balance
your sex hormones. Presence of
hypothyroidism additionally complicates
the condition. You may also have a
neurotic personality that might worsen the
condition, too.
Your symptoms can be due to any or all of
these conditions: menopause, hormone
medicines, hypothyroidism, and
anxio-depressive disorder.
Menopause will cause you problems as long
as FSH-levels are high. Hormone replacing
therapy in fact decreases the FSH-level
but you can’t expect to experience a
benefit so soon. You can check the
FSH-level after 1 month again to see if it
is still high.
You may want to go to your gynecologist
and tell him about your problems.
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