Posted by Beliala on June 1, 2002, at 15:44:22
In reply to Re: estrogen » Beliala, posted by judy1 on May 31, 2002, at 19:41:39
Nope, there’s no chance of my seeing any specialists - I’ve exhausted my GP’s willingness to give referrals for all the weird somatic complaints I have. Whenever I show up in her office she always ends up referring me back to my shrink. I don’t think the meds are screwing up my hormones, although they’re aggravating a lot of the symptoms I’m supposed to be taking them for. My cocktail is perpetually changing. Right now I’m on Neurontin, Remeron, Celexa, and Imovane. I get my thyroid tested every once in awhile, and it’s always normal. Years back I had T3 augmentation without any change in my symptoms. It doesn’t look like there’s any magic bullet for me, but I think if I got the estrogen thing straightened out it would take the edge off my anguish.
Beliala
> Is there any way you can see an ob/gyn who is also an endocrinologist? Even an ob/gyn would be preferable to a GP- they are much more knowledgeable about hormones. It is not that unusual of someone your age going through perimenopause- there is a simple blood test done on Day 3 of your period that measures (I think) FSH that will determine your status. I don't know how many psychotropic meds you are on, but perhaps a wash could demonstrate if this is med or a hormone reaction. Also, you might want to do a search on the site for thyroid disorders, (Noa put something together) since dysfunction of the thyroid can mimic psych disorders. Best of luck- Judy
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