Posted by medlib on August 13, 2002, at 23:41:49
In reply to Re: retinal sheen » katekite, posted by Squiggles on August 12, 2002, at 10:21:46
Hi Squiggles--
I'm sorry, but I haven''t followed your earlier posts (don't get on Babble as much any more); and not knowing helpful stuff like your gender and what level med knowledge/lingo you may have makes foot-in-mouth disease even more likely than usual for me. I was hooked by your subject line and have some thoughts on your symptoms (Sx) that haven't been mentioned, so I hope that you don't mind if I belatedly butt in. So...
--Retinal sheen can be attributed to kidney or liver disease, but it can also be a sx of hypertension (high BP). [Note: Although elevated thyroid level can cause hypertension, most hypertension isn't related to thyroid excess.]
--Diarrhea is one sx of too much thyroid replacement hormone (TRH). Since each episode is short-lasting and occurs after taking Synthroid, a sudden spike in hormone blood level may be causing a temporary excess. This could indicate that the med is dissolving too rapidly, and/or your thyroid level may be borderline high. You may want to consider asking for a TSH test. Dividing your med and taking the 2nd half several hours later might help.
[Note re TSH level: Some pdocs prefer to see a TSH near 2, while GPs, internists, and printed lab test results will call anything below 5.0 and *above* 2.0 "normal".]
--Systemic Candidiasis (a fungal, or yeast, infection) is one possibility that could account for most of the rest of your sx. Standard blood tests do not indicate fungal infections or ID the culprit, so you might ask your doc about it, if appropriate. (Btw, yeast feeds and grows on sugars; so, if present, Gatorade would be "mother's milk" to it.)I could blather on (and on) and ask several obvious questions; but, since odds are high that this is belated, irrelevant and/or boring already, best quit before I get any further behind. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
Not a doc---medlib (a former RN and medical librarian)
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