Posted by Racer on May 10, 2006, at 17:37:37
In reply to Re: anxiety and adrenal function and wet fingernails.. » Racer, posted by blueberry on May 10, 2006, at 17:26:43
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> Thyroid...the TSH test they give you is worthless. What you need is the full thyroid panel, which includes TSH, T3free, T4free, reverse T3, and the two thyroid antibodies.I'd read this, and actually asked my GP to order full thyroid -- but he said that if there was any problem at all, it would show up on the TSH. That's part of why I didn't have the tests he ordered done. (And, after I left his office, feeling about this high, I realized I was also due for a cholesterol test, too.) And his attitude about it, "American's want too many unnecessary tests/all women think their thyroid makes them fat, when they just need exercise/etc," just fed right into my own issues.
See, I am so afraid that a doctor will decide that I am a hypochondriac and stop taking me seriously, that I often downplay everything. It has happened to me, of course, which I swear is inevitable if you are a woman with a mood disorder, but trying to hide discomfort doesn't help me at all.
You know, I'm starting to cry right now, which tells me that it's time to thank you very much for this information, and then log off the computer for a while... (Hormones. And depression. And, you know, just plain yuckiness.)
Thanks, Blueberry. I appreciate your time and the information you offered, which I will take along to my pdoc next week.
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