[Antony_62]

in reply to: Is it all due to graves? #1184771

The young endo at Mayo didn’t listen to a word I said. It was very frustrating. I was with a coworker who was there on another matter but I spoke with the nurses and told them how upset I was; I wanted another endo but my ride wanted to leave. The doc I got was so fixated on my wheezing that she declared that was the cause of my insomnia and didn’t want to see me until I had a pulmonary consult the following month.
I usually go in to see a new endo guarded but this was Mayo, so I was just hopeful. When I left, I was almost in tears.
They denied the internal med review I requested because my primary wouldn’t call them.
Not sure what to try next. I hear U of C has a similar review. Maybe adrenal fatigue? I’m not a doctor…more like a mushroom.

[Antony_62]

in reply to: Carb Intolerance #1180956

Also have the same problem, pre-diagnosis, post, on tapazol and post RAI . Meds are a roller coaster but carb problems remain. I eat so little I should look like a jockey but am overweight. Carbs kill my energy for sure. Deity Watson makes brands of lean zero carb meats; no weight loss but I feel better.
Considering thyroid removal just because the replacement meds either have me claiming the walls or I’m packing on pounds with very low b/p. I think carbs are a separate issue.
Antony

[Antony_62]

in reply to: Is it all due to graves? #1184770

Found out T4 is 0.4. Adjusted naturethroid from 195 to 269 mg. Having trouble getting into Mayo: they want a call from my doc and he won’t. Don’t they have a fax#?

[Antony_62]

in reply to: Carb Intolerance #1180953

I have a real problem with carbs as well. (I was diagnosed 12 years ago but have been symptomatic since I was 15.) I’ve had to learn the glycemic index and watch them closely just because of the extreme energy drain I experience after eating them (even a Tumuro wrap with 4 grams of carbs). I thought it was just me. I’ve even gone to the Dietz-Watson meats that have zero carbs and opt for high protein and dark green veggies. I had worked with a nutritionist who limited me to 30 gr. of carbs a day but it made insomnia worse, so I increased it a bit.
Plus, the carbs are instant weight gain right now, since my current endocrinologist changed me to Nature-Throid and started me out on a tiny amount…I’ve had to fight to get up to 3gr and still had a b/p of 91/57 last visit and a metabolism running in reverse.
Going to the Mayo clinic to get everything checked out; maybe Grave’s isn’t to blame for everything?

Antony

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