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Hopeful · 03-10-2008, 06:52 AM

I find the quote very thought provoking, as I did Lani's post in this thread: http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...eferrerid=1173 wherein the authors of a study posited that the thyroid hormone and estrogen may share the same pathway.

In 2004, I was treated for subclinical hypothyroidism. Try as I might, I could not get on a low enough dose of synthorid to keep me from having hyperthyroid symptoms. My doctor had me taking a very low dose. After about 4 months, I developed horrible urticaria, causing me to cease treatment. That lasted for almost a year after I stopped the drug, finally requiring a steriod cream to break the itching cycle. In April 2006, I was dx with triple positive bc. I have thought ever since that the synthroid was a bad actor in this.

Hopeful

03-10-2008, 06:52 AM	#5
Hopeful Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,380	I find the quote very thought provoking, as I did Lani's post in this thread: http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...eferrerid=1173 wherein the authors of a study posited that the thyroid hormone and estrogen may share the same pathway. In 2004, I was treated for subclinical hypothyroidism. Try as I might, I could not get on a low enough dose of synthorid to keep me from having hyperthyroid symptoms. My doctor had me taking a very low dose. After about 4 months, I developed horrible urticaria, causing me to cease treatment. That lasted for almost a year after I stopped the drug, finally requiring a steriod cream to break the itching cycle. In April 2006, I was dx with triple positive bc. I have thought ever since that the synthroid was a bad actor in this. Hopeful