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Anyone have a good Endocrinologist / Thyroid Doctor in OC?

kaliOC
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Hi all! I have hypothyroidism / Hashimotos disease. I have been on 75 mcg Synthroid for years, and I feel miserable. I am sluggish all the time, feel tired when I wake up, and have terrible night sweats. I am only 25 years old, and I do not want to be having these problems at my age!
I currently go to an Endocrinologist who has not changed my dose of Synthroid since I started on it. He also will not prescribe Armour. I have read good things about Cytomel on MFP, but I guess my real problem is trying to find a doctor who is willing to work with me and listen to my symptoms.
So my question is: Does anyone have a good rec for an Endocrinologist / Thyroid Doctor in Orange County, CA? (preferably one that takes insurance)
I currently go to an Endocrinologist who has not changed my dose of Synthroid since I started on it. He also will not prescribe Armour. I have read good things about Cytomel on MFP, but I guess my real problem is trying to find a doctor who is willing to work with me and listen to my symptoms.
So my question is: Does anyone have a good rec for an Endocrinologist / Thyroid Doctor in Orange County, CA? (preferably one that takes insurance)
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Endocrinologist are known as bad doctor nation wide. I am sorry that he is giving you hard time. I hope you will find someone nice and willing to work with you. I have the same problem here in Michigan
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I know. It's definitely a hard situation when you can't get your doctor to listen to you or change things up. Thanks for your support!0
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Sorry, I'm in Philly, but this was me for 10 years up until last week.
I got a new doctor. He did all the blood work and said I was fine, but I convinced him that it was at least worth it to TRY Cytomel, so he put me on a 5 mcg dose, probably just to get me off the phone. That was in addition to the 88 mcg of synthroid I was already on and T3 is 4x more powerful that T4, so I can't say if the T3 made a differece or just increasing my total hormone 20%, but wow - the last few days since I started, no more morning joint and foot pain, no more falling asleep at 10 and feeeling like death at 7:30 the next morning, and, come to think of it, no more night sweats.
So ask the doctor. Tell him or her to write you a 1 month scrip for the smalled dose of cytomel just to see if it works.
If all else fails, try this natural dessicated thyroid supplement: http://tinyurl.com/3ov6pa4
It's not as strong as a prescription and I really don't like not knowing how much of a dose it really is, but it does work because it does contain active thyroid hormone. I had to take two in the morning and two at night and still only felt half as good as I do now, but it was still a lot better and in fact drove me to explore the issue further with the new doctor.0 -
I sent you a Private Message OP.0
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Endocrinologist are known as bad doctor nation wide. I am sorry that he is giving you hard time. I hope you will find someone nice and willing to work with you. I have the same problem here in Michigan
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I don't see how Endocrinologists are seen as bad Dr's....................I happen to have a really, really good Endo at Washington University in St Louis. He is world renowned.
It takes finding a doctor that knows that each person's levels and numbers are individual and what is a good level for you, might not be good for me.
And also find a doctor that doesn't go on lab values alone. A doctor that sees the symptoms are still there, despite what the blood test for TSH reveals, will address those symptoms.0 -
And also find a doctor that doesn't go on lab values alone. A doctor that sees the symptoms are still there, despite what the blood test for TSH reveals, will address those symptoms.0
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