Dr Dr. Lupo, You have been very helpful before and I just want to check something new. I am in a premature menopause right now. During the past year the symptoms have become much worse, & my thyroid has been swinging between borderline hypothyroid and normal. Recently, my doc made me stop my HRT to see where I was in the premature menopause, and my FSH came back at 40 and Oestrogen at 80. So she has said I am post menopausal. However during the whole of this year, its like my body is drying up everywhere even when I was on HRT. My mouth is dry with very painful gums, my eyes are so dry, and my chest is so dry too. I have a permanent dry cough which I've never had before and my skin is dry and cracked. My thyroid is currently within the normal range again. Most importantly, do you know if there is some other condition my doc is missing that is making me dry up like this from the inside out? Or is it still my thyroid but it's not showing up properly, or the menopause, in which case would it be better to go back on HRT, and if I do, does that mean I will have to go through another menopause from hell again in 10 years time when they stop it? Sorry this is so long!