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Remission of GD and menopause

I was diagnosed with GD 1 year ago. I went on carbimozole and reached a normal level (1.6) in 6 months. Now it seems my hair is falling out more then ever, I have no returning menstrual period, what connection is there to early menopause and remissive GD if any? I'm 45yrs..was healthy before all this, no history from my mother due to she had a hysterectomy in early years. What is a normal age for menopause with a person with GD? And why am I losing my hair so much more now, and have no symtoms of menopause other then no cycle? I'm so confused!!! What is my body doing??
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393685 tn?1425812522
Or there's more.... you can bet on that. Testosterone can play havoc on the female body. Just google that up.

Adrenal fatigue - in my eyes is a very individual issue and very hard to pin point with modern medical knowledge. Mostly you will find Addision's and Cushings the fore front of adrenal information but the slow progression of adrenal fatigue that creates these conditions are really ingnored in the medical world until the cortisol issues reach almost unrepairable levels in the body and then are dectected.

With adrenal fatigue and a patients choice to learn about how to repair it is almost hard to share with most doctors and many find that they need to be in control of it which is sad. I was again - on my own and had it almost repaired by the time I found my doctor that reconizes Adrenal Fatigue as a real issue.

Estimate on my situation - it took almost a whole year on my own to get my adrenals healthy. I have very little maintance now with them and also now - my doctor is there for me to make sure it won;t happen again.



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Responding to your post, regarding the monitoring, are you suggesting I just take notice of the signs of Adrenal Fatigue eventually start to subside?

With higher testosterone levels are you referring to like signs of facial hair and stuff like that? Or is there more to it then that?
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393685 tn?1425812522
- Just keep in mind that adrenal fatigue can in most cases - not be a quick fix and you will have to monitor yourself slowly to see improvements.

Biggy here too - would be looking at high levels of testosterone too. - sometimes when all this stuff falls out of whack the levels of our female components are the first to react.
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Thank you so much for your help. I will take all of your advice and use it. I feel much better now knowing that it is something I can fix.
Thanks again!!
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499534 tn?1328704178
Steroids will absolutely affect your other hormones and as you know supress your immune system.
It will first affect your adrenals and can weaken them when on any long timeframe like you did. That is why they always taper you off of the steroids.....otherwise you can crash your adrenals. I would highly suggest what I said above about taking a GOOD Bcomplex and take that a couple times a day with 3,000 to 5,000 mgs Vit C per day. I myself have had problems with adrenal fatigue and take an adaptogen that supports my adrenals. At one point my hair was falling out a lot from my adrenals.....it also happens from thyroid disease too.
You need to build your immune system back up with good foods and a good multi vitamin that includes minerals and antioxidants. Get yourself a good liquid whole food source one from your local health food store. That way you will absorb better.
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I had to look up what adrenal fatigue is, seems I have many of the symptoms. One other thing, my Graves Disease elevated to TED (thyroid eye disease) which the treatment was to suppress my immune system with 500mg IV of steroids(30 minute drip) for three days in a row then ramp down over a course of a month.. I did this for 3 months in a row. Wondering if that could have had an effect on the other hormones? Though the hair loss was happening, it was nothing like it is now.
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499534 tn?1328704178
Hair loss can also be a sign of adrenal fatigue.....which in turn is common with middle aged women, and thyroid patients.
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499534 tn?1328704178
I do know that it is quite common for women with thyroid disease to head into menopause at an early age.  :(
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