Posted by titlepro49 on March 2, 2004, at 16:40:56
In reply to RE: 5 Days on Lexapro-5 Days Off Paxil » titlepro49, posted by simus on March 2, 2004, at 0:28:28
> > I had my thyroid "nuked" 2 years ago and hypothyroidism finally under control as of December.
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> If you don't mind my asking, what do you mean when you say your thyroid was nuked?I was diagnosed as having hyperthyroidism. After several different tests, my specialist saw that there was no reason for it except that my thyroid was no longer working as it should and was overproducing hormones. I went to the out-patient Nuclear Medicine Department at the hospital and was given two Radioactive Iodine pills. The dosage is only enough to shut the thyroid down permanently. No pain, no sickness, no long term contamination. The doctor monitored me for several months until my tests showed that the thyroid was in fact shut down, then he began treating me for hypothyroidism. I take Synthyroid evey day and the Synthyroid now works as my thyroid.
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