| Mandira, a
working woman, was 48, and her biggest complaint was menorrhagia.
She had had some family problems which caused her to suffer from depression.
A very sensible lady, she realised she had depression, and got some help.
But it remained as dark cloud hovering in the background. Then her menstrual
cycle started going haywire. A long commute to her job, in extremely trying
conditions, aggravated all her problems. Her doctor , studying her earlier
history, noted, that ulcerative colitis was
also a problem.
When the usual gynaec medications failed to correct the situation satisfactorily, further invetsugations revealed that Mandira also complained of dryness of mouth. A pelvic exam indicated no abnormal pelvic pathology. A woman with weight fairly appropriate to her height and age, Mandira had no lipid/cholesterol problems. |
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She was advised the Thyroid Panel test (T3,T4,TSH).
Eureka !
She was diagnosed hypothyroid with a TSH of 10. (the acceptable range , in 2003 is .3 to 3.0) . Eltroxin was the treatemnt of choice. After 3 months of taking a low dose of eltroxin, her depression is history, her menorrhagia shows signs of changing for the better, and she is currently very perimenopausal , exhibiting hot flashes and all the usual signs.
Mandira is a happier, healthier person today, is still on a very low dose of eltroxin, to be taken every alternate day.