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Mandira's      Story !

 
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.

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.