... I am a 34 yr old female, new here and thankful I found this board as I have so many questions. I won't overwhelm anyone willing to help though. ;)
9 years ago I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, had an uptake which found hot nodules. So, a partial thyroidectomy was done. Have had my levels checked every 6 months since and was never put on medication.
Recently I have... (0 replies)
... especially in early stages, no one has all the symptoms. It's what makes it hard to diagnose unless a doctor is paying attention. The other issues is that the symptoms often creep up slowly. ... (1 replies)
... int swelling since 5 months. there is negative RA test, but CRP and ESR are high. in MRI of ankle there is bone marrow edema with fluid between joints. are these symptoms of low prolactin level? ... (0 replies)
... Sam234, I am very interested in what your doctor has to say about the low prolactin level. Are any of your other hormones out of whack? ... (11 replies)
... I saw that there were people with high prolactin levels, but I didn't see anyone with low prolactin levels. Mine was 1.7 and I was told the normal range was 2. ... (0 replies)
... me on clomid. He also did another blood lab and checked total t, lh, fsh, and prolactin. He called me about an hour later and said he was confused, because I had symptoms of low t and my initial test indicated I was pretty low, but the most recent blood work showed normal numbers. ... (10 replies)
... hopalong,
My TSH is below normal but my frees are in range. I think Drs think Sheehan's doesn't exist in this Country. They hate to think that there's mediocre Obstetrical care in this day and age!!!
I've felt miserable for many years. I had severe hemorrhage thirty some yrs ago and I'm slowly losing pit hormones. I went into menopause at 45 but had no symptoms (hot... (11 replies)
... at dont last more than 2 days, dont flow out and are watery. I went to the doctors as i was told it could be hormone imbalance etc and they found that i had high prolactin levels which i thought would explain my painful breasts, irregular periods and possibly be the cause of my anxiety. ... (0 replies)
... t allow their prolactin to climb and that they ask for an MRI. ... (15 replies)
... I am a 42yo 5.10 175lb male and for years I have been suffering with many or most of the classic symptoms of Low T with the exception of ED. I still had lack of desire but could always get and maintain an erection. ... (2 replies)
... psychotics will raise your prolactin levels. Many will also "cause" pituitary tumours to grow, so if you're taking these things and feel you aren't seriously mentally ill, get off of them ASAP! ... (15 replies)
... at an endocrine clinic. heres what the letter says the tests do show that the testosterone levels are very low with undetectable LH and FSH hormones coming from the brain, thyroid levels normals and the hormone cortisol from the adrenal gland is also normal. ... (24 replies)
... Hello All:
Over the past 15 years I have balooned in weight and 99% of the doctors I have seen would not take me seriously. The stock answer was "you need to eat less... or you need to go on a diet". Long story short, I was eventually diagnosed with Hypogonadism because my testosterone was low. BUT- this new endocrinologist sent me for more blood tests and found that my... (2 replies)
... The symptoms I feel is low energy, fatigue, depressed, anxiety low sex drive, weak erections, don't feel that happy, most of the time don't feel well being. ... (14 replies)
... bro i'm 30 too, my test levels came out low when I was 25 and I also had pain on my chest, I went to see and endo and gave me some anti aromatizers (arimidex-according to my blood test results) which it controlled my estrogen and raised my testosterone levels. at 25 my test levels were are 180 ng/dl and 3 yrs ago I was put on testosterone therapy, right now i'm off... (12 replies)
... T4 all still in normal range. FSH, LH and Prolactin, Insulin at low end of range but still "normal". Glucose normal. ... (3 replies)
... Sure will.
Here is a outline I am bringing with to give to the Dr. Hopefully it is helpful and hopefully I will get some attentive care for once!!
According to Pharmacist at Madison’s International Women’s Pharmacy
Tests to request according to symptoms –
FSH, LH, DHEA, Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone (10 replies)
... i have taken parlodel for it on and off as it gives me too many side effects. My main symptoms with high prolactin was reduced periods and the worse and unusual symptom was urine frequency almost like i have overactive bladder. ... (0 replies)
... ok heres the thing i have been sick now for four months straight i have had some many tests including echocardiogram ekgs stress test mri of the brain holter montor see a neurolgist alottttttttt>>>>anyway finally my doctor sent me to an endocrine doctor to test my hormones>>>turns out i have a high prolactin level im lactating and ive never been pregnant from the blood work... (0 replies)
... ok heres the thing i have been sick now for four months straight i have had some many tests including echocardiogram ekgs stress test mri of the brain holter montor see a neurolgist alottttttttt>>>>anyway finally my doctor sent me to an endocrine doctor to test my hormones>>>turns out i have a high prolactin level im lactating and ive never been pregnant from the blood work... (0 replies)