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Post by justaustin on Nov 27, 2008 20:59:04 GMT -5
I've been meaning to comment on your photos you had posted on the Yahoo site. You are really good with the camera!!
Also, I had looked at your labs from when you first seeing your doc. That was pretty high glucose/insulin. Did the labs improved with proper cortisol/medrol,florinef and Armour?
You need to post an updated photo. I hate looking at pics of myself at current time and those taken just a few years ago. The bloat,dark circles and flat appearance.
Lastly-- I've been reading some stuff. People writing about the apathy syndrome common among hypo-pit folks. Were you ever this way? Does it get better? It's not depression. I know how I feel when FT3 drops(cry). Just tired. Takes forever to get stuff done. I think about a few years ago when I could clean the entire house in a day and had time leftover to do yard work. I remember doing projects like laying a flagstone patio. The idea of pulling weeds is a chore.... I've read that Ritalin is a treatment for apathy syndrome. Any comments? I would think it would trash adrenals.
Thanks, Laurie
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Post by Chris Jackson on Nov 28, 2008 9:21:39 GMT -5
Thanks. What is up there doesn't do the original image justice actually. Especially the black and whites.
I haven't had glucose and insulin tested since then because I couldn't afford to go back. Until recently hadn't seen my doc in 4 1/2 years.
I have glasses on but if you look in the personal page link on the supplement site, there is a pic of me in there.
I experianced the apathy syndrome for years. 10 years ago one of my cousins (was 34) died in a car accident and I was about the only one not upset. This was about 5 years before diagnosis. I don't know about Ritalin being used for that or what it might do to adrenals.
In 1985 (18 years old) my Dad and I shingled his roof, 44 square (1 square is 100 sq/ft) in 95 degrees (much hotter on the roof), took us 7 days, putting nails in by hand. No way I could do something like that today.
In 1986 I dug a 60 foot trench 2 feet and one end 3+ feet at the other, 1 foot wide through 50% clay (chop it up with an axe, dig it out) in 100 degree heat, worked 16 hours over 2 days, took 5 minute breaks every hour. I got paid $90. No way I could do something like that today.
Same year I killed a deer and my Dad and I dragged it for about a half mile, up and down hills, through brush, under barb wire and across two ditches, one was 5 feet deep, barely got it up the other side. No way I could do something like that today.
You're welcome, Chris
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Post by justaustin on Nov 28, 2008 19:48:41 GMT -5
Thanks Chris. neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/17/2/159The following is a cut/paste from the MSN Pituitary support forum re: apathy. Don't know if you saw this... In the abstract of that technical paper, it discusses Apathy caused by deficits in Dopamine. READ OUR NEW DISCUSSION, "Dopamine Workshop." That brain chemical seems to affect hundreds of mental functions and disorders! "Apathy, a common behavioral problem, is often mistaken for depression; however, apathy differs from depression in symptomatology, clinical presentation, and treatment options. SSRIs, a common treatment for depression, are known to cause or increase apathy. Deficits in the dopamine receptor system are involved in the etiology of apathy; modafinil's increased dopaminergic transmission is thought to help alleviate apathy. Due to its relative lack of drug interactions, modafinil is a good alternative for elderly patients, who often receive multiple medications. Apathy improved significantly after treatment with modafinil in this patient." Laurie
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