teapot -
I've been on flutamide for close to a year now. (i gave more of my current history on it further up on this thread)
I've also just found out that I may have thyroid issues. I went on 15 mcg (or is it mg?) of Armour for about a week. I've been having anxiety issues lately towards the end of my cycle and I don't know if that had anything to do with it but whoa man did I react bad! My heart was racing and my anxiety went through the roof! I couldn't even run on a treadmill for a few weeks because I felt like my heart was going to beat out of my chest! I have an apt with a new endo next Wed. Praying, praying, praying that he'll have some answers.
I did run into some interesting info concerning thyroid issues and androgens. This book - Preview this book
It's My Ovaries, Stupid! By Elizabeth Lee Vliet talks a lot about pcos and hypo/hyper thyroid and the hormone connections. I haven't bought it yet but might. You can read an expert here.
http://books.google.com/books?id=xl9...esult#PPA32,M1
I can't tell if my hairline is growing back or receding more. I have a bunch of short hairs there and in the temple, but it goes back so far I don't know what to think.
I'm set to start Fortamet next week (was encouraged by the studies I've read) as I want to get my Testosterone down and my shbg up. I know bcps can do this, but I've had bad experiences in the past, so they're kind of my last stop.
Also, I've always had a regular cycle but now I'm only getting a period every other month! I thought Flutamide helped regulate cycles.
Deb34 - I've been wondering about my Flutamide dose too. First I thought that maybe it was making my hair loss worse (couldn't understand why though), now I"m wondering if I need more? I was taking 375 every other day this last week because it's supposed to be the week before my period and my hairloss and facial hair get worse at this time (got the pms and those symptoms but no period) Don't know if it was a dumb idea or not.
I'm going to talk to this new doc about possibly upping the script. Don't want to do it too much myself because if I start going through my scripts too quick without doc approval, then I may find myself with no med at all!
I wonder if these fluctuations in sheds are part of the deal with Flutamide? Could our bodies maybe be upregulating our androgen production in some cases? Seems like bcps would keep that from happening. I wonder if metformin would too?
Sorry for the novel. Been a rough week here.