Posts by mistywolf14

Bivacyn spray shouldn't break the bank; you can just pick it up at any local CVS or Walgreens.

And how exactly do you plan on walking into a lab and just saying, "Yeah, I’d like some blood drawn"? How does that even work? For which specific tests? Go see a private doctor or switch providers, because you can't just walk in and get bloodwork done without a referral from a physician. There are literally millions of different blood panels out there... Just my two cents.

Jeremy Mitchell15 said:I've got a few questions

• How did you figure out you actually needed an endocrinologist specifically for your thyroid? (Was it because you were feeling symptoms, or just doing some proactive checking?)

• I'm curious about where people usually go—like, do you just see a general endocrinologist if you want to get a full picture of how your hormones and glands are actually functioning? Also, what kind of tests are standard (which specific hormones)? And does anyone know the best way to kick things off... like, starting with a primary care doctor at a clinic or something?

Thanks in advance.

First, you head to your primary care physician and ask them for referrals to check your hormone levels. Usually, they'll just draw one tube of blood and run tests for T3, T4, and TSH. After that, they typically order a thyroid ultrasound. Once you have those results in hand, they can refer you to an endocrinologist.

hiddenviper17 said:we all deal with stress.
but what’s actually hilarious is that my worst stretch is already behind me... so I was expecting some relief, not this.
Let's just say stress played a part, but it wasn't the smoking gun.
THEN WHAT IS?????

Hmm, it’s funny how our issues rarely show up while we're actually in the thick of a crisis; they usually wait until the body and mind finally start to unwind. So, if this is the first time you've dealt with this and it isn't becoming a pattern, just chalk it up to stress. Vent, scream into a pillow, get it out of your system. But, if it happens again, go see your doctor and ask for a full workup—everything from thyroid levels to AST, ALT, magnesium, and troponin—just to make sure nothing unexpected is going on under the hood.

You can technically take them every single day, but honestly, you’d be much better off getting some actual testing done to figure out why this diarrhea is happening in the first place. I haven't really come across anyone dealing with psychological diarrhea on a daily basis. It's a bit unusual... Plus, unknown could actually trigger constipation if you go a few days without a bowel movement, which then leads to bloating, stomach cramps, and that whole miserable struggle of trying to get things moving again later on.