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• Posted to Bad Side Effects on 26 Oct 2007

  Robin, I have just learned of this website and have been reading all the posts from many patients. Yours is of particular interest to me because I have hypothyroidism, specifically Hashimoto's. I go to the Atlanta branch and seem to have had the same basic experience in terms of pushy sell job and no site of a doctor (hurry up, sign this, we can inject you now); however, I have been one of their big success stories in terms of physical change. While I have lost no weight, my OWN-taken before and after pictures from just 2 treatments are beyond amazing. Having said that, I now have serious concerns as it relates to my hypothyroidism and am curious about what your endocrinologist said. I go to my endocrinologist every 6 months. When initially diagnosed, as you would expect, the initial medication dose of the synthetic is low just to get an idea of where to go from there. He started me at 50mcg and after 3 months, my TSH hadn't budged so he took me to 88mcg. After being on this dose for 3 months, I began PCDC injections. I had my 6-mo endocrine appointment and now I am dangerously HYPERthyroid. It NEVER occurred to me that this puzzling change (even to the dr) may have something to do with these injections. Note that I failed to even bring up these treatments to the doctor because it didn't occur to me that there could be a link. Based on any new info you may have learned from your doctor, might the PCDC be the root of this change? As a side note, I, too, am "laid up" for 2-3 days post injections like many of the patients who have posted. Last time, I had violent shakes for half an hour and my normally non-existent blood pressure shot to 140/118!) I am concerned that I should STOP before something bad really happens and would like a portion of my money back. Any insite you can provide would be appreciated!