Suggest Treatment For Hot Flashes And Fatigue

Posted on Sat, 24 Sep 2016

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Question : hot flashes ,fatigue,for one year duration after having back surgery and becoming toxic with a pick line for antibiotics for 7 months I am 68 years old had a total hysterectomy at 28 years of age due to cysts and a benign tumor.can you help I also take synthroid

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Check the TSH level.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I read your concerns carefully and first of all, would recommend to check the TSH level since you are on synthroid and an over dosage can cause all these symptoms.

If you have had a complication after the surgery and being treated with antibiotics for a long period than you should check the temperature and a full blood count + C-Reactive protein is needed.

It will be a pleasure to help you further. Do let me know if there's any further queries.
Kind Regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee