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kickysnana

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2. Has she had a thorough thyroid screening?

Reply to momto3 (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:57 PM

Sep 2012

Although it is common for weight gain with some of these meds has she had a thorough thyroid screening? Malfunctioning thyroid can cause psychiatric symptoms and weight gain. You might need to find an endocrinologist with experience in children with MI diagnosis since it doesn't seem that specialists are willing to look outside their own familiar back yard or consider current meds before for diagnosis or lack of it.

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Weight gain help. [View all] momto3 Sep 2012 OP

I wish I had answers Denninmi Sep 2012 #1

Maybe. I am hoping the exercise will help. momto3 Sep 2012 #5

Has she had a thorough thyroid screening? kickysnana Sep 2012 #2

We took her in for a blood draw yesterday. momto3 Sep 2012 #4

i second a thyroid screen if it hasn't been done fizzgig Sep 2012 #3

We had blood drawn yesterday for this. momto3 Sep 2012 #6

sounds like things are going relatively well fizzgig Sep 2012 #7