Guest guest Posted October 30, 1998 Report Share Posted October 30, 1998 Hi and everyone: The thyroid, pituitary, and hypothalamus, all work together in a properly functioning thyroid. Do you think we should expand our research to encompass the whole instead of one part to determine why the hyper thyroid stops communicating with the hypothalamus and pituitary? My endo has an excellent rep, and he says no one knows why stimulating antibodies take over for the tsh. In 1994 I was diagnosed with a rare form of Graves where stimulating and blocking antibodies kept my thyroid levels absolutely normal; tsh was practically non-existant. , I know you don't like the term " antibodies " so we can call them " busybodies " ; all I know is that tsh was no where to be found and my thyroid was producing at normal levels. Since then, the blocking " busybodies " have taken leave of the situation and I'm left with the same form of hyper-t as everyone else. I use PTU to keep the stimulating " busybodies " under control. Has anyone in our group replicated your success in conquering hyper-t? What do you think about expanding our research to include the effect of vitamins, minerals, (and anything else we think of) on the feedback system for the thyroid? I'll understand if you want to sit this one out; it's almost staggering to contemplate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 1998 Report Share Posted October 30, 1998 Interesting. I too can see that it's sort of a balancing act. I think I probably threw things out of whack trying to get over arthritis think the start of my hyperthyroidism was excess amounts of DHEA that I was taking for my arthritis. I suspect that liver problems may also stimulate thyriod disorders. And menopause doesn't help. I'm trying orient myself to this natural treatment and get started on it. I guess you are too. Good luck, Ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 1998 Report Share Posted October 30, 1998 whoops! Correction to the 3rd paragraph of my email dated 29th. Last sentence should have said: " I use PTU to keep the thyroid under control. " ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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