Re: Thyroid hormone

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Recently I had some bloodwork run because I have been having an excessive

ammount of hair loss. It turns out that my TSH is low

(slightly) which indicates that I have mild hyperthyroidism. My doctor says

that it is so mild though that he does not feel it should be treated. Anyone

else have or know anything about this condition? Is it common to PWC's? I

know it all ties in with pituitary and hypothalamus function somehow. a

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Steve,

The guy at the health food store sounds like the cardiologist I saw while

hospitalized this summer. He was getting my history and I told him how sick I

had been. He asked what I thought I " had " and I said CFIDS. He began to laugh

and walk out. As he left he said " it is a shame that such a young and

obviously intellegent girl could be so misguided as to belive in CFS! "

Anyway, when I got my hospital records I read his notes. It seems he felt I

suffer from depression and panic disorder along with psychosomatic illness.

Great, huh? Meanwhile my temp. spiked daily at 101.2 and my BP dropped to

55/palp. with a pulse of 150 just to stand up..... No wonder I never saw a

nurse for all the days I was there. They didn't know what to make of me and

the Dr.s had written me off as aloony... Oh well... As far as the temp thing

w/ the thyroid problems... I think that will be useless for me as your temp

is low w/ hypo but I seem to be hyper- thyroid. Thanks for the info. a

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In a message dated 10/26/00 12:08:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

StarDantzer@... writes:

<< Recently I had some bloodwork run because I have been having an excessive

ammount of hair loss. It turns out that my TSH is low

(slightly) which indicates that I have mild hyperthyroidism. My doctor says

that it is so mild though that he does not feel it should be treated. Anyone

else have or know anything about this condition? Is it common to PWC's? I

know it all ties in with pituitary and hypothalamus function somehow.

a

>>

Yes, I have/had the same thing. It usually means that your adrenals are low.

Start taking low dose licorice once every other day and your thyroid will

even out shortly. If you have adrenal deficiency it tends to make your

thyroid go into a hyperthryoid state. You can also start taking pituitary

extract from thorne, this helped me as well. Also start taking lots of

magnesium, this is a great help to hyperthryoidism.

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,

Where did you get all of this info? I would love to read about it.

a

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My impression is that most doctors don't understand thyroid problems,

and that the TSH is a fairly worthless test. My TSH was fine, but my

doctor is having me take my basal temperature (first thing is the

morning before moving around at all) and we're going to go from there.

This morning it was 96.1 I recommend searching the archives, that's

what I'm going to do. Here's a URL that might be helpful, although the

guy is a specialist in this area and is therefore convinced that CFS and

FM are just thyroid problems, which is ridiculous, just like all the

other specialists who help a few patients and decide they have THE

answer. My wife was in the supplements section of a store yesterday and

the clerk told her that CFS is a myth and is just due to lack of adrenal

support. Great! I guess we can disband this list and get on with our

lives. Well, maybe it'll be of use to you.

E.

http://thyroid.about.com/health/thyroid/library/weekly/aa072500a.htm

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In a message dated 10/26/2000 4:55:06 PM Central Daylight Time,

lbinujrsy@... writes:

>

> Yes, I have/had the same thing. It usually means that your adrenals are

low.

>

> Start taking low dose licorice once every other day and your thyroid will

> even out shortly. If you have adrenal deficiency it tends to make your

> thyroid go into a hyperthryoid state. You can also start taking pituitary

> extract from thorne, this helped me as well. Also start taking lots of

> magnesium, this is a great help to hyperthryoidism.

>

Or you can take 1200mg myoinositol daily. That will also lessen the thyroid

resistence you are experiencing.

Ruth

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on 11/3/04 3:12 AM, Sharon wrote:

> Hi Kim, here in Canada, Eltroxin is a brand name for Levothyroxine, a

> synthetic thyroid hormone to treat hypothyroidism. (Sold under the

> brand name Synthroid in the US).

Synthroid is also sold here in Canada. Eltroxin is a trademark of the

GlaxoWellcome Group of Companies. Synthroid is made by Abbott Laboratories.

> I've heard of the natural Armour Thyroid, but I don't believe we can get it

> here in Canada.

True, Armour is not available here in Canada, but a product called " Thyroid "

by Parke is available. It is a natural T4/T3 hormone combination

available by prescription.

-- Joan McPhee, MH, WT

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Thanks Joan, I will jot this down and see if I can get it on my next

prescription.

Sharon

>

> > Hi Kim, here in Canada, Eltroxin is a brand name for

Levothyroxine, a

> > synthetic thyroid hormone to treat hypothyroidism. (Sold under the

> > brand name Synthroid in the US).

>

> Synthroid is also sold here in Canada. Eltroxin is a trademark of

the

> GlaxoWellcome Group of Companies. Synthroid is made by Abbott

Laboratories.

>

> > I've heard of the natural Armour Thyroid, but I don't believe we

can get it

> > here in Canada.

>

> True, Armour is not available here in Canada, but a product

called " Thyroid "

> by Parke is available. It is a natural T4/T3 hormone

combination

> available by prescription.

>

>

> -- Joan McPhee, MH, WT

> mailto:mcpheej@s... --