Re: Acetyl-L-Carnitine & Hypothyroidism?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sounds like you have no confidence in your doc so maybe you should

ask around and see if there is someone that you will feel more

comfortable with. Sometimes you just need to get plain mad at them

(I did) and suddenly I was being listened to. We can be our own

worst enemy by letting them assume that we are stupid, ignorant and

have no ability to understand a single thing that they are saying.

Make notes of how you feel and insist that he/she hear you and get

you the appropriate tests. If one wont do that then, go to another

until someone listens, I know that I was about to do that but he got

the message that I wasn't accepting the same old, same old any

more. It is your life and you deserve a good one the same as they

have. One thing I did notice was that when I said that I was in a

support group it made a difference because they know that we are

being proactive about our condition. Good luck and we are all here

for you.

Dawn

> > B12 shortage, in our cases, is usually connected with the low

> metabolism of

> > hypothyroidism, though it can be caused by antibodies of Celiac

and such

> > attacking the receptor sites in the gut for this nutrient

(another

> > autoimmune disease), Pernicious Anemia, which is a permanent

> condition. I'm

> > not sure which came first with me, as far as the Folic Acid

shortage, as

> > that nutrient can be short as long as 20 yrs before it appears

as a

> deficit

> > in the red blood counts. It can even cause the thyroid to go

> haywire, but I

> > don't guess I'll ever know which one came first, just that it's

now

> > corrected. It can be a combo of all.

> >

> >

> >

> > Re: Acetyl-L-Carnitine &

> > Hypothyroidism?

> >

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi ,

> > > Personally not heard of that but you did not say what you are

taking

> > > and how often, or when you last had a blood test. When I

insisted

> > > on another blood test they found that I was anemic and the B12

was

> > > bad, so they started B12 shots immediately and I started back

on B

> > > complex. I find that the severe brain fog is now somewhat

better

> > > not cured but now I don't forget what I am saying or doing

right in

> > > the middle quite as many times as I used to. When I

researched the

> > > effects of low B12 I found that they were very close to hypo

like

> > > brain fog and exhaustion etc: so that makes it a double wammy.

Let

> > > us know what you are taking and so on. Good luck on the tests.

> > > Dawn

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sounds like you have no confidence in your doc so maybe you should

ask around and see if there is someone that you will feel more

comfortable with. Sometimes you just need to get plain mad at them

(I did) and suddenly I was being listened to. We can be our own

worst enemy by letting them assume that we are stupid, ignorant and

have no ability to understand a single thing that they are saying.

Make notes of how you feel and insist that he/she hear you and get

you the appropriate tests. If one wont do that then, go to another

until someone listens, I know that I was about to do that but he got

the message that I wasn't accepting the same old, same old any

more. It is your life and you deserve a good one the same as they

have. One thing I did notice was that when I said that I was in a

support group it made a difference because they know that we are

being proactive about our condition. Good luck and we are all here

for you.

Dawn

> > B12 shortage, in our cases, is usually connected with the low

> metabolism of

> > hypothyroidism, though it can be caused by antibodies of Celiac

and such

> > attacking the receptor sites in the gut for this nutrient

(another

> > autoimmune disease), Pernicious Anemia, which is a permanent

> condition. I'm

> > not sure which came first with me, as far as the Folic Acid

shortage, as

> > that nutrient can be short as long as 20 yrs before it appears

as a

> deficit

> > in the red blood counts. It can even cause the thyroid to go

> haywire, but I

> > don't guess I'll ever know which one came first, just that it's

now

> > corrected. It can be a combo of all.

> >

> >

> >

> > Re: Acetyl-L-Carnitine &

> > Hypothyroidism?

> >

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi ,

> > > Personally not heard of that but you did not say what you are

taking

> > > and how often, or when you last had a blood test. When I

insisted

> > > on another blood test they found that I was anemic and the B12

was

> > > bad, so they started B12 shots immediately and I started back

on B

> > > complex. I find that the severe brain fog is now somewhat

better

> > > not cured but now I don't forget what I am saying or doing

right in

> > > the middle quite as many times as I used to. When I

researched the

> > > effects of low B12 I found that they were very close to hypo

like

> > > brain fog and exhaustion etc: so that makes it a double wammy.

Let

> > > us know what you are taking and so on. Good luck on the tests.

> > > Dawn

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Thanks. I need to find somebody else. This doctor just isn't cutting

it. I would love to go back to my old doctor, but I could never get

into appointments once they moved. She's a great doctor, though. She

always knew what was wrong with me. This doctor knows nothing. Even

in January when I had the flu, I was " forced " to go to the doctor. It

was during the New Year holiday and I went later than I should have.

He thought I had a cold. Not when you feel like you would rather die

than suffer.

I might be luckier just pulling a name out of a hat. Maybe I'll

do that. I know telling him I don't believe him won't work. He just

doesn't have enough experience.

I'm going to get some B12 and try that. In addition I think I have a

sinus infection again. I just got over one in August and was on the

4,000 mg/day antibiotics. Those weren't fun. I'd rather not go there.

> > > B12 shortage, in our cases, is usually connected with the low

> > metabolism of

> > > hypothyroidism, though it can be caused by antibodies of Celiac

> and such

> > > attacking the receptor sites in the gut for this nutrient

> (another

> > > autoimmune disease), Pernicious Anemia, which is a permanent

> > condition. I'm

> > > not sure which came first with me, as far as the Folic Acid

> shortage, as

> > > that nutrient can be short as long as 20 yrs before it appears

> as a

> > deficit

> > > in the red blood counts. It can even cause the thyroid to go

> > haywire, but I

> > > don't guess I'll ever know which one came first, just that it's

> now

> > > corrected. It can be a combo of all.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Re: Acetyl-L-Carnitine &

> > > Hypothyroidism?

> > >

> > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Hi ,

> > > > Personally not heard of that but you did not say what you are

> taking

> > > > and how often, or when you last had a blood test. When I

> insisted

> > > > on another blood test they found that I was anemic and the B12

> was

> > > > bad, so they started B12 shots immediately and I started back

> on B

> > > > complex. I find that the severe brain fog is now somewhat

> better

> > > > not cured but now I don't forget what I am saying or doing

> right in

> > > > the middle quite as many times as I used to. When I

> researched the

> > > > effects of low B12 I found that they were very close to hypo

> like

> > > > brain fog and exhaustion etc: so that makes it a double wammy.

> Let

> > > > us know what you are taking and so on. Good luck on the tests.

> > > > Dawn

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

If you're going to take the B12 take it along with all the other B's

as they work better that way. I take a B complex which includes 12

as well as all the others and some others including folic acid.

Would you be able to contact your old doc and ask for a referral to

someone else? Or even friends and family may know someone that you

would have some confidence in. Use your network, the phamacist,

local hospital even on the internet I found doc's in my area and

they also gave their background. Everyone that you meet is

potentially a huge resource of information, all you have to do is

ask. Good luck, you can do it!!!

Dawn

> > > > B12 shortage, in our cases, is usually connected with the low

> > > metabolism of

> > > > hypothyroidism, though it can be caused by antibodies of

Celiac

> > and such

> > > > attacking the receptor sites in the gut for this nutrient

> > (another

> > > > autoimmune disease), Pernicious Anemia, which is a permanent

> > > condition. I'm

> > > > not sure which came first with me, as far as the Folic Acid

> > shortage, as

> > > > that nutrient can be short as long as 20 yrs before it

appears

> > as a

> > > deficit

> > > > in the red blood counts. It can even cause the thyroid to go

> > > haywire, but I

> > > > don't guess I'll ever know which one came first, just that

it's

> > now

> > > > corrected. It can be a combo of all.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Re: Acetyl-L-Carnitine &

> > > > Hypothyroidism?

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi ,

> > > > > Personally not heard of that but you did not say what you

are

> > taking

> > > > > and how often, or when you last had a blood test. When I

> > insisted

> > > > > on another blood test they found that I was anemic and the

B12

> > was

> > > > > bad, so they started B12 shots immediately and I started

back

> > on B

> > > > > complex. I find that the severe brain fog is now somewhat

> > better

> > > > > not cured but now I don't forget what I am saying or doing

> > right in

> > > > > the middle quite as many times as I used to. When I

> > researched the

> > > > > effects of low B12 I found that they were very close to

hypo

> > like

> > > > > brain fog and exhaustion etc: so that makes it a double

wammy.

> > Let

> > > > > us know what you are taking and so on. Good luck on the

tests.

> > > > > Dawn