Re: Re: Thyroid Hormone Resistance or Conversion problems?

[Guest guest]

OK, now I am confused. I heard that my fibermyaligia was just under treated

thyroid. Are you saying it IS a separate disease or condition?

Re: Thyroid Hormone Resistance or Conversion

problems?

OK. Here's a stab. Thyroid hormone resistance is the person who has

what appears to be a great T3 level, but still has hypo symptoms,

and thus, they are required to have VERY high levels of T3 to get

the same effect of you and I with " normal " high levels. Folks with

Fibromyalgia appear to fall in this catagory, say the Lowes.

On the other hand, conversion problems result in a high level of T4,

and lower level of T3, because they are not easily converting.Or,

they are converting much of the T4, to reverse T3.

Now to back that up with research and internet links.........I'll

come back with some and we'll see how close my stabs are with

reality.

Janie

> Ahh,... this is a subject I have been trying to figure out. How

do you tell

> the difference between Thyroid Hormone Resistance and a T4 to T3

conversion

> problem?

>

> Thanks, as always, for the great information!

>

> Peace, Love and Harmony,

> Bev

[Guest guest]

Well, due to may adrenal issues, I am not taking large doses but increasing

slowly. I ache and was just talking about this issue with someone else, So, do

we have an answer from the masses on this?

Jamy

Patient Advocate/Board Member American Thyroid Patients

Website:http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/California_Thyroid_Groups/

Re: Thyroid Hormone Resistance or Conversion

problems?

> OK, now I am confused. I heard that my fibermyaligia was just under

treated thyroid. Are you saying it IS a separate disease or condition?

>

>Good question, I am a fibro sufferer too (in fact I have one of the

big five fibro diseases, Interstitial Cystitis diagnosed by

hydrodistention/cystoscopy/biopsy) and I just kind of took

fibromyalgia to be a fancy word meaning " take extra large doses of

natural thyroid if you wanna get better... "

Gentle

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[Guest guest]

Thanks. I will pass this on to someone else that asked

Re: Thyroid Hormone Resistance or Conversion

problems?

> OK, now I am confused. I heard that my fibermyaligia was just under

treated thyroid. Are you saying it IS a separate disease or condition?

I can be undertreated thryoid...some doctors have seen it totally

disappear with enough Armour....but some fibro is due to other

causes...some adrenals, some chronic fatigue from viral or bacterial

causes (this was my case)....lots of thigs that fibroyalgia is

involved in.

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[Guest guest]

THank you Janie!

Patti

Re: Thyroid Hormone Resistance or Conversion

problems?

OK. Here's a stab. Thyroid hormone resistance is the person who has

what appears to be a great T3 level, but still has hypo symptoms,

and thus, they are required to have VERY high levels of T3 to get

the same effect of you and I with " normal " high levels. Folks with

Fibromyalgia appear to fall in this catagory, say the Lowes.

On the other hand, conversion problems result in a high level of T4,

and lower level of T3, because they are not easily converting.Or,

they are converting much of the T4, to reverse T3.

Now to back that up with research and internet links.........I'll

come back with some and we'll see how close my stabs are with

reality.

Janie

> Ahh,... this is a subject I have been trying to figure out. How

do you tell

> the difference between Thyroid Hormone Resistance and a T4 to T3

conversion

> problem?

>

> Thanks, as always, for the great information!

>

> Peace, Love and Harmony,

> Bev