Re: Synthroid rant

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In a message dated 10/24/2004 11:57:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,

jreid69@... writes:

> How do we get our hands on the initial research for T4 replacement

> therapy.

> Where are the results showing that synthetic T4 replacement therapy is

> superior or at the very least parallel to porcine replacement therapy?

i don't think there was any research.

cindi

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In a message dated 10/24/2004 11:57:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,

jreid69@... writes:

> When we began adding

> chemicals to food, water, and our bodies for our benefit. I think we put a

> rush on things that should not have been rushed. I feel like our country is

> beginning to back pedal a bit. I'm beginning to look at food like it is

> poisoned at times.

you are singing my song here...

cindi

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Anne, you're telling my story. And I WORK in the medical profession, oh,

uh, peon status of course. Well, how COULD I know anything about thyroid

disease, since I don't have a Phd? Hehe.

Re: Synthroid rant

>

>

> I just recently began delving deeply into my research of hashimoto's

> and hypothyroidism. What an eye-opener! I only started because of

> my recent miscarriage at 10 weeks of pregnancy. Week 8 - when

> thyroxine levels spike in pregnancy - well, in women with normal

> thyroid glands - my OB finally tested me for the first time during

> my pregnancy. A week later the OB noted my chart that I should

> contact my PCP to see if my levels should be adjusted because my TSH

> was 11. I only noticed this note in my chart, though, when I

> requested my records after the m/c. Why? because the OB never

> called me with my results. Instead, after I began miscarrying,

> another OB saw me and said it had nothing to do with my

> hypothyroidism because my free T4 was witin range (1.4) so I

> was " being replaced " as he put it. He blamed it on low

> progesterone. Argh!!! I don't really think the doctor was so stupid

> that he didn't know the correlation between thyroid and

> progesterone - I think he was just covering for his colleague's

> negligence and yes, that really makes me MAD! but ***sigh*** there

> is nothing I can do about it. I've already contacted an attorney -

> there is no proof that the OB practice was negligent. Apparently,

> poor treatment of patients with thyroid disease is the norm. What

> really burned my hide was the last thing he said when I walked out

> of his office. " oh, and you should continue to take your prenatal

> vitamins if you are going to try to get pregnant again. Because not

> taking them can cause miscarriage. " ARGH!! What is wrong with him!?

> He thinks not taking prenatals can cause miscarriage but completely

> ignores the risk of being hypothyroid while pregnant???! Someone

> should take away his license, IMO.

>

> And, I should know this, as I've had hashis since I was 12. I

> gained about 60 pounds the year I took birth control pills when I

> was in my early 20's. And I listened to the OB/GYN who, when I

> refused to go back on bc pills after the birth of my son because

> they cause me to gain weight said, indignently, " bc pills do NOT

> cause weight gain - it's been proved " uh huh . Well, now, after

> all my research I find that patients taking thyroid replacement

> should have their dose increased when taking estrogen supplements

> like the bc pill. Hmmm...wish I'd known that years ago. wish my

> GYN knew that too. Why are OB/GYNs so ignorant about thyroid

> disease!?!!? My gp knows so much more about my condition.

>

> Anyway, sorry about my rant but hearing all these stories from

> people on this group - and all the research I've done lately - is

> just opening my eyes so much. I've been on synthroid since I was

> 12 - I'm 35 now. I had NO idea that there was another option for

> thyroid replacement out there. I didn't know about T4 and T3. I

> was doing " fine " on T4 replacement only, but know that I hear about

> how great Armour thyroid is I'm wondering. I've never known

> anything different since I was 12. And I've been undertreated - I'm

> sure - a lot of that time. There have been too many times I've gone

> to the doc and he's said " your results were in range " and " your dose

> doesn't need to be changed " and I've been disappointed because I've

> still had symptoms. I've never bothered to check the numbers or

> question the doc. I just assumed I was supposed to feel that way, or

> I was supposed to excercise more or eat only rabbit food.

> But, I've never known any different. I've thought about increasing

> my dosage myself when the doctor refused to but have never done it

> because I assumed the doctor knew what he was doing. After my

> recent run in with that horrible OB, my faith in the medical

> establishment has been damaged beyond repair.

> Thanks for reading my rant.

>

> -Anne

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And we hear from ANOTHER person on Synthroid who is " fine " ... I really think

it is time the medical profession woke up about this treatment and disease.

Why is it that we are mentally abused by our physicians and then when we

complain about it, we are mental cases? I just see red when I hear of

someone else that has had life complications due to Synthroid mismanagement.

THAT drug should be illegal! It is no more than a placebo for so many people

and only slightly better for others, yet it replaced a perfectly fine drug.

I don't understand politics and greed in the medical industry, nor do I want

to.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypokitties/

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