Re: Antibodies attacking brain cells

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In a message dated 11/21/2004 4:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,

marin@... writes:

> If the antibodies are working on the thyroid

> gland, why WOULDN'T they be at work in the brain, as there is thyroid

> hormone in there to attack, as well as in ALL places in the body?

I think this may just be semantics here. Yes, the antibodies can affect the

thyroid hormone in body...which may result in less thyroid hormone in the

brain - which of course causes mental symptoms. But I don't think thyroid

antibodies attack the brain matter making it fibrous and unworkable like they

attack

the thyroid gland. Cause if they do, we're in bigger trouble than we thought.

Cindi

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In a message dated 11/21/2004 4:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,

marin@... writes:

> .....I see no difference at all. What do all of you think?

>

I think the difference is in the individual type of antibodies - thyroid

antibodies are different from antibodies that might attack the adrenal glands.

But i imagine that antibodies might like to travel in gangs.

Cindi

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ly, I think that MOST of us on these sites have/are experiencing

symptoms of this, even though not all the symptoms, but many of them, to

some degree. Why wouldn't we? If the antibodies are working on the thyroid

gland, why WOULDN'T they be at work in the brain, as there is thyroid

hormone in there to attack, as well as in ALL places in the body? Since

these antibodies travel through the blood stream going everywhere, what

would make anyone think that ONLY the thyroid is being attacked. This is

why I honestly think that ALL autoimmune diseases should be called by one

name, though the antibodies attack different people in different places in

their bodies, leaving some areas alone, possibly. THIS is the mystery to

me, as to why they're not attacking ALL people who have the antibodies in

every single locale in their bodies. You know that the only difference to

me, when it comes to Multiple Sclerosis, is the area in which the body is

being attacked, in that case it is right down to the white and gray matter

of the nervous system, so happens, yet I have never heard anyone say what

the name of those particular antibodies are, or have they given them a name?

To me, it's all the same thing, just different places and different degrees

of attack. Hashimot's Encephalopathy sounds like exactly the same thing as

Multiple Sclerosis, i.e., attacking the nervous system, gray matter,

etc.....I see no difference at all. What do all of you think?

Antibodies attacking brain cells

>

> Perhaps the following is where the idea has come from! BTW, the eminent

> endocrinologist I spoke prescribes Armour Thyroid as his first option. He

> is a great believer in this

>

> Luv - Sheila

>

> http://vitamvas.tripod.com/resources.html

>

> Hashimoto's Encephalopathy

>

> " Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a subacute condition associated with

> autoimmune thyroiditis. Its presentation varies from focal neurologic

> deficits to global confusion. Unlike encephalopathy associated with

> hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's encephalopathy responds to steroid therapy and

> not thyroxine replacement. "

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Yeh, that's what I'm thinking, they travel in gangs, LOL, you're so funny!!!

Re: Antibodies attacking brain cells

>

> In a message dated 11/21/2004 4:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> marin@... writes:

>

> > .....I see no difference at all. What do all of you think?

> >

>

> I think the difference is in the individual type of antibodies - thyroid

> antibodies are different from antibodies that might attack the adrenal

glands.

> But i imagine that antibodies might like to travel in gangs.

> Cindi

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In a message dated 11/21/2004 7:24:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,

squirrel.studio@... writes:

> Perhaps the following is where the idea has come from! BTW, the eminent

> endocrinologist I spoke prescribes Armour Thyroid as his first option. He

> is a great believer in this

>

that was pretty interesting...and yes, i bet that's where it came from. but

it's really interesting that that endo uses armour for this since the article

says it doesn't respond to T4....but ah, that T3 is probably what helps the

brain. btw, i had a few of those symptoms.

cindi