thyroid?

May 17, 2004

Yes, in our case both mercury and arsenic seem to be problems for the

thyroid.

Michele

> Has anyone looked into the connection of hypothyroid and heavy

metals?

>

> I am wondering since in beginning in November when I started with

my own

> amalgam removal (proper protocol), my thyroid has seemed to crash.

> Do Mercury and/or other metals attach to the thyroid?

>

> My son also seems to be hypothyroid. I am going to have it checked.

He is

> someone who was never vaccinated, and has no amalgams, but is full

of metals

> anyway. I know that fluoride messes up the thyroid, but he hasn't

even had

> that.

>

> Just brainstorming, and looking for information.

>

> Thanks,

> nne

>

May 17, 2004

nne,

In Andy's book, page 32 figure 4, it shows the different areas that mercury

can impact. Clearly, it shows that the thyroid can be impacted both by

lowering the TSH output from the pituitary as well as TSH input into the

thyroid. So, a double whammy...

At 10:57 PM 17/05/2004, you wrote:

>Has anyone looked into the connection of hypothyroid and heavy metals?

>

>I am wondering since in beginning in November when I started with my own

>amalgam removal (proper protocol), my thyroid has seemed to crash.

>Do Mercury and/or other metals attach to the thyroid?

>

>My son also seems to be hypothyroid. I am going to have it checked. He is

>someone who was never vaccinated, and has no amalgams, but is full of metals

>anyway. I know that fluoride messes up the thyroid, but he hasn't even had

>that.

>

>Just brainstorming, and looking for information.

>

>Thanks,

>nne

>

May 17, 2004

In a message dated 5/17/2004 9:02:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,

marianne@... writes:

> I am wondering since in beginning in November when I started with my own

> amalgam removal (proper protocol), my thyroid has seemed to crash.

>

This happened to me too. I just started Levoxyl today. n's numbers were

fine though.

Nell

December 15, 2007

In a message dated 12/15/2007 8:15:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sunbriar@... writes:

Im wondering if theres a connection to RA and also any connection or

concerns with the minocin?

Both are so called auto immune diseases, as is diabetes, lupus, and on an

on. Go to an endocrinologist and get the blood test. They often have in house

labs or ise a lab in Virginia, which is expensive but very thorough and

accurate. Hair loss, weight gain, deteriorating finger nails, dry skin, and

extreme fatigue all the time, not just sometimes like RA. It's a nightmare. I

suffered 15 years before a doctor realized what the problem was. I had no

idea, never heard of the problem and of course it was before the internet.

ALso

check out Shomon's website (google her I don't remember the URL),

she's become an expert and patient advocate for thyroid patients. BTW, the

numbers for a TSH have been dramatically lowered. At one time the upper limit

ws

12, now it's only 3. Not all labs adhere to this though.

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Is there any connection between thyroid and RA? Im just wondering. Ive thought

I had thyroid problems for YEARS but the Drs dont agree. Ive had 2 tests where

it was high and others where it was Ok so they wont do anything about it. I just

got another " high " test so now Im getting more tests (been there done that) then

those tests will be Ok and they wont do anything about it (my hairs " shedding "

and I have no fingernails... anyway. Im wondering if theres a connection to RA

and also any connection or concerns with the minocin? Kathy

December 15, 2007

At 04:52 AM 12/15/2007, Kathy wrote:

Is there any connection between thyroid and RA? I'm just wondering.

I've thought I had thyroid problems for YEARS but the Drs don't

agree. I've had 2 tests where it was high and others where it was Ok

so they wont do anything about it. I just got another " high " test so

now I'm getting more tests (been there done that) then those tests

will be Ok and they wont do anything about it (my hairs " shedding "

and I have no fingernails... anyway. I'm wondering if theres a

connection to RA and also any connection or concerns with the minocin? Kathy

Kathy and Group,

If you think that Minocin is totally benign, please read on.

The fact sheet that accompanies bottles of Minocin shipped by Lederle

Pharmaceutical Division includes a fact sheet with these warnings:

" CARCINOGENESIS, MUTAGENESIS

Dietary administration of minocycline in long term tumorigenicity studies

in rats resulted in evidence of thyroid tumor production. Minocycline has

also been found to produce thyroid hyperplasia [enlargement] in rats and

dogs. In addition, there has been evidence of oncogenic activity in rats in

studies with a related antibiotic, oxytetracycline (ie., adrenal and

pituitary tumors). Likewise, although mutagenicity studies of minocycline

have not been conducted, positive results in in vitro mammalian cell assays

(ie, mouse lymphoma and Chinese hamster lung cells) have been reported for

related antibiotics (tetracycline hydrochloride and oxytetracycline).

ANIMAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY

MINOCIN minocycline HCl has been observed to cause a dark discoloration of

the thyroid in experimental animals (rats, minipigs, dogs, and monkeys). In

the rat, chronic treatment with minocycline hydrochloride has resulted in

goiter accompanied by elevated radioactive iodine uptake and evidence of

thyroid tumor production. Minocycline hydrochloride has also been found to

produce thyroid hyperplasia in rats and dogs. "

It turns out that 20% of single thyroid nodules and 10% of multiple thyroid

modules are malignant. 70% of thyroid cancers are capillary carcinomas, one

of the more treatable forms of cancer.

MY STORY

I was diagnosed with RA in 1999 at age 58. In 2000, I became aware of the

AP, joined this group, and started treatment with 100 mg of Minocin per

day. I gradually got better until June 2004, when I was down to 100 mg of

Minocin every other day and my formerly acute RA pain was mostly a memory.

In June 2004, I started to get worse again. But that's another email.

In 2001, as part of my routine annual physical, my GP felt a node on my

thyroid (lower front of the neck). He recommended an ultrasound, which

showed a single 1 cm diameter nodule. I was sent to an endocrinologist, who

stated that we should simply watch the nodule with annual ultrasounds,

since the 1 cm size is too small for a biopsy (wrong!). The later annual

ultrasounds kept showing the same 1 cm nodule. I changed HMO's. In early

May 2005, my new endocrinologist recommended an ultrasonically-guided

needle biopsy of the nodule.

In May 2005, I was shocked to that the nodule was a capillary carcinoma. The

nodule and thyroid were surgically removed that same month. The removed

thyroid was also found to have a carcinoma spot. In June 2005, I underwent

radioactive iodine treatment to hopefully kill off any stray cancerous

thyroid cells elsewhere in my body.

The Minocin may or may not have been the cause of the cancer, but it

may have been a contributing factor.

LESSONS LEARNED

If you are on the AP, have your thyroid checked annually with an ultrasound

if you can, just as women above a certain age are to get an annual mammogram.

If a nodule is detected, have it biopsied immediately. Better yet, have it

surgically removed. Do not have them watch it for 4 years as in my case.

A lady in our church was just detected with a thyroid nodule. Her doctors

had the nodule removed with no biopsy, but the nodule was then found by the

pathology lab to be cancerous. She too will now have her thyroid removed

and undergo radioactive iodine treatment.

NEXT STEPS

I am having seconds thoughts about the AP. What organs other than the

thyroid are at risk?

Sincerely, Harald

December 15, 2007

Hi Kathy,

I've never had 10 fingernails at one time. They peeled and break easily. I

started taking 2500 mgms of biotin a day and in about 6 weeks I have nails

you would love. My hair has become longer and thicker also. I never took

that much biotin usually only what was in a vitamin. My daughter has done it

finally and now reports longer hair and nails getting thicker. You can take

up to 5000 mgms a day.

Cooky

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