Can one ever be healed of hypoT?

[Guest guest]

I know being hypoT is a long term if not life long disease. Do you know

if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic stress

event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

treatment of say a year or two?

And after finding your optimum dosage, are you ever able to reduce it

because your thyroid came back to normal?

Just wondering if I should be hopeful,

S.

[Guest guest]

Hi . Yes, I have read of transient or hypo-like temporary

thyroid problems.

But....in the vast majority of folks, hypothyroid is currently a

lifelong disease. It's not like a " sluggish " gland that can return

to normal with rest. So no...after finding your optimal dose, you do

not have your thyroid return to normal. Granted, you CAN do things

to improve your sick thyroid--taking Selenium to assist conversion

of T4 to T3, taking plenty of B-vitamins and other supplements,

using natural progesterone....etc.

But , I hope you can relook at this. Because your hope is in a

fantastic thyroid replacement called natural thyroid. It works and

it works beautifully. I have lived a long life on T4-only meds, and

my hope was shattered over and over that I would EVER get over the

severe problems I had. I thought I had to live with them for the

rest of my life. Awful. But then....I discovered Armour...and the

rest is history. It works.

Janie

> I know being hypoT is a long term if not life long disease. Do

you know

> if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic

stress

> event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

> treatment of say a year or two?

>

> And after finding your optimum dosage, are you ever able to reduce

it

> because your thyroid came back to normal?

>

> Just wondering if I should be hopeful,

> S.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi . Yes, I have read of transient or hypo-like temporary

thyroid problems.

But....in the vast majority of folks, hypothyroid is currently a

lifelong disease. It's not like a " sluggish " gland that can return

to normal with rest. So no...after finding your optimal dose, you do

not have your thyroid return to normal. Granted, you CAN do things

to improve your sick thyroid--taking Selenium to assist conversion

of T4 to T3, taking plenty of B-vitamins and other supplements,

using natural progesterone....etc.

But , I hope you can relook at this. Because your hope is in a

fantastic thyroid replacement called natural thyroid. It works and

it works beautifully. I have lived a long life on T4-only meds, and

my hope was shattered over and over that I would EVER get over the

severe problems I had. I thought I had to live with them for the

rest of my life. Awful. But then....I discovered Armour...and the

rest is history. It works.

Janie

> I know being hypoT is a long term if not life long disease. Do

you know

> if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic

stress

> event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

> treatment of say a year or two?

>

> And after finding your optimum dosage, are you ever able to reduce

it

> because your thyroid came back to normal?

>

> Just wondering if I should be hopeful,

> S.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, as Janie said, this is a 'from this point on' type illness. I have

wondered if I didn't have problems with hypoT for many years before diagnosis.

I didn't get diagnosed till Nov/Dec 2001, and then I'd switched to hyperT/Graves

disease. I didn't take RAI but the strangest thing happened after I weaned off

anti thyroid drugs. I went hypoT before weaning off due to overmedication, but

finally...... my last Endo tested my TPO antibodies. Technically I shouldn't

have had this problem, and I should have gone right back to where I was before

Graves/hyperT. In my case, once I talked to somebody about those Thyroid

Peroxidase antibodies which were very high in the 900+ area, I understand why

this happened.....my thyroid was going to eventually go completely kaput. I

just chose the slow route in my case.

If I'd just had Graves, and recovered from that, without the TPO antibodies, I

wouldn't have to be taking the Armour thyroid now, but it just didn't work out

that way. I'm just relieved that Armour is available because it's what keeps me

being able to do some of the things I'd had to give up doing when I got really

sick with all this mess. I don't really mind having to self medicate anymore,

although it did anger me at first, just like when I was overmedicated with too

many anti thyroid drugs, which made me live hypoT for about a year. I don't

think too much about it anymore, and I get a lot of good results with the

Armour, so I just take it and go on. I don't pay attention too much to TSH, and

mostly look at FT3 and FT4, which works the best for me. If I could find a

wonderful dr who tested correctly and dosed by symptoms, I'd be tempted to let

him keep up with all this for me, but that's just not meant to be at this point

in time. Not to mention, now that I know more about dosing by symptoms, I do

much better than seeing a dr anyway. Sad, but very true. I don't think that

many people do all that great on T4 supplements only, but that is just my

opionion. I tried going from Armour thyroid after 5-6 weeks on it, changing to

Levoxyl at the last dr's insistance and once again, I proved them wrong. I get

instant carpal tunnel on too low of a dose. I had that happen before I went

hyper, and again after I went hypoT on too many meds, so I know it's definately

my thyroid that does it. Now I have the 'secret weapon' to not have to live

that way. It'd be much worse if Armour wasn't available. It's the thing that's

allowed me to feel better than I have in years. :-)

SandyE~Houston

Can one ever be healed of hypoT?

I know being hypoT is a long term if not life long disease. Do you know

if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic stress

event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

treatment of say a year or two?

And after finding your optimum dosage, are you ever able to reduce it

because your thyroid came back to normal?

Just wondering if I should be hopeful,

S.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/26/2004 11:47:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,

wershep@... writes:

> Do you know

> if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic stress

> event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

> treatment of say a year or two?

>

I would say yes. There is significant research that indicates thyroid

function can be disrupted by stress. It has lso been associated with post

traumatic

stress disorder. And of course, euthyroid sick syndrome is thyroid disorder

associated with illness.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/26/2004 11:47:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,

wershep@... writes:

> Do you know

> if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic stress

> event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

> treatment of say a year or two?

>

I would say yes. There is significant research that indicates thyroid

function can be disrupted by stress. It has lso been associated with post

traumatic

stress disorder. And of course, euthyroid sick syndrome is thyroid disorder

associated with illness.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/26/2004 11:47:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,

wershep@... writes:

> Do you know

> if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic stress

> event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

> treatment of say a year or two?

>

I would say yes. There is significant research that indicates thyroid

function can be disrupted by stress. It has lso been associated with post

traumatic

stress disorder. And of course, euthyroid sick syndrome is thyroid disorder

associated with illness.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

Illnesses and pregnancy can cause thyroiditis which can get better

and go away. Malabsorbtion and anorexia (self or medically induced)

also can cause low thyroid which can improve. Yes, PTSD can also

cause low thyroid production which can reverse and Sarcoidosis can

cause a granuloma in the thyroid which can heal and if it doesn't

scar will allow the thyroid to return to proper production.

These are exceptions to " the rule " ...and in most cases it is a life

long disease.

I only mentioin it because my thyroid has improved oodles all on its

own. Its been back to normal and then slighly subclinical again. WHY,

don't know yet. But I had severe hypothyroidism that has about

corrected itself over time. Right now my TSH is slighly elavated

(just under 5) but my T's are OK. All on their very own.

> I know being hypoT is a long term if not life long disease. Do you

know

> if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic

stress

> event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

> treatment of say a year or two?

>

> And after finding your optimum dosage, are you ever able to reduce

it

> because your thyroid came back to normal?

>

> Just wondering if I should be hopeful,

> S.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Illnesses and pregnancy can cause thyroiditis which can get better

and go away. Malabsorbtion and anorexia (self or medically induced)

also can cause low thyroid which can improve. Yes, PTSD can also

cause low thyroid production which can reverse and Sarcoidosis can

cause a granuloma in the thyroid which can heal and if it doesn't

scar will allow the thyroid to return to proper production.

These are exceptions to " the rule " ...and in most cases it is a life

long disease.

I only mentioin it because my thyroid has improved oodles all on its

own. Its been back to normal and then slighly subclinical again. WHY,

don't know yet. But I had severe hypothyroidism that has about

corrected itself over time. Right now my TSH is slighly elavated

(just under 5) but my T's are OK. All on their very own.

> I know being hypoT is a long term if not life long disease. Do you

know

> if anyone can be temporary hypothyroid due to a post traumatic

stress

> event, illness, yeast infection, etc. to recover after a short term

> treatment of say a year or two?

>

> And after finding your optimum dosage, are you ever able to reduce

it

> because your thyroid came back to normal?

>

> Just wondering if I should be hopeful,

> S.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, there are situations where you can be healed. One is in

's Thyroid syndrome. This is a condition, where a severe

stress or illness causes the body to make too much reverse T3. This

reverse T3 is inactive and interferes with thyroid function. Some

people have had 's T3 treatment and recovered. You can read

about this on the 's Thyroid website. I would say the vast

majority of people who do the 's program cannot be cured just

based on my reading. I have doctors quote to me that 95% don't get

cured from their own experience. would say they didn't follow

the proper protocol. I have done this and was not cured. But, it is

based on the well known knowledge that major stresses on the body

and mind impair thyroid function.

Another condition that I know about in which thyroid disease can be

cured is Celiac disease. Celiac disease is a wheat allergy and those

who have it have a high incidence of thyroid disease. If celiac

disease is discovered and the patient stops exposing themselves to

wheat, there is a chance of a cure of the thyroid disease and the

literature shows cases of cures and drastic lowering of medications

after quitting wheat. I would put a rough guess that maybe 10% - 20%

can be cured.

In auto-immune thyroid disease about 11% can be cured just by going

on high enough thyroid replacement to supress the thryoid well for

about 6 to 8 years. By doing this, the patient gradually stops

producing antibodies against the thyroid. Werner and Ingbar have

written in their book " The Thyroid " that about 11% of all thyroid

patients would be cured after about 6-8 years if they stopped their

medications. They do not recommend it because 89% are not cured and

would suffer.

The last thing I know of that could bring about a cure is in cases

where a person had severe digestive system problems and leaky gut.

If the digestive system is cured, this can bring a cure of thyroid

disorders. In digestive illnesses, lots of thyroid hormone can be

lost from the body, overburdening the thryoid and at the same time

interfering with good nutrition hampering thyroid function further.

Tish

[Guest guest]

Yes, there are situations where you can be healed. One is in

's Thyroid syndrome. This is a condition, where a severe

stress or illness causes the body to make too much reverse T3. This

reverse T3 is inactive and interferes with thyroid function. Some

people have had 's T3 treatment and recovered. You can read

about this on the 's Thyroid website. I would say the vast

majority of people who do the 's program cannot be cured just

based on my reading. I have doctors quote to me that 95% don't get

cured from their own experience. would say they didn't follow

the proper protocol. I have done this and was not cured. But, it is

based on the well known knowledge that major stresses on the body

and mind impair thyroid function.

Another condition that I know about in which thyroid disease can be

cured is Celiac disease. Celiac disease is a wheat allergy and those

who have it have a high incidence of thyroid disease. If celiac

disease is discovered and the patient stops exposing themselves to

wheat, there is a chance of a cure of the thyroid disease and the

literature shows cases of cures and drastic lowering of medications

after quitting wheat. I would put a rough guess that maybe 10% - 20%

can be cured.

In auto-immune thyroid disease about 11% can be cured just by going

on high enough thyroid replacement to supress the thryoid well for

about 6 to 8 years. By doing this, the patient gradually stops

producing antibodies against the thyroid. Werner and Ingbar have

written in their book " The Thyroid " that about 11% of all thyroid

patients would be cured after about 6-8 years if they stopped their

medications. They do not recommend it because 89% are not cured and

would suffer.

The last thing I know of that could bring about a cure is in cases

where a person had severe digestive system problems and leaky gut.

If the digestive system is cured, this can bring a cure of thyroid

disorders. In digestive illnesses, lots of thyroid hormone can be

lost from the body, overburdening the thryoid and at the same time

interfering with good nutrition hampering thyroid function further.

Tish