Re: FAMA (alcohol & hypothyroid)

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In a message dated 9/26/2004 7:40:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

pickleshoeboing@... writes:

> This is the first I've heard about alcoholism and hypothyroid being

> linked. Could you provide more info?

>

I don't have anything else...had just run across this paragraph in an

article. It was interesting to me though because I have suspected my father had

some

thyroid disease too (my mom had hashimoto's)...he was a drinker for

sure...and had a heart attack at age 48...congestive heart failure afterwards

and dying

around age 65...but he also had some unusal personality changes.

So sorry I don't have any more info but I imagine a search with " alcoholism +

hypothyroidism " might turn up something.

Cindi

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In a message dated 9/26/2004 7:40:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

pickleshoeboing@... writes:

> This is the first I've heard about alcoholism and hypothyroid being

> linked. Could you provide more info?

>

I don't have anything else...had just run across this paragraph in an

article. It was interesting to me though because I have suspected my father had

some

thyroid disease too (my mom had hashimoto's)...he was a drinker for

sure...and had a heart attack at age 48...congestive heart failure afterwards

and dying

around age 65...but he also had some unusal personality changes.

So sorry I don't have any more info but I imagine a search with " alcoholism +

hypothyroidism " might turn up something.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/26/2004 7:40:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

pickleshoeboing@... writes:

> This is the first I've heard about alcoholism and hypothyroid being

> linked. Could you provide more info?

>

I don't have anything else...had just run across this paragraph in an

article. It was interesting to me though because I have suspected my father had

some

thyroid disease too (my mom had hashimoto's)...he was a drinker for

sure...and had a heart attack at age 48...congestive heart failure afterwards

and dying

around age 65...but he also had some unusal personality changes.

So sorry I don't have any more info but I imagine a search with " alcoholism +

hypothyroidism " might turn up something.

Cindi

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This is the first I've heard about alcoholism and hypothyroid being

linked. Could you provide more info?

I'm at the end of a very stressful and hard year, finding myself

enjoying a few too many cocktails at night (just to go to sleep, so

the story goes).

I'm also grappling with having to up my Armour, am testing my DHEA &

coritsol levels as my adrenals are probably suffering... and an

trying to get my health back together. My naturopath didn't think

there was any connection, but any info otherwise would be good for me

to keep in mind.

Thanks!

> Ran across the paragraph on a site and wondered if someone had more

info on

> the FAMA test:

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> > The thyroid gland at the base of the neck stores and discharges

thyroid

> > hormones into the bloodstream. The most common thyroid disorder

among alcoholics

> > is hypothyroidism, or low thyroid function. Symptoms include

fatigue, slow

> > thinking, depression, hoarseness, dry and flaking skin, cold feet

and hands,

> > coarse or brittle hair, finger-nails that are ridged and break

easily, and

> > sexual problems. There are several tests to measure specific

thyroid hormones

> > and a thyroid stimulation test to determine if thyroid function

is normal. At

> > HRC, results of these lab tests sometimes are within normal

ranges, but a

> > newer test, the fluorescence activated microsphere assay (FAMA),

can reveal

> > abnormalities the other procedures often miss. It can identify

hyperthyroid

> > conditions that had been previously undetected, as well as

disorders In which the

> > body attacks the thyroid. if you have a thyroid disorder, you

will require

> > medication prescribed by your physician.

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> Cindi

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