Re: Tina : American thryoid Association????

[Guest guest]

sorry I just didn't want to mislead you--or anyone else--anyway like

I said the more I study the more we learn and I ran into this

statement while thinking about karen and her sister---it applies to

all that don't treat their illness--at least with vitamins and

thyroid support---

left untreated it gets worse--so please don't let this happen to you--

-tina

((((Even when TSH levels are normal, if a patient tests positive for

thyroid antibodies, treatment with thyroid hormone replacement may

prevent full-blown hypothyroidism (Source: Thyroid, 2001 Mar;11

(3):249-55, " One-year prophylactic treatment of euthyroid Hashimoto's

thyroiditis patients with levothyroxine: is there a benefit? " )))))

-- In hypothyroidism , " " <jumu65@b...> wrote:

> Okay, got it. You're right about this being complicated. At this

> stage, while I'm feeling good, I'm going to just keep monitoring

> things and if stress levels increase again and take a toll on my

> thyroid, I'll look at trying Armour Thyroid.

>

> Thanks!

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> My recommendation to you was to find out if your body reacts to

> > glanduars by watching your antibody level and it looks like it

> > doesn't move at all---stays at the 70 level here. So you may be

> able > to take it---You will feel better on armour unless you have

a

> > reaction to it but that is so rare---so I don't want you to give

> up > on it since it did work for you before (glandular)--you just

> have to > monitor your antibody level

[Guest guest]

Tina, when you say don't leave it untreated, would it make sense to

go onto Armour because of the Hashi's, even though my TSH is fine

and I have no hypo symptoms at the moment?

I'm living in an artificially blissful state at the moment, because

my biggest stressor of the last 2 and a half years was removed in

January - I was laid off and have never felt better! I've spent the

last month watching my hypo symptoms disappear, as layer upon layer

of angst and stress leaves my body. Losing my job has been the best

thing that's happened in a long while!

However, I'm also aware that this blissful state is not surprising,

given that I am so happy to be free and that most of my days are

calming, relaxing, and stress-free. I'm realistic that when I get

back to the " real world " - I should be starting a new job some time

in March - that I will be subjected to some levels of stress again,

even though I am determined to make the stress as positive as

possible and not to get into that awful situation again of hating

every hour of my job.

I want to make sure that I will have the resources and energy to

cope with a normal daily life, without mental and physical fatigue.

Does it make sense then to boost the thyroid with some Armour

*before* any hypo symptoms return?

Thanks again,

> I ran into this statement while thinking about karen and her

sister---it applies to all that don't treat their illness--at least

with vitamins and thyroid support--- left untreated it gets worse--

so please don't let this happen to you--

> -tina

>

> ((((Even when TSH levels are normal, if a patient tests positive

for thyroid antibodies, treatment with thyroid hormone replacement

may > prevent full-blown hypothyroidism (Source: Thyroid, 2001 Mar;11

> (3):249-55, " One-year prophylactic treatment of euthyroid

Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients with levothyroxine: is there a

benefit? " )))))

[Guest guest]

Well according to this research below this doctor says to treat --but

you have to wonder well what am I treating if I have no symptoms??

that is something you will have to figure out. I would go to

www.ithyroid.com and see what he says to do---read under supplements--

maybe there is a way with supplements to keep the hashi's under

control and that would be with supporting vitamins.

If we knew how to stop the body from attacking itself then we would

cure all the autoimmune diseases. I did have a poster do it with

Vitamin C. He had hepatitis. I need to find that info again. It's on

another board.

I would do some homework on this--do a search on hashimoto's and see

if you can't find someone who beat it. They are out there in net

land!!

makes you wonder about your diagnosis doesn't it---it did for me.

Stress really is the enemy and thank-god you have been able to relax

a bit and regain your health!!! now to keep you well!!!

I would go the route of vitamin support---not glandular if you don't

need them--this is always the first thing to do and if it works you

won't need glandular support as long as your thyroid is producing and

it has to be if you are feeling well.

You could be one of those and it's on a back post that has antibodies

floating around the blood stream but not attacking the thyroid--I

just read that study---I'll post it again--tina

> > I ran into this statement while thinking about karen and her

> sister---it applies to all that don't treat their illness--at least

> with vitamins and thyroid support--- left untreated it gets worse--

> so please don't let this happen to you--

> > -tina

> >

> > ((((Even when TSH levels are normal, if a patient tests positive

> for thyroid antibodies, treatment with thyroid hormone replacement

> may > prevent full-blown hypothyroidism (Source: Thyroid, 2001

Mar;11

> > (3):249-55, " One-year prophylactic treatment of euthyroid

> Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients with levothyroxine: is there a

> benefit? " )))))

[Guest guest]

If you don't have hypo symptoms that is great! Sometimes when we get

thyroid meds we then realize that we really did need them. I think you

should work on supporting your adrenals (vitamins, glandulars), which can be

exhausted by stress.

Gracia

> Tina, when you say don't leave it untreated, would it make sense to

> go onto Armour because of the Hashi's, even though my TSH is fine

> and I have no hypo symptoms at the moment?

>

> I'm living in an artificially blissful state at the moment, because

> my biggest stressor of the last 2 and a half years was removed in

> January -