Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 In a message dated 12/29/2001 7:49:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, jewlzer@... writes: Could you tell me what this thing is?? What can anyone tell me about 's Thyroid Syndrom? Dr. came up with this about ten years ago. He suggested that low body temperature is an output indicator that the body's thyroid system (as opposed to only the thyroid gland) is dysfunctional. He has a whole list of symptoms that accompany low body temperature. They include most, maybe all, the well known hypo-thyroid symptoms including weight gain and even sometimes, weight loss. (I've had both--severe weight loss when I was first hypothyroid two decades ago and now, about 30 pounds of weight gain over the last ten years that has been finally shifting away a little at a time.) WTS people say that the thyroid system dysfunction comes from improper tissue conversion of T4 to T3. That under a period of extreme stress, some folks' systems get confused and begin to convert T4 to RT3 both of which bog down in the tissues making the person sluggish, confused, tired, cold, sleepy, mentally slow, etc. All those maddening things! Yet, interestingly enough, often the blood tests (All hail the almighty TSH test! Gag.) read normal! Also, the patient sometimes feels just as crummy or worse (my story again!) on T4 medicines or T3/T4 combos, so traditional low thyroid therapy seems a failure. Dr. experimented with pure T3 to get the bogged down body tissues cleared out and to get life giving T3 to the starved cells. Instead of Cytomel, which is instant release T3 (and fairly nasty to take as it causes heart palpitations, heartburn, sweating, etc.) he used pure T3 mixed at the compounding pharmacy with a timed-release agent so it goes slowly into the body over 12 hours. (Beautiful! elegant! in my editorial opinion!) He figured out a method of delivering the T3 in just the right amount at just the right time to gradually begin restoring the patient's thyroid system. Lots of people who've done his protocol have been able to walk away from any thyroid medicine once their systems were restarted! Now, that's pretty amazing, eh? Some, who truly had some thyroid gland dysfunction were able to significantly reduce the amount of thyroid medicine they needed on a daily basis and feel better on it than they had for years on higher doses! A few people didn't benefit at all and needed other treatment. No, WTS treatment isn't for everyone, but after my experience with the treatment (which I was wary of at first because all the traditional docs say there is no such thing!), I think anyone who has signs of sub-clinical hypothyroidism owes it to themselves and their future health to at least research it and, if at all possible, give it a try. They may just do themselves a big favor and end up feeling tons better for not much more money than it would take to go to a traditional doc with whom they are just eaking out survival and still feeling crummy. I'm not affiliated with the WTS people in any way. I'm just a fan because it is changing my life and I'm feeling better for the first time in two decades! Tight now I'm on hiatus from any thyroid medicine between cycles and I feel better on NO thyroid medicine than I ever did on the highest dose of Synthroid or Armour my old docs would let me have! And this after only two cycles of the medicine protocol! In spite of what traditional medicine says, it's attempt to put out bad press about Dr. and 's Thyoid Syndrome, I'd say the 'proof is in the pudding, don't knock it until you've tried it!' You can do a lot of reading about WTS on their fairly extensive website: www.wilsonsthyroidsyndrome.com. You can also order a book there, but it has pretty much the same info the website has. Get the book only if you're giving it to someone who doesn't have access to the internet. They have a kit you can order that has materials to give to a doctor you think might be open to treating for WTS. I would definitely recommend anyone who decides to do the treatment protocol should buy the Doctor's Manual and read it up and down, cover to cover. It will verse you thoroughly in the whole rationale and procedure of the WTS protocol. It is easily understood, has lots of examples and metaphors to make the concepts easy to grasp. I'd say it is essential for the patient who wants to get the most out of their T3 medicine treatment. I hope I've answered your questions, in LA , Jewlzer "We are each responsible for our own life--no other person is or even *can* be." Oprah Winfrey http://geocities.com/llheinsohn/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Jewlzer, I just got a prescription with 6 refills. So, you should go to a doctor and pay the office visit and get an exended script. I'm sorry your husband is so unsupportive.... I know it's hard, but just b/c you're sick, doesn't mean that you can't leave. If he's that bad, your health will probably benefit from being alone and peaceful. Best of luck, - Boston ----Original Message Follows---- From: " jewlzer " <jewlzer@...> Reply-hypothyroidism hypothyroidism Subject: 's Thyroid Syndrom Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 03:48:07 -0000 What can anyone tell me about 's Thyroid Syndrom? I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 3 years ago.. I had it for quite some time without even knowing what was wrong with me. Until I wound up being rushed to the hospital by ambulance.. For the past 3 weeks I have been w/out medication and i am feeling awful! Reason being i have NO health insurance and cannot see a doctor unless I go to the emergency room when after my medication runs out and I start to getting sick again as I am as I type this. It's the ONLY way I have been able to get medication.. You see the guy I married is a loser and just doesn't give a ****! I am VERY stressed... I am trying to divorce this loser now! He thinks as long as I am sick, I can't leave....I am not strong enough!!! Very psychologically abusive situation... I am losing it!!!!!! (I can't beleive i just wrote that on a messageboard) Felt good to see it in text though ~~ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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