In a message dated 2/14/2008 1:31:42 A.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
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Does high altitude in the jet, and/or high altitude in the Rockies, etc., if
we drive up, cause hyperthyroidism? Somewhere I read this, but don't know
where.>>>>>
Holly,
It is less of a "cause" than of a risk factor. Any kind of stress can have
an adverse effect on your Hypothalamic - Pituitary - Adrenal / Thyroid axis.
This doesn't mean that it will, just that it will call this system into action,
and pre-existing problems can be exacerbated.
However, most people who live in or travel to high altitudes and never have
problems.
The only reason we evolved a Neuro-Endocrine system is to adjust our
Internal Milieu to our External Milieu. So, any change we make in the latter will
make some change in the former.
I hope this helps.
Doc Don
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