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thank you to everyone for the many responses to my theyroid
questions. I
am grateful for the input and information you have shared!
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Paul Reynolds wrote:
> How was the diagnosis made?
I had blood work done and took my morning urine temperature for a
month.
the T4 T3 and TSH levels appear normal. my temperature is a bit low
but not abnormal. they are basing the diagnosis on anti-thyroid
antibodies
in the blood, hair loss, tiredness, depression, depleted growth
hormone
level, viral load and toxic load.
a hair analysis showed how a high toxic load, especially lead, which
really surprised me. the only thing I can figure is the old water
pipes in
this building. We got a filter about 2 years ago. I am beginning some
IVs
and chelation for this. I understand that the stress of such a toxic
load
on the body can overwork the thyroid. I believe Hashimoto disease
develops
from prolonged stress, overworked thyroid, which throws the system
off and
yjen creates antibodies against the thyroid. I'm stll working on
understanding this better and not sure I got it right.
I don't have any recent diet changes. radical changes occured 2 1/2
years ago so I don't think my thyroid is undergoing an adjustment
period.
I will ask my doctor why she doesn't prescribe Armour. I read
sythroid is
associated with bone loss.
it's good to know that several of you have taken medication for a
temporary period only. I am hoping this will be so in my case too.
> Synthroid is not usually an optimal treatment for thyroid
problems. It does
> not supply T3, which is 8 - 10 times more active than T4.
the tests show that I am producing T3. it's the T4 that's a problem.
maybe
that's why they prescribe synthroid instead of Armour? I have a brief
meeting tomorrow with my doctor to clarify all these things.
> protein) and intestinal/liver/kidney/gallbladder detox to get rid
of the
> garbage that causes autoimmunity. Diet alone and mercury
removal resolved my
> thyroid problems
I had my mercury fillings removed a year ago but still show traces of
it
in my blood. I may have picked up more in my recent seafood diet
while in
South America.
> Are you doing any kind of detoxification regimen? That could
cause temporary
> fluctuations in thyroid output but may long-term lead to healing
without
> medication. Detoxes or dramatic diet changes can also make
medical treatment
> more risky - if your body starts converting T4 properly you can
get a high
> T3 level which is hazardous. So if you feel like you are on a
long-term
> healing path, then you can consider the the thyroid condition
just probably
> healing itself naturally and the Hashimoto problem just a temporary
> manifestation of the healing process.
my gut feeling is that this is a life long problem that was never
diagnosed properly, aggravated by emotional and physical stress
throughout
my life. I started a detox and diet change about 2 years ago and then
another detox regimen about 9 months ago. This doctor wants me to
start
another now. My energy and general state of health has improved
tremendously as a result of all this. The complaint I went in for is
infertility. I had had thyroid tests done before to determine if that
is
the problem and TSH tests come out ok so I was told everything is ok.
so
I'm actually hoping that this doctor has found an impbalance that can
explains the problem. I'm just leary of jumping into taking synthetic
drugs.
thanks to everyone for your wonderful feedback and information!
I am checking out the webpages.
Lucia
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