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>         I find this health topic gravely interesting since my younger sister
>  suffers from thyroid problems. I  need
>  to understand the difference between a hyperthyroid and hypothyroid
>  condition.

The difference between hypo (low thyroid function)  and hyper (overactive
thyroid function)  is sometimes hard to determine.  That's because
hypothyroidism can take many different forms.   Hyper would normally have an
escalated pulse rate.  Hypo generally has lower, but in some cases the
disorder causes the pulse rate to be escalated.  My daughter's pulse rate was
low without treatment, my wife's pulse rate went down on large amounts of
Armour Thyroid.  She was up to 18 grains, far more than most doctors would be
willing to prescribe and she had a pulse rate in the 80s.  Before treatment
it was above 100, but it went down.

The same is true with a swollen thryoid.  I'm told sometime hyper people have
this, it's more common in hypo.  I'm hypo, I had sleep apnea from a swollen
thyroid, I increased my Armour Thyroid and was able to sleep just fine.

Whichever the condition, even though most doctors wouldn't agree (but some do
who practice good thyroid treatment, which is hard to find), if you take the
temperature and it's below 98.6 that's a good indication of hypothyroidism.
One of the thryoid's functions is to control body temperature.   (Low temp
can also mean low adrenals, something also more common in hypothyroid
people.)

I'm sure there have been a number of hypo patients treated for hyper because
the lab tests are "sensitive" but not easy to interpret.  Normal TSH doesn't
always mean normal thyroid function.  Doctors don't get this.


Skipper Beers




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