In a message dated 8/10/2007 11:19:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Would someone please define Wilson's Syndrome for me? It has to do with
impaired T3 conversion, is that right? >>>>
A good place to look would be _www.wilsonssyndrome.com_
(http://www.wilsonssyndrome.com) . Basically, Wilson's Syndrome is from difficulties that spring
from excess T4 being inactivated into Reverse T3, instead of being activated
into T3. It is a variation on conditions that have been known, but ignored,
by Modern Medicine for a long time.
It is usually brought on or made worse by some stress, such as childbirth,
death of a loved one, family stress, surgery, accidents, or excess starvation.
The patient presents as being Hypothyroid, but the (usual) labs don't show
it. People of Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Native American, and Eastern European
seem to be most prone; and the combination of Irish and Native American is
extremely prone. However, anyone can show the syndrome.
If you use T4, it may help for a while; but eventually the patient looks
Hypothyroid, again.
And, the labs are usually fairly normal looking. When Skipper (a late member
of this esteemed group) first told me about it, I thought it was unlikely,
at best. Now, about 20% of the patients who I see, respond well to the
Wilson's protocol. I've had to modify the protocol, at times; but the concept is
quite useful.
I commented to Ken Blanchard, MD, Ph.D., a while back that the only good
generalization that I have been able to make about Thyroid Replacement is that
there are no good generalizations to be made about thyroid replacement. He
seemed to agree, somewhat.
I have be attacked in court for believing in it, but I consider it another
model of disease; like every other Diagnosis we make. Diseases do not exist, as
such. Only people with illness exist. A Disease is merely an abstraction or
model that we make to help us understand the best way to treat these people.
"Wilson's Syndrome" is a very useful model.
And, yes, many of those people do have some degree of Adrenal Fatigue. (The
best book on that is by the other Wilson: "Adrenal Fatigue-The 21rst Century
Stress Syndrome").
Neither Wilson's (thyroid) Syndrome nor Adrenal Fatigue are even alluded to
in Medical training-So, you are only likely to get treated by a practitioner
who is somewhat Alternative.
I hope this helps.
Doc Don
(AKA D. Michael, MD, PC)
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