THYROID DISEASE

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Q: Is there any treatment for thyroiditis?
I have been having a month and a half battle with problems…but today the doctor finally thinks they have found the problem…at first the doctor though I was having anxiety…but I went to another doctor that sent me for blood work and a EKG…the results came back and I had an abnormally slow heart rate (that freaked me out because those results came in before the blood work)…but that was explained because the blood work came back as hypothyroid….so I went for another test and they came back normal! The one doctor thought it was just sub-clinical hypothyroid…but I went to another doctor that is betting its viral thyroiditis and its causing the levels to fluctuate. So my question is…when this final blood test comes back and it shoes I have thyroiditis is there any treatment? Or what is to be done?

A: Hey Ryan

Here is method below to check yourself for Hypo, also some ideas to heal the issue (if you have it).

Cause: Hypothyroidism can be caused by food allergies, excess stress, environmental toxins, insufficient exercise, B vitamin deficiencies, lack of iron, lack of digestive enzymes, liver disease, hormone imbalances, and/or parasites. All of these factors need to be screened for and addressed before lasting relief can be achieved.

Sulfa drugs, lithium, synthetic estrogen, and antihistamines can exacerbate hypothyroidism symptoms. In addition, if you are on thyroid medication, increase calcium supplementation to reduce the risk of bone loss.

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Natural Cures

Broda Barnes Home Thyroid Test: The following simple test was developed by Broda Barnes, one of the first physicians to recognize the widespread incidence of hypothyroidism. Place a thermometer by the side of your bed before you go to sleep. In the morning before getting out of bed, lie still and place the thermometer under your armpit for 15 minutes, then check your temperature. A temperature below 97.5° F may indicate a problem with the thyroid gland. Take the temperature in this manner for three days, except for the first few days of the menstrual cycle and the middle day of the cycle, and calculate the average temperature. If it is consistently low, it is an indicator that your have hypothyroidism. The lower your body temperature is, the greater your degree of hypothyroidism.

Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet, emphasizing foods that are naturally high in iodine such as fish, kelp, vegetables, and root vegetables (such as potatoes). Also, increase your daily consumption of foods rich in vitamin B complex, such as whole grains and raw nuts and seeds, and foods rich in vitamin A, such as dark green and yellow vegetables. But avoid foods that slow down production of thyroid hormone, such as cabbage, Brussels sprouts, mustard greens, broccoli, turnips, kale, spinach, peaches, and pears.

Herbs: Mild cases of hypothyroidism can be helped by herbal bitters such as gentian or mugwort, while constipation due to low thyroid function can be improved by yellowdock, butternut, or cascara sagrada. St. John`s wort can also be helpful.

Homeopathy: Calc carb. in a dose of 1M once a day is very useful for treating hypothyroidism and improving overall thyroid function.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water offers clear instructions and recommendations.

Lifestyle: Regular aerobic exercise can play an important role in helping to regulate thyroid hormone production.

Nutritional Supplementation: Organic thyroid glandular extracts can help restore normal thyroid function, but should only be used under the supervision of your physician. Other useful nutrients include vitamin A, vitamin B complex, essential fatty acids, iodine, kelp, calcium, magnesium, and zinc.

Best of health to you.

Q: any softer remedy to thyroiditis, inflamation due to medical treatment. ?
finally its its not hypothyroid but thyroiditis. inflamation of thyroid (due to an interferon treatment now ended)
If I dont act quickly with softer or alternative remedy I ll have to get on the hard and slippery slope of synthetic hormones, blood test says only problem is high TSH, T3 T4 are ok.
physical symptoms are real ennoying.
thanks to any sensible advice.

A: You need to be tested to see what is really going on with your body. The thyroid is part of the endocrine that is a system of complex relationships. When you have a problem with one of the endocrine organs, it affects ALL the others. The TSH hormone comes from your pituitary gland that gets it’s commands from the Hypothalamus gland that is part of the endocrine “feed back loop.” If you focus just on the thyroid gland, you are only focused on a symptom and this is what doctors and the medical profession is trained to do. Their answer will be to treat the thyroid because that is where the symptom is coming from, but that will not solve the problem, only put a band aide on and not get to the “root cause.” Your original problem, thyroiditis may be due to what is called Hashimoto’s disease. The medical people will tell you that it is not from infection, but inflammation. lol. The “itis” at the end of the word thyroiditis means “infection.” There are many things that can cause this problem. The so called “autoimmune” problem basically says that your body is producing antibodies that are attacking the thyroid tissue.

If you believe that your body would just start making antibodies for “some reason” and then attack your thyroid for “some reason” and that the only thing you can do is take hormones, you will not be fixing the “root cause” and you will have to live with the so called “side effects” of all this for the rest of your life.

Personally, I believe you need to find the “root cause” and make your body healthy. The thyroiditis was a “result” not “the” problem.

There are many things that can cause this problem and I suggest you find a good Certified Nutritional Therapist that understands QRA testing to find the source of infection(s) in your body. Once you find that, you can focus on making your body healthy. Most likely you are also very iodine deficient. If you are not allergic to iodine, I suggest you do a simple test to determine that. Get a bottle of “tincture of iodine” and paint a patch about 2″ x 3″ on your forearm or on your chest. Note the time of day. Watch it throughout the day and note the time when it disappears. It should be visible after 24 hours. If it is gone in a few hours, you are very deficient in iodine. This is very common now in the U.S. due to all the Fluoridation and fluoride products being sold. Fluorine depletes the body of iodine. When this happens, glands dependent upon iodine as it’s primary mineral will “ENLARGE.” The thyroid is one such gland. Also the thyroid absorbs heavy metals very well because it is a very soft gland. Mercury is a huge problem for it.

I would first look to your teeth for the primary source of the infection to your thyroid or any scars or traumas to your head area next. ALL amalgam fillings, root canals, and extractions or traumas to the teeth create huge infection problems for the body. Dentists are not your friend most of the time. Many of the chemicals they use, procedures cause many problems like this for the body.

good luck to you

Q: Has anyone know of a treatment for HASHIMOTO THYROIDITIS?
If anyone knows of any type of therapy for this disease, whether is alternative medicine or diets, I would really appreciate your info. The doctor says there’s nothing that can be done until she’s ready to take thyroid medicine but I am hoping there my be something out there that could help. THANK YOU

A: there are alternative ways for treatment of such diseases and many people have been succesfully cured using this alone.

Foods that depress thyroid activity are broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, spinach, turnips, soy, beans, and mustard greens. These foods should be included in the diet for hyperthyroid conditions and avoided for hypothyroid conditions.
• Avoid refined foods, sugar, dairy products, wheat, caffeine, alcohol.
• Essential fatty acids are anti-inflammatory and necessary for hormone production. Take 1,000 to 1,500 mg flaxseed oil three times per day.
• Calcium and magnesium help many metabolic processes function correctly. Calcium and magnesium must be present together in sufficient quantities, or the body can’t use either. The optimal ratio is 3 parts calcium to 1 part magnesium. Never supplement calcium without also supplementing magnesium, because if you do so, the body will actually use its stored Mg to try and process the supplemented Ca, the end result of which is that the body actually depletes its stored calcium reserves because the Mg holding it in place was taken away trying to process the supplemented Calcium. If you think about it, all the extra calcium added to foods and drinks these days only results in us having lower calcium levels overall – due to the Mg not being supplemented… not good, not good at all! So, if you supplement Ca, make sure to supplement 1/3 as much Mg at the same time. 1000 mg of Ca needs 334 mgs of Mg; 1500 mgs of Ca needs 500 mgs of Mg.

Regardless of which alternative treatment you decide to use, thyroid function needs to be carefully evaluated and is likely to need specialist medical advice. Some people have had great success using only alternative medicine, while others must utilize a combination of alternative and conventional medicine.

Q: I was diagnosed with Hoshimoto’s thyroiditis, but told there was not any treatment necessary?
I have many of the symptoms, joint pain, unable to stand cold, headaches. The doctor says that all of my thyroid levels are normal, including my t4, so no treatment is necessary. My thyroidglobulin level was 346. That is what caused my diagnosis. She said that my tyroid will be fine.I feel tired all the time. I walk and eat right. Does anyone have a further suggestions as to how I might treat this from home or with natural remedies since I require no thyroid at this time.

A: Read this article it may help you. It depends on your levels as to whether it needs treatment or not.

http://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/may/article378.html

Q: Why isnt there any treatment for HASHIMOTOS THYROIDITIS?
??????????????????????????????? i was told i ahve this 4 years ago and evenutally it will BURN off my thyroid gland and now i have symptoms of hypothyroid yet my tsh is normal WHAT DO I DO>????

A: First of all your disease is an autoimmune disease in which your own body is attcking the thyroid. i have a book called Women and Autoimmune Disease which I suggest you get and it is by Robert G Lahita MD. He says he treats Hashimotos by giving the patient lifelong thyroid hormone replacemnt such as Synthroid. If I understand what i read correctly he believes Hahimotos to be the first sign of more autoimmune disorder like Lupus. You need to see a doctor who knows what is going on. If you are not being treated in this manner you must seek another Rheumatologist because as I have said other autoimmune disorders ride alongside the obvious ones in some instances!

Q: Hashimotos Thyroiditis + associated treatment?
Looking for feedback re hashimotos and associated treatment, thyroxine replacement, and it’s non effectiveness, am experiencing aching legs, burning feet and visual deterioration. Any one else ???

A: It is both an autoimmune and endocrine disorder. Which specialty doctor do you see? If you are still having symptoms it would indicate your medication isn’t strong enough to alleviate symptoms. Talk to your specialist about the things you are experiencing. It may be just a simple thing of dosage adjustment.

Q: The best treatment for hashimoto’s thyroiditis?
I’ve hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’d been taking L-thyroxine for 4 years, but 6 months ago my endocrinologist put me on Euthyrox (the same dosage), suggesting it as a better alternative. My thyroid hormone levles are still normal, but my main problem is excessive hunger and so the weight gain, whilst on this medicine…
If I had to choose between L-thyroxin (Berlin-chemie), L-thyrox (Hexal) and Euthyrox (Merck), which would be the best for the treatment of hashimoto’s thyroiditis (these are the only, available in my area)?
Is it possible to treat hashimoto’s thyroiditis by homeopathy?

A: Basically all brands of synthetic T4 hormone replacement are the same.. They all contain synthetic T4 hormone. The difference lays in the fillers used to tabletize the synthetic hormone.

Some folks are more sensitive to some fillers than others. Some folks have no change in how their bodies are able to process different brands.

The key to PROPER thyroid hormone replacement is to provide the proper level of replacement. You determine that by symptom observation and lab results, the labs being the testing of thyroid hormone levels and not just TSH, which is a pituitary hormone.

It might not be a bad idea to check what your labs have been showing. If ONLY TSH is being tested, you need to have your thyroid hormone levels tested too.

With Hashi’s the best way to treat is to supress TSH levels to reduce activity of surviving thyroid tissue, that will help to reduce the Hashi’s antibodies.

You do that by providing enough replacement hormone to meet the body’s needs.

Free T4 will check the level of the Free T4 hormone available in your blood stream. That level, for most folks on hormone replacement, needs to be about mid range.

Free T3 is the active thyroid hormone, that level, for most folks on replacement to feel well, needs to be at the top end of it’s range.

If those numbers are lower than that, and you are having symptoms, the dosage needs to be adjusted.

You also have to take into consideration your body’s ability to convert hormone. The storage hormone, T4, is converted by the body to the active hormone T3, if your body is having difficulties converting you need to deal with that.. it could mean adding synthetic T3, adjusting your lifestyle, or opting to change to a natural thyroid hormone replacement.

The first step will be to see if the correct labs are being run, if they are being properly interpreted, and adjusting your dose, hormone source, or support to provide what your body needs to be healthy.

It’s possible that your body does just fine with synthetic and the issues involve the brand change, which will require a dosage adjustment to accommodate the change in absorption due to the change of brand and the resulting change in fillers.

Q: Does symptomatic depression caused by Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis have to be treated independently of Hashi’s?
Are separate meds usually prescribed, or does the depression usually clear up over the course of treatment?

A: Hello, I’m a doctor. Use alprazolam. I think that you want to get more info about it. Please go to —-> http://treatment-table.notlong.com/?q=alprazolam&qid=20090611205630AAAqb2j

Q: what are natural treatments for thyroiditis?

A: That has nothing to do with it…

Q: Who has Hashimotos Thyroiditis and/or Polycystic Ovaries?
I found out this week that I have both but I haven’t been to my follow up visit to discuss treatments. What should I expect? Has either of these conditions effected your life alot or are they no big deal with proper treatment. I know what the websites say but I would like to hear from actual people.
And if you could tell me how old you are I would appreciate it. I am 24 so finding out I all of a sudden have 2 conditions that make you feel rotten is not fun, lol.

A: I am 19 and have polycystic ovaries. So far I haven’t had any problems, but I’m trying to have a baby with my husband right now…and we’re not having the greatest of luck, but my doctor said that we might have some problems. Birth control pills are a good thing to invest in to keep symptoms at bay, other than that: watch what you eat and workout, and get regular check ups.

Q: Naproxen Sodium for Thyroiditis?
My doctor has prescribed me 500mg of Naproxen Sodium for two months for Thyroiditis. It seems excess to me and possibly dangerous. He wanted to put me on steroids but I can’t for medical reasons.
The thing is I don’t exactly trust my doctor, but there’s no one else I can see. Does 500mg of Naproxen Sodium twice a day for two months sound like an okay treatment?

A: Yes. Thyroiditis would be inflammation of the thyroid. Naproxen Sodium is an anti-inflammatory. The OTC dose is 220 mg. I take 3 of those a day. My boss used to take 6 a day til he got knee replacement. 500 mg twice a day is okay. Listen to your doctor.

Q: Recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis?
I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. I was tested because I was suffering from extreme anxiety and some depression and they though it may have been caused by a thyroid disorder and this was when they found some unsual level ranges ( I am sorry i am not very familiar with all of the terminology). When the anitobody test came back it was positive for the Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. So…. they are waiting to put me on treatment for the Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis since right now I am getting treatment for my anxiety (medication and counseling) since the thyroid medicines can cause anxiety.

I guess me question is what are the side effect of the disease treatment – Synthyroid. Will i loose/gain weight… loose my hair. How common are any of the side effects. Thanks for any info and help anyone can give me. Thanks.

A: You will experience, diuresis, loss of weight and puffiness, increased sense of well-being and your T3 and T4 serum levels will begin to normalize. Your T3 and T4 being out of whack is what is causing you to have this disease. There is a chance however that you can have some hairloss. Good luck with everything and take good care of yourself!

Q: postpartum thyroiditis anyone??
My daughter is 11 months old and I am having a lot of symptoms that are similar to thyroid disease. I am waiting for my lab results which are due next week. I just read about postpartum thyroiditis and learned that it usually corrects itself after a year plus…. Has anyone had this and can you describe your situation, treatment and outcome?
Thank you in advance!!
Oh yeah, I’m 41 years old…

A: I have not had this but I read about it, did you see the treatment that is suggested on several sites?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-US&cx=disease_for_patients&q=+Postpartum+thyroiditis++treatment

I hope it helps.

Q: Fibromyalgia sufferers. How do you think it started for you?
I’m trying to tie the onset to how I think it all started. I know it was a virus that somehow affected my thyroid. I developed severe thyroiditis but since doctors didn’t recognize the symptoms I got no treatment. Now I have fibromyalgia. I’ve read that it can start with a trauma of some kind and the nerves just get crossed wired to the brain. What’s your experience?

A: It does seem to be triggered by a severe physical or emtoional trauma.

My symptoms staretd when I was 5 after I fell about 4 feet and landed on myback causing my lungs to collapse-

i had had a head injury a couple months early that caused me to lose sight in 1 eye.

i noticed a worsenign of symptoms with aomesignificnat injuries/illness afterwards..

after I had mono-the exhaustion never went away

it somehow messes up teh neuro system and teh way blood is profused and teh brainprocesses neurotransitters

it is not
autoimmune
a livee problem
thick body fluids
body acid
nutrional
psychological

all these things can cause simialr symptoms, but not real fms

Q: I’m a doctor & has just finished an important research which effects 10% of females. Addresses to announce it?
Autoimmune thyroiditis effects more than 10% of females and 2% of males. Destruction of thyroid gland by sensitized own-lymphocytes causes permenant hypothyroidism in more than 95% of patients. There’ve been no sps treatment modality to suppress this autoimmune war. 3 years ago, Prof. Gartner from Munih University shoed the efficiecy of selenium on suppression of autoantibody titers. Now we’ve just completed the 4th study on this subject. It’s performed on the largest patient group and it has the longest period of follow up. It’s confirmed to be edited in an important journal in June. We try to announce this important data to all professionals and patients. But nobody could understand the importance of this massage including the health service of yahoo, Lancet etc. This cilent revolution must not be deleted in this waste box of internet. Is there any people who reads these messages really? Yahoo? Are you there?
The manuscript can be found at: http://journals.endocrinology.org/joe/fca/JOE06661.htm

A: Do a press release using a service like PRWeb.com. Examples of what others have done similar to your needs:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb390647.htm

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb390160.htm

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb389091.htm

You should also contact the related patient advocacy organization. Here are some links:

http://www.thyroid-info.com/community.htm

http://thyroid.about.com/library/links/blbipolar.htm

http://www.sclero.org

http://www.thelupuslady.com/

http://www.krispin.com/thyroid.html

http://www.thyroid.org/patients/links.html

http://www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG00.html

http://www.tsh.org/

You are, I’m sure, familiar with the other extensive research on this topic. See links:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12656658

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2003_Feb-March/ai_97994351

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1:97994351/Selenium+effective+against+autoimmune+thyroiditis~R~+(Literature+Review+~A~+Comment)~R~(Brief+Article).html?refid=SEO

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00271427;jsessionid=256D529C4CC749B4089887541B29F4B1?order=1

http://iospress.metapress.com/index/1C13R7CD9YMF5VMR.pdf

etc., etc. Try contacting those study authors and see if they can lend support and/or follow-up/collaborate on your study.

Also, try checking Yahoo groups, MSN groups, and similar online discussion groups to bring your info to the patients there. They are the ones you want to reach – they are the ones that matter and will bring it to their doctors.

Good luck in your research.