Hypothyroidism:How Your Thyroid Can Make you Sick, Tired and Overweight

[Manifestor_of_Light]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/hypothyroidism-how-your-t_b_243006.html


Good website: www.stopthethyroidmadness.com

[havocmom]

1. Thank you

interesting

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. I have hypothyroidism

as did my mother and grandmother. Anyone living in the Midwest or Plains states should get a regular checkup, or simply have their doctor administer the ankle reflex test (you don't have the reflex if you have hypothyroidism). Ingesting bromides (found in a lot of processed foods) and fluoride can inhibit the body's uptake of iodine, which in turn can lead to cysts on the thyroid and goiter. I have the latter, and am being treated with iodine (not iodide, which is what is found in iodized salt). It is interesting to note that studies have shown that women with breast and uterine cancers have little or no iodine in their system. Iodine therapy is in its infancy, with only initial clinical trials and anecdotal evidence from doctors who are using it on patients, but it does show promise.

My TSH is within normal range, and since I'm on iodine, I get it checked quarterly. The last third of my eyebrows still haven't grown back, but I'm hoping they will-it will show that my iodine balance is back on track and my thyroid is finally working again.

[lindisfarne]

3. The thing to keep in mind is that the list of symptoms given can be symptoms of many things. One of

the links in the article takes you to the author's web site which is essentially an advertisement for a book he's written. Not journalism. Nor medicine.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

5. Yes, but his basic information is correct.

I've been living with hypothyroidism for forty-five years.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

4. I've been hypothyroid since I was about eleven or twelve years old.

Autoimmune diseases run in my mother's family.

My mother had the same disease I did, Hashimoto's, and it struck her at the same age mine struck me.

She took Armour Thyroid and I do. I have to scream and yell to stay on it, instead of the synthetic stuff they keep foisting on me.

[uppityperson]

6. You sound like me, except mine didn't hit 'til in 40's

autoimmune, mixture of Hashimotos and Graves, fought to get on Armour (generic) and to stay on it and just because TSH is "within normal limits" doesn't mean it is fine. Should be max of 2, not 4.3, mine is best at 0.2 (below "normal") since that is when I feel and function the best.

30% people in USA have thyroid issues. Anyone with carpal tunnel syndrome, clinical depression, chronic fatigue should get tested since thyroid issues can mimic them.