Thyroid URLs and resources - was 'no thyroid'

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> I have had thyroid problems which they are having no success with

> diagnosing, on-going for 2 years and still no progress . Symptoms all

> suggest 'Hypo' blood checks suggest 'Hyper' - could this possibly be

> hashimotos???

 

Yes. However, many hypothyroid people feel better with a low TSH, around 1

or under. I've personally felt better at TSH of .14, but docs would

consider this to be 'hyper'. That's why it's so important to find a doc who

will treat according to symptoms, not just 'numbers'. I've found two groups

most helpful for thyroid issues.

 

Thyroid Discussion Group:

http://www.immune.com/Thyroid/

 

Thyroid List:

A Netscape newsgroup called alt.support.thyroid

 

Some helpful websites include:

 

http://www.endocrineweb.com

This claims to be the Largest web site for Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal,

and Pancreas disorders. It contains good explanations of how the endocrine

system functions.

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http://thyroid.about.com/health/thyroid/mbody.htm

Mary Shomon - A good resource on thyroid problems including many links to

other pages which are worth following up. Mary is the author of " Living

Well With Hypothyroidism - What your doctor doesn't tell you... that you

need to know " .

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http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa021199.htm

from the February 11, 1999 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine

(Volume 340, Issue 6, Page 0488)

" Effects of Thyroxine as Compared with Thyroxine plus Triiodothyronine in

Patients with Hypothyroidism " - Reports on the results of research that

found that " treatment with thyroxine plus triiodothyronine improved the

quality of life for most [hypothyroid] patients. "

 

AND and interview with Dr. John Dommissee, on the same subject:

 

http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa092299.htm

John Dommisse, M.D. Interview - Thyroid Disease - 09/22/99 An Interview

with John DOMmisse, MD - " Effects of Thyroxine as Compared with Thyroxine

plus Triiodothyronine in Patients with Hypothyroidism " by Robertas

Bunevicius, Gintautas Kazanavicius, Rimas Zalinkevicius, Arthur J. Prange,

Jr.. Research was conducted by the Institute of Endocrinology, Kaunas

Medical University, Kaunas, Lithuania along with the Department of

Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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http://www.healthy.net/library/articles/schacter/hypothyr.d.htm

An excellent article on The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism

by Michael Schachter, M.D., P.C.

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http://freespace.virgin.net/smokey.quartz/this.html

Thyroid Health Information Site (THIS)

 

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http://www.drsiegal.com/

A metabolic problem caused by insufficienty thyroid hormone can be the cause

of obesity.

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http://www.wilsonssyndrome.com/

Your Normal Thyroid Blood Tests May Mean That Your Low Thyroid Symptoms are

Curable. If you have abnormal thyroid blood tests it suggests that you have

a glandular problem that will probably require treatment for life. On the

other hand, if you have normal thyroid blood tests it means you won¹t have

to take medicine for life. If you have an unexplained low body temperature

and low thyroid symptoms you may be suffering from Wilson¹s Thyroid

Syndrome, a recently discovered Reversible Thyroid Problem.

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http://www.thyroidmanager.org/functiontests/assay-text.htm

Over the past forty years, improvements in the sensitivity and specificity

of thyroid test methodologies have dramatically impacted the clinical

strategies for detecting and treating thyroid disorders.

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http://www.foxleylaneclinic.co.uk/low_adrenals.htm

CORTISONE REPLACEMENT IN THE LOW ADRENAL RESERVE SYNDROME

by Dr Barry J Durrant-Peatfield - now retired

M.B., B.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.

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http://www.foxleylaneclinic.co.uk/Suggestions_1.htm

SUGGESTIONS FOR AN APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THYROID DEFICIENCY

by Dr Barry J Durrant-Peat field - now retired

M.B., B.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S

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Joan McPhee, not an M.D.

mcpheej

[Guest guest]

Thank you I will check these out.....

 

Marianne

 

> Yes. However, many hypothyroid people feel better with a low TSH, around 1

> or under. I've personally felt better at TSH of .14, but docs would

> consider this to be 'hyper'. That's why it's so important to find a doc who

> will treat according to symptoms, not just 'numbers'. I've found two groups

> most helpful for thyroid issues.

>

> Thyroid Discussion Group:

> http://www.immune.com/Thyroid/

>