Re： Antibodies in Hashimoto's

[Guest guest]

Hi Chuck,

Thanks for your reply. Is it meant that nothing i can do to clear my

anti-bodies? Fish oil or the Vitman D can help? Can you give me some suggestions

what supplement can change my anti-bodies?

Cora

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傳é€æ—¥æœŸï¹• 2011/5/13 (五) 11:15:22 PM

主題： Antibodies in Hashimoto's

 

Cora,

You wrote:

> ... I feel quite frustrated for the antibodies. How can i make clear of

> it? And how much of dosage for the thryroid medications does i take to stop

the

>

> attack by the antibodies?

The medication does not reduce the antibodies. All it does is replace the

hormones that the wounded thyroid would be making. If anything, antibodies can

attack the medication and skew the indicators, such as TSH.

Antibodies can, on rare occasions, subside on their own after a temporary flare

up. The more common course is for the antibodies to persist until they

eventually destroy the thyroid gland and then subside. This can take many

months, depending on the severity of the antibody events. As thyroid function

fails, you may need several adjustments to your medication dosage.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Cora,

You wrote:

> ... Is it meant that nothing i can do to clear my

> anti-bodies? Fish oil or the Vitman D can help?...

Time is your best bet. There are prescription immune system suppressors. but

these can have serious side effects. We need our immune systems for other

things.

Chuck