Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Waht an interesting paper Chris. Hyperthyroid patients lose weight but their brain gets bigger,. Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller. Luv - Sheila I wonder if this has anything to do with brain fog and brain dysfunction:http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/23/9/1539LuvChris No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 18/02/2008 05:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi Sheila Thats what I thought, might be that when our brains shrink we cannot think straight. I wonder if anyone has had a brain scan. Luv Chris > > Waht an interesting paper Chris. Hyperthyroid patients lose weight but their brain gets bigger,. Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller. > > Luv - Sheila > > > > I wonder if this has anything to do with brain fog and brain > dysfunction: > > http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/23/9/1539 > > Luv > Chris > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 18/02/2008 05:50 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Maybe that might be a better test than the TSH Reminds me of that article (cannot remember who by - might be Dr. Titelbaum) about the first thyroid test and doctors thinking that was the be all and end all, until another test came along, and that was better, and then the TSH came along. Lilian Waht an interesting paper Chris. Hyperthyroid patients lose weight but their brain gets bigger,. Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 That is interesting. But when I'm having a brain fog episode, my brain always feels too big to fit in my head. I thought it was to do with the fluid retention and general weight gain. It is a weird sensation - almost like having a soggy sponge instead of a brain. My scalp feels odd too and my hair roots feel tender. I'm surprised the researchers did the scans 1-3 days within the period of the TSH being tested. I know for a fact that my TSH swings wildly depending on the time of day it is taken and almost certainly on a daily basis too. This is because one of my blood tests had to be redone a week later, one was inside the normal range and one was definitely outside the normal range. A small point maybe, but if ever the research were to be carried out again, I think they should take care to aim for a real-time correlation. Tracey Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller. > > Luv - Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 You will find that on our website Lilian. www.tpa-uk.org.uk - look in the Menu down the side and I think it is under "Information for Physicians" and then "Quotes by Doctors". There are some interesting quotes there. luv - Sheila Maybe that might be a better test than the TSH Reminds me of that article (cannot remember who by - might be Dr. Titelbaum) about the first thyroid test and doctors thinking that was the be all and end all, until another test came along, and that was better, and then the TSH came along. Lilian Waht an interesting paper Chris. Hyperthyroid patients lose weight but their brain gets bigger,. Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 18/02/2008 05:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi Tracey It could be to do with fluid retention in the head. If I try and reduce my dose my ears feel like they are filling up and my head starts to feel too heavy for my neck. Might be the fluid fills where the brain starts shrinking. Luv Chris > Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller. > > > > Luv - Sheila > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 That is exactly where I remember it from Sheila. I do browse through the website now and again. Please remind me when the letter to BTF with all the references is on there. Hopefully it will be so that I can copy it before my next endo appointment. Lilian You will find that on our website Lilian. www.tpa-uk.org.uk - look in the Menu down the side and I think it is under "Information for Physicians" and then "Quotes by Doctors". There are some interesting quotes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well they do say nature abhors a vacuum Lilian If I try and reduce my dose my ears feel like they are filling up and my head starts to feel too heavy for my neck. Might be the fluid fills where the brain starts shrinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi Lilian You've hit the nail on the head. Luv Chris > > Well they do say nature abhors a vacuum > > Lilian > > If I try and > reduce my dose my ears feel like they are filling up and my head > starts to feel too heavy for my neck. Might be the fluid fills where > the brain starts shrinking. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Cue for the old joke " What's the cure for water on the brain? " " A tap on the head " After yesterday's exploding toilet theme, maybe we thyroidians would be better off seeking help from plumbers rather than endocrinologists!! ;o) Tracey > > > > Well they do say nature abhors a vacuum > > > > Lilian > > If I try and > > reduce my dose my ears feel like they are filling up and my head > > starts to feel too heavy for my neck. Might be the fluid fills > > > where the brain starts shrinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hia Read this: http://www.thyroidmanager.org/chapter9/ch9_2.htm Think the ears filling up might be something to do with the start of the olde myxodema flow. Luv Chris > > > > > > Well they do say nature abhors a vacuum > > > > > > Lilian > > > If I try and > > > reduce my dose my ears feel like they are filling up and my head > > > starts to feel too heavy for my neck. Might be the fluid fills > > > > where the brain starts shrinking. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi Lilian, And the TSH came along- and still could be better! Subject: Re: " Bain Fog " Maybe that might be a better test than the TSH Reminds me of that article (cannot remember who by - might be Dr. Titelbaum) about the first thyroid test and doctors thinking that was the be all and end all, until another test came along, and that was better, and then the TSH came along. Lilian Waht an interesting paper Chris. Hyperthyroid patients lose weight but their brain gets bigger,. Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I've sent you a preview Lilian. I have just this minute sent it off to Dr peatfield for him to see if there are any bloomers, or anything needs taking out. It now has 154 references. luv - Sheila Re: "Bain Fog" That is exactly where I remember it from Sheila. I do browse through the website now and again. Please remind me when the letter to BTF with all the references is on there. Hopefully it will be so that I can copy it before my next endo appointment. Lilian You will find that on our website Lilian. www.tpa-uk.org.uk - look in the Menu down the side and I think it is under "Information for Physicians" and then "Quotes by Doctors". There are some interesting quotes there. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 18/02/2008 05:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 This could be caused by the myxoedema between the brain and the skull. A cause of headaches in many hypothyroid sufferers. Luv - Sheila Hi TraceyIt could be to do with fluid retention in the head. If I try and reduce my dose my ears feel like they are filling up and my head starts to feel too heavy for my neck. Might be the fluid fills where the brain starts shrinking.LuvChris> Hypothyroid patients gain weight but their brain gets smaller.> > > > Luv - Sheila> No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 18/02/2008 05:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Ah ha! That could explain why I go almost completely deaf when I suffer the sudden weight increases! In 2002, I went suddenly and inexplicably deaf in 1 ear and lost at least 30% in my other. This hearing has never returned BUT periodically gets worse. I already wear a hearing aid in both ears and have an audiology appointment for next week to have new ear moulds made. This is because my current earmoulds began to hurt around the time I put on 1 stone in 1 month and they now press painfully onto my eardrums. I really hope that I manage to get my hypothyroidism acknowledged and treated properly soon. It will be interesting to see just how many of my unexplained syndromes improve as a result. It would be especially nice to be a normal hearing person again or at least to hear better. I'm pissed off with having to tick the disability box on job applications as, in spite of the anti-discrimination legislation, I suspect it has hindered me getting a job. Tracey > > Hia > Read this: > http://www.thyroidmanager.org/chapter9/ch9_2.htm > > Think the ears filling up might be something to do with the start of > the olde myxodema flow. > Luv > Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 omg no wonder my brain hurts !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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