Re: Test Results - ftao :

[Guest guest]

Thanks for pasting all that info - I will print it out & take it to the GP

tomorrow. It was interesting to read the final part of question 6 : There was

no mention of encouraging the GP to find other underlying causes which are

mentioned on this site such as low magnesium etc. Also, they are clearly

prejudiced against NDT - likely because of the close association of

pharmaceuticals & GPs & the money that is made.

I've pasted the final part :

'While taking both hormones it is important serum TSH is normal and not

suppressed. If the patient is still dissatisfied it should be made clear that

the symptoms have nothing to do with thyroid disease or its treatment and

perhaps issues at home and in the workplace should be addressed.

There is no place for the use of animal thyroid extract in the treatment of

hypothyroidism. Although preparations contain both thyroxine and

tri-iodothyronine, the hormone content varies between batches.5'

There is a paper in the files section called pulse article. Go to files and

scroll down until you see it.

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> thyroid treatment/files/

[Guest guest]

Hi Dot

The

appalling bare-faced lies told by the British Thyroid Association is what stops

doctors from prescribing Armour or other brands of NDT. The BTA ONLY acknowledge patients who suffer the symptoms of hypothyroidism who have LOW

SECRETION OF THYROID HORMONE PRODUCED BY THE THYROID GLAND (Type 1

Hypothyroidism). They do NOT acknowledge any other type of hypothyroidism i.e.

Type 2 Hypothyroidism who have normal thyroid function test results, who are

already taking synthetic levothyroxine yet still complain of symptoms.

Professor Weetman has published in two medical journals that such

patients do not have a thyroid problem but 'FUNCTIONAL SOMATOFORM DISORDER' -

that's right, meaning, IT'S ALL IN OUR HEAD.

Tell

your doctor that Type 2 hypothyroidism is defined is defined as peripheral

resistance to thyroid hormones at the cellular level. It is NOT due to a lack

of thyroid hormones. Normal amounts of thyroid hormones and thyroid stimulating

hormone (TSH) are usually detected by blood tests; therefore, BLOOD TESTS DO

NOT AND CANNOT DETECT TYPE 2 HYPOTHYOROIDISM. Type 2 hypothyroidism is usually inherited. However, environmental toxins may

also cause or exacerbate the problem. The pervasiveness of Type 2 hypothyroidism

has yet to be recognised by mainstream medicine, but already is in epidemic

proportions.

I

wrote to the BTA and to all NHS endocrinologists pointing out the true facts

about the amount of T4 and T3 in the Armour brand of NDT that IS standardised

in every batch and which lies slap in the middle of the United States Pharmacopeia

(US) Specifications - but they refuse to acknowledge this. Copy the following out

also and send to your GP

Written by the BTA, " The disadvantages are that because it

is made from pooled thyroid glands from animals, which vary from batch to batch

in their thyroxine levels, the exact dose of thyroxine cannot be estimated

precisely. Therefore one dose from one batch of tablets may well create different

thyroxine levels to the same dose from a second batch of tablets. "

My

rebuttal: " The dose of thyroxine and liothyronine can be and is estimated precisely

in Armour. From the manufacturers’ website at http://www.armourthyroid.com/faq.html#q3:

Also see http://www.armourinfo.freeuk.com/document_1.html

" … To ensure

that Armour® Thyroid tablets are consistently potent from tablet to tablet

and lot to lot, analytical tests are performed on the thyroid powder (raw

material) and on the actual tablets (finished product) to measure actual T4 and

T3 activity. Different lots of thyroid powder are mixed together and analyzed

to achieve the desired ratio of T4 to T3 in each lot of tablets. This method

ensures that each strength of Armour® Thyroid will be consistent with the

United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) official standards and specifications for

desiccated thyroid lot-to-lot consistency.

…As determined by Armour Pharmaceutical Company and other participating

laboratories, the liothyronine and levothyroxine content in Armour thyroid is

well within the specifications set by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. The precision of

the assay procedure as determined by Armour, Eli Lilly, and the FDA is

considerably better than that reported by Pharmaceutical Basics. US

Pharmacopeia, 21st rev.; U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention: Rockville, MD, 1985; pp

1893-1895 - Richheimer, S. L.; Jensen, C. B. J. Pharm. Sci. 1986, 75, 215-21. "

Synthetic

thyroxine, on the other hand, has had numerous recalls because of stability and

sub-potency problems. Details are at the FDA website: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/Enforce.html "

We

CANNOT and MUST NOT allow these doctors to keep on giving out misleading and

downright incorrect information concerning natural thyroid extract and that

also, they need to study those patients who are suffering from thyroid hormone

resistance at cellular level and treat them with some form of T3, either

synthetic or natural.

EVERY

PATIENT with symptoms of hypothyroidism was treated BY EVERY DOCTOR with

natural desiccated thyroid hormone extract for over 50 years before the

synthetic levothyroxine was manufactured and it was used both safely and

effectively for all of that time. It is ONLY since NDT was stopped but patients

suddenly started developing continuing symptoms and are unable to regain their

health fully, some being given a diagnosis of FM, CFS and even ME because

doctors are unable to identify why their patients are not getting well again

when on levothyroxine yet have normal blood tests. Such patients need T3.

I

could go on…….

Luv

- Sheila

I've pasted the final part :

'While taking both hormones it is important serum TSH is normal and not

suppressed. If the patient is still dissatisfied it should be made clear that

the symptoms have nothing to do with thyroid disease or its treatment and

perhaps issues at home and in the workplace should be addressed.

There is no place for the use of animal thyroid extract in the treatment of

hypothyroidism. Although preparations contain both thyroxine and

tri-iodothyronine, the hormone content varies between batches.5'

There is a paper in the files section called pulse article. Go to files and scroll

down until you see it.

>

> thyroid treatment/files/

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