Another poppet! (Thyroid Experts)

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These

present Executive Committee Members of the BTA need to go away and get in some

fresh blood.

Sheila

Please

answer my question

by supressedtsh

on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:29 pm

I have

levothyroxine prescribed by my GP and after trying additional T3 that didn't

help I am now well after adding a little natural desiccated thyroid medication.

My endocrinologist is aware and happy that I take this.

My endocrinologist has asked my GP to prescribe the NDT, my GP says no.

I find this very frustrating that I have found the answer to my ill-health and

after much research got to the bottom of why I was not improving but have to

purchase the NDT myself.

I know that it is down to each individual GP whether they prescribe NDT to a

patient or not. I have a letter from the Dept of Health telling me this.

My question is this:- Why do some NHS GP's prescribe NDT and some do not?

(In my case it cannot be down to cost because T3 is far more expensive which I

had prescribed by my GP)

In your answer, please do not tell me that NDT is unreliable because this is

NOT the case, please tell me why some GP's prescribe NDT and some do not.

Re:

Please answer my question

by Dr

Petros Perros on Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:13 am

I am sorry I cannot answer for your GP, you will need to ask

him or her. Here are some of the reasons why I don't prescribe thyroid extract.

My personal experience of patients who I have seen and who have been on it is

that it is unhelpful. Some feel worse.

The serum FT3 in patients taking thyroid extract is often elevated in the

hyperthyroid range

The levels of FT3 fluctuate widely (unlike with levothyroxine and unlike normal

people)

I have concerns about the long term effects of high FT3 levels especially with

regards to the heart and bones

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Dear Dr peros,

i am wtiting in reply as i am very intnerested int 3. having been on t4 for two

years and feel awfull

despite levels of t4 adn tsh being ok.

i ahve never been checked for t3 and i wonder why as on leveo thyroxine i only

get checked ofr t4 and tsh.

So i question how we know that with levothyroxine the t3 levels stay the same .

I would be really interested in any papers around the subject as have searched

the cochrahne library for exactly this data to no avail

thank you so much.

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> Sheila

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[Guest guest]

Go to our FILES section which you can access from the Home Page

of this web site thyroid treatment

and in the Menu, click on FILES. On the page that opens, scroll down to the

folder 'Thyroid References' and go through there, and you will find lots of papers

there. Do it when you have some time on your hands, and you will find there are

suitable headings so you are not searching through the whole lot. There's lots

of papers there.

You will also find some here http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/resp_bta_t4t3.pdf

Luv - Sheila

Dear Dr peros,

i am wtiting in reply as i am very intnerested int 3. having been on t4 for two

years and feel awfull

despite levels of t4 adn tsh being ok.

i ahve never been checked for t3 and i wonder why as on leveo thyroxine i only

get checked ofr t4 and tsh.

So i question how we know that with levothyroxine the t3 levels stay the same .

I would be really interested in any papers around the subject as have searched

the cochrahne library for exactly this data to no avail

thank you so much.

>

>

> These present Executive Committee Members of the BTA need to go away and

get

> in some fresh blood.

>

>

> Sheila

>

>

> Please

> <http://talkhealthpartnership.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=185 & t=2287#p6554>

> answer my question

>

>

> <http://talkhealthpartnership.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6554#p6554>

Postby

> supressedtsh

> <http://talkhealthpartnership.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile & u=11

> 775> on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:29 pm

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila, can some one point out to these so called experts that the reason some patients don`t do well on any thyroid medicines is because they have other issues. to many to detail. one being the Adrenals. Angel.who is still ill with the candida. oh my belly is full of wind and i don`t no what i am doing.!!!! taking anti-fungals and bicarb trying not to eat the wrong foods. any help with a menu would be great. thanks every one.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

I don't know if this will help you but many, many years of being really

seriously disabled with belly problems turned out to be an intolerance to

lactose and not as I had previously thought candida.

I have resolved the vast majority of my stomach and bowel problems by

eliminating lactose from my diet. It might be worth trying?

Debs

oh my belly is full of wind and i don`t no what i am doing.!!!! taking

anti-fungals and bicarb trying not to eat the wrong foods. any help with a menu

would be great. thanks every one.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

[Guest guest]

Perhaps

trying a gluten free diet to see if that might help Angel. Give it a trial for

a couple of weeks to see what happens.

For anybody

interested, TPA has an excellent book to lend out to members for those

intolerant of lactose called “The Lactose Free Cookbook” By

Sheri Updyke. See attached.

Luv - Sheil

I don't know if this will help you but many, many years of being really

seriously disabled with belly problems turned out to be an intolerance to

lactose and not as I had previously thought candida.

I have resolved the vast majority of my stomach and bowel problems by

eliminating lactose from my diet. It might be worth trying?

Debs

oh my belly is full of wind and i don`t no what i am doing.!!!! taking

anti-fungals and bicarb trying not to eat the wrong foods. any help with a menu

would be great. thanks every one.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

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[Guest guest]

hi Debs, thanks for your help. let me see gluten is flour (wheat) and lactose is milk. well i have been eating flour products and i seem to be ok on this and as for the milk again i seem to be ok also. so this only means it is the candida. i have just this moment made a soda bread which their is no yeast. so will no if their is a problem after eating this loaf. feel i little better when not eating any yeast products and sugar. if eating these then i am getting giddy spacey feelings and headaches. so it spells out candida and auto-antibodies which was horrendous. i need to get on top of it as i don`t wont to give up my job. i am staying on for a whileas i don`t need to retire now i am 65. wow i am a pensioner. ummmm regards Angel.

[Guest guest]

How would you know if you are O.K. on these foods unless you eliminate them from

your diet. I thought I was O.K with bread, but when I went gluten and wheat free

my I.B.S disappeared within a week. Yet if I have even as much wheat/gluten as

there would be in a sausage (minute amounts) I bloat within an hour. If I risked

a sandwich, not only would I have the bloating, I would have diarrhea the next

day so incapacitating that it would keep me indoors out of fear of not being

able to reach a toilet in time.

Yet for 15 years I never thought that so common a substance as wheat could be

the cause of all my problems.

I have yet to try and cut out milk, as I think it may be the cause of my

permanent hay fever symptoms, but I will pluck up the courage to do it, one of

these days.

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> hi Debs, thanks for your help. let me see gluten is flour (wheat) and lactose

is milk. well i have been eating flour products and

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> i seem to be ok on this and as for the milk again i seem to be ok also. so

this only means it is the candida.

[Guest guest]

Hi Angel

Sorry I can't be more help. I find I do best when eating no lactose and no

carbohydrate, boring but effective for me. I really hope things sort themselves

out for you soon. Have you tried fasting and re-introducing food one at a time?

Debs

> hi Debs, thanks for your help. let me see gluten is flour (wheat) and lactose

is milk. well i have been eating flour products and

>