Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 - marie Your story is just what I am afraid of would happen to me. That is why I have not pursued the thyroid thing. I have fms and certainly have several sympoms of low thyroid, but I am thin and have normal thryroid tests. I also had lots of heart palpatations before I got explanted. I am afraid as sensitive as I am to everything, I would get a bad reaction to meds. On the otherhand, if it was my problem and that helped it would be so great. So at this point, I am sitting on the fence kathy -- In , Jane Doe <oceanlilly_csu@y...> wrote: > and All: > Dr. Lowe's site is very interesting. > > I am a believer that one can have hypothyroidism and be in the TSH " normal range " .I know a few women who had TSHs between 3.0-4.0 (technically in that normal range) who's lives/health have improved greatly with appropriate thyroid meds. So there is no doubt that physicians need to think outside the box when it comes to thyroid therapy--and all conditions for that matter. > > I would also agree with Lowe that if a patient exhibits signs/symptoms of hypothyroidism a carefully monitored (telling patients what harmful side effects may occur) trial run of thyroid therapy would be warranted providing the doctor goes about this therapy and exercises great caution. If a patient's body rejects a very low doses of meds, their body does not need this thyroid medication and the therapy should cease at this point.The problem is with some dangerous practitioners out there, this is not always the case: they " force " thyroid meds on folks and this often results in trips to the ER or even worse--death (as in the case litigated in Fla.). > > I made the near fatal mistake of going to a " type " MD and he tried to " force " my body to " accept " thyroid meds it clearly did not want. I could have died. After just consuming a half grain T3 T4 for two days, then dropping down to a 1/4 for five days, I ended up in the ER. > When my symptoms first began--nearly straight away, I had contacted this doc immediately with symptoms of heart palps, bone-growing sensation, eyeball popping sensation, extreme jitters and shakes, shortness of breath, inability to sit still or sleep.He told me to take Xanax and allow my body to " except " the thyroid meds. His belief is the " popular " belief than any TSH over 2.0 is hypothyroidism. I had dry skin, hair loss from surgery so he took a leap from that and decided I was hypothyroid.Very shallow thinking, not to mention dangerous. > > If anyone's thyroid is normal or not, know the signs of going hyper BEFORE beginning any thyroid treatment. If you react badly to a low LOW does of T3 and/or T4, chances are you never needed the meds to begin with. It is worth trying to rule out this disease--just be careful to avoid the hoopla and take only YOUR individual situation into account because your life may very well depend on it as mine did and other people I know who were wrongfully diagnosed/medicated. A good doctor will be very careful and proceed with EXTREME CAUTION. > > Have your thyroid checked regularly. > LM > > JOSEPH PALANCA <juliejp61@m...> wrote: > > I was told i had FMS, as I had all aymptoms, and 11 of the 18 trigger points by a rheumy and a chiropracter. I was told this with my implants in, and shortly after. Since doing Dr Lowe's metabolic program www.drlowe.com with higher thyroid meds(esp t3) to overcome cellular resitance, and myofasial massage to the tender points by a chiro- almost all fms sympotoms are gone, and I only have two tender points left. Dr Lowe believes most FMS cases are due to under regulation of thyroid hormones, whether or not blood work shows it.He has a huge wellness center based on Fibromyalgia, and has dealt with FMS for years, and written two books on metabolic issues and FMS. If you have FMS, I would just look into it, very informative. > > > > > > > >From: jaylow2100@a... >Reply- >To: >Subject: Re: Re: FMS-- >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:08:23 EDT > >Hi , > >I have a pretty bad case of FMS but am slowly getting better. It came on >strong about two years ago right before I had my implants out. Since then I have >been up and down with it. Somedays I am in a lot of pain and some days not >so bad. I am currently getting a pretty wierd treatment but it seems to be >working better than anything else I have done. I have detoxed to the max. > >I am now getting bee venom treatments. I am lucky to have a practioner here >that does it. She takes out the stinger from bees and gently taps them into >different acupuncture points. The venom (also the pollen, royal jelly and >propolis) all have strong anti inflammatory properties and strong anti bacterial, >anti viral and anti fungal properties as well. I did some research and this >has been used as a > treatment for arthritis and rhuematism for centuries. It >was used extensively in the US before the advent of steroids. > >My lady went to Japan to study this treatment BUT there are apitheripists all >over the country who will give you bee venom treatments. If you go on line >you can find them through the apitherapy website. I have had three treatment >so far and feel a lot less achy and the extreme back pain has lessened >considerably. I am going to go for at least three months. This lady treats a lot of >MS patients and says that it takes a long time but some actually go into >remission. > >I have talked to a few of her FMS patients and they say they have improved >immensely. >You have to make sure you are not allergic to bees though before you start. I >feel good about this because it is totally natural and does not have the side >effects of anti inflammatory pain drugs and steroids. > >Love to all, >Judi L > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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