Re: pituitary / mercury - long post sorry

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> Someone over on the Lyme forum mentioned how the pituitary can

> affect you're ability to get a tan - meaning there's some skin

> affect going on. It can also cause hypothyroidism. Well this is me

> to a " T " .

>My free T's and the other recommended tests did not show

> hypothyroidism even though I had all the symptoms

I believe Andy says to shoot for free T3 in the upper 1/4 and free T4

in the upper 1/2 to 1/4 of the normal range.

Medical sources clearly state that TSH can be low normal or high with

secondary hypothyroidism (when the pituitary is the source of the

problem). At least your doctor recognized this.

- low body

> temp,dry hair/skin, puffy face etc. So my doc said it was a

> pituitary problem most likely and I began Armour and continued with

> HC.

>

What doses of HC and armour are you taking?

> Also, years ago I had a major, MAJOR spinal operation and afterwards

> I noticed (among other things) that I was unable to tan like I used

> to before the surgery. Now, mercury has been in my mouth since

> childhood and my mother has a ton in her mouth so I had it in

> utero.

>

> Could a massive surgery affect my pituitary independent of

> mercury?

Yes. The stress of major surgery is well know to lead to adrenal

crisis in people with poor adrenal function.

> Or did it aggravate the underlying mercury problem?

>

Probably both are contributing factors.

Sort of like the mercury is what started my secondary hypothyroidism

and adrenal insufficiency and the stress of living in pain worsened

the situation.

> Hope this posts helps others - even the recommended tests were

> worthless to me - Free T3, Free T4 etc. I just don't know why we

> can't treat with symptoms???

>

Doctors used to diagnose and treat based on symptoms, before they had

all the fancy tests. Now they want to document everything with

numbers, possibly partially because of fear of litigation and

persecution.

I guess we have to be thankful for the ones that we can find and let

others know about them.

J

> VAl

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Someone over on the Lyme forum mentioned how the pituitary can

> affect you're ability to get a tan - meaning there's some skin

> affect going on. It can also cause hypothyroidism. Well this is me

> to a " T " .

>My free T's and the other recommended tests did not show

> hypothyroidism even though I had all the symptoms

I believe Andy says to shoot for free T3 in the upper 1/4 and free T4

in the upper 1/2 to 1/4 of the normal range.

Medical sources clearly state that TSH can be low normal or high with

secondary hypothyroidism (when the pituitary is the source of the

problem). At least your doctor recognized this.

- low body

> temp,dry hair/skin, puffy face etc. So my doc said it was a

> pituitary problem most likely and I began Armour and continued with

> HC.

>

What doses of HC and armour are you taking?

> Also, years ago I had a major, MAJOR spinal operation and afterwards

> I noticed (among other things) that I was unable to tan like I used

> to before the surgery. Now, mercury has been in my mouth since

> childhood and my mother has a ton in her mouth so I had it in

> utero.

>

> Could a massive surgery affect my pituitary independent of

> mercury?

Yes. The stress of major surgery is well know to lead to adrenal

crisis in people with poor adrenal function.

> Or did it aggravate the underlying mercury problem?

>

Probably both are contributing factors.

Sort of like the mercury is what started my secondary hypothyroidism

and adrenal insufficiency and the stress of living in pain worsened

the situation.

> Hope this posts helps others - even the recommended tests were

> worthless to me - Free T3, Free T4 etc. I just don't know why we

> can't treat with symptoms???

>

Doctors used to diagnose and treat based on symptoms, before they had

all the fancy tests. Now they want to document everything with

numbers, possibly partially because of fear of litigation and

persecution.

I guess we have to be thankful for the ones that we can find and let

others know about them.

J

> VAl

>

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> Also, years ago I had a major, MAJOR spinal operation and afterwards

> I noticed (among other things) that I was unable to tan like I used

> to before the surgery. Now, mercury has been in my mouth since

> childhood and my mother has a ton in her mouth so I had it in

> utero.

>

> Could a massive surgery affect my pituitary independent of

> mercury? Or did it aggravate the underlying mercury problem?

Hi Val,

I believe this is very significant. Surgery is very, very stressful to the

body - especially spinal surgery. Dr ('s Low Temperature) says

that whenever the body undergoes a serious stress the genes in the body

effectively turn the body towards conservation of energy mode - like

hibernating. This means that T3 is converted in RT3 and it blocks the

receptor sites on the cells. The bodies slows and cools down.

In this mode, you can have a lot of T3, but it simply can't GET to the

receptor sites. So you become hypothyroid. Energy slows down and sometimes

you just don't get out of this conservation mode. Part of it is that high

cortisol levels during the stress initially induces a conversion of T3 into

RT3.

The protocol (which I can't wait to get on) uses sustained release T3

to increase the levels of T3 in cycles and this frees the RT3 from the

receptors sites. This resets the thyroid system allowing the receptors to

free up and respond to T3.

He says that it is not surprising that more and more people are having low

temps (estimated more than 40%). This is because it was a genetic advantage

to have the ability to move into energy conservation mode during times of

drought and famine. The body slows energy production and makes us

effectively hibernate so we don't burn up all our energy and thus last

longer, but don't feel very well. If you don't feel well you 'chill-out'.

That means more and more people have survived over each generation with this

trait.

Using Armour will not help clear the receptors as it has T4 in it. I am

using Armour until I can get on the program that uses sustained

release T3. It has not raised my temps at all, yet people state that if you

keep increasing the dose at some point it will. However, the result is not

permanent like with 's.

I think the 's theory is a fantastic theory that makes a lot of sense

to me and I hope to be able to try it soon. The reason it is so important to

have normal temps is all enzymes have a narrow temp range in which they

function. Low temps cause multiple enzyme failure which means you can do

just about anything and your health won't improve until your temps are

right. I'm of the opinion that it should be corrected early in the process

to support all levels of detoxification. That is why adrenals and thyroid

are SO IMPORTANT to support before and during chelation. The adrenals keep

your temps stabile so they don't bounce all over the show, which your

thyroid (T3 in particular) sets your temperature. I remember when I first

joined this group and and TK and would talk about adrenals

and thyroid. I simple skipped the posts thinking 'I don't know what these

things are about, and they can't be that important'. Well, did I learn my

lesson.

In fact, during the beginning of chelation I began to experience adrenal

problems and towards the end I am left with more hypothyroid issues.

Chelation is STRESSFUL to the body. And I believe it induced some adrenal

and thyroid issues because I did not properly understand how and why to

support these systems.

In summary, heavy stressors (death in the family, dentistry, chelation,

surgery) can induce hibernation of the body that can be difficult, or

impossible to come out of without help.

Dean