Thyroid antibodies....I have Hashimoto's. My antibodies

[Guest guest]

test said I'm at 666. Is there any need to try to get the

antibodies in the normal range? Will it make me feel better? My

doctor told me most people can't get their antibodies down. He told

me to get plenty of rest, eat low carb, exercise, take my meds,

avoid sugar and don't worry about it. What do you all think?

Molly

[Guest guest]

Taking selenium will help reduce the anti-bodies. 200 mcg for a

month, then drop to 100. Do NOT try to take megadoses; it can become

toxic. Avoid iodine. It stimulates the thyroid and can provoke

attacks. Other than that, I agree with the doc.

Cheers,

Friday

>

> test said I'm at 666. Is there any need to try to get the

> antibodies in the normal range? Will it make me feel better? My

> doctor told me most people can't get their antibodies down. He

told

> me to get plenty of rest, eat low carb, exercise, take my meds,

> avoid sugar and don't worry about it. What do you all think?

>

> Molly

[Guest guest]

Molly, this makes me think of some things I've seen when people ask dr's about

if they change this or that will it make a difference? I think that Dr's aren't

very good at giving out info on 'alternative' treatments, and somebody who

practices alternative things will tell you differently. I think that with those

who are hypoT, there are actually certain vegetables that should be avoided,

just like with hyperT. I know that if you were hyperT, you could control a lot

of the things you ingest, that do make a difference, along with supplements that

help, and reduction of stress. Iodine was a real pisser for me too when I was

hyperT, and it's bad for hypoT people from what I've read. I have no desire to

add it into my diet because if I do, it can always bring back the hyper symptoms

from Graves, or make me feel really yucky.

I liken this to asking the dr to give me a TSI test to see where my Graves

antibodies were at, and he laughed when I told him I wouldn't come off of the

atd's, until that test was ran. Normally, they just tell you no, that test is

inconclusive, so we won't do it. Or, you might get an explanation that it's not

covered by insurance, or that their lab doesn't run that particular test.

Honestly, they don't want to be bothered with it. It takes a week to get it

back, and it's a good indication of remission when you've being treated for

hyperT, yet no dr I've ever heard of will admit it? If the antibodies are up in

the high range, weaning off atd's does no good. HyperT/Graves returns with a

vengeance. Trying to get a dr to admit that is like pulling teeth? I don't

know if they just get angry that we've all put our heads together and learned

what they don't want us to know, or do they just want to benefit if we stay

sick and keep coming as regular customers, constantly. The end result when you

keep going hyper is to have a dr really push RAI. They want that more than they

want anything. You become a less likely patient every 6-8 weeks. Then you can

be told to come back once a year, or twice a year, depending on the dr and hear

the normal spiel 'it's in your head' or you need something for your depression'.

I learned everything I know about hyperT/Graves from Elaine who is the

author of some very good books that pertain to the hyper aspect of autoimmune

disease. Without her, I'd not have made it out of hypohell, and that I will

always believe. She's works in this field, was hyperT, took RAI, and will tell

you it's not something she would repeat again today. The really scary part is

that she works in the lab and lives it, and has for a long time. Most of these

dr's have been dr's a while, and they don't know as much as she knows about how

to gain remission? That scares the heck outta me. Literally. Any alternative

dr who tells me I have to take Iodine, as part of their regimen, I'm running the

opposite direction. It's going to have an effect on me for at least 24 hours.

And it's not a good effect. I shudder to think that dr's are just lazy enough

to not want to 'further their knowledge in a specialty that makes them a

fortune'.

SandyE~Houston

Thyroid antibodies....I have Hashimoto's. My

antibodies

test said I'm at 666. Is there any need to try to get the

antibodies in the normal range? Will it make me feel better? My

doctor told me most people can't get their antibodies down. He told

me to get plenty of rest, eat low carb, exercise, take my meds,

avoid sugar and don't worry about it. What do you all think?

Molly

[Guest guest]

Molly, this makes me think of some things I've seen when people ask dr's about

if they change this or that will it make a difference? I think that Dr's aren't

very good at giving out info on 'alternative' treatments, and somebody who

practices alternative things will tell you differently. I think that with those

who are hypoT, there are actually certain vegetables that should be avoided,

just like with hyperT. I know that if you were hyperT, you could control a lot

of the things you ingest, that do make a difference, along with supplements that

help, and reduction of stress. Iodine was a real pisser for me too when I was

hyperT, and it's bad for hypoT people from what I've read. I have no desire to

add it into my diet because if I do, it can always bring back the hyper symptoms

from Graves, or make me feel really yucky.

I liken this to asking the dr to give me a TSI test to see where my Graves

antibodies were at, and he laughed when I told him I wouldn't come off of the

atd's, until that test was ran. Normally, they just tell you no, that test is

inconclusive, so we won't do it. Or, you might get an explanation that it's not

covered by insurance, or that their lab doesn't run that particular test.

Honestly, they don't want to be bothered with it. It takes a week to get it

back, and it's a good indication of remission when you've being treated for

hyperT, yet no dr I've ever heard of will admit it? If the antibodies are up in

the high range, weaning off atd's does no good. HyperT/Graves returns with a

vengeance. Trying to get a dr to admit that is like pulling teeth? I don't

know if they just get angry that we've all put our heads together and learned

what they don't want us to know, or do they just want to benefit if we stay

sick and keep coming as regular customers, constantly. The end result when you

keep going hyper is to have a dr really push RAI. They want that more than they

want anything. You become a less likely patient every 6-8 weeks. Then you can

be told to come back once a year, or twice a year, depending on the dr and hear

the normal spiel 'it's in your head' or you need something for your depression'.

I learned everything I know about hyperT/Graves from Elaine who is the

author of some very good books that pertain to the hyper aspect of autoimmune

disease. Without her, I'd not have made it out of hypohell, and that I will

always believe. She's works in this field, was hyperT, took RAI, and will tell

you it's not something she would repeat again today. The really scary part is

that she works in the lab and lives it, and has for a long time. Most of these

dr's have been dr's a while, and they don't know as much as she knows about how

to gain remission? That scares the heck outta me. Literally. Any alternative

dr who tells me I have to take Iodine, as part of their regimen, I'm running the

opposite direction. It's going to have an effect on me for at least 24 hours.

And it's not a good effect. I shudder to think that dr's are just lazy enough

to not want to 'further their knowledge in a specialty that makes them a

fortune'.

SandyE~Houston

Thyroid antibodies....I have Hashimoto's. My

antibodies

test said I'm at 666. Is there any need to try to get the

antibodies in the normal range? Will it make me feel better? My

doctor told me most people can't get their antibodies down. He told

me to get plenty of rest, eat low carb, exercise, take my meds,

avoid sugar and don't worry about it. What do you all think?

Molly

[Guest guest]

Molly, this makes me think of some things I've seen when people ask dr's about

if they change this or that will it make a difference? I think that Dr's aren't

very good at giving out info on 'alternative' treatments, and somebody who

practices alternative things will tell you differently. I think that with those

who are hypoT, there are actually certain vegetables that should be avoided,

just like with hyperT. I know that if you were hyperT, you could control a lot

of the things you ingest, that do make a difference, along with supplements that

help, and reduction of stress. Iodine was a real pisser for me too when I was

hyperT, and it's bad for hypoT people from what I've read. I have no desire to

add it into my diet because if I do, it can always bring back the hyper symptoms

from Graves, or make me feel really yucky.

I liken this to asking the dr to give me a TSI test to see where my Graves

antibodies were at, and he laughed when I told him I wouldn't come off of the

atd's, until that test was ran. Normally, they just tell you no, that test is

inconclusive, so we won't do it. Or, you might get an explanation that it's not

covered by insurance, or that their lab doesn't run that particular test.

Honestly, they don't want to be bothered with it. It takes a week to get it

back, and it's a good indication of remission when you've being treated for

hyperT, yet no dr I've ever heard of will admit it? If the antibodies are up in

the high range, weaning off atd's does no good. HyperT/Graves returns with a

vengeance. Trying to get a dr to admit that is like pulling teeth? I don't

know if they just get angry that we've all put our heads together and learned

what they don't want us to know, or do they just want to benefit if we stay

sick and keep coming as regular customers, constantly. The end result when you

keep going hyper is to have a dr really push RAI. They want that more than they

want anything. You become a less likely patient every 6-8 weeks. Then you can

be told to come back once a year, or twice a year, depending on the dr and hear

the normal spiel 'it's in your head' or you need something for your depression'.

I learned everything I know about hyperT/Graves from Elaine who is the

author of some very good books that pertain to the hyper aspect of autoimmune

disease. Without her, I'd not have made it out of hypohell, and that I will

always believe. She's works in this field, was hyperT, took RAI, and will tell

you it's not something she would repeat again today. The really scary part is

that she works in the lab and lives it, and has for a long time. Most of these

dr's have been dr's a while, and they don't know as much as she knows about how

to gain remission? That scares the heck outta me. Literally. Any alternative

dr who tells me I have to take Iodine, as part of their regimen, I'm running the

opposite direction. It's going to have an effect on me for at least 24 hours.

And it's not a good effect. I shudder to think that dr's are just lazy enough

to not want to 'further their knowledge in a specialty that makes them a

fortune'.

SandyE~Houston

Thyroid antibodies....I have Hashimoto's. My

antibodies

test said I'm at 666. Is there any need to try to get the

antibodies in the normal range? Will it make me feel better? My

doctor told me most people can't get their antibodies down. He told

me to get plenty of rest, eat low carb, exercise, take my meds,

avoid sugar and don't worry about it. What do you all think?

Molly