Re: Thanks for all the info

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At 12:54 PM 7/17/2003, you wrote:

>Hi again ,

>

>Wow, what a wealth of information you supplied. That will keep me busy for a

>good long time. I'm a bit more confused now than ever...

Sorry about that! Just take your time, and be patient as you learn. I think

that basically if you are hyperT right now, then that's probably all you

need to treat. What does the doctor say? From what I understand, you don't

treat Hashi's unless you are hypO without ATDs. I forget -- you're on ATDs?

If so, then you just keep on with that and don't need to do anything else,

from what I understand.

>....but hopefully in

>time my knowledge will grow and I'll be able to figure out what the heck is

>going on with me. I know I'll be asking my endo if I have Hashitoxicosis

I believe Hashitoxicosis is when the antibodies are involved in destruction

of the thyroid gland and excess thyroid hormone is being released into the

bloodstream. I think it is a short-lived phase. But you can double check on

these items.

>If I understood some of what I read from all the links you provided, it

>almost sounds like the hyper place I'm at now is like a reaction to

>something that

>the Hashi's has done....like a rebound effect?

Maybe, but maybe not. If you have TSI, then your thyroid is being

stimulated to release hormone, and that's Graves'.

> (If I've got the toxicosis

>thing going on.) I'm guessing it will all boil down to treating the

>symptoms and

>God willing staying in the target zone for me.

Yes. That makes sense to me.

> I'm most likely to freak out

>over the eye stuff right now.....I so don't want to go down that path. :-(

>Hoping for the best on that one!

Best thing you can do is to get your thyroid levels stabilized. And use the

flax oil if you have eye symptoms.

>Maybe I'll have to break down and try a brazil nut or two again. It has been

>years since I ate one and my dislike is totally based on a hazy memory of

>going " blech " .

LOL! Maybe it was a bad nut! Try to get your nuts from a good place. But if

it turns out you like them, I think you should still limit yourself to 1-2

per day, as I'm not sure whether it would be bad to get too much selenium

from them (not to mention the fat!). Again, I know relatively little about

this stuff myself -- just began learning.

> :-) I figure if I can make myself down the flaxseed oil twice a

>day, I could probably choke down a nut or two. Wherever do you find them

>though?

I picked up a whole bag of raw, shelled ones at Trader Joe's yesterday!

They are fine.

>Can't think of the last time I saw those in a store...they certainly

>aren't by

>the Planter's Peanuts! Maybe Trader Joe's will have them.....

>

>My multi is one that the nice folks down at my local health/vitamin store

>(with whom I've developing a verra close relationship with since this all

>started!) got me onto. It's by Nature's Life and is called Full Spectrum

>Antioxidant

>Soft Multi, CoQ10, Lutein, Lycopene, Iron and Iodine free. Seems to be doing

>the trick for now. :-)

I just looked it up. You sure you need it? It has *huge* amounts of B

vitamins! (Look at the % daily value.) Too much is not necessarily better

in my book. And I am one who believes it's better to get nutrients thru

food. But I know a lot of people feel better on vitamins, so to each his own.

>I'll keep you in my prayers so that you hook up with a good doctor. And that

>your heart rate stabilizes.

Thanks, !

> While mine has never zoomed outta site like some

>of the folks here (and I pray that everyone with that gets it down to

>normal) I

>certainly don't like the missing beats and funky rhythym it does from time to

>time. So you don't want to have your rate drop to down around the 60 range? I

>thought I had read somewhere that a range of in the 60's to 70's is normal

>for woman but I could be mis-remembering.

Yes, you're right. Below 60 is reflective of hypO.

> I do that a lot lately it seems. :-)

>So much information, so little brain!

>

>I'll have to go the mediboard and check out the action over there. Thanks for

>the tip. Have yourself and great weekend and since I'll be out of town for

>it, I'll see everybody next week! Take care of yourself.

You, too. Bye for now,

>

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**So you don't want to have your rate drop to down around the 60 range? I

>thought I had read somewhere that a range of in the 60's to 70's is normal

>for woman but I could be mis-remembering.

Yes, you're right. Below 60 is reflective of hypO.

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Keep in mind HIGH blood pressure happens to some of us when we become hypo.

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OH....AND our ATDs also lower and return to normal the TPO antibodies.

Obviously not a good 'cure' for a hypothyroid patient.

-Pam L-

PS...sorry for the short chunky replies and lack of returned personal replies. I

am working a LOT right now !