Posted by raybakes on September 27, 2004, at 10:06:45
In reply to Re: TSH levels and thyroid illness? » raybakes, posted by karaS on September 26, 2004, at 18:00:46
Thanks Kara, I've learnt so much over the last few days, it's been good fun!
The great smokies sample thyroid report is interesting to read - the person on the sample has a TSH of 21 too! (need acrobat to read it)
http://www.gsdl.com/images/reportpdf/compthyroid.pdf
> So theoretically if one were taking a dopaminergic antidepressant, then that could increase TSH level? Also, you seem to be saying that stress could raise TSH level? If those are both true, then perhaps many people are being diagnosed as hypothyroid who may not really be. The implications are enormous if I'm interpreting this all correctly.
Looking at the great smokies report, it seems that dopamine will decrease TSH, but as it regulates other pituitary hormones, things might not be as straightforward!The report also talks about primary, secondary and tertiary thyroid diseases, depending on the factors involved!
The link between estrogen and thyroid is interesting, particularly because hypothyroid increases breast cancer risk. Have you heard of bad gut bacteria not allowing bile to hold onto estrogen, so estrogen continues to recirculate to dangerous levels? Excessive use of antibiotics, might predispose women to dangerous levels of estrogen in later life. Calcium d-glucarate (thorne research) is able to bind onto excess estrogen, and detoxify it. I'm sure xenoestrogens from plastics and pesticides will be a problem too.Like you, I found tyrosine had no effect whatsoever, but the n acetyl tyrosine and biopterin combination in norival make a massive difference! Yesterday I took it and felt relaxing warmth shoot down my spine!
Still reading the book on autism - the book lists the gene errors I have as individiually being risk factors for autism - and I've got them both!
They mention that children with these errors should not have vaccinations, and should keep well away from mercury! I think high functioning aspergers could describe me fairly well, so all the information is really useful.Ray
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