Posted by Larry Hoover on October 30, 2004, at 9:31:16
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog?- Larry » tealady, posted by raybakes on September 24, 2004, at 7:02:06
> Tyrosine is also the precursor to T4 and T3, T4 has four iodines added, and T3 has four added and one taken away. So I wonder if the tyrosine gives your thyroid a boost...heres a bit about thyroid and pain threshold..
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> "A subset of patients with thyroid hormone deficiency caused by Hashimoto's has a lowered pain threshold. The susceptible patient perceives as painful stimuli that aren't painful to other people.That's called allodynia.
> The pain results from too little thyroid hormone regulation of certain nerve cells. Some of the cells, mainly in her spinal cord, when under-regulated by thyroid hormone, release excess amounts of "substance P." The excess substance P then amplifies the transmission of "pain" impulses in the central nervous system."
I've only ever seen models based on NMDA amplification. I have hyperalgesia and allodynia, but not disturbed thyroid function (at least, not diagnosed). Hyperalgesia and allodynia are often linked with chronic fatigue syndrome and PTSD. This is thought-provoking.
Lar
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