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My 10 Most Surprising Thyroid Symptoms

1/28/2019

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My 10 Most Surprising Thyroid Symptoms
Symptoms of thyroid disease can reveal themselves in many different ways. Discussing the many presentations of thyroid disease can help individuals recognize when they should have their thyroid hormone levels checked. Thyroid patient advocate, writer, and author, Rachel Hill discusses the ten most surprising symptoms that she faced as a result of thyroid disease. If you identify with these symptoms, you should request a full thyroid panel run by a medical professional.

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4 Steps To Building A Lifelong Thyroid Doctor-Patient Partnership

1/24/2019

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4 Steps To Building A Lifelong Thyroid Doctor-Patient Partnership
Building an effective support network is important in life especially when you have a chronic condition such as thyroid hormone imbalance or autoimmune thyroid disease. Dr. Brittany Henderson of the Charleston Thyroid Center offers four steps to help patients develop a lifelong thyroid doctor-patient relationship with a medical professional who fits their personal needs. 

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Thyroid Imbalance? The Essential Tests

12/2/2018

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Thyroid Imbalance? The Essential Tests
When diagnosing and treating individuals with symptoms of thyroid hormone imbalance, many medical professionals will refer exclusively to the TSH laboratory test. Patients who have symptoms despite a “normal” TSH test and research laboratory testing for hypothyroidism will quickly discover that there are medical professionals and patients advocating for testing beyond TSH. 

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Are Your Adrenals Affecting Your Thyroid Health?

11/15/2018

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Are Your Adrenals Affecting Your Thyroid Health?
Healthy adrenal function is essential to thyroid hormone balance. Holistic health coach, Andrea Beaman details the common symptoms as well as the common causes of adrenal dysfunction with some suggestions regarding nutritional deficiencies. 

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How is Advocacy Transforming Thyroid Health Care?

9/17/2018

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How Is Advocacy Transforming Thyroid Health Care?
Many patients are finding their path to health with expanded laboratory testing and expanded treatment options thanks to the advocacy within the thyroid community. However, many patients are still suffering due to a lack of diagnosis or inability to access options beyond levothyroxine-only. How can we help to end the global suffering of thyroid patients?

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Is Your 'Normal' Thyroid Test Hiding the Source of Your Depression?

6/15/2018

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Is Your 'Normal' Thyroid Test Hiding the Source of Your Depression?
Depression is a known symptom of thyroid disease. The exclusive use of the TSH laboratory test does not identify all patients with thyroid hormone imbalance since it is a measure of pituitary function not of thyroid hormone. Therefore, expanded thyroid hormone testing must be conducted before a patient is diagnosed with a mental health disorder.

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What Vitamins are Commonly Low in Patients with Hypothyroidism?

5/13/2018

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What Vitamins are Commonly Low in Patients with Hypothyroidism?
It can be challenging for patients to know where to begin when approaching their individual nutritional needs. Beginning with the vitamin levels that often need to be raised in patients with hypothyroidism, individuals can use the information below to have a discussion with their medical professional regarding testing, diets changes and, if needed, supplementation.  

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Does Hashimoto's Go Away with Treatment? (Answer by Ridha Arem, MD)

4/19/2018

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Submitted by Erica H.
Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Patient Question: "Does Hashimoto's go away with treatment? I have Hashimoto's and it seems to go away and then it comes back. It also seems to come in cycles: skin breakouts (hormonal acne, predominately on my chin and neck) followed by extreme dry skin/hair and water retention/weight gain/constipation.

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Can Gluten Really Affect Your Autoimmune Thyroid Disease?

3/30/2018

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Can Gluten Really Affect Your Autoimmune Thyroid Disease?
by Kit Kellison
ThyroidChange Guest Writer


Okay everyone, there is a lot of misinformation going around the net about the role of gluten in thyroid disease. In the next two blogs I'll try to suss out everything we thyroid patients need to know about the role of gluten in our diets.

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How to Interpret Thyroid Labs? (Answer by Gary Pepper, MD)

2/12/2018

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How to Interpret Thyroid Labs?  by Gary Pepper, MD
Submitted by Jeannie
Naperville, Illinois, USA

Patient Question: "I have some test results that I wanted a clearer understanding of. I had a total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease and a multi-nodule goiter at the end of July. I had just come down from being hyperthyroid to the higher end of "normal" when I had the surgery. 

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Thyroid Documentary "Sick To Death" Premieres for Thyroid Disease Awareness Month

1/4/2018

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Thyroid Documentary
by Denise Roguz 
ThyroidChange Co-Founder and Hashimoto's Patient


During Thyroid Disease Awareness Month, a ground-breaking new documentary on thyroid disease, Sick to Death!, will have its online premiere on Vimeo. The film uncovers the horrible difficulties that patients often have with getting diagnosed or finding proper treatment. 

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Latest Finding in Low T3 Syndrome from the Field of...Neuroscience?

12/19/2017

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Latest Finding in Low T3 Syndrome from the Field of...Neuroscience?
by Michelle Campeau
ThyroidChange Co-Founder and Hashimoto's Patient


Yes. You read that correct. There have been some amazing advances in the field of neuroscience, published March 12th, and it affects us, thyroid patients. How?

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What Is The Cause of High Reverse T3? (Answer by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD)

11/24/2017

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What Is The Cause of High Reverse T3? by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
Submitted by Sharon B.
Philadelphia, PA, USA


Patient Question: "What is the major cause of high reverse T3 (RT3)?  When high RT3 is cleared with T3-only therapy, is it usually necessary to continue on some type of thyroid medication containing T4 as well (such as natural desiccated thyroid)?"

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6 Learned Lessons of Change and Chronic Illness

11/8/2017

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6 Learned Lessons of Change and Chronic Illness
by Denise Roguz
ThyroidChange Co-Founder, Hashimoto's and Lyme Disease Patient

Chronic illness is hell.  No doubt about it.  The physical pain, sheer exhaustion, crumbling of body systems, coupled with feelings of defeat, guilt, and shame, are horrific to say the least.  It can reduce you to your very core.  It can rob you of the person you once used to be.  It has no mercy.  

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Treating Thyroid Resistance and a Free T3/Reverse T3 Ratio Issue (Answer by David Borenstein, MD)

10/30/2017

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Treating Thyroid Resistance by David Borenstein
Submitted by Justine W.
Rochester, MI, USA

Patient Question: "I'm currently on T3-only (Cytomel) for thyroid resistance (I also have adrenal issues which my doctor and I are addressing).  However, I'm confused about how we will know if I'm ready to introduce NDT or T4-only medication to my T3 medication.  Also, I would love more information about Reverse T3 and Free T3/Reverse T3 ratios. Thank you!  My questions are below:

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