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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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 Santonastaso
ThyroidChange Guest Writer 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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How To Treat Thyroid Resistance and a Reverse T3 Issue? (Answer by David Borenstein, MD)

10/30/2017

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Treating Thyroid Resistance by David Borenstein

David Borenstein, MD of Manhattan Integrative Medicine is one of New York's leading practitioners in integrative medicine, thyroid conditions, and hormonal imbalance. In the article, Dr. Borenstein answers a patient question regarding thyroid hormone resistance, reverse T3 issues, free T3/reverse T3 ratios, and how to treat thyroid resistance and T4>T3 conversion issues.

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Blind Faith: Overcoming the Tales of Thyroid Illness

10/5/2017

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Blind Faith: Overcoming the Tales of Thyroid Illness

by Michelle Santonastaso
ThyroidChange Guest Writer and Hashimoto's Patient

At 11-years-old, you hardly understand the complexities of life and the implication of any diagnosis.
My doctor told me I had Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, and that it was insignificant… a pill, every day, and blood tests, every 6 months.

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What Follow-up Testing Should You Get On Thyroid Replacement Medication? (Answer by Theodore C. Friedman, MD, PhD)

9/30/2017

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What Follow-up Testing Should You Get On Thyroid Replacement Medication? by Theodore C. Friedman, MD, PhD

Submitted by Monica M.
Charlotte, NC, USA

Patient Question: "What do you suggest for follow-up testing (which tests and how often) once a patient is on thyroid medication? Do you ever find that that people have hypothyroid "episodes" and can gradually go off of meds?

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Hashimoto's, Japanese Kids, and Cell Phones

8/15/2017

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Hashimoto's, Japanese Kids, and Cell Phones

by Michelle Santonastaso
ThyroidChange Guest Writer and Hashimoto's Patient

Sounds like the start to a bad word puzzle. What do these three things have in common?
Sadly, the answer is thyroid cancer!

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Why Are Thyroid Patients Tired of Being Ignored?

6/18/2017

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Is Your 'Normal' Thyroid Test Hiding the Source of Your Depression? 6/15/2018 0 Comments 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. Read More 0 Comments What Vitamins are Commonly Low in Patients with Hypothyroidism? 5/13/2018 0 Comments 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. Read More 0 Comments Why Is Optimal Cortisol Needed for Thyroid Balance? (Answer by David Borenstein, MD) 4/18/2018 8 Comments Why Is Optimal Cortisol Needed for Thyroid Balance? by David Borenstein, MD Submitted by: Susan N. Memphis, Tennessee, USA Patient Question:

by Kit Kellison
ThyroidChange Guest Writer

It's 1988, I'm 28, married with two small kids and I'm sick all the time. Although I have bone-deep fatigue, my most annoying symptom is the overwhelming brain fog and short-term memory problems that make it almost impossible to get a grocery list together and get myself to the store and back without getting lost in my own neighborhood.

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New Study Reports Patient Satisfaction of Armour Thyroid Over Levothyroxine-only Therapy

5/15/2017

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New Study Reports Patient Satisfaction of Armour Thyroid Over Levothyroxine-only Therapy

by Denise Roguz
ThyroidChange Co-Founder, Hashimoto's Patient

A published study in the Journal of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity reports patient satisfaction of individuals on both Armour Thyroid (desiccated thyroid medication) and levothyroxine (T4-only) medication. The patients were given a course of treatment of both medications and then were asked to rate their preference.

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Why Is Optimal Cortisol Needed for Thyroid Balance? (Answer by David Borenstein, MD)

4/20/2017

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Why Is Optimal Cortisol Needed for Thyroid Balance? by David Borenstein, MD

Submitted by: Susan N.
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Patient Question: "Why are optimal cortisol levels important when taking thyroid medication? How do I test for adrenal fatigue and what are optimal cortisol levels?"

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Is Hashimoto's to Blame for Your Depression and Arthritis?

2/27/2017

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Is Hashimoto's to Blame for Your Depression and Arthritis?

by Michelle Santonastaso
ThyroidChange Guest Writer and Hashimoto's Patient

Two studies released their findings that are significant for patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, an organ-specific autoimmune disease which attacks the thyroid gland. This disease was linked to a greater risk for the development of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and an increased report of symptoms of depression.

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