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Here's another view of Miacalcin. I'm a 62 yr old male dx'ed w/ osteoporosis when I was 55. For the first year my dr prescribed Miacalcin and I had outstanding results - 5% improvement in the spine in 12 months! (3% with Fosamax is considered good.) Then along came Fosamax and he was convinced by the Pharma salesman that Fosamax was a better deal, so I...
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I second&third all the recommendations on far in this thread, particularly the stopthethyroidmaddness website. I've just discovered that I am, and probably have been for years, hypothyroid. Here's my case history in case it helps anyone else deal with this problem. I first became aware when last Fall I started feeling cold all the time and my hair...
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There is some discussion of this on Uffe Ravnskov's website (he wrote "The Cholesterol Myth"). Take a look at Open Original Shared Link Be sure to scoll down about halfway to the section titled "Costs". You can click on the reference numbers which will take you to the references section where you can click again and often be taken directly to the article...
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I'm a true sceptic when it comes to medical claims, but as a career scientist in a non-medical field I have a lot of experience with decyphering scientific studies and papers. I was particularly impressed with the quality of this book after checking into some of the many references quoted. You are right that statins have been shown to help some high risk...
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This is OT, but since most folks here are into being healthy, and I found this book so interesting, I thought I would point it out anyway. The book is "The Great Cholesterol Con" by Anthony Colpo. It basically reviews most of the studies that have been done on cholesterol and heart disease and rather convincingly exposes the fact that a lot of us have been...
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Most foks who frequent this forum will have no trouble identifying with the case history presented in the introduction: 30 yr old female who has seen as many as 30 drs over the past 15 yrs, dx'ed with eating disorders and mental issues. In this case she finally sees a dr who correctly dx's her with celiac disease! Jerome Groopman, the author, tries to...
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ARCHIVED Does Anyone Else Get Really Cold Feet And Hands?
Nevadan replied to DonnaD's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Check out the topic posted today "Sub-laboratory hypothyroidism" !! -
ARCHIVED Sub-laboratory Hypothyroidism
Nevadan replied to Ksmith's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Thanks for a VERY interesting article! I'm almost a perfect fit for the sub-laboratory hypothyroid person described. About a year ago I started being really cold natured (had always been warm-natured before) but thought it was just "aging"; then a few months later my hair started noticeably thinning. It was then after a "hair thinning" search on Google... -
ARCHIVED More Thyroid Questions
Nevadan replied to Fiddle-Faddle's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
As a recently (mostly self) diagnosed hypothyroid sufferer one of my concerns with which meds to take is related to bone density issues. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis about 6 yrs ago. For the first year my dr prescribed a calcitonin containing nose spray which resulted in my bone density increasing significantly enough to get my density up to osteopenia... -
georgie, I hope I do get that pleasant surprise you mention regarding cholesterol and bone density. The fact that Armour Thyroid is one of the few thyroid meds containing calcitonin was why I requested it. Armour for cholesterol control - that's a new one to me. It sure is cheaper than most of the statins . Thanks for the encouragement.
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A little clarification regarding some good points raised: I did not mean to imply that all body temperature abnormalities are thyroid related. In my case I did not think "thyroid" until I also developed some additional symptoms that are on the thyroid symptom list (it's almost as general as the celiac symptom list ): thinning/loss of hair, fatigue, and...
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ARCHIVED New Symptoms - Need Help Analyzing
Nevadan replied to Gentleheart's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Gentleheart, have you had your thyroid function tested? Your symptoms of heart palpitations, anxiety, etc could be due to an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). If your thyroid has been tested, or if you have it tested, be sure that the "Free T3 and Free T4" levels are measured and not just the usual TSH level. Of course there are lots of other possible... -
I see several thyroid threads here and since I've been doing a lot of thyroid research lately for myself, I thought what I've found might be worth sharing. Sorry if it bores anyone. The thyroid gland generates several hormones (T1, T2, T3, T4, calcitonin, and probably some others). It is controlled by the pituitary gland which generates "thyroid stimulating...
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Today's Healthday News had a couple of interesting articles: Why don't the English see the cardiovascular benefits of drinking tea? Open Original Shared Link The study begs the question of what else does casein interfere with? A great companion article: "If industry pays for the research, bias may result, study suggests" Open Original Shared Link...
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ARCHIVED For Those W/ Hypothyroid Experience
Nevadan replied to Nevadan's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Thanks for the reply. So far my dr is proceeding with treating my symptoms by prescribing a very low dose of Armour Thyroid (15 mg/ day) just to see if any of my symptoms (low body temp, cold sensitivity, thinning hair, and slow recovery after exercise) respond. [My TSH, free T3 & free T4 are within the "normal" range but tend toward the lower quartile... -
After experiencing some hypothyroid symptoms I did some research on ways to measure/dx this and turned up several labs that do saliva testing. Does anyone have experience (positive or negative) with this type testing versus the more conventional blood tests with respect to thyroid issues? Thanks. George
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Re mercury toxicity it is important to differentiate the different forms of mercury. Elemental mercury (as in a thermometer) is not absorbed very well by the body so its toxicity is low even if swallowed. This is also the form that is used in dental fillings. However, elemental mercury vapor is readily absorbed into the body and removal of old dental fillings...
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As georgie has said, check out the "StoptheThyroidMadness" website at Open Original Shared Link I have recently begun having symptoms of hypothyroidism and have found the above website to be at least as beneficial for thyroid issues as this one is for gluten problems. I'm one of those whose lab results are within spec but on the low end for free T...
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ARCHIVED Who Has Thyroid Issues
Nevadan replied to cause&effect's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
I have just recently encountered some hypothyroid symtoms (male, 61 yrs old, gluten sensitive(not likely celiac based on DNA testing), gluten-free/CF for 1.5 yrs). My main symptoms are low body temps and thinning hair. I have recently started taking Armour Thyroid in very low doses and so far my temp is increasing. You might want to take a look at the... -
I notice you are taking a combo of Omega 3,6,9 - I HIGHLY recommend reading the book I mentioned further up this thread "The Queen of Fats" by Susan Allport. Her book makes a good case that one problem with the Western diet is that we are too low in Omega-3 and too high in Omega-6. She discusses the actual research experiments that led to this conclusion...
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On the topic of Omega-3, I thought it might be of interest to mention a very interesting book I've just read: "The Queen of Fats" by Susan Allport. The subtitle is "Why omega-3's were removed from the western diet and what we can do to preplace them". I heard the author interviewed on NPR Science Friday a few weeks ago and then ordered the book. The message...
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Just a reminder: for every 4 women with osteo there is one male with it also. That amounts to a large number of males! Osteo is NOT just a women's disease. I know, I am male and I was dx'ed at age 55 after my older brother was dx'ed. I suspect ours is due to some genetic abnormality, of which there are several known. I am gluten, at least wheat, sensitive...
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ARCHIVED Gluten Intolerent Or Celiac?
Nevadan replied to georgie's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Re having more testing to get an "official" dx, one thing you might want to consider is the negative effect of having a positive dx in your official medical records. Should you ever have to buy your own health insurance, you will likely find this to be a huge disqualifier, or at least something that will increase your premiums significantly. Just a thought... -
ARCHIVED Generic Version Of Zocor - gluten-free?
Nevadan posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
My understanding is that Zocor is one of the gluten-free statin drugs. Does anyone know if the generic versions of Zocor that have just hit the market are also gluten-free. Since the FDA only requires that the active ingredients be identical in a generic, my concern is that any gluten would be one of the inactive ingredients which are not regulated. Thanks