Thyroid

Too Much Water
Back in March this year there was a thread here on a.s.t (subject "Can someone explain thyroid numbers to me....") in which were discussed the effects of drinking large quanities of water. Some suggested that drinking considerable amounts was good, others not convinced. Today there were two serious stories with... 16 Jul 2008 02:44

Thyroxine Antigonist - Dont Take list (with silver lining)
okey ... we have absorption binder or inhibitors for thyroid preparations... 1 Mega Vitamins. 2 Psyllium Husks. 3 Anti-acids like aluminun 4 Caffine, anti-histimiine, cimetidine (Tagamet) ... any 'ine' or 'anti=ine' drug or substance. On the good side ... take orange juice, grapefruit juice, stuff that m... 14 Jul 2008 17:51

the grapefruit study, free full text
is here: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16120075 Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2005 September; 60(3): 337�341. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02433.x. PMCID: PMC1884777 Effects of grapefruit juice on the absorption of levothyroxine Notice that the study authors/doctors s... 10 Jul 2008 04:10

Weird Sensation in Neck Area
Hi For some time I have been having this strange sensation in the front lower part of my neck. Hollow area below your adams apple, if that's the right term. I have no idea if it's related to a Thyroid condition or not. If it is I'm wondering if anyone else has or is experiencing the same. This usually only ha... 10 Jul 2008 09:17

Blood Pressure/Heart Rate
I've always had low pressure; and a high(ish) heart rate all of my life. I finally think I'm on right track with dessicated thyroid, so out of curiosity, I've started taking my blood pressure. Started the medication on July 5 @ 15 mgs - on that day my bp was 105 over 70; and my resting heart rate was 84 (it's ... 20 Jul 2008 13:30

rapid effects of T3, from calcium influx
in this rat study, T3 very quickly (within 15 seconds) increases strength of heart contractions, but doesn't increase heart rate they're assuming that's because T3 increases the amount of calcium that crosses into heart muscle cells (with calcium being known to be the excitatory chemical for muscle and nerve c... 9 Jul 2008 11:39

thyroxine absorption and coffee
Greetings all. I didn't see this study in the archives, so I'll go ahead and post it. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18341376?ordinalpos=231&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum http://tinyurl.com/5jjfsc Thyroid. 2008 Mar;18(3):293-301.Click here to read Links Altere... 11 Jul 2008 03:48

Thyroxine Absoprtion, Vitamin C and Acidity
Quite an interesting article in The Endocrine Society's news. When I got to the end I couldn't help asking whether vitamin C is itself superior in any way to apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, or other acid that is reasonable to swallow? They mention hydrochloric acid - but that isn't exactly the most available... 9 Jul 2008 16:49

What to Ask For re: Blood Tests
In 5 weeks I'll get my first blood test after starting thyroid hormone (just got diagnosed with Hashimoto's). Part of my relationship with my doctor is that I tell him all of my theories, and ask for certain tests; and usually he orders them up for me (of course, he also knows 'stuff', too - but I seem to be th... 8 Jul 2008 09:00

Perspective with T3 = anger
This disease is so aggravating and I need to vent. What a rollercoaster hypothyroidism is. I know this is a common story for hypothyroid patients, but I need to get it all out. I went from feeling very, very sick and not knowing what was wrong to being elated that I had a reason and therefore a solution -... 12 Jul 2008 17:40