overactive tyhroid
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For the last 3 or 4 months ive been feeling really ill stomach hot flushes hot and cold sweats headaches etc then ive had blood test after bloodtest and finally got diagnosed with overactive thyroid my doctor said she will write to a specialist to see wat treatment is best for me ie meds ,radioactive or surgery but because im 41 this year it may be surgery ive got another bloodtest on friday to check for antibodies i just feel so ill cant eat all im doing is going toilet all the time for weeing and opening my bowels all the time and eating makes me want to go more its really getting me down waiting to find out wants going to happen so any help would be nice many thanks for listening
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madge1979 debbie56921
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Hi Debbie... i'm sorry you've been suffering recently ..and it is a bit of a shame that your Doctor has said she'd find out if meds, RAI or surgery would be the right thing for you at the moment. If you are HYPERthyroid you have a very good chance of getting THAT under control. with no need whatever for RAI or Surgery.
If your blood tests prove that you have Graves' disease , which is when your immune system produces antibodies that attack your Thyroid , you also have a fair chance of getting it completely under control.
Your Thyroid gland I think should really be called your metabolism , and it is absolutely vital in the human body it maintains , or should, a healthy balance for many body parts. To be Without a thyroid ... and then be left untreated by medication would likely be Fatal.
Family members of mine are in just that situation, through years of neglect and poor healthcare by doctors who know very little or nothing about the Thyroid Gland.
Your proper blood tests, i.e. to find out if you have antibodies, will tell your doctor and the endocrinologist just how you should be treated to regain your health.
If you have Graves' disease you most likely will be given Carbimazole .. i was given 20mg a day .... then after 3 or 3 months down to 10 per day.. then down to 5mg per day.... this can all work very quickly although it may not seem so at the time , but with patience and plenty of lying down to rest , you will soon start to feel better mentally and physically ..
with the help of supplements along that route , replacing vital nutrients , vitamins and minerals which your body will , undoubtedly have lost over the time that you've been unwell... you can start to restore your health once again and feel like your old self.
Many of us on this site have done this , very successfully ... and you could also try it .
Empower yourself Debbie... start to read online, as much a you possibly can about the symptoms of Graves' disease and HYPERthyroidism so that you can begin to make your immune system less aggressive , and so that you can learn then, how to calm your thyroid down, so that it will give you peace again.
Your thyroid has most likely looked after you well for 41 years... and you most certainly need it , think again before you consider destroying it by RAI or by Surgery
those two options are NOT reversible!
the very best of luck with your bloods..come back on here and print out your results including figures in brackets with are the ranges for your lab. and people on her will
read them for you , giving you great advice on what you Could do next to get yourself well again without radical intervention.
luv mx🌹
jane75220 madge1979
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In your posting you mention about searching for ways to make the immune system less aggressive. Is it possible to expand on that please?
Thanks
madge1979 jane75220
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Jane around 80% of your immune system is in your gut !
when i was told i had Graves' disease .. dr. told me don't worry .. we just give your RAI and you become HYPOthyroid then you take Thyroxine for the rest of your life !!! 🙀🙀
well... long story short ... i've seen this happen throughout my family , some of whom are in a very bad state right now in their lives .. because of neglect and bad care from doctors , who know little or nothing about how the Thyroid gland works.
I decided there and then .. that i would never , unless i had cancer , destroy what i perceived to be a very healthy Thyroid that had seen me through my life so well... instead i saw it that my immune system had gone a bit wonky and was moreor less attacking my Thyroid .. so i aimed to tackle the aggressor and not the victim , as it were.... my Immune System.
I didn't know how to do that... but i read everything i could find by Googling till i fell asleep each night.. looking for deficiencies that i might have because i was " running on empty " so to speak.
it started with Vitamin B12 ( SUBLINGUAL )
if you google... Vitamin B12 deficiency...
and Google Vitamin B12 and Graves' disease
you will be astonished at what it tells you ... you will probably see yourself in that description ... I did !!
Google Magnesium deficiency
Google D3 and Graves' disease
B1 Thiamin
B Complex
Zinc
Copper
Selenium
Vitamin C high dose
C0q
ACIDOPHILUS i take 40 Billion per day...
you will really feel the benefits of taking this ... it puts your tummy troubles back in order and allows the good bacteria which has likely run very low or no longer exists in some cases , to flourish again ... this aparently has a beneficial effect, as you can imagine , on your Gut and therefore your immune system... It should not be left out of supplements.
No one gave me the list of these things... but i did follow Linda's advice on a few of them , as she has a great career background , which has given her much knowledge on the subject....including regular L Carnitine ... i kind of weaned myself off Carbimazole with it... and i'm know it helped me.
I also took Motherwort , Bugleweed and Lemon Balm in liquid form
and mixed the three together in equal measure.. i had it in a bottle with a dropper and whenever i felt anxious or very HYPER i'd take around 2ml i.e. .. a teaspoonful or maybe even 2 or 3 depending on how high i felt.
it worked extremely well for me ..
SEe what you think of all of this ... By he way i didn't not stop eating any particular foods ... i have never eaten meat in my life .. i don't drink Coffee
only tea .. in large quantities , i may add.
Please do not see this supplementing as a chore .. i swear to you .. i felt myself become better by the day...and i knew all the things i supplemented with were doing me good.. it really was self medicating ..and maybe not correct to do so .. but it WAS for me .. as my doctor hadn't even offered me aspirin to help my dreadful symptoms.
Good Luck Luvvie..
luv Mx🌹
jane75220 madge1979
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I will google the points youhave made and take i from there. I tried a probiotic several months ago in relation to leakygut syndrome but I felt realyy ill on it.
I am presently taking vitB12m, D3 and magnseiu ,I have long qt syndrome so have to be very careful withcertain foods, drugs and supplements. The drugs to avoid in the Long qt syndrome can befound on the university of Arizona website which is the worlds leading authority on Long Qt .
I will reply again later as have to go to the little room!!!!!
Luv Jane xxx
Samy3 madge1979
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Hi Madge just wanted to ask u u said u never ate meat r u vegan if u r and the acidophilus 4 billion which u r taking r they suitable for vegan bcs I'm looking for something similar can u tell me pls from where u r getting those so I can check them...and one more thing I was told that most of graves patients they have goiter which I have too do u have any goiter? Bcs it might be goiter which still giving me symptoms even I got normal blood results I would really appreciate if u can help pls .....thanks ....luv .....samy
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jane75220 debbie56921
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This is what happened to me too. I am gluten intolerant and there is a connection between gluten intolerance and thyroid disorders which are auto immune diseases.
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linda187 debbie56921
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It is important to stay well hydrated so it's good you are doing that. Keep us posted.
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