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Anyone else have Hypothyroidism?

dragonflyz34
dragonflyz34
Hi, I'm new here, and in the process of being diagnosed and I was just wondering if anyone else here has hypothyroidism along with MS? I wonder if this is a common thing.
littlemart
littlemart
I started out with hyperthyroidism and Graves Disease. Had RAI 3 years ago and am now hypothyroid. I also have IBS, gastritis, degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, tendinitis and osteoporosis. I'm not sure what started this avalanche of problems, but it's not fun!

They say that if you have one autoimmune disease you're likely to get more. In my case.. lucky me. Hope you do better.
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
From what I've researched, they call it autoimmune hypothyroidism. I'm taking iodine now and hoping to come off my compounded, minimal doses of T3, T4. I have yet to talk to my naturopath about the iodine and tell her about my experiment.

This is a very informative piece by an MD who even shares a bit about his credentials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeDN-lJl7ho
EPagain
EPagain
Stress does many things to the body as any one with an autoimmune disease can attest to since stress brings out the symptoms. Stress uses cortisol which can drain progesterone not to mention pregnenolone which also makes sex hormones estrogen and testosterone.

Stress can also help turn T3 (active thyroid hormone) into REVERSE T3 that can ..reverse the affects of T3 effectively contributing to hypothyroid symptoms. Sadly, most docs don't know about reverse T3 let alone test for it.

BTW there is research on how high proportion of those with MS have thyroid problems than that of the general population.

Best wishes in seeing a bio-identical endocrinologist that will help find and treat your on individual issues.
EP
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