Comments on: Another reason to shun T4 meds—your liver

By: Laura Caliguari

Laura Caliguari — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:50:08 +0000

Can you please tell me the exact title of the journal article in Hepatology? I’m looking at their website (May issue) and cannot find what you’re talking about. Thanks for all of your help, Janie. I really don’t know what I would have done without you and your website for guidance. I am currently treating myself (don’t ask!) with Armour/Isocort and have never felt better. I understand your parting of the ways with Armour, but please keep closely in touch with us on your blog about how you’re doing on your new meds. Love ya.
Laura (from Janie: I’ll look and if I can find it, I’ll post it here. And yes, I’ll let you know how I’m doing on Naturethroid. Update: strangely, when I use the search engine, it won’t work)

By: nikki

nikki — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:18:19 +0000

I suppose taking the time to put 2 and 2 together and checking out helpful information would be very beneficial for many hypothyroid sufferers.

There is proven information and fact that being left hypothyroid can cause liver issues. Weak livers can become damaged / inflammed and sick. If T4 thyroid meds keeps a patient under preforming optimally in thyroid health – the liver can be comsumed into poor quality and function.

Throw in a shooty conversion table on T4 meds depending soley on using liver function to convert into T3 – and there it is.. a pooped out poisoned liver overloaded to no end….

By: Janie

Janie — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:16:37 +0000

Hi Mary. The article really has nothing to do with being on T4. It has to do with being “hypothyroid”.

And I feel pretty safe saying that being on T4 leaves most with continuing hypothyroidism, and I also feel safe saying that being on desiccated thyroid (and in the presence of strong or well-treated adrenals) results in the removal of hypothyroidism symptoms.

And as a result of the above paragraph, I can make a good “assumption” that the study mentioned only underscores how important it may be to our livers not to stay hypothyroid as being on T4 does, just as it has already shown to be important to our hearts, another major organ.

Hope that helps.

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:32:27 +0000

Was I the one that you think disagress with you? I don’t disagree with you that dessicated thyroid is better. It is, by far. But this point on Liver Cancer would be stronger if we knew for sure that people in this study were on T4 medicaton. I don’t have access to the journal and can’t say for sure.

I have always been on Armour and suggest it for any hypo patient, but when there is a chance to be specific on studies such as these, I prefer clarity if possible.

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:16:47 +0000

Were the people with Liver Cancer in the study on T4 only medication or did they have high TSH levels?

Unless you can say that for sure, don’t assume that the addition of natural thyroid medication would reduce the elevated risk of liver cancer within this cohort.

I am on your side, I just prefer that you not make unnecessary assumptions or imply a correlation where one doesn’t exist.