Comments on: This and that–an array of interesting info for your thyroid pleasure http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2010/02/08/this-and-that/ Thyroid Treatment Scandal and Hypothyroid Mistreatment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:02:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sandy http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2010/02/08/this-and-that/comment-page-1/#comment-48822 Sandy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:05:15 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4708#comment-48822 I just saw on Dr John Lowe's website that he is looking to do 3 thyroid-related studies: http://www.fibromyalgiaresearch.org/aboutfrf/selectstudies.htm One study is about the lack of correlation between TSH and Tissue Effects of Thyroid Hormone. Another will compare T4 Only treatment to Natural Desiccated Thyroid. They all sound interesting and I think will really help further "our" cause. On the web site, you can vote via a donation for the study of your choice - pretty cool! I hope they get a lot of donations. There are lots of us out there, and if we each gave a little, it could make a big difference. The information he shared on the recent "Community Calls" was invaluable and saved me a lot of time and $$ in wasted doctor visits, so I sent a donation. More than worth it to me! I just saw on Dr John Lowe’s website that he is looking to do 3 thyroid-related studies:

http://www.fibromyalgiaresearch.org/aboutfrf/selectstudies.htm

One study is about the lack of correlation between TSH and Tissue Effects of Thyroid Hormone. Another will compare T4 Only treatment to Natural Desiccated Thyroid. They all sound interesting and I think will really help further “our” cause.

On the web site, you can vote via a donation for the study of your choice — pretty cool! I hope they get a lot of donations. There are lots of us out there, and if we each gave a little, it could make a big difference.

The information he shared on the recent “Community Calls” was invaluable and saved me a lot of time and $$ in wasted doctor visits, so I sent a donation. More than worth it to me!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2010/02/08/this-and-that/comment-page-1/#comment-48818 Rachel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:41:59 +0000 http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?p=4708#comment-48818 In regards to the ongoing research, Stanford School of Medicine, Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, is doing a study on "T3 for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia". http://snapl.stanford.edu/t3/information.html On their website, they state, "There is a significant overlap between the symptoms of hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone production), depression, chronic fatigue, and Fibromyalgia." Yet, one of the requirements to participate in the study is "No Thyroid disease". How oxymoronic! Maybe they want participants with "No TSH above 4.5" (?) One more note about this study, I sure hope the participants have strong adrenals or they might conclude that the T3 doesn't work for Fibromyalgia patients. In regards to the ongoing research, Stanford School of Medicine, Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, is doing a study on “T3 for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia”.

http://snapl.stanford.edu/t3/information.html

On their website, they state, “There is a significant overlap between the symptoms of hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone production), depression, chronic fatigue, and Fibromyalgia.” Yet, one of the requirements to participate in the study is “No Thyroid disease”. How oxymoronic! Maybe they want participants with “No TSH above 4.5″ (?)

One more note about this study, I sure hope the participants have strong adrenals or they might conclude that the T3 doesn’t work for Fibromyalgia patients.

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