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Dr. Melnick discusses alarming article from Harvard about the use of the TSH and thyroid treatment!

March 5, 2014

By Janie Bowthorpe

(Note: if you are reading this via email notification, do NOT reply to the email if you want to comment. … Continued

How does your insurance deal with desiccated thyroid?

March 8, 2011

By Janie Bowthorpe

(Though this post was first written in 2011, it has been  updated to the present day and time. Enjoy!) Wendy … Continued

Electrolytes, Stress, A1C and diabetes, FDA, Las Vegas and more!

December 8, 2010

By Janie Bowthorpe

I’m amazed at lingering problems since being on T4: Though I’ve been on desiccated thyroid for 8 years, and do … Continued

Multiple sclerosis, Dysautonomia, you name it…ALL made worse from hypothyroidism or being on a T4 med

April 14, 2009

By Janie Bowthorpe

(This post has been updated to the current day and time. Enjoy!) Before my thyroid disease of hypothyroidism was discovered, … Continued

I just proved an incredibly important way to measure your blood pressure!

April 6, 2009

By Janie Bowthorpe

Last week, I had found my blood pressure quite high for me! Upper 140’s and some 150’s for my Systolic, … Continued

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Thyroid Madness Definition according to many reported patient experiences:

  1. Treating most hypothyroid patients with T4-only meds; offering no options.
  2. Dosing solely by the TSH and the total T4, or using the outdated "Thyroid Panel".
  3. Prescribing anti-depressants in lieu of evaluating and treating the free T3.
  4. Telling thyroid patients that desiccated natural thyroid is "unreliable", "inconsistent", "dangerous" or "outdated".
  5. Making labwork more important than the hypo symptoms which scream their presence.
  6. Failing to see the OBVIOUS symptoms of poorly treated thyroid, and instead, recommending a slew of other tests and diagnoses.

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