Hypothyroidism
…insufficiency Graves’ disease treatment (removal of gland and/or RAI) thyroid removal due to cancer overconsumption of goitrogen foods aging mold exposure genetic mutations that affect conversion of T4 to T3,…
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Megan’s Story
…treatment, so I was forced to have RAI treatment. After 2 tries it died and off to hypo-land I went with my “friend” levothyroxine. For the next year and a…
Your Parathyroid glands–how one or more of these can become a problem
…surgery or the use of RAI—radioactive iodine in the treatment of Grave’s disease or Thyroid Cancer. One will see calcium fall and phosphorus rise. Low magnesium can also cause a…
The intrusion of reality about levothyroxine, Synthroid, T4 and depression
…Charles profound story about his wife’s depression Charles explains that in 1999, his 67-year-old wife had RAI (radioactive iodine) and was then put on levothyroxine, a T4-only medication (aka Synthroid,…
Low adrenal and hypothyroid signs in childhood that no one caught
…enlarged thyroid. At that time they gave me a low-dose RAI scan and discovered that I had an enlarged thyroid. It is ridiculous that I was put through this test…