Claire, one of our lovely moderators on the forum, put together this incredibly informative post on hypothyroidism, TSH levels and doctors…
Just a little background. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroid in June of 2005. After over a year of fighting with doctors I finally reached a TSH level below 3.0 in August of 2006.
I am [...]
Posts Tagged ‘thyroid’
Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Hairloss
Cipro Interacts with Thyroid Medication
Popular Antibiotic Interacts with Thyroid Medication
The British Medical Journal has reported on a several cases of unexplained hypothyroidism in thyroid patients (on levothyroxine) who were taking the popular antibiotic ciprofloxacin. Ciprofloxacin is the generic name for the fluoroquinolone antibiotic sold under the brand names Cipro, Ciproxin and Ciprobay, Cirpoxine, and Ciflox. The drug is primarily [...]
Thyroid levels affect Alzheimer’s risk - study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women with low or high levels of a hormone that affects thyroid gland function and thyroid hormone levels may have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported Monday.
While it is not clear whether Alzheimer’s affects thyroid function or the other way around, the findings dovetail with long-standing knowledge that having an [...]
Temperature Regulation for Thyroid Testing
One of the ladies here sent me a wonderful article on Basal Temperature taking… I found some more info and wanted to share it with you…
Do you ever experience fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, difficulty getting up in the morning, cold hands and feet or intolerance to cold, constipation, loss of hair, fluid retention, dry skin, [...]
