A few weeks ago a new patient arrived at my office to discuss treatment for her thyroid disease. She was diagnosed with an under active thyroid several years prior but treatment with Synthroid was unsuccessful. She stopped using the medication on her own, at least a year ago. Blood tests obtained by another doctor a [...]
January 24, 2011 By Dr. G. Pepper
What You can Learn from Sarah’s Struggle With Hypothyroidism
Every so often I like to bring attention to someone who has struggled to get properly treated for hypothyroidism. Not everyone shares the same dilemma regarding treatment of hypothyroidism because T4 by itself may be sufficient in many instances. But for those who continue to experience symptoms of hypothyroidism despite T4 treatment, adding T3 can [...]
January 30, 2010 By Dr. G. Pepper
Smoking, Weight Gain and Hypothyroidism; Maya Shares Her Story
Maya Sarkisyan, a consultant with metabolism.com, shares her life experiences with smoking, gaining weight and hypothyroidism. If you want to ask Maya questions about her methods please do not hesitate to make use of our forum page. Once on the forum look for the “Latest Discussions” column and then click on Topic “Add New”. Then [...]
December 23, 2009 By Dr. G. Pepper
Pharma Expert Examines FDA Moves on Restricting Armour
Hank Frier has been involved with the pharma industry for a long time and helps us see through the news blackout in regards to the FDA actions on Armour. He is also suffering the same fate as many others in the U.S., having been successfully treated with Armour for many years, now forced to switch [...]
December 10, 2009 By Dr. G. Pepper
Dangerous Alternatives for Desiccated (Armour) Thyroid
Yesterday a patient of mine asked if I was aware of a source of desiccated thyroid produced in Thailand. I was immediately skeptical for a few reasons. Many countries do not have an agency that provides quality control for medications. Whatever the drawbacks to the FDA, it is reassuring to know that for the most [...]
November 26, 2009 By Dr. G. Pepper
Dennis Wonders if Armour Thyroid Can Create Thyroid Hormone Dependency.
Dennis wonders if Armour thyroid hormone treatment can create a dependency on the medication. In his post (http://www.metabolism.com/2009/08/25/armour-thyroid-shortage-nation-wide-problem/#comment-2177) he suggests that this might explain why people experience such discomfort when trying to switch medication or go off. Thanks Dennis for your thoughts, as I imagine others share your concern. Below I offer my response to [...]
November 1, 2009 By Dr. G. Pepper
Brenda Compares Her Experience with Compounding Pharmacy vs. Canadian Pharmacy
At present, two popular sources of dessicated thyroid products are compounding pharmacies and Canadian pharmacies. Brenda has experience with both and compares them for metabolism.com. Brenda responds with the following in response to another members comments: I suspect your doctor is mis-informed. Before I ordered and received my 30 mg Erfa natural dessicated thyroid medicine [...]
October 24, 2009 By Dr. G. Pepper
Armour Crisis Creates New Alliances
Good things can develop during a crisis situation. For me it was the eye opening experience I had this week by participating in The Thyroid Patient Community Call. The Thyroid Patient Community Call is a group internet telephone call hosted by Janie Bowthorpe, author of Stop The Thyroid Madness. During the 90 minute session I [...]
October 17, 2009 By Dr. G. Pepper
Eric Pritchard Brings Historical Perspective to “T4 Only” Treatment Bias
Eric Pritchard brings great insight showing how, for years, the field of endocrinology failed to acknowledge growing evidence of the inadequacy of “t4 only” therapy for hypothyroidism. Eric puts together the historical clues that should have paved the way for acceptance of t4 plus t3 therapy . We are now seeing almost irrefutable evidence ** [...]
October 1, 2009 By Dr. G. Pepper
Obama Not to Blame for Armour Shortage, Says New Member
Will S., a new member of metabolism.com, offers these sensible comments on who to blame for the sad state of FDA oversight of prescription drugs like Armour Thyroid. Will argues: Gatekeeper: Just a suggestion to do a little more research on this situation before blaming it on Obama. It was several years ago, at the [...]
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