Risks Associated With Synthetic Thyroid / Prescription
Medications
                                          And
                         Thyroid Augmentation Therapy -
                                CHICKEN NECKS!
            A Possible Solution for Refractory Depression
            By James D. Milton, Ph. D., Sc. D. June 17, 2003

>From The Annals Of Human And  Animal Behavior Forensic Sciences
                                Research Laboratory
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                       COLLEGE OF HARD KNOCKXXX
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Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research
Center published a study in the journal Thyroid
proving synthetic thyroid hormone depletes
calcium weakening the skeleton, increaing risk
of osteoporosis and bone loss.

Synthetic thyroid binds with iron, causing anemia
and fatigue, hair loss, brittle nails and general
susceptibility to DIS-EASE. The Freaking Simply
Amazing Puppy Wizard's friend Dr. VonHilseimer
recommends eating chicken necks as a natural
source of thyroid (see Pottinger Price Foundation
for more information).

Other researchers report many prescription drugs
like antibiotics may deprive the body of folic acid
which can increase homocysteine, an amino acid
linked to heart disease, anemia, fatigue, depression,
insomnia, nerve inflamation and increased risk of
cancers.

Depletion of magnesium can lead to formation
of kidney stones, clotting problems, muscle
spasams, generalized PAIN, constipation,
fatigue, high blood pressure.

Amoxycillin, ciprofloxacin, lansoprazole, cipro,
amoxil, augmentin, flonase, fosamax, zocor, liptor,
glucophage, tri-cyclen, prevacid, prilosec, prozac,
levothyroxine, azithromycin, simvastatin, omeprazole,
pantoprazole may drain the body of specific nutrients
e.g. statin drugs can deplete CoQ10, resulting in
fatigue, weight gain, high blood pressure, reduced
muscle performance and congestive heart failure.

Omega-3 fatty acids are important in the production
of hormones that act in nearly every body system
including the eyes, digestion, liver, stomach, large
intestine, urinary tract, kidney, skin and respiratory
systems. Without fatty acids skin would be dry, flaky,
wounds wouldn't heel pupperly, plaque would form on
arteries, and cause low blood pressure and arythmias.

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Subject:            giving my puppy a chicken neck?
From:	 	Tracy Landauer
Date:		Sun, Dec 12 1999 12:00 am
Email: 		Tracy Landauer 

Funny, hypothyroid was one of the reasons I first proceeded down this
diet path as well.  With the same end results: normal thyroid levels.

Tracy Landauer


                         Thyroid Augmentation Therapy -
            A Possible Solution for Refractory Depression
            By James D. Milton, Ph. D., Sc. D. June 17, 2003

INTRODUCTION

Thyroid Augmentation Therapy (TAT) is not new. It was pioneered by Drs.
Whybrow
and Bauer. I have known about it since 1985 when it was successfully
used on me by
my psychiatrist, Dr. Dean Ackley. Since TAT's effectiveness has been
proven beyond
question for many patients, it remains a Total Mystery to me why it is
not a standard
psychiatric tool for alleviating depression when patients do not
satisfactorily respond
to antidepressants.

Since many papers have been published on the success of TAT, the only
explanations
I can come up with are either (1) an unwillingness to try a new
approach to controlling
depression or (2) ignorance of TAT. The only real disadvantage of TAT
is that there is
no test that can be made beforehand to determine whether or not a
patient will respond
favorably. The same holds true for ALL antidepressants. It is known
that females outnumbe
males by approximately 8 to 1 who successfully alleviate their
depression by using TAT.
Whether that ratio is influenced by a greater number of females
undergoing TAT, I do not know.

Refractory or treatment-resistant depression occurs with those who are
clinically
depressed as well as those who have unipolar depression and bipolar
disorder.
It unfortunately turns out that the existing antidepressants are not
the complete
answer for everyone. It is my firm belief that Thyroid Augmentation
Therapy should
be tried for every patient who does not respond well to standard
antidepressant
therapy. It may well turn out that all that is needed is TAT for a
person in order to
control his/her depression. Another may require TAT plus an
antidepressant - but
without TAT that same antidepressant would be totally ineffective. I
fall in this latter
category.

WHAT IS THYROID AUGMENTATION THERAPY?

TAT consists of simply taking sufficient amounts of artificial thyroid
hormones (T3
and T4) to raise the Free T3 and Free T4 levels to be in the 125-150%
ranges of
their respective normal maximum amounts.

It is Totally Inadequate for a doctor to say that your thyroid panel is
"normal"
and therefore you have nothing to worry about. What TAT does is to make

your thyroid hormone levels abnormal - thereby controlling many
patient's
depression!

HOW IS THYROID AUGMENTATION THERAPY ACCOMPLISHED?

Some doctors make the mistake of only adjusting the Free T4 level by
giving
Synthroid, Levoxyl, or another artificial source of T4. This will
somewhat increase
the Free T3 level since T4 is naturally converted into T3. However IMO
it is unlikely
that a sufficiently high Free T3 level will be achieved by this means.

What needs to be done is to add artificial T3 (Cytomel) to the
artificial T4 dose.
The T4 dose should be titrated first before starting upon adding the
Cytomel.

All that really needs to be measured is the Free T3 and Free T4 levels.

It has been found that once these reach 125-150% of the laboratory's
maximum
values (each lab values vary slightly), depression will begin to lift
for those whom
TAT is effective.

Doctors will insist on wasting money on measuring your TSH

(Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) level which will go practically to zero.
They will
invariably panic not understanding that is precisely what it should be
since you
are taking thyroid supplements and there is absolutely No Need for your
thyroid
to be producing any hormones whatsoever! They will also want to waste
more
money getting the Total T3 and Total T4 levels. These are also
meaningless
 because these are BOUND hormones and therefore not available to your
brain!

 Only the FREE levels have any meaning! Why pay for anything else?

Your best bet is to get your psychiatrist or a knowledgeable
endocrinologist
to adjust your Free T3 and Free T4 levels. I would not even bother with
a
family practitioner or an internist. It is highly unlikely they will
have even
heard of TAT. They will also worship at the Shrine of TSH.

FINAL THOUGHTS

For your information I take 25 micrograms of Cytomel, 112 micrograms of
Levoxyl
each once daily, and 37.5 mg of Effexor XR twice daily. My depression
is history!

Potential adverse side effects if you get too much T3 or T4 are
headaches and heart
irregularities. I have never experienced either. If you do, I suggest
reducing your dosage.
Both pills are scored.

I had a bunch of references on this subject - but they got lost when my
operating system died.

I do hope that you will discuss Thyroid Augmentation Therapy with your
pdoc.
What have you got to lose - except your depression?

James

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