miquelangeles
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The information about hyperthyroidism is very scarce and scattered on this forum.
I'm making this thread hoping it will help others.
This is just a summary. I have a collection of references if anyone wants to delve deep into the details. Feel free to contribute with your own experience and advice.
- reduce your iodine intake; avoid iodized salt, seafood, milk and any dairy products that contains high amounts of whey or whey powders (most of the iodine remains in the whey during processing)
- for heart symptoms take propranolol 10-20mg 1 to 4 times per day depending on severity
- B complex, but vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin A (retinol) are the most important; the requirements for these vitamins are increased significantly during hyperthyroidism as shown in multiple animal studies on experimental hyperthyroidism; as long as the animals were supplemented with these 3 vitamins they were symptom free and it prevented the anorexia
- vitamin A competes with thyroid hormone on the same transport protein called transthyrenin; as RP mentioned people with high thyroid function require or tolerate higher vit A doses
- before the 1960s hyperthyroidism was treated with high doses of retinol (100,000 to 400,000 IU per day); I do not recommend these amounts, but 20,000-50,000 IU for a few weeks should be safe and useful in conjunction with the other interventions
- a herbal mixture of lycopus and melissa is as effective as antithyroid drugs, without the dangerous side effects
- try to have 2 bowel movements per day, or even 3
- bile acids sequestrants like cholestyramine reduce circulating thyroid hormones by preventing reabsorption and have been used successfuly to treat hyperthyroidism either alone or in conjunction with medication; the RP raw carrot salad can work in the same way, but prepare it without oil in order to maximize bile absorption
- optional L-carnitine and CoQ10, K1/K2
- RP mentions raw cabbage or raw cabbage juice, but in my experience it is not that effective alone
- the half life of T4 is 5-7 days and half life of T3 is 1 day; if your hyperthyroid episode is triggered by an acute event and not chronic, you can ride it out in 2 weeks using propranolol, B vitamins and retinol; symptoms will reduce after one week and resolve completely after another week
I'm making this thread hoping it will help others.
This is just a summary. I have a collection of references if anyone wants to delve deep into the details. Feel free to contribute with your own experience and advice.
- reduce your iodine intake; avoid iodized salt, seafood, milk and any dairy products that contains high amounts of whey or whey powders (most of the iodine remains in the whey during processing)
- for heart symptoms take propranolol 10-20mg 1 to 4 times per day depending on severity
- B complex, but vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin A (retinol) are the most important; the requirements for these vitamins are increased significantly during hyperthyroidism as shown in multiple animal studies on experimental hyperthyroidism; as long as the animals were supplemented with these 3 vitamins they were symptom free and it prevented the anorexia
- vitamin A competes with thyroid hormone on the same transport protein called transthyrenin; as RP mentioned people with high thyroid function require or tolerate higher vit A doses
- before the 1960s hyperthyroidism was treated with high doses of retinol (100,000 to 400,000 IU per day); I do not recommend these amounts, but 20,000-50,000 IU for a few weeks should be safe and useful in conjunction with the other interventions
- a herbal mixture of lycopus and melissa is as effective as antithyroid drugs, without the dangerous side effects
- try to have 2 bowel movements per day, or even 3
- bile acids sequestrants like cholestyramine reduce circulating thyroid hormones by preventing reabsorption and have been used successfuly to treat hyperthyroidism either alone or in conjunction with medication; the RP raw carrot salad can work in the same way, but prepare it without oil in order to maximize bile absorption
- optional L-carnitine and CoQ10, K1/K2
- RP mentions raw cabbage or raw cabbage juice, but in my experience it is not that effective alone
- the half life of T4 is 5-7 days and half life of T3 is 1 day; if your hyperthyroid episode is triggered by an acute event and not chronic, you can ride it out in 2 weeks using propranolol, B vitamins and retinol; symptoms will reduce after one week and resolve completely after another week