> From:   David Rogalski <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi .  I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease at the same time that I found =
> out that I was pregnant.
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>
Was your T3 level taken?  Elevated T4 alone doesn't cause hypothyroidism.  T4
is inactive and has to be converted to T3 to be active.  Some people have
conversion problems, so unless your T3 levels have been taken I wouldn't be
certain that you really are hyper.  Even then, it seems like I read in Langer's
book that there was a vitamin deficiency (Vitamin C  I think) that could cause
the appearance of hypothyroidism, and some people mistakenly had their thyroids
removed or radiated when it was just a vitamin deficiency.

Below is an interesting discussion -

http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/ray-peat.htm
"Mary Shomon: You have reported that pregnenolone can be helpful for Graves'
patients with exophthalmus. Can you explain further?

Dr. Ray Peat: Graves' disease and exophthalmos can occur with hypothyroidism
or euthyroidism, as well as with hyperthyroidism. Pregnenolone regulates brain
chemistry in a way that prevents excessive production of ACTH and cortisol,
and it helps to stabilize mitochondrial metabolism. It apparently acts directly
on a variety of tissues to reduce their retention of water. In the last
several years, all of the people I have seen who had been diagnosed as
"hyperthyroid" have actually been hypothyroid, and benefitted from increasing their
thyroid function; some of these people had also been told that they had Graves'
disease. "


Skipper




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