Video: RHR: Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) as a Treatment for Autoimmune Disease
An excellent and informative video on LDN therapy in autoimmune diseases.
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Link: LDN Research Trust
The primary aim of the Trust is to initiate Clinical Trials of Low Dose Naltrexone, help and support those who have a condition where LDN could be of benefit obtain a prescription around the world.
LDN (low dose naltrexone) therapy can be beneficial in many autoimmune conditions including Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. For more information about this therapy and information you can share with your Primary Care Physician or General Practitioner, please visit http://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/.
You can also find a link to their info sheet on LDN therapy at http://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/sites/default/files/2016.pdf.
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Link: Private Medical Services by UK Doctors
While we do not advocate using online pharmacies that are not montiored by reputable GPs, some patients may find this link informative and help form an understanding of what autoimmune conditions LDN (low dose naltrexone) may help treat. Please always review your current medications with your GP before starting LDN therapy.
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Link: Ethical Issues in the Management of Thyroid Disease
KEY POINTS The focus of this article is on clinical ethics issues in the thyroid disease context. In the context of thyroid disease management, clinical ethics dilemmas affect a wide range of health care providers: endocrinologists, primary care physicians, surgeons, oncologists, nuclear medicine specialists and technologists, genetic counselors, nurses, and physician assistants. In autoimmune thyroid disease, there are unique challenges to informed consent, and potential duties to warn in severe hypothyroidism. In thyroid cancer, the most common ethical issues revolve around truth-telling and advance care planning, and genetic screening for medullary thyroid cancer. Novel ethical issues in thyroid disease include end of life discussions in poorly differentiated thyroid cancers; priority-set
The full study is not available but the first page is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889852914000140?np=y.
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Link: Hashimoto’s Disease: The Danger of Thyroid Antibodies and Pregnancy
By testing TSH alone, thyroid antibodies in Hashimoto’s may be missed, and your doctor may have no idea your baby is at risk.
Consider for a moment the number of babies lost to Hashimoto’s disease just because doctors fail to perform a simple blood test. Hashimoto’s is confirmed by lab tests for these two antibodies. If your doctor refuses to do these two tests, you have the option to order your own lab tests. Here is a Hashimoto’s thyroid panel for U.S. residents and here is thyroid testing including antibodiesavailable in Europe:
- Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)
- Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)
The full blog article about thyroid antibodies and pregnancy can be found at http://hypothyroidmom.com/hashimotos-disease-the-danger-of-thyroid-antibodies-and-pregnancy/.
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Link: UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests
Purpose of the guidelines
It is hoped that the document will provide guidance for primary care physicians, specialist physicians, endocrinologists, and clinical biochemists. The accompanying patient information sets have been especially designed to explain thyroid function testing and to summarise the main recommendations in the guidelines in everyday language. The purpose of the guidelines is to encourage a greater understanding of thyroid function testing amongst all stakeholders with a view to the widespread adoption of harmonised good practice in the diagnosis and management of patients with thyroid disorders. The guidelines are also intended to provide a basis for local and national audit and each section offers recommendations that are suitable for the audit process. The document should be considered as guidelines only; it is not intended to serve as a standard of medical care. The doctors concerned must make the management plan for an individual patient. The focus of the document is thyroid function testing, and it is not intended to be a comprehensive text on thyroid disorders.
This guide may be of particular interest to women who wish to get pregnant and who also have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy, or who have a family history of thyroid disease, or women who are currently in the early stages of pregnancy. The full document can be found at http://www.british-thyroid-association.org/info-for-patients/Docs/TFT_guideline_final_version_July_2006.pdf
Copyright © The British thyroid Association 2006
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Link: Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy Update
First described in 1966, Hashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is still considered a controversial disorder, likely under-recognized, with diagnosis primarily based on exclusion. That is, if no other causes for the neurological symptoms are found and high titers of thyroid antibodies are present, a diagnosis of HE is made.
This article comes from the blog The Wellness Blog with Elaine Moore. She writes in November of 2011 about Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy on her referenced blog. You can read the full text at http://www.elaine-moore.com/Blog/tabid/60/Post/482/Hashimoto-s-Encephalopathy-Update.
Copyright © Author Elaine Moore 2011
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Link: 6 Signs You Have An Autoimmune Disease
Lupus. Multiple sclerosis. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Sjogren’s syndrome. Rheumatoid arthritis. Autoimmune hepatitis. Celiac disease. Crohn’s disease. Juvenile-onset diabetes. Most people are surprised to learn that these are all examples of autoimmune diseases.
The full article can be found at http://blackdoctor.org/1508/what-is-autoimmune-disease/.
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Link: Thyroid Functions and Bipolar Affective Disorder
Accumulating evidence suggests that hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis dysfunction is relevant to the pathophysiology and clinical course of bipolar affective disorder. Hypothyroidism, either overt or more commonly subclinical, appears to the commonest abnormality found in bipolar disorder. The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction is also likely to be greater among patients with rapid cycling and other refractory forms of the disorder. Lithium-treatment has potent antithyroid effects and can induce hypothyroidism or exacerbate a preexisting hypothyroid state. Even minor perturbations of the HPT axis may affect the outcome of bipolar disorder, necessitating careful monitoring of thyroid functions of patients on treatment. Supplementation with high dose thyroxine can be considered in some patients with treatment-refractory bipolar disorder. Neurotransmitter, neuroimaging, and genetic studies have begun to provide clues, which could lead to an improved understanding of the thyroid-bipolar disorder connection, and more optimal ways of managing this potentially disabling condition.
The full text can be found at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144691/.
Copyright © 2011 Subho Chakrabarti.
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