Thyroid Problems, T3, T4 Deficiency

[jimmym40]

Just wanted to see if anyone has heard of this: Wilsons Temperature Syndrome

Google it and read about it. My body temperature never reaches the normal/average 98.6 and I get "cold" very easily. Even in this climate, my feet are cold. I have other health problems: fatigue easily, body aches, insomnia (big time) and never ever feel "normal". I've done all kinds of blood work - nothing abnormal. I have yet to get all my hormones check and will be doing so in the next two months. But I'm almost 100 percent convinced all my probelms stem from my low body temperature. It ranges from 96.4 (upon awakening) and fluctuates between 96.8 and 97.4 the rest of the day. There's numerous information on the web in reference to WTS, having to deal with T3/T4. There are only a hand full of doctors in the US that treat people with this method. Having something to do with the mixture of T3 for injection.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in reading all about it, please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks.

[Shurup]

Go and check your thyroid function then if you suspect it's being your problem.

You can buy a Cytomel, which is a synthetic T3 hormone, but just be aware that you can easily hurt yourself or even end up dead when misusing this drug.

Also don't start using it unless your tests confirm that it is your problem in fact. If your thyroid finctioning fine and you start taking cytomel, your tryroid will quit and you will be forced to use this drug till the end of your life.

[Sheryl]

Normal body temperature varies by individual and also with time of day. "98.6" is just an average and many people normally have temperatures above or below that.

Your various symptoms are not "causes" by a low body temperature, although it is possible that some or all of them and the lower than average body temperature are caused by the same thing. Most likely one being hypothyroid.

"Wilson's Temperature Syndrome" is not an accepted medical condition. The doctor who coined the term (and made a great deal of money out of it). lost his medical license after a patient died as a result of his "treatment".

"The American Thyroid Association has found no scientific evidence supporting the existence of "Wilson's syndrome." The theory proposed to explain this condition is at odds with established facts about thyroid hormone. Diagnostic criteria for "Wilson's syndrome" are imprecise and could lead to misdiagnosis of many other conditions. The T3 therapy advocated for "Wilson's syndrome" has never been evaluated objectively in a properly designed scientific study. Furthermore, administration of T3 can produce abnormally high concentrations of T3 in the blood, subjecting patients to new symptoms and potentially harmful effects on the heart and bones."

http://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/statements/99_11_16_wilsons.html

You need to have a "thyroid panel" done - TSH, free T3/T4. Be sure "free T3" is included as a small minority of people with normal TSH (the most common screening test for thyroid problems) have low T3. Normally the body converts T4 to T3. Sometimes the mechanism for this is impaired such that a person might have normal TSH and T4 levels but low T3. Rare, but does happen.

If these tests are normal you need to look elsewhere for an explanation of your problems.

The symptoms you describe could all be due to stress or underlyinganxiety or depression. Mind and body are inextricably linked together. By all means exclude any disease process, but you may get the relief through treatments aimed at relieving mental stress.

[jimmym40]

Thank you Shurup and Sheryl for your reply/advice. I am a male at age 60, look good, but feel much older. I'm convinced it's my low body temperature that's causing some of my illnesses. I am also aware of the negative aspects/results that could come from the T3 treatment. I have normal TSH, been checked. My health insurance from the US will be kicking in the month of April and then will be going to RAM to have a thorough check up. I've been doing alot of investigation/research on this subject and am not going to jump in without further medical advice. Probably there will be no doctor in Chiang Mai with any specific knowledge in this area, but I'll try to find one. I'm also going to have all my hormone levels checked.

If you think of any other information that may be useful to me, please provide. I'll look at any/all web information.

Thanks.

[moe666]

Jimmy pm me I am in Chiang mai as well. Suffered many of the same symptoms as you and have been on thyroid for a number of years. Thyroid treatment saved my life. Do you hit the snooze alarm numerous times before getting out of bed, low energy, cold body temp.

[Shurup]

Forgot to mention, Cytomel is an oral medication, I would stay away from T3 injections.

While you are at it, check your Testosterone level as at your age it could get pretty low resulting in low energy levels and other physical and mental conditions making you not feeling "Normal".

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