Comments on: Dr. Hotze - Autoimmune Thyroiditis & Hypothyroidism

By: daisyalea

daisyalea — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:43:58 +0000

@navajo5150 My mother also had Addison’s Disease (and Hashi’s). She ultimately passed on resulting from a stroke at 48. She was on massive steroid therapy to keep her alive. The auto-immune stuff definitely affects multiple systems. I wish you long health in your journey with Addison’s and may you find healing!

By: NamekianPikkoro7

NamekianPikkoro7 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:37:21 +0000

@daisyalea Glad someone else has a brain, knowing that every disease case varies. All my hormones are fine, and I’ve had a LOT of other test too. It took 4 test before my thyroid showed up off the scale (I still had both hypo and hyper symptoms, and like my Aunt, she seesaws between both too), and I kept suggesting, since thyroid and autoimmune diseases are in my family, to have a test run. Finally got one, and I have high antibodies.

By: JoshTucker9151

JoshTucker9151 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:07:07 +0000

@Choopalooky
If low progesterone mattered every man would have this disease, yet they don’t. Progesterone is a female sex hormone yet men such as myself have this disease, the anti-bodies are genetic and hormone levels wont get rid of them

By: gerardmccartney100

gerardmccartney100 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:32:08 +0000

is thyroiditis and hyperthyroidism is the same?

By: just2rob

just2rob — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:23:31 +0000

Is that really true about low progesterone and hashimoto’s? My endocrinologist has never mentioned this as in the last few years since menopause, my thyroid bounces from hypo to hyper in 1 month. Its been a nightmare. Within the last month, she put me on HRT for migraines. Do you think my thyroid will settle down?
Thanks,
Robin

By: daisyalea

daisyalea — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:41:40 +0000

Actually, this does not work for everyone. Hashimoto’s has multiple causation factors - not just a progesterone imbalance.

By: daisyalea

daisyalea — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:40:32 +0000

I have been hypothyroid - auto-immune for 30 years. I have tried every medicine there is on the market. The only one that ever worked is Armour Thyroid! If synthetics don’t work for you try Armour - it has changed my life!

By: Choopalooky

Choopalooky — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:39:51 +0000

I agree with most of it. However no one is getting the word out to people with Hashimoto’s disease that you can be cured with natural progesterone. Get you progesterone in balance and the Hashimotos goes away.

By: OViewtubeO

OViewtubeO — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:57:08 +0000

The subtle inaccuracies and misleading information he gives, plus the silly plug for his preferred drug of choice, is utterly disturbing to watch. No wonder he does not qualify to be on insurance company doctor listings he is not reputable.

Also disturbing is how the host naively gushes over everything he says. Eek.

By: IvyClaireRN

IvyClaireRN — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:46:44 +0000

A doctor who gets it! Physicians under diagnose hypothyroidism, because they don’t listen to the patient. They are just reading lab values and lab ranges. Additionally, not all patients efficiently convert T4 to T3, so a synthetic T4 product like Synthroid can be ineffective unless T3 is added. Many people respond better to a natural thyroid product like Armour Thyroid or Nature Thyroid (New Zealand).