Hypothyroidism and Wilson's Syndrome

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I was asked a simple question and though I knew the answer, wasn't able to

answer - isn't that frustrating? So I found a relatively clear answer.

" What is the difference between Hypothyroidism and Wilson's Syndrome? "

 

It is also possible to have both hypothyroidism and Wilson's Syndrome.

There is lots of info on this site.

blessings

Shan

Hypothyroidism

http://www.wilsonssyndrome.com/Hypothyroidism.htm

 

Hypothyroidism is due to the inadequate production of thyroid hormones by the

thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland just under the

skin on the front of the neck. Ususally, the gland is difficult, if not

impossible, to feel with the hands even by trained physicians.

 

Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in maintaining the correct metabolic

rate. If the thyroid gland doesn't produce and secrete enough thyroid hormone

into the blood stream then the metabolism will become too slow, causing the body

temperature to drop and leading to classic symptoms. These symptoms include

headaches, migraines, depression, easy weight gain, fluid retention,

irritability, dry skin, dry hair, panic attacks, PMS, itchiness, hair loss,

allergies,

and many others.

 

Hypothyroidism is easy to diagnose. Since the purpose of the thyroid gland is

to put thyroid hormones into the blood stream, thyroid blood tests can easily

measure thyroid gland function. However, there are some people who have

normal thyroid blood tests that still have low body temperatures and low

temperature symptoms (same symptoms of hypothyroidism). Their thyroid tests are

normal

but their metabolisms are still slow.

 

This is possible because it's not enough for the thyroid hormone, T4 to be

secreted into the blood stream by the thyroid gland, it must also be activated

into T3 in the tissues. T3 is the active thyroid hormone. It is 4 times more

potent than T4 and 80% of it is produced in the tissues of the body (after T4

leaves the blood stream). Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is when people have

adequate levels of thyroid hormones in the blood stream, but are still suffering

from slow metabolisms. This is most likely due to an impairment in the

conversion of T4 to T3 in the tissues.

 

Thus, hypothyroidism is a problem with the thyroid gland not putting enough

thyroid hormone into the blood stream, and Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is a

problem with the tissues not properly processing the thyroid hormone that comes

out of the blood stream. Or, Hypothyroidism is due to inadequate production

of T4 (raw material) in the thyroid gland, and Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is

due to inadequate production of T3 (active hormone) in the tissues

 

Low Thyroid Symptomsl Body Temperaturesl Thyroid Blood Tests

 

Hypothyroidism Classic Low

Low

 

Wilson's Thyroid Classic Low

Normal

Syndrome

 

Just because people have low body temperatures doesn't mean they have

hypothyroidism, because they may have normal thyroid blood tests, and Wilson's

Temperature Syndrome. This explains why people can still have classic low

thyroid

symptoms, normal thyroid blood tests, and still respond beautifully to the right

kind of thyroid medicine given in the right way. This also explains how

people with hypothyroidism can have their blood tests corrected with T4 and

still

feel poorly with classic symptoms. They may be getting plenty of T4 but they

may not be processing it properly. In other words, they may be suffering from

Wilson's Temperature Syndrome even though their hypothyroidism has been

corrected. For decades, doctors have assumed that the T4 medicine they give

patients

to normalize their blood tests will be adequately converted to T3 in the

tissues. There is no scientific basis for this assumption. The fact that

patients

frequently respond so dramatically and unequivocally to proper T3 therapy

clearly suggests that this assumption is not only unfounded, but also incorrect.