A blog/patient information site I regularly read has a new post about an article in the August edition of Good Housekeeping, you can read the full article here.
And About.com’s thyroid expert Mary Shomon has her thoughts posted, as well as a comment from About’s Empowered Patient.
I find this article to be outrageously misinformed and the author desperately needs a second opinion.
She says:
“So here it is: Six months later and after a retest, I find my TSH is…exactly the same. Given my family history, my doctor recommends I check again next year. With all I’d learned about hypothyroidism, I had already decided that even if my levels had nudged up a bit, I would opt out of treatment. In the meantime, I’m drinking more java (for energy) and honing my crossword skills (for focus). As for the unwanted pounds, there’s a spinning class on Saturday with my name on it.”
Ms. Carlton has taken a cluster of symptoms; fatigue, brain fog, weight gain and together with an elevated TSH and family history of Hashimoto’s, and is doing what so many of us (and our doctors, thank you very much!) are guilty of, she has “blown up” the cluster of symptoms and made them meaningless. All things taken into account the medical scenario presented begs for treatment with thyroid medication.
Shame on you Ms. Carlton and shame on Good Housekeeping.
A plea from Mary:
Is there any wonder why we need a Thyroid Revolution!
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