Dr. Hotze - Autoimmune Thyroiditis & Hypothyroidism

[gerardmccartney100]

is thyroiditis and hyperthyroidism is the same?

[daisyalea]

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!

[Choopalooky]

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.

[daisyalea]

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

[NamekianPikkoro7]

@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.

[just2rob]

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

[JoshTucker9151]

@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

[OViewtubeO]

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.

[IvyClaireRN]

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).

[positivesecret]

this guy is amazing

[navajo5150]

About 15 years ago I diagnosed Addison's disease. Then about a year after that I was diagnosed with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type II. I have hypogonadism, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and hypoparathyroidism. Thank you for your advice Dr.

[daisyalea]

@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!

[kimberlyjc]

Thank you so much! I am a Hashi's patient on Armour and couldn't agree more with Dr. Hotze.