Not exactly promoting this - but letting you know so you have a choice. (If you don't know, you obviously can't make a choice. )
BTF: Meet the experts - wellbeing and thyroid disease
Date & Time
Jan 24, 2024 06:00 PM
Description
You are very welcome to join this free webinar on Wellbeing and thyroid disease. Speaking on the night will be: Dr Carla Moran, Consultant Endocrinologist, who has a special interest in thyroid disorders and Dr. Sue Jackson, Chartered Psychologist with extensive knowledge of research into a variety of endocrine disorders and health service improvement. Topics will cover both psychological and physical wellbeing.
You will also have the chance to have your questions answered.
Are you a BTF member (you do not need to be a member to attend)
Not sure what to make of this. Why is a Psychologist involved? Is it because once TSH is within range, any symptoms we claim to have are 'all in our head' and we should be prescribed psych meds?
Anxiety, depression, brain fog and mood swings are just some of the psychological symptoms that can accompany thyroid disorders.
And yet, they are often 'invisible' symptoms that those around us can struggle to understand. Not only can this make us feel isolated, but also make us worry about why we are feeling the way we are.
Whilst these symptoms should improve once the thyroid disorder is well managed, it can sometimes take a while.
We have worked with chartered psychologist, Dr Sue Jackson, to help you better understand the psychological symptoms of thyroid disorders and to provide you with tips for self-care and sources of more support.
unusual for some symptoms to continue to persist as it is not yet fully understood
what role T3 and T4 have on cognitive function.
Of course, that is highly selective quoting. Please do read the rest to be fair to everyone. But the precise words present a problem to me. Do "they" need to fully understand the roles of T4 and T3 in order to ensure patients have access to both of them? (Not just levothyroxine.) I think we have seen that levothyroxine and liothyronine are among the safest medicines of all (or hormones as many of us prefer to call them).
Remember, "they" still do not understand how paracetamol works. And that is well-known for the liver damage, etc., it can cause.
There have been tens of thousands of published papers in the sixty or so years since levothyroxine and liothyronine became available. The inference from their saying they still don't fully understand is that they will out of ignorance continue to refuse T3. And it could be another sixty years before they change their minds.
Carla Moran was very good when I last heard her speak, and she seemed a 'people person'.
My thought is that my wellbeing relies on me getting and maintaining my correct dose of T3 without being questioned by clinicians who don't understand T3.
I've registered for this webinar anyway, so my thought will go into the Q&A!
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