Another doctor re the unreliable-TSH Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

[shaws]

Another doctor who doesn't rely upon the TSH results.

The following is his opinion of the treatment of Dr Peatfield had to put up with;-

Dr. Peatfield’s Reward After a LifeTime of Service

"After a lifetime of work serving his community, you might imagine the honors and accolades for such a knowledgeable thyroidologist as Dr Peatfield, yet quite the opposite happened. Dr. Peatfield’s license was suspended in 2001 at the age of 68 by the General Medical Council of England.(5-6) The GMC ruling was based on “unfavorable testimony” from competing endocrinologists who “slavishly rely on the TSH test” as a measurement of thyroid function to diagnose the low thyroid condition and monitor treatment with thyroxine. Sadly, this is the sort of “Witch Hunt “which has kept medical science in the “Dark Ages” regarding the treatment of the low thyroid condition.(13)

(part 1, part 2 and part 3).

jeffreydachmd.com/2014/01/u...

To read one of Dr Peatfield's patient's journey she wrote:

Tears Behind Closed Doors - an excellent read but also an awful journey.

thyroiduk.org/product/tears...

[De8813]

No wonder we have no faith 😔

[stockman27]

The trouble is that the NHS , the TSH is a gold standard. In my area, they only will use the TSH and not even the FT4. YOU can feel vile and as long as the TSH is ok you are ok. Then the rush to give you anti depressants.

[shaws Administrator in reply to stockman27]

They have replaced the expertise of the doctors - who knew all symptoms in the past and when we were given a trial of NDT - with a TSH and T4 blood test. Rarely FT4 and FT3. I doubt they would have any idea of what would be considered as a 'high' TSH result?

[Hillwoman]

Thank you for posting this. I know Dr P's story, but I hadn't realised Jeffrey Dach had written this account.

[imsotiredallthetime]

Thankyou what a Very interesting article.... I've just had a review of my levo for hypo and the doctor wanted to reduce it again to which I refused until my ferritin was normal. (currently 8! which is dire) TSH is 0.16 all other thyroid panel "normal t4 3/4 through range and t3 (47% through range) can't remember exactly but you get the picture or maybe other way round.. Lol

However my point is the article refers to low TSH can be associated with a period of illness or starvation.

When my thyroid test was done It was 2 weeks after being tested for a postive covid test. I wasn't severely ill but moderately and some of the symptoms still persist today.

Relying on TSH alone is a big problem in treatment of hypo and I for one will be an advocate for me based on more than TSH alone!

[shaws Administrator in reply to imsotiredallthetime]

I think an FT4 and FT3 should be tested rather than rely upon the TSH which can change all day long.

[shaws Administrator]

Before blood tests were introduced (making lots of money for Big Pharma) all doctors knew 'clinical symptoms' and prescribed NDT (natural dessicated thyroid hormones). If patient felt better they remained on it. NDT contains all of the hormones a healthy gland would do and is made from animals' thyroid glands.

NDT was introduced in 1892 and from then on a hypo patient didn't die.

The 'modern' method of diagnosing someone is for the medical profession to only take the TSH result - if they take it at all.

By the time I was diagnosed TSH was 99+. By good fortune a person I know had told me to get my thyroid gland tested. GP phoned to tell me all was fine. (you can click on my name for my journey to finally getting a diagnosis).

The problem these days is that few doctors are aware of clinical symptoms and I think many patients who're hypo are given other medications rather than thyroid hormones they need.