Write a sonnet about hypothyroidism

[helvella]

As I mentioned in another thread, I have been playing around with ChatGPT. (Which is an Artificial Intelligence system that interacts using natural language.) The media is full of silly things people have asked it to do. This was its reply to my on-topic but silly request:

Write a sonnet about hypothyroidism

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In the depths of winter, a chill takes hold

And through my body, sluggishness doth creep

A weight upon me, heavy and so cold

As though a mountain I must slowly heap

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My thoughts grow dim, my memory doth fade

And concentration is a fleeting friend

My voice grows hoarse, my skin grows dry and frayed

As though my life is reaching toward its end

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But lo, my doctor sees what ails me so

A thyroid that's become a sluggish thing

A simple pill to set my body's flow

And soon my spirits and my health will sing

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For hypothyroidism may be dire

But treatment can rekindle life's bright fire.

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[RedApple]

I'm mega impressed!

[RedApple in reply to RedApple]

Shame it says 'my doctor sees what ails me so' and a 'simple pill'. It still has some learning to do! 🤣

[helvella in reply to RedApple]

Looks to me as if they have turned down the wick on medical-related questions. Super-cautious. Super-conventional.

I can understand that but it would be far more interesting to be able to interact more wildly, more speculatively.

[helvella]

I also asked for a haiku:

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Thyroid out of whack,

Metabolism askew,

Treatment brings balance.

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[tattybogle]

since AI is supposed to carry on learning by itself...if we asked it the same question in 2032,,, perhaps it will come back with 4th verse that that starts .

" Unless........... "

? keep asking it about thyroiduk every week .. maybe it will start reading the forum for itself and get there quicker.

[helvella in reply to tattybogle]

I like the cut of your jib!

[wellness1]

These are brilliant and Vonnegutesque. Shades of EPICAC. Thank you.

Recently I read a transcript of a conversation a journalist had with Microsoft's ChatGPT. 'Sydney' envisioned destructive uses of its capabilities (although invoking safety overrides) and ended up declaring a somewhat obsessive love for the journalist. Admittedly, he introduced Jung's concept of the shadow self and encouraged it in that direction.

AI is already involved in medicine. As that develops, per tattybogle's comment, I hope it does start reading TUK!

[helvella in reply to wellness1]

I did ask about some thyroid issues!

It appears marginally better than many doctors in at least accepting there are circumstances in which TSH-only is an insufficient guide.

Why should TSH not be used for adjusting thyroid hormone doses?

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones. Traditionally, TSH levels have been used to guide the treatment of thyroid disorders, including hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

However, recent research suggests that TSH levels alone may not be sufficient to guide thyroid hormone replacement therapy, as individual variations in thyroid hormone metabolism and TSH secretion can result in TSH levels that do not accurately reflect a person's thyroid hormone status.

Furthermore, TSH levels can be affected by a variety of factors, including age, medications, stress, and illness, which can make it difficult to interpret TSH levels in the context of an individual's thyroid function.

Therefore, current guidelines recommend that thyroid hormone replacement therapy should be guided by a combination of clinical symptoms and laboratory tests, including TSH levels, free thyroxine (FT4) levels, and sometimes triiodothyronine (T3) levels, rather than relying solely on TSH levels to adjust thyroid hormone doses.

[wellness1 in reply to helvella]

Oh, that's interesting. Well-phrased question.

[tattybogle in reply to helvella]

i'm quite impressed too now .

ask it what % of patients taking Levothyroxine have a full resolution of symptoms of hypothyroidism .