Folks, I am relatively recent convert to Homeopathy. My wife's family have a long association in practicing it and my (recent limited education) is due to them and this web site.

I know the topic of hypothyroidism has been discussed several times here before but I don't recall reading any success stories so far, and I wanted to present my case in the hope that some of you can help me out. I have been diagonized with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) about 5 years ago by my primary care physician during a routine visit and was been precribed to take Levoxyl as a thyroid suppelment. Symptoms which they normally associate with this conditions like fatigue, weight gain, dry skin etc., were not at all obvious to me at that time. However, as time went by, my PCP kept increasing my dosage (from .75mcg to 2.0 mcg in 4 years) as the TSH values were not in the accepatable range to him. Also, the aforementioned symptoms were increasingly obvious to me during this period.

About 2 years ago something new started. I started getting an excrutiating pain in my left eye which is preceded by a burning sensation and redness. It normally would happen by end of day and I kinda guessed that it may be because of working on the computer all day. Several visits to the eye specialist led to nothing other than he putting a silicone plug to help dry eyes (as he guessed that might be causing the pain). Interestingly, the pain was experienced in the fall and winter seasons (september through april). The intensity was progressively worse as well. Last April, my new PCP diaognized it as a "cluster headache". He confirmed it by administering me with pure oxygen for 15 minutes. O2 is supposed to help these types of headaches and it sure did. But cluster headaches are cyclical in nature and sure enough I had them back.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000786.htm has more about it.

I am not sure what the link between these painful headaches and the hypothyroid medications is but I have read of experiences of other folks who are in a similar situation after taking levoxyl or other similar drug. I am really hoping that homeopathy can help me with both these conditions. My gut feeling is that the cluster headache is an off shoot of excess medication.

I am working with a homeopath for the last year or so on this. I am hoping you can give us a fresh perspective. I took KC (200), Carb-v (200, 1M, 10M) during this time. KC helped to some extent (better sleep, less mucous etc) but my homeopath narrowed it to Carb-v to be my closest remedy. Since 200C helped (not necessarily with the lab values) I took 1M but that did not help. I was told that it may have interfered with the 200 potency which may have been working (in the interim 60 days or so). So, I was prescribed 10M and I took it 2 weeks back with no apparent reaction. It doesn't seem to be helping either. I did not develop any new symptoms after taking KC or CV.

here are some of the symptoms you might be interested:

1) don't feel refreshed in the morning after sleeping through the night. feels like I did not complete my sleep.
2) The headaches are either triggered in the night or on waking up (mostly during winter). Cluster headaches start with left eye and then to right eye. Feel dryness in the throat when having a cluster headache.
3) I don't take colds very well (living in Massachusetts!). constant nose drip (left side only) during cold weather. need to clear throat in the morning. bothersome flem.
4) Knee pain (left only)
5) a peculiar noise in the stomach when I drink fluids (like water running through pipes). Got corrected after taking KC.
6) More recently, developed a tendency to eat something sweet after a meal
7) drynees of skin
8) normally I have an excellent memory for names, places etc. But when I am not taking medication for hypothyroid, I have difficulty choosing the right word or recalling a name.

I hope this gives you enough to comment on my case and point me in the right direction. Sorry, it turned out to be a longer post than I had anticipated. I will be happy to provide more information as you need it. Thanks!

Hi Vaidya,

For us to REALLY help you, as opposed to guessing,
you could answer our Questionnaire, which appears on the topic page, same place as your topic, just scroll down til you find it. It's long, but you'd want us to be thorough.

Snoopy

[ 17. December 2002, 19:47: Message edited by: Snoopy ]

P.S. For the headache, the next time you get a sharp pain in the left eye that moves to the right...according to the repertory:

Eye, sharp pain, left, to right--croc., mur-ac.

Snoopy

[ 17. December 2002, 19:52: Message edited by: Snoopy ]

Not knocking Homeopathys ability to heal etc but many many Hypothyroids continue to get a whole raft of problems and symptoms which do not disappear on the standard Levoyxl treatment dished out by the Allopaths

However if they are switched to Cytomel T3 they recover and loose the symptoms which make their lives so difficult

if anyone is interested www.drlowe.com is very imformative and as many of you know my husband has Hashimotos and only thanks to Dr Lowes protocol is he recovering

Pat,
This is really interesting.

WOuld you be able to tell me more about thins - at least in what has helped your husband?
thanks,
doctorleela

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Snoopy, Thanks. I am working on filling the questionnaire (its long!). I am not sure how to provide access to the answers though. How is it normally done on this board? Just publish for the whole group or send it via private message to interested homeopaths (prefer the latter though)? Please suggest.

Pat: Thanks for your note. I did not realize cluster headaches can be caused by undertreatment of Hypothyroidism.

Dear Vaidya,

It's entirely your choice as to how many people you want passing judgement on your case. You could decide on one person and email that person with your answers; or if you want the general population to weigh in with their opinions, you can post your answers on the BB.

Yes, the Questionnaire is long, but if you came to see anyone of us in person, the interview would last from one to two hours and invariably we would cover all the information asked for, but actually, your average practitioner would ask you not only to fill out such an intake form, but would still have the 2 hour session in person, meaning even more information would be be delved into; so, yes, we do ask for more info than your average MD, but the reason is because we cannot prescribe on disease names. When we get the disease name, that's just the beginning. Since you're familiar with homeopathy, I won't bore you with the details other than just to say we really need the individual to feel free to do as much talking as he's willing to do. Very often the prescription is made on a "minor" point such as "sneezing in the sunshine" or a desire for orange juice.

Snoopy

Snoopy,

funny you mentioned sneezing in the sun, because I can relate to that symptom. Not sure how much of a common symptom it is but .. imagine getting this feeling that you are about to sneeze but cannot get it out?! All I have to do is look at the sun and there comes the sneeze Its not same as sneezing in the sun all the time but I thought it *might* be a peculiar one.

I appreciate the efforts put in by you and many folks on this board to prepare the questionnaire. I tried to answer it in as much detail as possible. I will go ahead send it to you in a private message. But, please share your thoughts on the case on the bulletin board as appropriate because I am sure many folks like me would rather find a homeopathic remedy to hypothyroidism than resign themselves to a lifetime of Levoxyl or other similar medication.

Doctor Leela ......yes Dr Lowes T3 protocol has indeed helped my husband (Thyroxine/levoxyl simply made him worse ) although he is still struggling with a body temp of 36degrees that simply will not rise and until it does become normal he still gets problems

If Vavida wants to know all the symptoms associated with underactive thyroid they may care to look at www.thyroiduk.org

Dear Vaidya,

I sent you a private message; let me know if you didn't receive it.

Snoopy