#44 PHARM Part-15 Acute Use of Thyroid and Adrenal-RX Key concepts of “Thyroid and Adrenal Therapies in the Acute or Chronic Illness Setting: Pharmacology, Management and Suppression” are discussed in this webinar with Dr. Anderson.
Organ Systems, Therapeutics #05 PHARM Part-3 Dessicated Thyroid Rx Management The use of desiccated thyroid (DT)has a long history, but the medication has been less prescribed than synthetic forms for decades. This webcall will discuss the assessment, prescribing and re-assessment of this useful medication. Dr. Anderson has been using desiccated thyroid in practice for decades. …
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QUESTION: I just listened to most of your lecture on Iodine/T3 therapy. What do you do to reduce antibody levels? I did not learn much in school (basically selenium) and I’ve tried pretty much everything I’ve read on facebook – nothing really works. What do you find works? I’m sure it depends, but this is driving …
QUESTION: 33y/o F with 2 month hx of polymenorrhea (bleeds for 2 weeks, then off for 2 weeks, bleeds for 2 weeks, then off for 2 weeks). Pt’s cycles have been regular prior to this recent change. Pt has hx of anxiety and depression and has been on lithium (currently 600mg) and lorazapam (0.5mg) for …
QUESTION: A question about monitoring when a patient is on T3. When a patient is on T3, I’ve been monitoring their levels 6 hours after dosing to see the highest level of T3. I want to be sure that I don’t overdose them. Is this appropriate? If you monitor them more than 24 hours after …
QUESTION: How do you treat POTS? Does it have something to do with thyroid? ANSWER: Underlying stuff is adrenal regulation and in POTS it sucks and can take 1-2 years to work on. Also if added DM or insulin resistance or “pre-diabetes” it will never be fixed. Circadian disruption feeds in, and in POTS autonomic …
What is autoimmunity? How does it affect the thyroid, the whole body and how can this be treated?
What is the thyroid gland, how does it affect our health and what options for treatment for thyroid issues exist?
Regarding: Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society’s Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. Summary of the publication: In this new review paper prepared for the Endocrine Society on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) the authors review the available data on this growing health problem. The review focused on seven areas which included obesity and diabetes, …
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Cell Signaling: A review of data and summary of my clinical experience. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) – now also known as “systemic exertion intolerance disease” is a frustrating and potentially debilitating condition. Most patients diagnosed with CFS have a difficult timefinding answers and if they do (find answers to begin with) …
Organ Systems, Therapeutics #08 Mitochondria: Function Damage and Repair This is a broad discussion of mitochondrial damage and how it is involved in the pathology of most chronically ill. We review mitochondrial function, cofactors, and a bunch of nice nerdy papers on how natural substances can promote repair of damaged tissues by restoring mitochondrial function. …
Organ Systems, Therapeutics #04 PHARM Part-2 T3 and Iodine Rx & Safe Dosing This Webcall includes a comprehensive discussion of iodine and T3 therapies. We touch on the best way to test Iodine levels, go over iodine toxicity symptoms, and bromide detox and how to best manage it as well as iodine cofactors and metallotoxins. …
Originally aired on 09-06-18 – www.ctrnetwork.com/ In this program Dr. Anderson will break down how we make energy in our body, why we may feel more or less energy and what outside and inside factors change our energy. How do the brain chemistry, the cells and especially muscles talk to each other to make us feel …
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Paul S. Anderson For some time in pharmacology courses and review classes I have mentioned the potential for tendinopathy and other related and unrelated pathologies following the use of the fluoroquinolone drug class. The seemingly obvious mechanism is probably too simplistic, but appears to be supported by the recent review paper quoted below: “The exact …
Original air date, 04-20-2017 While we spent a whole four sessions on the real but “mysterious” effects stress can have on our health, it was such a popular topic Dr. A wanted to drill deeper into the exact families and sub-families of stress hormones, they effects on our health and how imbalances can cause us …
Original air date, 01-19-17 Questions from prior shows: Chronic infections Cortisol – Thyroid (beyond screening tests, antibodies, Free T3 / T4 and rT3): Should I get tested… Other occult causes Resources: Eat right: How does diet affect the brain-adrenal response? Regular meals Low glycemic index Protein and good fats mineral vitamin sources Movement: Anything is …
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Is Prednisone 50 mg for one month too excessive of a dose and how much Hydrocortisone should I prescribe once she start to taper down the prednisone. Would 20 mg BID of Hydrocortisone be appropriate? I’d really appreciate your input. It’ll be my first case of post-prednisone support. Dr. Anderson In bad autoimmune cases, 50 …
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals In this new review paper prepared for the Endocrine Society on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) the authors review the available data on this growing health problem. The review focused on seven areas which included obesity and diabetes, female reproduction, male reproduction, hormone-sensitive cancers in females, prostate cancer, thyroid, and neurodevelopment and neuroendocrine …
QUESTION: Patient with History of Fatigue and sleepiness. * Hashimotos Thyroid (mild elevation of both Tg and TPO Ab) * Over weight, under slept , etc * Found ASO titer Elevated (218) * High EBV chronic markers (EBV IgG VAC and NA both > 5.00 (quest max sensitivity)) * High Mycoplasma p. (IgG titer 1.43) …
QUESTION: I just listened to your antidepressant tapering webcall, and you talked about looking at the patient’s reaction to meds to get a better idea of where their brain needs the most support. I’m wondering about someone put on Lexipro for situational grief, it never helped, she was left on it for 5 years, now …
QUESTION: 1. Some of my male patients have original T values around 180-400, and are of all ages, what are the long term outcomes of treatment? Can they get off the T eventually and have their bodies start producing naturally, or once they are on it are they on it for good? Some of my …
Reference: MicroRNA-155 negatively affects blood– brain barrier function during neuroinflammation. Practice Implications: Before discussing the mechanics and relativity of this data to neurological symptoms I would like to describe the process I will use in this review: What is it? How does it work and cause disease? What else do we know about this? And …
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QUESTION: I have a 53 yo F patient who is ANA+ (homogeneous pattern – associated with SLE, drug induced SLE and connective tissue diseases), with progressively increasing liver enzymes (ALT and GGT > 200 U/L most recently), and a normal liver biopsy. CRP < 3 mg/l, rheumatoid factor wnl, and protein electrophoresis wnl. The gastroenterologist …
QUESTION: Granulomatosis Polyangitis: What is your experience with helping patients wean off of Prednisone when appropriate? I have a 43 yo Caucasian female diagnosed with granulomatosis polyangitis (aka Wegener’s Granulomatosis). Her main issues are related to her respiratory system. There is a scar tissue formation issue in her trachea and as more scar tissue forms, the more …
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QUESTION: When I first saw this patient she was taking 100 mcg T3 QD, prescribed by you, at that time. Her chief complaints were fatigue (she commutes 1.5 hours to work each way and was not getting enough sleep and was under a fair amount of stress) and headaches (in the morning, in the center …
