Is it possible that the mercury in my teeth has something to do with my thyroid problem?
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ask an expert LIKE YOUR DENTIST, HINT HINT!!
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1) The FIRST thing that comes to mind is the medicine or vitamins that you are taking.. when did the metallic taste start? Did you start taking any particular medicine at that time.. did you start taking Any particular vitamin at that time?\n\n2)A possible solution might be to eat some yogurt or buttermilk containing live cultures.  This will help restore a normal bacterial colony to the GI tract and get rid of the symptoms... I have heard of this being done before.\n\n3) Another thing that comes to mind but doubt if it is done nowadays.. long ago(not too long ago) dentists would do fillings with mercury and this would leave a metallic taste in the mouth....\n\nAll in All... take a look at the medicinal angle.. Did you recently start taking something new???  I wish there was a way to find out what you did to figure out what was wrong but with these Yahoo answers.. theres does not seem to be any way to follow up
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You are not taking the right dose. Your doctor should be watching your tsh levels very closely.
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b sure u don't have these conditions: -\n\n1. unmonitored diabetes mellitus.\n2. Any exposure to lead or mercury poisoning.\n3. unmonitored hypothyroidism.\n4. Acromegaly etc\n\nif yes get treatment, if no get admitted to any speaking and pronounciation course
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are you sure he meant that the fact that you will always have to take medicine will never go  away? that's something i will have to do for the rest of my life, is take 1 pill a day for my thyroid problem.\ni've answered your other questions, but i am also going to answer here in case anyone would be intersted that reads your question.\n\ni have low thyroid. if you have low thyroid...here's a great question to answer: can you see the floor of your house? that was what was asked of me at one point, and to my amazement, the answer was no!\nanyway, the signs are:fatigue and lack of energy. Women suffering from underactive thyroid experience heavier menstrual periods. Sluggishness and forgetfulness are symptoms of underactive thyroid problem. Other symptoms of this thyroid disorder are dry skin and hair and constipation.\nif you have high thyroid, or an overactive one, the signs are:increased body metabolism. This is followed by weight loss and excessive warmth and sweating. Persons suffering from overactive thyroid experience trembling hands, irritability and rapid heartbeat or palpitations. Women with overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism may experience shorter or lighter menstrual periods.\nI take medication, and sadly will have to take 1 pill everyday for the rest of my life. there's a blood check that they will do to see if you have low or high. i hope i've helped you!!
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You would need to get on some medication like synthroid. Talk to your doctor.
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All I know about it is that you significantly decrease your serving sizes when eating.  I think people that are on that diet eat mainly nuts, fruits and vegetables. They restrict their caloric intake as well.  Maybe if you went on that diet and continued to gain weight (or maintain) it would be a sign of an under-active thyroid.
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Yes. \nThyroglobulin levels are used to detect and track the progress of thyroid cancers. Among other things like differential diagnosis of Hashimoto's. If you do have Hashimoto's, it is a little more likely that you cancer than most people. \n A large increase in the size and number of thyroid cells, as in Hashimoto's, can increase this level. Was the increase in this level  rapid? \nDo you have any lumps or nodules in or on your thyroid glands?\n"Although the thyroid gland enlarges with Hashimoto's' thyroiditis and sometimes even has exaggerated contours called bossilations, Hashimoto's thyroiditis does not form discrete nodules or lumps in the thyroid. If you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and a thyroid lump, it must be examined completely to insure that this nodule does not represent a cancer. This examination is usually done by needle biopsy to prove whether or not the thyroid lump is benign or malignant. Although you are unlikely to develop thyroid cancer and Hashimoto's thyroiditis together, you are at increased risk for a special type of thyroid cancer called a lymphoma which can be treated and cured if discovered early. Therefore, no thyroid nodule should be ignored."\n~ http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/thyroid/thyroiditis.html\n\nI assume you  are under the care of a physician, hopefully an endocrinologist. Please make an appointment to see him/her as soon as possible. It might be unimportant, but if it is not it is important to act quickly.\n~Gary RN
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Ammoniated mercury is an effective material for dermalogical cases ,how ever if th econcentrationis more than the therapeutic need it may be absrbed by the skin and cause mercury poisining
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http://www.medhelp.org/forums/thyroid/messages/644.html
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Is mercury toxic?  YES Can't ARgue with that\nARe Mercury Fillings Toxic?  NO,  \nAre Mercury (amalgams) beneficial? YES\nARe amalgams longer lasting? YES\nCan Any Dentist place amalgam reliably? YES\nDoes amalgam look good? NO\nPlastic Safe Biologically? YeS\nPlasitc Debonds catastrophically? yes\n\nDentist that advocate removable of Amalgam are playing to your emothions. Hey, but ther are your teeth.   \n\nTheir Side\nMetal fillings are toxic so you need to replace them at a very high cost to you and make the dentist rich. The plastic fillings he will put in will look better, not last as long and probably lead to more root canals and crowns over the span of your life. It's a win win situation for everybody.\nThey say the metal is shoved in a hole\n\nMy Side:\nFilling is carefully packed and condensed to provide a tight fit. .  . and self sealing.  blah blah blah.  Seriously though, if they were toxic they would have to outlaw seafood too. Leave your metal fillings alone they may fail someday, but why go looking for trouble. \n\nBoth sides claim the moral high ground.   Just one side cost you a lot more and is more vain.  Kind of like Politics. \n\nGood luck deciding\n\naddendum;\nExpand and Contract?  What a bunch of crap\nThey'll say anything to scare you.  Both have risks.  I've seen too many patients go in and ask to have the amalgams removed and end up creating nightmare scenerios where the very next year they have 4, 5, 6  or more plastic failures.  \nPlastic bond is good however most of the time it fails\nand when it fail it fail catastrophically.   I see a lot more 30 years old amalgams still going strong, that  I see even 3-4 year old Posterior Composites.
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Don't have your amalgam fillings removed.  That could cause your teeth to fracture.  The mercury in the amalgam is a miniscule amount and is rendered non-toxic when mixed with the other ingredients that are mixed in amalgam.  I am a dental assisting student and have been learning about this matter recently.
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Do you have a copy of your blood work? If you do, look at it and see if you were TSH, T-3 and T-4 levels were tested. These are tests used to determine how well your thyroid is functioning. The symptoms that you're describing remind me of how I first felt when I developed hypothyroidism. I doubt it is your blood sugar because people tend to lose weight, not gain weight, during the onset of diabetes. On top of feeling sluggish, poor thyroid function can make you depressed, anxious, physically and mentally exhausted, constipated, and can affect your mood in general. I didn't want to hang out with my friends, talk on the phone, go to work or school, or do anything that required any effort. Also caffeine and sugar had adverse effects on me. If you're experiencing any symptoms similar to these, and you TSH ( thyroid stimulating hormone ) wasn't already tested, I suggest ruling hypothyroidism out as a first step. Good luck, and remember, if diseases are caught early enough, more than likely they can be cured ( or at least treated ).
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Yes, it means you're borderline hypothyroid. Are you having any symptoms? hair loss? tiredness, muscle aches? constipation, cold hands? The interesting thing is you don't have to have all these symptoms in order to be hypothyroid. You could ask to try a low dose of thyroid medication and see what that does.\n\nBut since you're still on normal, and once you start the thyroid medication, you pretty much aren't able to get off, I would try some natural remedies to get a sluggish thyroid working. There are some things you could try. \n\nCheck out this website: \n\nhttp://www.quickregister.net/articles/ROI/Do_Natural_Thyroid_Boosters_Work.html
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Mercury alloys with several other metals; these alloys are known as amalgams. Dental alloy contains mercury (from 43% to 54%) along with silver, tin, zinc and copper.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_amalgam\n\nSome obscure mercury alloys occur naturally:\nParaschachnerite Ag3Hg2 \nSchachnerite Ag1.1Hg0.9 \nWeishanite (Au, Ag)3Hg2 \nLuanheite Ag3Hg \nKolymite Cu7Hg6 \nEugenite Ag9Hg2 \nBelendorffite Cu7Hg6 \nMoschellandsbergite Ag2Hg3 \n\nhttp://www.galleries.com/minerals/elements/\nhttp://www.galleries.com/minerals/elements/moschell/moschell.htm
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I think it's D. Whatever it is please educate me on it. I happen to have issues with my thyroid, steming from being insulin resistent. Seems that the thyroid controls many hormones and once they are out of whack there is no telling what can happen. It's been fun to say the least.
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The Thyroid Foundation says not to, as does Mary Shoman (an expert in the field):\n\n"Is goitre due to lack of iodine in our diet? Should I eat kelp to get rid of this goitre?\n\nANSWER:\nIodine deficiency is the most common cause of goitre in the world but NOT in this country. We have had iodized salt for two generations, and there are many other sources of iodine now in our diets so that, if anything, we are receiving more iodine than in most places in the world. There is no point whatsoever in adding more iodine to the diet and that includes kelp, a form of seaweed high in iodine often sold in health food stores. The problem is that too much iodine is just as dangerous as too little iodine. Excess iodine can also cause goitres and can either cause a low thyroid state, (hypothyroidism) or excess output of thyroid (hyperthyroidism). It also aggravates Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In Canada it is a mistake to ingest kelp."\n\nMary Shoman said:\n\n"While some herbalists and vitamin proponents recommend iodine tablets or kelp supplements (which are high in iodine) for people with thyroid problems, you need to be extremely careful about any decision to take iodine or kelp supplements if you are on thyroid hormone replacement therapy."\n\nRead more: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/drugdatabase/f/kelp.htm\n\nHope that helps!