Posted on 12/19/2012 8:32:06 PM PST by traumer
I think that Synthroid is a synthetic form of the thyroid hormone, and it may not work the same way as natural-sourced substance would.
I think that Synthroid is a synthetic form of the thyroid hormone, and it may not work the same way as natural-sourced substance would.
He did have a personality disorder and parts of paranoia and schizoid behavior can manifest itself in that disorder. While I am glad that there is a medical expert who said that the diagnosis of asperger’s syndrome may have been faulty and that it has nothing to do with what he did I’d rather wait for 100% confirmation before I can breathe easier that a murderer did not have what I have.
Why is there no information from the father? I have yet to see anything from him.
You’ve got the experience of what, probably more than 100 million people having taken it on an extended basis. It alleviates depression, once the hormone levels are back up into normal range again—it doesn’t cause it.
Yesterday I read he was on no drugs and the so-called “uncle” was a scammmer
There is very little about this case that we “know for sure”.
Moral of the story: If you find yourself suddenly in a very dark place, first examine your environment.
Particularily, your medicine cabinet. I prefer my garden to anything man has created. God gave us everything we need, we just have to find the matches.
Look, if somebody takes Synthroid and it works for them, good for them... but I’ve read that many people do better on either Armour Thyroid or a similar substance (Biothroid, etc.) which is directly made from natural thyroid extract. I have not taken either substance. I am taking coconut oil, which supports thyroid function.
That’s a whole different question and issue than Synthroid causing depression and suicidal ideations—which is simply gross misinformation.
“UPDATE: Since the publishing of this article, New York Daily News has removed the reference, the originator of the quote from Lanza’s “uncle,” because they believed him to be an “imposter.”
Armour uses the cow's gland and it's freeze dried in its whole form. That gland is then micro planed to achieve dosage. The problem occurs because the TSH in the gland at the time of freezing wasn't evenly distributed. One quarter of the gland may have contained more TSH than the other three therefore, the dosage will differ with each dose. Although the dosage may me small, a small amount in a hypothyroid patient can make a big difference.
Synthroid is synthetic and as such, its dosage is always the same.
I took synthroid for over thirty years, monitored by an internists, our family doctor. I began having episodes of anxiety and panic attacks, then periods of depression. Each would last for a month or so and go away, but return later. About six years ago, it began it all over again, but this time I couldn’t function. Tests revealed nothing and the doctor said it was emotional. I saw a psychiatrist who after several sessions and thyroid discussion, told me to see a endocrinologist immediately. I did, I was diagnosed with hashitoxicosis, which is an autoimmune disease where my thyroid swings from high to low levels of hormone. When my thyroid was producing hormone, that along with the synthroid ws like an overdose to my entire system. He took me off synthroid and I haven’t had a panic attack since. I can tell you, synthroid and a bad thyroid CAN cause severe metabolism issues that act as emotional disorders. My endo guy calls the thyroid “the second brain”.
I doubt you will ever see anything from the father that’s not in a courtroom. He’s very high up at GE, is likely worth several millions, and so is a lawsuit target. And smart enough to know that, have conferred with his lawyer, and be buttoned-up. He won’t be giving any plaintiff’s lawyers any ammunition.
I saw what was supposed to be the house he lives in with his new wife. It looked very modest.
That is a very, very rare condition that you have, but it causes Synthroid to be at periodic overdose levels because of the swing of levels in your system. Overdose of any thyroid replacement therapy would cause those problems.
The article that comes up when you do a search for “adam lanza fanapt” cites another article that supposedly says that the Uncle said he was on Fanapt. However, that original article has been scrubbed of any such reference. It was definitely there at one time, because there are dozens (if not more) links to it.
The NY Magazine article that discusses this:
Adam Lanza’s mother had been increasingly concerned over her son’s well-being in the weeks before the tragedy, telling a friend just a week before that he was “getting worse” and that “she was losing him,” the New York Daily News reported. That report makes no mention of Asperger’s syndrome, but it cites Adam’s uncle who said he was taking an anti-psychotic drug called Fanapt.
However, if you click the link that they give you for the New York Daily News, it takes you to this page, where there is now no mention of Fanapt.
Nancy Lanza feared son Adam...
So, the question is – if the uncle really did say this, why has the information now been scrubbed? If he DIDN’T say this, then why did the NY Daily News originally report that he did, and why did they scrub that information without notification on the page that it had been scrubbed for cause? Note the byline at the top of the page on the 2nd link I posted above:
Published: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 1:28 PM
Updated: Monday, December 17, 2012, 9:17 AM
Who edited it, and why did they remove the reference to Fanapt? I noticed that in the comments, someone is asking this question:
EvelynPringle 24 hours ago
Didn’t the original version of this story say that Adam Lanza was taking the drug Fanapt? I am an investigative journalist and several people contacted me to tell me this but I informed them that the story does not say that. They all said that the paragraph with that statement had been removed. I would like to know why and who did that.
jane1723 hours ago
The writers were fooled by someone pretending to be Adam Lanza’s uncle. Instead of fessing up about this they have simply deleted that part of the article.
So someone claims that the article was scrubbed because it was misinformation. However, if you do a search for “Adam Lanza Fanapt uncle hoax” then you don’t get any relevant hits. So, is “jane1723″ a false name created simply for the purpose of telling people that it was a hoax, as if it’s common knowledge, when in reality the paper scrubbed the information about Fanapt because of pressure from the anti-gun lobby?
Moral of story, never trust any doctor but an endocrinologist with metabolism and especially thyroid problems. After I was diagnosed I asked my regular doctor about hashitoxicosis, he said he had never heard of it. I told my fabulous endo guy what he said and he exploded, said tell him to go back to medical school, that he caused me to suffer unnecessarily for years.
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