I found help

[Been_There103]

Hey all you folks who are suffering from tingling extemeties . . . I found the solution . . .

I've taken Synthroid/Levoxyl for 37 years, and just recently began experiencing numb toes, tingling legs and feet, and even tingling hands. I was freaking . . . I went to the chiropractor who sent me to get an ulrasound on my legs to make sure there were no blood clots (there were none). He then began electrical stimulation on my feet and legs. This treatment had no effect whatsoever. I stumbled upon this chat forum and realized that my hypothyroidism may be the cause of the tingling. Are you ready???? (drum roll . . . ) Bladderwrack. This herb mimics the T4 (thyroxine) that is lacking when hypothyroidism is present. I've been taking one capsule of bladderwrack three times a day. The tingling and numbness disappeared within three hours. I'm free. Thank You, Jesus, for leading me to the solution. I pray that others will benefit from Your Wisdom.


This discussion is related to Hypothyroid and tingling?.

[Rite760]

Thanks for sharing your new info, it's really handy to know, I get tingling hands often, but not feet. What a name for it though: "Bladderwrack"! It makes you think it's for toilet problems when you first look at it doesn't it! Thanks again.

[ChitChatNIne]

I wondered too.  What is it a derivative of?

WELCOME to the COMMUNITY,

Cheryl

[peggy64]

Thanks for sharing. I will look into it, most definitely.

[AR-10]

Bladderwrack is seaweed, and is high in iodine. It does not mimic T4. It stimulates the thyroid. If the thyroid is functional, it responds by producing more hormones.

The amount of iodine in bladerwrack is varible, and not measured, so how much iodine you get in each capsule is a guess. It also may contain heavy metals or any pollutants found in the water it grows in.

It would be beneficial to someone with iodine deficiency. Mixing it with conventional thyroid medication sounds risky to me.

Google bladderwrack and read up on it.  

[AR-10]

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/262678?post_id=post_3156048

This three year old thread you found is worth reading.

It discusses the tingling sensation as a symptom of Hypothyroidism and may be of benefit to members that are having tingling sensations.

[Thypatient]

Thank you AR-10.  I was just going to contribute similar information.

This plant is in the kelp family, which means it has the potential to disrupt thyroid function.

This again brings up the issue of being careful what/who/where we turn to for help.

While herbs sound wonderful, they can not only not help but can also actually harm - same goes for chiropractors!

[chel 81]

Have you looked into Raynaud's Syndrome? This is common in people with hypothyroidism. I have it as well as my mother. My mom's got really bad when she was put on beta blockers (high BP meds) and once they lowered her dose she rarely gets symptoms. Many hypo patients are left undertreated for their thyroid and so things like high BP stick around and of course instead of correcting the thyroid problem they try to fix the symptoms and give people high BP meds when they might not even need them if they had enough thyroid medication. The meds to control the high BP just make Raynaud's worse. Check it out and see if this is what you are experiencing as there are some things that can help with this.

Chel