Thyroid Eye Disease and Its Healing

Thyroid Eye Disease is also called:  Graves’ Opthalmopathy, Thyroid Associated Orbitophaty, Graves’ Orbithopathy, Graves’ Eye Disease, Proptosis, Exophthalmos, Eye protrusion, which pretty much means the same thing- just different medical terms- don’t get confused!

There are some simple steps and strategies that I used to cure my own “Thyroid Eye Disease”, so my eyes look 100% better! Read my story how I did it…

It’s been more than 8 years since I suffered  from the debilitating Thyroid Eye Disease, when my eyes could scare a person from a mile. Not to mention the way I was feeling, when everybody stared at me and asked that innocent question: “What’s wrong with your eyes?”

Hard to explain, and I’ll just shut down. I was suffering a lot, physically and emotionally. I was desperate, I really lost a hope that I will ever get better, that my eyes will ever be the same. The consequences in my everyday life were severe.

Do you also? Are you dreaming of being the same beautiful, charming person as you were before? I am sure you do….

I don’t have Thyroid Eye Disease any more and my eyes look perfectly the same as they were before. I have experimented with so many things- some of them worked, and some didn’t. It took me 7 years, more or less, to figure out what  helps and what doesn’t! Still hard to say, but the picture gets much clearer.

The majority of patients with Thyroid Eye Disease appear to suffer, as I did, silently, trying to come to terms with the facial disfigurement that is caused by the disease. It is particularly unkind, distorting the most expressive, vivid and ageless feature of the face, the eyes.

We can not hide our eyes. We can hide the palpitations, the sleepless nights, the muscle cramps, the weight loss (it’s so socially acceptable to look skinny), and the other Graves’ Disease symptoms  but we can not hide our eyes. Our eyes are the doors to our soul.They speak for us even when we are speechless.

Many patients with Thyroid Eye Disease are unable to face the world, they don’t want to look at the mirror any more and avoid social contacts as much as they can. Relationships break down, jobs are lost, depression sets in and life changes for the worse. Thyroid eye disease treatment is not an easy one.

For the past 8 years  I’ve received thousands of emails from clients and more than half of them were about Thyroid Eye Disease.

That’s why I decided to write a book and to include everything that I know about this disease, with the only purpose to help you, if I can in this battle.

The main purpose of this new book is NOT only to give you HOPE. It’s a book to tell you how many different options you have, even in this condition. It’s to tell you that there is a way out. I know that from personal experience. I experimented and tried so many things and I continue to do this, even today. My Life is one small laboratory for Alternative Therapies and experiments in Life Style. 

And if you’re still wondering if you’ll EVER be able to get rid off YOUR buggy, protruded eyes, double vision and eye problems as well, then listen to this one:

“Thyroid Eye Disease and Its Healing” book – Feedback

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Giz_wZ0w00&feature=plcp

◊ 30 Symptoms for Thyroid Eye Disease (or Graves’ Eye Disease), the right diagnosis and classification, according NOSPECS.

◊ Holistic approach for Thyroid Eye Disease. Why me? Why the Eyes? Understanding the mental causes behind the symptoms.

◊ 12 Thyroid Eye Disease Exercises (guaranteed to help, of course if you do them regularly, not just “read them”). All  collected and tried in the last 8 years, including pictures drawn by my daughter who helped as well for the creation of this book!

httpv://youtu.be/t3i4QrpT6LU

◊ Palming eye exercises, “the Spider Net” exercise, the Virtual Eyes exercises and many others remedies.

 
◊ Herbs, Chamomile cold compresses, Vitamins and Supplements for Thyroid Eye Disease treatment. Helping the symptoms inside out.

 ◊ 30 Alternative Ideas, Tricks and Tips for relieving Thyroid Eye Disease  symptoms – I tried almost all of them!

◊ Reflexology points to help your eyes (with graphics and pictures) and Thyroid Eye Disease.

◊ Alternative therapy in recipes and supplements. Is “Flavay®” the new safe option for treating Thyroid Eye Disease ?

◊ The pure Medical approach- corticosteroids, radiation, surgery. Studies, dangers and options. When an eye surgery could and should be performed? How dangerous are the different options and side effects. Is this for “your eyes”?

◊ Intravenous Immunoglobulis Therapy Versus Prednisolone in Thyroid Eye Disease . (With a full report of the research included!)

It’s all in one place now, in my new book “Thyroid Eye Disease and Its Healing’ ebook!

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Selenium for  Graves’ Disease/ Thyroid Eye Disease/ Thyroid Antibodies

by Svetla Bankova

This is not a new information in fact, but I am mentioning it here because there was just another scientific research about Thyroid eye disease and Selenium that I feel I should share with  you all.

Recently study titled “Selenium and the course of mild Graves’ orbitopathy” was conducted by the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

What happened: They  carried out a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the effect of selenium (an antioxidant agent) or pentoxifylline (an antiinflammatory agent) in 159 patients with mild Graves’ orbitopathy. The patients were given selenium (100 μg twice daily), pentoxifylline (600 mg twice daily), or placebo (twice daily) orally for 6 months and were then followed for 6 months after treatment was withdrawn. Primary outcomes at 6 months were evaluated by means of an overall ophthalmic assessment, conducted by an ophthalmologist who was unaware of the treatment assignments, and a Graves’ orbitopathy-specific quality-of-life questionnaire, completed by the patient. Secondary outcomes were evaluated with the use of a Clinical Activity Score and a diplopia score.

CONCLUSIONS made by the scientists: Selenium administration significantly improved quality of life, reduced ocular involvement, and slowed progression of the disease in patients with mild Graves’ orbitopathy (you read it as Thyroid Eye Disease).

Another older, but still relevant  information on “selenium for Graves Disease” as well:

On June 22, 2001 Dr. Barbara Gasnier reported the findings at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society in Denver, Colorado that selenium supplementation may prevent progression of autoimmune thyroid disease, especially during the onset of the disease. According to the researchers, selenium deficiency appears to contribute to the development and maintenance of autoimmune thyroiditis because of its effect on the function of selenium-dependent enzymes, which can modulate the immune system.

Selenium for graves disease (supplementation with 200mcg of sodium selenite) may improve the inflammatory activity seen in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis, but whether this effect is specific for autoimmune thyroiditis or may also be effective in other organ-specific autoimmune diseases remains to be investigated. Selenium supplementation may lower free radical activity, which contributes to inflammation.

It appears that taking selenium without iodine will result in a decrease in production of Thyroxine (T4), although there may be an initial transient increase in T4 to T3 conversion and hence higher T3 and seemingly worse hyperthyroidism.

Bottom line:  Selenium may be helpful for both- hyperthyroidism and thyroid eye disease (mild, they say, but who knows). I know that almost any laboratory can measure it  if you need any vitamins and supplements. Better check that as well.

How it is taken:  I am not a pro here, because I personally have never taken that supplement, (actually I am going today to the store and buy some) but I just did my homework on researching the subject. This is what it says:

Conclusion: Taking 200 mg/ daily Selenium Selenite  may also dramatically decrease the Thyroid Antibodies ( TPO so called). Also, if combined with Vitamin E, as in the product below this post, it’s even a better option.

In another study I found in Clinica Chimica Acta (2004:341:55-63), researchers found that antioxidants, especially those containing selenium, had a beneficial effect in the treatment of Graves Disease. From the abstract: “The effect of supplementation with a fixed combination of antioxidants (vitamins C and E, beta-carotene and selenium) was monitored on the speed of attaining euthyroidism in a group of patients with Graves’ disease, treated with methimazole. Methods: The activity of glutathione peroxidase in whole blood and the concentrations of selenium, pituitary and thyroid hormones in serum were measured, prior to commencement of therapy and after 30 and 60 days. Results: Patients who received supplementation with antioxidants in addition to therapy with methimazole (Group A, n=29) attained euthyroidism faster than the patients treated with only methimazole (Group B, n=28). The concentration of selenium in the serum of patients in Group A increased significantly during treatment (p<0.001), while there was no statistically significant change in the patients in Group B. The concentration of selenium in the serum between the groups differed statistically significantly 30 days (p<0.05) and 60 days (p<0.01) after the commencement of therapy. Activity of glutathione peroxidase in whole blood increased during treatment in both groups of patients. However, a statistically more significant increase occurred in Group A compared to Group B, 30 days after the commencement of therapy (p<0.01).”

Bottom line: Taking selenium + other antioxidants like Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Beta carotene, Vitamin A) may dramatically increase the speed of recovery from hyperthyroidism. As noted by Dr. Russell Blaylock it has many effects on nutrition and behavior.
Don’t rush to the store now to buy all these Vitamins, especially Selenium- you may check with your doctor first and read the contraindications carefully. Overdosing with selenium can be even more dangerous, than the lack of it. 

Reference:

Serum Selenium Levels in Patients with Remission and Relapse of Graves Disease , Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany. Med Chem. 2007 May;3(3):281-4. Author(s): Tina Wertenbruch, Holger S. Willenberg, Cornelia Sagert, Thi-Bang-Tam Nguyen, Maryam Bahlo, Joachim Feldkamp, Claus Groeger, Derik Hermsen, Werner A. Scherbaum and Matthias Schott.

Graves’ Eye Disease Treatment/ Thyroid Eye Disease Exercises.

Graves Eye Disease is often called Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) and both terms represent one and the same condition- inflammation of the eye (one or both eyes). Not of all of the people, suffering from Graves’ Disease or Hyperthyroidism will have Graves eye disease as a symptom. And I say symptom, even though is called “graves’ eye disease” because it can not exist separately, without the underlying condition Graves’ Disease. The Thyroid antibodies, are actually responsible for that condition.

With some people, who had undergone RAI treatment for Graves’ Disease the eye condition becomes even worse- and unfortunately they are not advised about that by their doctors.  However, there are a few things that still can be done to improve Graves’ eye disease.

If you need some help with Thyroid eye disease/ Graves Eye Disease, especially if you have Graves’ eye disease symptoms as protruded eyes, double vision, or just any eye problem that can come to your mind  and is related to Graves’ disease (or even not related) in this article I am giving one, no, two exercises that I used myself and they felt pretty good on my eyes:

  “Palming” Exercise”

 

This is the most popular and well known for centuries technique for calming and relaxing the eyes. It’s first officially described by William H.  Bates.

 

William Horatio Bates (1860 -1931) was an American physician who practiced ophthalmology and developed what became known as the “Bates Method” for better eyesight. One of the exercises included in his “Bates Method” is exactly the “Palming” exercise.

 

“Palming” is actually artificial darkening of the eyes with the help of your palms. Simple as that. Palms and hands are used in Reiki, in a similar position. It’s practically giving energy to your eyes. So how we do that:

 

First: Rub up you palms/hands for a few seconds, so the friction can warm them a little bit. Then put your fingers next to each other, so there is no light coming between the fingers. There are 2 options here.  You can cross the little fingers, or you can use the Reiki style, however you feel comfortable. You can sit on a chair and put your elbows on the back of the chair to support them, or you can choose another position, just rest your elbows. You can also lie on a bed, but you’ll need some pillows under your elbows, or any other position you feel comfortable with.

 

Your back and neck should be in one line, do not bend them in any direction. Breath deeply a few times, relax your torso, and your hands, no pressure should be applied on the eyes, eyebrows or head.