Since Chernobyl, millions of women and men have been concerned about the health of their thyroid . Sometimes rightly, often wrongly. You’re getting a little fat, your neck is getting thicker, you’re tired, depressed, constipated, in a bad mood… It’s your thyroid!
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Of course, there has been an explosion of thyroid cancer in Europe since the nuclear power plant explosion in 1986, as well as hundreds of thousands of cases of hypothyroidism and chronic thyroiditis, but the Chernobyl disaster set a monumental issue in motion. Thyroid screening has increased, endocrinology practices have gradually filled up, and laboratories have continued to grow: A patient placed on thyroxine is a lifelong winner! Hypothyroidism is a lucrative market.
A small gland that pays off big
Now that the post-Chernobyl thyroid epidemic is over, how do we explain the rampant “epidemic” of thyroid disorders currently raging? Why are these diseases, especially hypothyroidism , diagnosed so frequently, and why are they affecting increasingly younger people?
In France, 15% of the population is affected, we’re certain of that: nearly 10 million French people are affected. But for some endocrinologists, 40% of us are affected (often without knowing it) by a thyroid disorder. This is a good business, because at the end of the day, there are difficult and expensive treatments: lifelong hormone replacement therapy, thyroid radiation, ablation… and above all, THE molecule, the same for everyone: thyroxine, and an essential drug, levothyroxine. Millions of patients depend on it!
Levothyroxine
It is almost always this drug, which is believed to have no equivalent (generics were poorly dosed until recently), that is prescribed, far ahead of L-thyroxine or Euthyral…
And “above all, never stop taking Levothyrox!” invoke the evil doctors who base their power on fear.
This level of dependence was measured in August , at the onset of the psychosis that afflicted 3 million French people, when the media announced a so-called “stock shortage” of levothyrox. A minor supply shortage that was certainly blown up, but we would have less to worry about, because if all these people could no longer get thyroxine from one day to the next, most of them would have only a few months of survival left.
Of course, thyroxine saves lives, but Big Pharma has an interest in putting as many people as possible on thyroxine: this chemical hormone deactivates the thyroid, the thyroid stops all activity, and the operation de facto makes you totally dependent on the labs for life… There is no doubt that the industry manipulates people’s minds and pushes for prescriptions.
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Official documents report no harmful side effects for this drug. However, affected patients often report:
Body aches or arthritis or rheumatic pain.
A weight saving.
Depression.
Fatigue.
Constipation.
Difficulties in reproduction.
Angina pectoris
Shielding. Belote!
The semi-panic that followed the event immediately led to an avalanche of requests for screenings from people concerned about the potential proliferation of nodules. This explosion of demand was immediately followed by a proliferation of endocrinology practices, which felt there was a good little profit to be made.
For those who remain concerned, it’s important to understand that thyroid nodules can be benign (adenomas) or malignant (carcinomas). However, it should be noted that out of 100 thyroid nodules detected, only 4 are cancerous… and these develop extremely slowly.
A lump is palpable if it measures more than 8 mm and is not posterior.
A lump is visible on ultrasound if it measures more than 2 mm.
A lump should only be treated if it measures at least 1 cm.
Only a lump larger than 3 cm should lead to an indication for surgery.
95% of thyroid nodules are benign (warm nodules = benign – cold nodule = suspicious).
Only 10% of cold nodules are actually cancerous.
Regarding the fear of a rapidly spreading cancer (officially, the incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing by 5 to 7% per year, with nearly 5,000 cases per year in France), Professor Martin Schlumberger of the Gustave Roussy Institute in Villejuif expressed very well what to think: “Everything indicates that this increase is an effect of screening. By multiplying ultrasound examinations, we multiply the chances of finding suspicious nodules and small tumors. However, the latter account for 80% of diagnosed thyroid cancers.”
Surgery takes the lead. Repeat!
In the next phase, surgeons remove that damn thyroid, which is a source of problems or even mechanical discomfort.
Squeal! They’re taking everything away from you all at once. But I take this opportunity to remind you that the thyroid, which is double like a fly, and I was always surprised that a single thyroid lobe was almost never removed . Indeed, if there’s a nodule on the right lobe, why would the left lobe be removed as well? I suspect these are orders from above under the guise of some unprovable utopian reasons. Isn’t that the real reason the patient is supported for life?
And Dix de der! Lifelong dependence
Screening, surgery… This is how the enormous business of this “medical-pharmaceutical pool” was born: thyroid ablation/Levothyrox – in the knowledge that this product is an absolute addiction for life.
Levothyroxine
Almost 10 million French people who fell into the trap!
It is quite frightening to realize that simply blocking the production of Levothyrox would result in the death of all these people within 8 to 15 days because one cannot survive without a thyroid.
We were able to measure the degree of patient dependence in August, when 3 million French people experienced the onset of psychosis following the announcement of a so-called “stock shortage” of levothyrox. A minor supply disruption, hyped up by the media, was enough to send the population into a panic over thyroxine. Was it a test?
Of course, it is undeniable that Levothyrox saves lives, but the pharmaceutical industry has an interest in providing thyroxine to as many people as possible, and it would be interesting to take stock of the proportion of people who could have avoided this forced assistance.
Levothyroxine
There’s even a new trend to “rest” or “quit” the thyroid again with Levothyroxine and its synthetic thyroxine. This isn’t an ablation, but rather a treatment, a support for those who undergo it. This hormone (of chemical synthesis) doesn’t actually serve to support thyroid function, but rather to permanently replace it. To achieve this, the thyroxine dosage is adjusted to 100% of the individual’s likely needs, so that the thyroid quickly stops all activity. However, this adjustment isn’t easy depending on the individual’s temperament. Thus, side effects from overdose often occur, such as:
Agitation
emaciation
Enlargement of the mammary gland,
Drinks and urinates in large quantities,
Heat strokes or cold snaps without reason,
Stomach cramps or abdominal pain,
Diarrhea
Muscle pain and fatigue,
Cardiovascular erethism,
flatulence
Hypersweating (sweaty hands, sweating),
Intolerance to high temperatures,
Eating in excessive amounts with weight loss,
Headache
nervousness or irritability,
Osteoporosis
Hair loss
Tachycardia
Tremble
Mood disorders (irritability),
Disorders of the menstrual cycle,
Sleep disorders.
Levothyroxine
Not to mention that synthetic thyroxine increases heart risk and leads to iron and calcium deficiencies.
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