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| | Controversy Continues Over Treating Symptomatic People with Normal TSH Levels / A Look at Weetman's July 2002 ... |
 | | To qualify for the study, the 25 symptomatic patients had to have at least three symptoms from among a list that included: fatigue, lethargy, problems with excess body weight, intolerance to cold, hair loss, dry skin/hair. |
 | | Of particular interest was the fact that the symptomatic group responded to placebo better than controls on 3 of 15 psychological measures, versus no improvement in the control group. |
 | | Because, while Weetman may be satisfied that a normal TSH and free T4 rule out hypothyroidism or further treatment, he has overlooked a number of obvious issues that call the study results into question, as well as a number of unresolved questions that are at the real heart of the controversy. |
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