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My final opinion is going to be no, the thyroid is not entirely to blame for MCS, but thyroid performance (and what it needs to function properly) may be a big part of the story. Or at least it seems to be for me, this could be entirely different for someone else since there is such a great variation with multiple chemical sensitivity. I got it from working at an unventilated indoor construction zone while living in one of America's worst cities for air pollution. My MCS experiences might contrast with those who got this way from pesticide or toxic mold exposure.

Co-morbid chronic fatigue syndrome is probably my worst symptom, and like many afflicted people I want to know how it works in order to find the most effective treatment, and possibly a cure. Because the thyroid produces hormones that are directly related to the body's energy production and metabolism, its normally suspected to be related in some way to MCS.

In my Gland To Meet You post I wrote about the possibility of being diagnosed with hypothyroidism and mentioned some of the symptoms. Since then I've had my blood sampled for the thyroid hormones regularly and I've been borderline hypothyroidism for the past two visits. It's something that's checked every time I see the doctor now, which I'm sure just absolutely thrills my insurance provider when they get the bill.

Afterwards I did a little research. It's something I'm good at, besides amassing a giant shoe collection I never wear anymore after getting MCS, and formerly restoring antique bicycles, another thing that MCS has stolen from me (and my sister who I promised a bike to). It turns out that in the 1920's iodine deficiency was a near epidemic in a big part of America, and the deficiency was causing people to have thyroid problems.

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