The Thyroid Patient's Manual: From Hypothyroidism to Good Health (Recovering from Hypothyroidism)

I’m beyond grateful for Paul Robinson’s work. The Thyroid Patient’s Manual was the first book that truly made me feel understood as a thyroid patient, and it gave me both hope and practical tools to take back control of my health.I had spent years feeling tired, foggy, misunderstood, and told that my labs were “fine” while inside, I felt anything but. This book explained the real reasons why standard treatment often fails and introduced me to concepts like T3 therapy and CT3M that completely changed the trajectory of my healing.Paul’s writing is clear and grounded in both science and real-life experience. I can’t recommend this book enough. If you’re struggling and feel like no one gets it—this book will make you feel seen, and it will give you a path forward.Thank you, Paul.

I gave the book 5 stars in spite of the fact that I would find the book more helpful if some points that interest me had not been overlooked. I have done a great deal of research on the subject myself, and find only 3 tangential points that I disagree with. Happily, I found a few points that I had missed in my own research. Given the author’s purpose of helping others who have a thyroid problem, and have not found good guidance from their doctors, or who are simply wondering what else they should be doing, but are not prone to deep research themselves, the book is definitely worth 5 stars. I scanned the key 32 pages into my computer to send to my MD, and have now reread them 3 tines. I also just watched a real good video on the subject , by a female doctor. I have now decided that the book should have 6 stars. Not only is the info and advice the best available, but Paul Robinson has violated the unwritten rule of medical research - he has provided - are you ready? - UNITS OF MEASUREMENT - in both UK and USA units throughout the book. The doctor mentioned above gives an excellent discussion of the problems with and misuse of reference ranges - but never mentions the units of measurement. Thank yo Paul!I would like to make several observations –- Pages 28 – 33 are the real intro to the book and are a “must read”.- Chapter 6 is pretty thin gruel – deserves 2 stars at most. Mitochondria deserve more attention and affect of hypothyroid is not clear.- Chapter 8 is worth at least 6 stars – more than offsets other shortcomings.- Chapter 10 could use some more detail. Page 179 on MTHFR should be included here re Vitamins B9 and B12. The whole issue of methylation could use some clarification, and the potential perils of folic acid for those with MTHFR bad SNPs should be noted if the subject is raised at all. Page 76 Vit D not correct. The ideal range is 50 to 100 ng/ml if issues other than thyroid are considered. Vit K2 should be mentioned along with Vit D.- Pages 78 – 81 – No mention of the risks of too much iron. May not be a thyroid issue, but is a serious risk for cognition, especially if supplementing for thyroid reasons.- Chapter 11 – Very important! Cortisol is usually overlooked relative to thyroid.- Pages 112/13 – Very important also. It seems that no one deals with FT3 only reference ranges. Do not overlook this consideration.- Pages 118/9 – Progression of Treatment should be added to Ch 8.- Chapter 17 – NDT – What doctors don’t know. Very important, especially details on dosing.- Page 165 – “High DHEAS may indicate beginning hypocortisolism”. Quantify “high”!!- Page 166 – Range given for DHEAS is for 18-19 year old females, not post-menopausal. See page 165. Post-menopausal would be more like 30 – 230 ug/dL. Optimal is probably 130 – 230, and requires supplementation for the over 65 group. What about men?- Page 174 – “Blood Sugar Control” – 1 star! Very misleading. Very much needs enlargement/correction, or deletion. No recognition of ketone bodies as fuel for mitochondria, nor the multiple dangers of high carb diets, especially refined carbs.My specific concerns are hypothyroidism and aging, or “and the elderly”, and associations with cognition. Clearly these were not the author’s focus, but given his age may soon be so. I look forward to the second edition.About 2&1/2 months after posting this review I came across "Wilson's temperature Syndrome" and Dr. Wilson's protocol for reversing hypothyroidism. Having become euthyroid myself after 30 years on T3 (and possibly triggered by a beta blocker?) I suspect Dr. Wilson is onto something also. I hope Paul will touch on this subject also in the second addition. Note - 20 years later, and after a lot of stress in my life I am hypothyroid again. Paul's book is now very helpful personally.

Book contains good information and is well written.

Are you tired of being in complete darkness about your hypothyroidism? TAKE CONTROL of your life with this book. Mr. Robinson gives actual scientific answers to how the thyroid works, everything that affects it and how to get better. I have been struggling with severely painful joints, hair loss, fatigue, clumsiness, digestive issues, bladder issues, low blood sugar (and the list goes on) for so long and FINALLY ANSWERS. However, not just answers, his suggestions have produced results. I can get up in the morning without pain - all of you with hashimotos, take that one in. Seems unreachable? It’s not!! Don’t take cheap advice anymore such as “this diet will solve everything” or “maybe if you meditate or thought more positively, you would feel better” or one of my favorites “try CBD oil”. Instead, read Mr. Robsonson’s book and talk to your doctor about T3, T4 conversion, cortisol etc. If your doctor won’t listen, find a functional medicine doctor and talk to them. If you have hypothyroidism, you most likely need thyroid hormones. If you think differently, it’s a bit like having a fractured ankle and refusing surgery or recovery with physical therapy. No amount of meditation is going to fix a broken ankle or your damaged thyroid. Take charge! Get the hormones you need! Most people would not think twice about replacing a female hormone they are missing such as projesterone. In fact, most doctors push birth control hormones, but stare blankly at you when you express the need for T4 or T3 based on your lab results. Except for Mr. Robinson’s books, hypothyroidism is shockingly and in my opinion disgustingly under researched and under published. THANK YOU Mr. Robinson for writing this, for helping me, for bringing me from pain and confusion to advice for a treatment plan. If you have hypothyroidism, stop wasting money and chasing your tail on random protocols, endless diets and the wrong medications or wrong combination of medications. Instead, READ. THIS. BOOK. I hope and pray everyone reading this post gets well soon. There is hope.