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Some thyroid patients — whether newly diagnosed, or long-term patients — find online support is an important part of their overall approach to wellness. Here is the information about online thyroid support groups, forums and listservs, where information and experiences are shared among patients.

If you’ve participated in online thyroid support, share your own experiences, recommendations, advice, and information about web/Internet-based thyroid support groups, listservs, forums, and other venues for online thyroid support. Feel free to recommend your favorite places for thyroid-related online support as well, and share your pros and cons about the online thyroid support experience.

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Finding Thyroid Support and Support Groups Online, Web and Internet Thyroid Support Groups, Listservs, Forums originally appeared on About.com Thyroid Disease on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 14:56:37.

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One of the most amazing things about the Internet is the ability to connect with people, around your town, your state, the country — or even the world — who share similar interests. And for many thyroid patients, the Internet can be a terrific resource to connect, find other patients for support and information, and a friendly voice who understands what you’re going through.

If you’re interested in thyroid support online, there are a number of places you can start. First, we have eight thyroid support forums right here at the About.com Thyroid site. Your starting point can be the main About.com Thyroid Disease Forum features hundreds of active discussions each day, on a broad cross-section of thyroid-related topics.

We also have a number of other specialized thyroid support forums here at About.com, including the following:

• Thyroid Diet and Weight Loss for Thyroid Patients: Support Forum
  
• Thyroid Disease Support Forum for Patients in the United Kingdom and Ireland
  
• Hyperthyroidism & Graves’ Disease: Support Forum
  
• Thyroid & Hormones, Fertility, Menopause Support Forum
  
• Thyroid Cancer Support Forum
  
• Discuss Top Thyroid Doctors & Thyroid Support Groups
  
• Alternative Medicine for Thyroid Disease
  

Listservs

Some people prefer a listserv format for support, in which case, you might want to join:

• The Thyroid Listserv on Yahoo — which covers all facets of thyroid disease, diagnosis, treatment and support

• Save Natural Thyroid Listserv on Yahoo — is an online support listserv for patients and practitioners interested in protecting the right to natural thyroid drugs

Facebook

For those who prefer Facebook for support, here are some resources:

• Thyroid Patients Global Support Community — a Facebook online thyroid support community

• Facebook: Save Natural Thyroid — a Facebook support group for patients and practitioners interested in protecting the right to natural thyroid drugs

• Facebook: Mary Shomon — Mary Shomon’s Facebook page, where many thyroid patients share their stories, experiences, and questions as part of the thyroid community
  

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Thyroid Support on the Web originally appeared on About.com Thyroid Disease on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 22:14:37.

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