The disagreement, in the open
Is this disputed?
Yes. Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is not accepted by every medical body, and if you search for it you will find that said plainly. You should know that before you read anything else here.
We would rather you read the disagreement here than stumble into it later. Below is the case as its critics put it, the answers Dr. Wilson and other practitioners have given, and the published clinical work — so you can weigh it yourself and take it to your own doctor.
What the criticism says
Named and linked, in their own words. These are the pages a search for the term will show you.
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Wikipedia
Describes it as a term used in alternative medicine, and says the symptoms are improperly attributed to low body temperature and impaired conversion of T4 to T3.
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American Thyroid Association
Statement on “Wilson’s Syndrome” (2005)
Says the Association found no scientific evidence supporting the existence of the syndrome, and that the theory proposed to explain it is at odds with established facts about thyroid hormone.
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Cleveland Clinic
Beware Bogus ‘Wilson’s Syndrome’ Diagnosis
Says there is no evidence in the medical literature for the condition, that the 98.6°F benchmark has been disproven, and that treating it can mean overlooking the real cause of symptoms.
Dr. Wilson's side, on the record. The published record is small and is described here as what it is: a 2006 peer-reviewed clinical report on eleven patients (Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, PubMed); a 2012 clinical-experience paper by Dr. Wilson, eleven patients, in the journal's own words "not derived from double-blind studies" (Journal of Restorative Medicine); and a 2015 interview with him indexed on PubMed Central. None is a controlled trial. The critics above are right that one does not exist.
The answers, in full
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Dr. Friedman’s Position Statement
Dr. Friedman’s Comments When I was in college I traveled in India and developed a bad case of parasites. I went back home to the States to get better. Upon my return I took 4 series of antibiotics, despite the fact that I was getting worse.
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Dr. Wilson Biography
Bios Dr. Denis Wilson, MD and Dr. Michael Friedman, ND
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Opinions on Wilsons Temperature Syndrome
Opinions of doctors and patients on the treatment for Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome pretty much range from, “I’ve tried it and I know it works so you might want to try it” to “I’m not convinced that it will work so I’m not going to try it and I’d recommend you not try it either.”
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Position Statement
The WT3 Protocol Can Help Many People Recover. There are a lot of patients that doctors think of as being “fine” even though they complain of fatigue, headaches, depression, easy weight gain, irritability, and many other symptoms. I know, because I also had been trained to think that way.
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Restorative Medicine Focus
Elsewhere on this web site we discussed how health problems have varying degrees of severity. There is obviously a continuum in the severity of illness. Some are so mild that the body can recover on its own, while others are so severe that they can result in death.
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Why Don’t Doctors Know?
Many patients come to our site and get very excited about what they read here. What they read here often makes a lot of sense to them and it answers a lot of questions they’ve had for years.
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Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome History
Dr. Wilson graduated from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1985. After one year of Family Practice residency, he began practicing medicine in Orlando, FL. After two years of private practice, he began taking an interest in the thyroid system in 1988.