Thyroid Problems

 

 

 

 

10 to 1 you know someone who has a thyroid problem!  Thyroid problems are often misdiagnosed and mis-treated…and women are often affected the most.

Does this sound familiar?  Your labs come back “Normal” and yet you still feel tired, achy, cold, depressed and mentally sluggish.  I can’t tell you how many people have been told…”go home, get some rest, your blood work looks normal, you are probably just over worked.”

Or even worse, you are put on thyroid hormone replacement and you still have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism but your lab tests show that your thyroid levels are good.  And worst of all it’s difficult to get anyone to listen to you.  So now what do you do?

Here are some common symptoms:

Feeling Tired

Mentally fatigued/sluggish

Can’t lose weight even with exercise

Feel cold—hands, feet, or all over

Require excessive amounts of sleep to function properly

Low Body Temperature

Increase in weight gain even with low-calorie diet

Gain weight easily

Difficult, infrequent bowel movements

Depression, lack of motivation

Morning headaches that wear off as the day progresses

Outer third of eyebrow thins

Thinning of hair on scalp, face or genitals or hair loss

Dryness of skin and/or scalp

Nervousness and emotional

Insomnia

Night sweats

 

It doesn’t have to be that way.  I have found that most will have only two tests done (TSH

and T4) to determine if they have a thyroid problem.  While these tests may offer a simple

screening for thyroid function they don’t offer the complete picture!  Did you know there

are well over 20+ ways that your thyroid can go bad? And, only one of those

ways will respond to typical replacement therapy. Not everyone fits into the

replacement model of treatment.  Modern approaches allow us to dial in to your specific

 needs.

There is a delicate dance that goes on with all the hormone systems and the thyroid plays a

key role in your metabolism and energy.

Don’t go on feeling frustrated.  We will listen to your concerns and chart a course to get you

back on track.  Comprehensive blood work and functional analysis will help us determine

the shortest path to getting you better.

                                                                                                              

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