anyone know much about underactive thyroid?

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it's a dangerous condition, can lead to heart attacks.
you have to get a full blood panel done: Free and total T3 and T4, as well as Reverse T3 (shows how much T3 your body can USE as opposed to what's floating about FOR use, sometimes a vast difference). many doctors will argue a reverse T3 is not needed but it is the only real way to compare the other numbers. get TSH, calcium levels, also tests on the parathyroid glands as an underactive thyroid will often domino into parathyroids not functioning well--they asimilate and distribute calcium: muscles get calcium first in the body chain, if they cant get it, they suck from the bones=osteoporesis. get adrenal tests as if adrenals are low, thyroid rx wont work. have to treat adrenals before thyroid, and thyroid before parathyroid.
stay away from all goitrogen foods, especially soy. look up "goitrogen" on the web and dont eat those foods, they deplete thyoid hormones whether rx or natural made by your body. try to get on a natural rx like Armour or pure T3 made by pharmacies to order.synthroid is a synthetic rx, most people end up on it because that's what MDs push via the pharmacy companies, but it uses acacia gum as a filler, many people are allergic to acacia trees and it can poison the body instead of helping it..good luck

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hypothyroidism can cause fatigue, weight gain, depression, vaginal bleeding, hair loss, etc. you can check with a blood test called TSH.many replacement hormones are available and are fairly reasonalbe on cost.check with ur doc.

I know for a fact that it is a cause of obesity. This is prob because too much fatty acids and other nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. Hiya,i only know it can make you put on weight easily.You would be best looking up about it on here.Theres loads of information.good luck

An underactive thyroid will result in low energy levels and also possible weight gain. This gland has to do mostly with metabolism, or the rate at which you burn calories to make ATP or energy. With a decreases release of hormones necessary to your cell respiration you will feel tired, fatigued and often times begin to accumulate adipose, fatty tissues. Go to a physician to begin blood tests and if these are already done, get a RX. This can be a serious disorder and it is genetic so if you noticer similar symptoms in family members let them know what you are going through.

An underactive thyroid can cause increase in weight and cretinism (dwarfism) in children. It can cause depression and stress and feeling tired. It can lead to death if left untreated.

I have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) which went undiagnosed for about 4 years, because I'd only heard of an overactive thyroid and just thought I was run down and that I'd put on weight because I was older. I had noticed the hair on my legs had decreased massively, and latterly my face was very puffy, especially my lips, nose and eyes, which actually prevented me putting in my contact lenses. It was only then when the problem was very acute that I my speech was very slow and slurred and I actually started to lose consciousness briefly, and was only diagnosed after falling flat on my face and being rushed to hospital. Then within a week of starting on thyroxine I felt better than I had in a long time.
I think it tends to run in families, is much more common in women and the elderly, and frequently isn't detected because people think they are just run down. If it hadn't been detected when it was, I might have lapsed into a coma and died, and the consultant said he was amazed I could even get out of bed as I had no detectable thyroxine. And it is vital that is detected in women who are trying to have children, as it will lessen the likelihood of conception, and pregnant women may have a child who is a mentally retarded dwarf (cretinism). All of the above, but the best person to speak to would be an Endocrinologist, the type of doctor that specializes in thyroid issues. They can get you on hormone therapy to help elevate the problem.

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