Full Transcript Hashimotou2019s vs. Hypothyroidism 0:01 Good morning. 0:02 I was talking to a patient yesterday about thyroid issues, and she asked me a question, which comes first? 0:08 Is it Hashimoto's or hypothyroid? 0:12 And we got into this whole conversation about what actually happens, frustrating for me because your thyroid is like one of your most important organs 0:23 like you can't most importantly glands and the hormones that come from your thyroids are so important and you cant live without those so why is it that 0:32 we are okay with the fact that our thyroid just quit working for some reason so Yes, we can recognize that maybe the thyroid isn't working anymore and 0:42 that we need to consider either some supplementation to support it or some medication to supplement or replace thyroid hormone, 0:51 but why does it stop working in the first place?
Why Thyroid Function Declines 0:54 this whole conversation and I think there's so many different reasons why that might happen. 0:58 Like Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease where basically your own body starts reacting against your thyroid and it can create, 1:06 I call it Dennis the Menace, it gets in there and just messes with things. 1:09 So sometimes it could be stimulating and cause some hyperthyroid in the beginning and then a lot of times we use the term quote burned out and your thyroids 1:18 stops working eventually and you have to go on some sort of thyroid replacement. 1:24 Other times, there could be reasons why your thyroid gets tired, like adrenal dysfunction. 1:29 So when you use a lot of cortisol, then you end up making your thyroid work a little bit harder, is my thought process. 1:38 But there's a very strong connection between your Thyroid and your adrenal glands. 1:42 Sometimes your Thyroid isn't working because your adrenals aren't. 1:45 And that can happen when we are younger and a lot of times in very young people, like teenagers and stuff, hypothyroid is usually caused by Hashimoto's, 1:55 but as we get older, definitely we can see some Hashimoto's but also see more of adrenal dysfunction.
Common Thyroid Symptoms 2:01 And then as get into menopause, it's very common for us to see thyroid dysfunction in women, particularly as they get old. 2:09 Because there's also a connection between your hormones, especially estrogen, and thyroid. 2:14 So there's a lot of intricate connections in there. 2:17 Then you might go, is it my thyroid? 2:19 What are those symptoms? 2:20 And a lotta people recognize fatigue or weight gain or inability to lose weight as thyroid symptoms. 2:26 We also maybe see hair loss, we see thinner skin, We see dry skin. 2:32 Everything slows down. 2:34 Sometimes we can see constipation. 2:35 I had somebody complain about their vision yesterday that they felt like their eyes were just really tired. 2:41 And then when we supported their thyroid, that symptom got better. 2:45 So there's a lot of different things going on, and then we can get really deep into testing your thyroid. 2:51 But I think it's really important to look at the bigger picture. 2:55 Yes, you may have a thyroid dysfunction, or maybe you're feeling all the thyroid symptoms, but yet your TSH, which is something that traditional medicine
Testing Beyond a Normal TSH 3:05 tests for, is normal. 3:07 There's so many different things that we can talk about with thyroid. 3:10 If you feel like your thyroid's not working, but you've told it's normal, there's definitely other things we could look at that are affecting your ability 3:17 for your Thyroid hormone to hit your tissues and work in your body the way it supposed to. 3:22 Reach out, give us a call if you want to look a little bit further or have any questions about maybe is your thyroid causing you some symptoms or what 3:30 you can do differently? 3:32 Are you taking the right supplements? 3:34 Is your medication at the place not working but you've told it's normal? 3:37 There's definitely other things we can look at that are affecting your ability for your Thyroid hormone to hit your tissues and work in your body the way 3:45 it supposed to. 3:46 Reach out, give us a call if you want to look a little bit further or have any questions about maybe is your thyroid causing you some symptoms or what
Treatment Options and Next Steps 3:54 you can do differently? 3:55 Are you taking the right supplements? 3:58 Is your medication at the place? 3:59 There are different types of medications that we use for thyroid support as well. 4:03 So there's all kinds of conversations we can have related to thyroid stuff. 4:07 Holler, if you have any questions or anything, I hope you guys have a fabulous day and we will see you soon.
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