Many of these patients suffer from
patterns of thyroid dysfunction that don't show up on standard lab tests and that are unfamiliar to conventional doctors.
Remember proper diagnosis and
management of thyroid dysfunction requires monitoring every three months by a doctor who understands and has training in the complexities of these disorders.
Symptoms of thyroid dysfunction may be absent or occur as early as 6 to 8 weeks after starting therapy, or be delayed until after 6 to 23 months of receiving therapy.
Based upon the
causes of thyroid dysfunction, one can see why the accepted medical method of just giving more thyroid hormones to those with low circulating levels of T3 or T4 is inadequate.
Read on to learn about the five
patterns of thyroid dysfunction that are missed by standard lab tests and how you can successfully correct these patterns and restore thyroid health in your patients.
There are so many symptoms
of thyroid dysfunction including anxiety, poor memory, poor digestion, excessive hair loss, weight gain or loss, infertility, PMS, and joint or muscle pain — that it can be hard to know where to start.
The vast
majority of thyroid dysfunction is caused by autoimmunity, meaning your immune system is attacking your thyroid and causing it to underproduce (Hashimoto's) or overproduce (Graves» disease) thyroid hormones.
I think we all know that dealing with the
complexities of Thyroid dysfunction can be very taxing and confusing... FRUSTRATING... especially when nothing gives you any results....
Achieving optimal iodine intakes from iodized salt (in the range of 150 - 250 microg / d for adults) may minimize the
amount of thyroid dysfunction in populations.
Studies are showing that such standard testing will miss 80 %
of thyroid dysfunction so most endocrinologists and other doctors will tell their patients that their thyroid is fine based on this usual testing.
While a link has been found between vitamin D deficiency and autoimmune thyroid disease (both Graves» disease and Hashimoto's disease), it's still unclear what this association means, like whether vitamin D deficiency is a trigger or
consequence of thyroid dysfunction.
Although identical enamel defects occur in
cases of thyroid dysfunction, the dental profession describes the defect as merely «cosmetic» when it is caused by exposure to fluoride.
To properly assess thyroid function in someone with
symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, a slightly elevated TSH, or a family history of Hashimoto's, I will order a thyroid panel: a blood test measuring TSH as well free thyroid hormone (T3 and T4) levels.
Dr. Amy Myers has identified 5 environmental factors that are the root cause
of all thyroid dysfunction: diet, leaky gut, toxins, infections, and stress.
Symptoms
of Thyroid Dysfunction Can Be Mistaken for Mental Illness For patients with undiagnosed Hashimoto's thyroiditis the picture can be even more grim.
Targeted supplementation may offer that extra boost needed to support weight loss and correct underlying causes
of thyroid dysfunction, such as nutrient deficiencies.
To make proper diagnosis and establish the cause
of the thyroid dysfunction the following comprehensive lab tests may be necessary:
There are many causes
of thyroid dysfunction, and simply checking the levels of TSH is not enough to see the whole picture.
Jill's success putting her own Hashimoto's into remission guided recommendations she's been successfully using in her coaching practice in helping many of her clients successfully overcome their own struggles with symptoms
of thyroid dysfunction.
At this point, the dog can express any number of the non-specific multisystem signs
of thyroid dysfunction.