My Experience of Hypothyroidism

Having suffered from both of these complaints for many years I was astounded last week when my psychiatrist said that treating depression was very difficult in patients who also had thyroid disease. This only applies to people who suffer from hypothyroidism, which means too little thyroid hormone and is a common problem. In fact, hypothyroidism is often present for a number of years before it is recognised and treated. Hypothyroidism can even be associated with pregnancy. This was a complete revelation to me; yes,I knew that the thyroid gland regulated your metabolism and hormones but I had no idea that an underactive thyroid could actually cause depression, ...  Read the complete review

In order to understand what Hypothyroidism is, you will firstly need to know why the hormone thyroxine is so important and how it is produced. So here goes - The thyroid gland is a small gland, normally weighing less than one ounce, located in the front of the neck. It is situated just below your "Adams apple" or larynx. The function of the thyroid gland is to take iodine, found in many foods, and convert it into thyroid hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Thyroid cells are the only cells in the body which can absorb iodine. These cells combine iodine and the amino acid tyrosine to make T3 and T4. T3 and T4 ...  Read the complete review

This all started about 2 and a half years ago in September I noticed that I was starting to put weight on be didn’t think that much of it as I’d always been able to eat what I wanted and get away with it. It wasn’t until Christmas that I realised how much weight I had put on I’d gone for an size 8/10 to a 14 to be honest it shocked me and I started to try and diet but it ended up as a bit of a yo yo diet which my dad put a stop to. But buy the end of April a was going on a size 16 but at the time a was very unhappy in the relationship I was in and was stuffing my face so I put of down to that. It wasn’t until the following ...  Read the complete review

Hands up if you know where your thyroid gland is? Ok you?re right it?s in your neck shaped like the letter ?H? it sits in your neck, working its little boots off keeping you fit and well. So now put your hands up if you actually know what the function of the thyroid gland is? (Is this an opinion or lecture?) The reality is that thyroid disease affects 1 in 10 women and 1 in 100 men, and can make you feel absolutely awful. The thyroid gland produces ?Thyroxine?, and the hormone ?Thyroxine? in turn affects every part of your body. There are two main type of thyroid trouble, but I want to deal with hypothyroidism (under active thyroid) here. ...  Read the complete review