Hipo thyroid is what my wife has, can somebody help me?

Question

She takes levo thyroxine but steel she is often depressed, sleeps way to much mood changes and alwise fatige. Does any body knows natural remedies, or food - fruits to fight this?

Answer 1

You mean hypothyroid.  The medication most often used is a T4 medication that is synthetic.  You talk about using something natural. The best natural thing for hypothyroidism is a medication called Armour. It is natural and has been around for over 100 years. I have been on it for over 5 years now and I feel great. It helps with symptoms such as fatigue, depression, hairloss, brain fog, and muscle and joint aches. For more info see the link below

Answer 2

Skep Doc is partially right, but missing some of the details.  Hypothyroidism is by definition a condition where the body's metabolism that is controlled by the thyroid, too low.  There are many symptoms that doctors look for and since they treat symptoms rather than "root causes," generally prescribe a synthetic or natural hormone treatment to supply the body with the hormone that the thyroid gland is not producing enough of.  This does not solve the problem, but acts like a band aid that causes the thyroid to slow down and even stop producing it's own hormone and then relys on the drug instead.  This is a life long sentence of taking the drugs instead of fixing the problem that is causing the thyroid to not function properly.  There have been about 3 progressively produced ideas as to the cause of this problem.  The first one was that the body is deficient in iodine.  Most Americans today are deficient in iodine, contrary to what some have said here.  There is a very simple test to see if that is the case with you.  Just buy a small bottle of "tincture of iodine" from your local legal drug pusher store (pharmacy) and paint a 2" x 3" patch on your forearm or on your chest.  Note the time of day.  Note the time of day when you do not see the patch anymore.  If you are NOT deficient in iodine, the patch will still be visible in 24 hours.  If you take a shower, don't use soap on the area, it will skew the test.

If you are deficient in iodine, you can correct that before running out and getting medication.  It takes a few months to get your body built up with the iodine.  Fluoride is the main culprit in depleting the body of Iodine.  Eliminate ALL fluoride from your body, including tooth pastes, water containing that garbage, sodas, beer, etc.  Your thyroid only uses about 4% of the iodine you take in.  If you are deficient, your whole body will benefit by getting rid of that deficiency.  

The hypothalamus gland is responsible for monitoring the feed back loop from the thyroid to determine your metabolic rate.  If it sees that there is not enough T3 and T4 hormone in your blood, it will send a hormone to your pituitary to send a hormone called TSH to your thyroid to produce more T3 and T4.  The T4 hormone must be converted to the T3 hormone that is 4 times more active than the T4 to up regulate the metabolism of your cells.  The T4 hormone is made up of 3 parts iodine and 1 part Tyrosine amino acid.  The T3 is created when the T4 gives up the iodine molecule using Rubidium to do this.  These cofactors are critical to make this all happen.

There is a disease called "Wilson's" disease that is a result of the body not being able to easily convert the T4 hormones to T3.  In this disease, your TSH levels will appear normal, but your thyroid will not be working correctly.

The second thing that was discovered is that it was thought that there was an autoimmune issue causing the thyroid tissue to be attacked.  This is actually a result of infection.  The body doesn't attack itself, but in an effort to get rid of the infection, some tissues are destroyed in the process and this is labeled autoimmune.  Drugs, like antibiotics drive the germs deep into tissues and the body's immune system is persistent.

The third issue is the adrenal glands being exhausted can cause the thyroid gland to be compromised and not function well.  The thyroid is part of an endocrine system that is a system of complex relationships and to address one organ in this system, without addressing the other organs will simply not work in an overall health regimen.  This is why simply giving a synthroid drug to solve this issue is not the answer, but only a band aid, leaving the root cause to create other problems.

There are natural remedies to fight this.  I used to have a thyroid problem and was on synthroid.  I have been off it now for over 1 and 1/2 years and no more symptoms.  The solution is a combination of things, but it can happen.  You have to make your whole body healthy in the process.  It does work, I'm living proof.

It sounds like your wife has several issues that could be contributing to her symptoms.  But again, to just treat the symptoms would not be the best route typically.  You need to get to the root cause of her problems.  I suggest that she go to a Certified Nutritional Therapist that can test her for specific nutritional deficiencies and create a good diet plan and supplementation that is geared to her specific issues and not a bunch of guess work.

good luck

Answer 3

If she is still suffering from these symptoms the best thing to do is to have her blood work done again. It sounds like the dose of medication is not right.

Just speculation, but she could be suffering from depression on top of the hypothyroidism. Mood swings, sleeping and fatigue are also symptoms of depression

Answer 4

you might try st. john's wort, and 5HTP or Tryptophan

Answer 5

Herbs: Bayberry, black cohosh, Goldenseal ( dont take for  more than one week).

   Avoid white flower and sugar.  Drink distilled water only.

  Take Kelp 2000-3000 mg daily.  L-Tyrosine  500mg twice daily.

   I hope this helps,   God Bless.

Answer 6

As long as this goes on she will probably suffer from the symptoms. I don't think there is cure but there is treatment.

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

Fatigue

Weakness

Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight

Coarse, dry hair

Dry, rough pale skin

Hair loss

Cold intolerance (can't tolerate the cold like those around you)

Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches

Constipation

Depression

Irritability

Memory loss

Abnormal menstrual cycles

Decreased libido

I have included a site you might want to look at. I have the same problem she has.

Answer 7

She should go back to her doctor ASAP.  Her dosage may not be correct.

Answer 8

Hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough thyroxine., a hormone involved in all sorts of metabolic activity.  This can lead to fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, weight gain, excess sleep and lethargy, in severe cases even mental impairment (known as myxedema madness)

There are a variety of causes, which I won't get into...most commonly it is an autoimmune problem, and may follow a viral infection.

It is easily diagnosed by simple blood tests, and easily treated by supplementing with a synthetic version of thyroxine.  It may take a few weeks for any effects to be noticed, and when first started on the medication, blood tests should be done every month or so to make sure the dose is correct.

You've given no details.  My guess is that she isn't on a high enough dose of thyroxine yet.

There are no natural remedies to fight this. Thyroid problems due to a lack of iodine is very rare these days, and she would have had a goiter (big thyroid gland).