Signs and Symptoms of Thyroid Problems

Hypothyroidism is the term for thyroid disease. It occurs when your thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough hormones like it should.

As many as 20 million Americans suffer from thyroid problems but it is estimated that only one half of them know they have the problem.

The thyroid gland is important for metabolism, and many functions of your body will suffer if the gland isn’t working properly. All sorts of problems can manifest such as depression, fatigue, overall slowed body function and weight gain especially.

Misdiagnosis often happens with this disorder. It is diagnosed as PMS, depression, poor diet, or several other conditions. Many doctors say that blood tests can properly diagnose this, but there is an easy at home test that can be used also. More on that later.

There isn’t currently a cure but there are many things you can do to reduce the symptoms and problems with this condition. Replacing hormone through pharmaceutical drugs or through herbal supplements are the methods of treatment.

Prescriptions drugs may be the most common such as synthetic thyroid hormone, which replaces the natural thyroid hormones. Many patients don’t respond to these treatments however. Not only that, but they cause many different side effects including vomiting, chest pains, headaches, diarrhea, insomnia, cramps, fever and allergic reactions.

This has spurred many in medical communities to support natural treatments instead. The benefits of these herbal treatments are that they are safer, have less side effects and of course give you a natural alternative for your body.

But most importantly, these natural and herbal treatments usually cost less than the prescriptions drugs.