Articles for tag: Cymbalta, Hypothyroidism, Low Thyroid

Can Hypothyroidism Make You Lose Weight?

Wondering if hypothyroidism can make you lose weight? After all, hypothyroidism is often blamed on gaining weight. Hypothyroidism is associated with weight gain and being overweight. How many times have you read or heard about overweight people blaming low thyroid on their inability to lose weight? Hypothyroidism is even blamed on obesity! It’s a fact ...

Can Hypothyroidism Symptoms Suddenly Escalate?

Hypothyroidism symptoms can suddenly blow in like an unexpected storm, escalating for no apparent reason. The patient may have already been experiencing hypothyroid symptoms for a number of months, in a subtle way that really didn’t attract any attention, or maybe a little attention, but certainly not to the point where any alarm bells went ...

How is Hypothyroidism Treated?

Hypothyroidism is a common disorder affecting millions of Americans. Thyroid hormone plays a key role in many metabolic functions in the body. A lack of the proper amount of thyroid hormone leads to hypothyroidism. Fortunately, there are easy treatments available for hypothyroidism. People with hypothyroidism will experience a wide range of different symptoms. The most ...

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Do You Have Hypothyroidism?

There’s a medical condition that many people have without knowing it. It’s call hypothyroidism, the term for low thyroid function. The fact is, many of us, particularly women, walk around feeling cold, tired, fat, and grumpy. We blame it on growing old. But that word has been stricken from my vocabulary. That’s how I discovered ...

Natural Hypothyroidism Remedies

If you have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, you are not alone. Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with this condition (it is estimated that millions more go undiagnosed). It is most likely that your doctor has prescribed you the drug levothyroxine (common brand names include Synthroid and Levoxyl), which is a synthetic version of the ...

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Hypothyroidism in Foals and Adult Horses and Ponies

Thyroids put out the hormone thyroxin, which helps with many areas of the pony or horse’s health. But if the thyroid glands put out too little, the horse will be ill and listless. It’s unusual for an adult horse to get goitre or hypothyroidism, or under active thyroid glands. It is generally far more common ...