Hypothyroidism: the lowdown on thyroid slowdown

Manisha, a powerful, energetic woman, who works as a lawyer by profession couldn’t digest the fact that her doctor would say something like this: “Your labs are fine. You’re just getting older and hypothyroidism is a part of it. Just take it easy and relax.”

She was well known and well-liked by people in her city and was doing great in her career. She was ambitious, driven by her need for power. But in her late 40s, she began to have a number of symptoms she hadn’t experienced before: fatigue, brain fog, frequently feeling cold, sudden weight gain of about 4-5 kgs, and, most disturbing of all, hair loss.

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Manisha had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism after the birth of her second child, and she’d been taking a small dose of supplemental thyroid hormone for the past 8 years. But she couldn’t accept that at 48 she could no longer live a demanding, ambitious life. She wanted a better solution than “just relax”.

She wanted a long-lasting solution, which was not happening at that point of time with conventional medications. The moment she stopped taking pills, her symptoms of thyroid worsened. She experienced mood swings, insomnia, and occasional waves of anxiety along with existing symptoms of thyroid.

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One of her cousins, recommended her to consult a homeopath for her thyroid problems. Hence, she came to us for a consultation.

“These symptoms of thyroid are making my life difficult,” Manisha told the doctor at our clinic. “I can’t perform. I can’t cope. I wanted my doctor to work with me, but he just brushed me off. As if I was supposed to adjust to fit the treatment, instead of him adjusting the treatment to fit me.”

Manisha was suffering, and we were determined to help. So, the doctor took her detailed case study, noted down the exact onset of hypothyroidism symptoms, how long the symptoms have persisted and understood what difference they are making in her overall health. The doctor also inquired about her overall health, her family health history, personality, temperament, and lifestyle. The doctor suggested a test for thyroid to check the levels of TSH in her body.

Based on her case details, the doctor recommended her a customized thyroid treatment in homeopathy along with a few diet and lifestyle changes that would provide her thyroid with the nutrients it needed to function properly.

What went wrong in Manisha’s case?

In Manisha’s case, her second child had pushed her system out of whack, which happens with most of the women with hypothyroidism - Having a mild or undiagnosed thyroid condition before pregnancy may worsen a woman’s thyroid condition post-pregnancy or even cause the disorder.

Now, perimenopause was pushing her symptoms further. Last, but by no means least, the stress of performing and her ambitious nature was making too many demands on her thyroid.

While you may think of stress as a psychological issue, but you need to know that when you feel stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, your body responds to it physically, through both your thyroid hormones and your stress hormones.

When our doctor asked Manisha about the problem of stress and anxiety, she bristled, insisting that she is not going to give up on her job. On the contrary, the doctor told her – “I live a busy, demanding life and so do most of my patients. The goal is not to eliminate stress but to relieve it; to alternate stressful times with relaxing ones. That way, your body has a chance to recover, your stress hormones rebalance, and both your thyroid and your immune system benefit immensely.

Within 7 months of taking homeopathy treatment for thyroid and following doctors’ advice over lifestyle and diet, she lost 5 kgs and was feeling calmer. She was sleeping better and had much more energy.

If you or your loved one is also suffering from thyroid disorder and looking for a safe, natural, and effective treatment, consult our expert homeopaths through https://www.drbatras.com/book-an-appointment

At Dr Batra’s®, we have a team of experts from the departments of homeopathy as well as endocrinology who work as a team to plan the treatment for the best possible outcome for patients. Cases are studied in-depth and detailed consultation is undertaken.