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“[Fatigue] occurs because thyroid hormones, T3 and T4, are essential for regulating the body’s metabolism and energy production. When levels are low, your body becomes slower, leading to tiredness, sluggishness and low stamina,” Dr. Heluey explains.
Even though most people don’t give their thyroid any thought (as opposed to, say, their heart or gut), Dr. Makhija says that thyroid function is essential; we can’t survive without the thyroid. “It plays a central role in regulating our metabolism and is required by every cell in the body for proper function. When someone is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism and is not yet on treatment, one of the most common symptoms they experience is fatigue or lethargy. This happens because the body doesn’t have enough thyroid hormone to maintain normal metabolic function or the pace of our metabolism,” she says.
Hypothyroidism has other symptoms too, which Dr. Heluey says can include weight gain or difficulty losing weight, constantly feeling cold, dry skin, brittle nails or hair, constipation, depression or mood changes, menstrual irregularities, swelling, slow heart rate and memory problems or slowed thinking. “The symptoms can be subtle and develop gradually,” Dr. Heluey adds. Dr. Makhija says that the most common cause of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. “In this condition, the immune system attacks the thyroid gland, impairing its ability to produce hormones,” she explains.
She adds that other causes of hypothyroidism include surgical removal of the thyroid, radiation therapy to the neck and certain medications, such as lithium and amiodarone, and central hypothyroidism, which happens when the problem is at the level of the pituitary gland, which is not secreting enough thyroid-stimulating hormone.
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