Thursday, September 19, 2013

Your Thyroid Gland Making Your Neuropathy and Fibromyalgia Worse?

Is Your Thyroid Gland Making Your Neuropathy and Fibromyalgia Worse? 


You wont know for sure unless it?s carefully looked at. Your thyroid is often referred to as your bodies master control. And to an extent it is!

Your thyroid influences so many different aspects of your health. 


In the clinic we find undiagnosed thyroid diseases is rampant. Endocrinology experts think there are environmental and dietary factors at work here! I agree. 


Most common is an under functioning thyroid or hypothyroidism. The signs of this can include widespread aches and pains, hair loss, cold sensitivity and dry skin. We find very commonly these patients are depressed, and sometimes profoundly fatigued. Sleep disturbance is also common.

  On clinical examination we will often observe abnormalities in the patient?s neurologic examination, specifically the reflexes and also note specific changes in the patient?s skin texture and temperature...
 Dr. John P. Hayes, Jr

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