{"id":11269,"date":"2018-03-04T12:19:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T09:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/?p=11269"},"modified":"2018-03-05T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T11:38:48","slug":"slowing-down-thyroid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/slowing-down-thyroid\/","title":{"rendered":"Slowing down Thyroid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you&#8217;re feeling tired and having trouble concentrating \u2014 or perhaps you&#8217;ve noticed changes in your hair or weight, or just feel blah. You might easily attribute these issues to other health problems, or to simply getting older. But these symptoms can be signs of a sluggish thyroid.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11272 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/hypo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/hypo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/hypo-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck. It produces the hormones that regulate metabolism. Low levels of thyroid hormone can cause a range of symptoms, including fatigue, constipation, dry skin, brittle nails, hair changes, aches and pains, and feeling down. Untreated, an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) can increase the chances of developing high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heart disease.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11273 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/thyroid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/thyroid.jpg 580w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/thyroid-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Women are more likely than men to have problems with their thyroid, particularly as they get older. In some women, the onset of thyroid trouble is so gradual that it&#8217;s hardly noticeable; in others, symptoms come on abruptly over the course of a few weeks or months. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fatigue.<\/strong>\u00a0You may feel unusually tired and have less energy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cold intolerance.<\/strong>\u00a0You may feel chilly even when others around you are comfortable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Appetite loss, weight gain.<\/strong>\u00a0When metabolism is dragging, you need fewer calories so your appetite may decrease \u2014 at the same time, you are using fewer of the calories you do eat, so more are stored as fat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cardiovascular effects.<\/strong>\u00a0Low levels of thyroid hormone can lead to high blood pressure as well as elevated levels of total and LDL cholesterol. Over time, an underactive thyroid can compromise the ability of the heart to pump blood effectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mental effects.<\/strong>\u00a0Hypothyroidism and depression share many of the same symptoms, including trouble concentrating, memory problems, and loss of interest in things that are normally important to you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other signs and symptoms.<\/strong>\u00a0Hypothyroidism can cause symptoms throughout the body, from constipation to muscle aches and pain around the joints. Skin, hair, and nails may become dry and thin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any of these symptoms, see your doctor. She or he will examine you for signs of hypothyroidism and may recommend blood tests to check thyroid function.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11274 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THYROID_Cycle_3-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THYROID_Cycle_3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THYROID_Cycle_3-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THYROID_Cycle_3.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hypothyroidism is usually treated with a daily dose of synthetic thyroid hormone, which is taken as a pill. This medication works exactly like your body&#8217;s natural thyroid hormone. It may take some time to find the right dose for you. Once you do, symptoms usually improve dramatically. Your doctor will check your thyroid function usually once or twice a year to be sure that your dose of medication remains optimal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you&#8217;re feeling tired and having trouble concentrating \u2014 or perhaps you&#8217;ve noticed changes in your hair or weight, or just feel blah. You might easily attribute these issues to other health problems, or to simply getting older. But these symptoms can be signs of a sluggish thyroid. &nbsp; The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427],"tags":[154,649,1591,1592,1371,1590],"class_list":["post-11269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-427","tag-anxiety","tag-depression","tag-obesity","tag-puffiness","tag-retardation","tag-thyroid","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11269"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11277,"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11269\/revisions\/11277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}