Difference between Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Hormone Resistance - Dr. Lowe on Thyroid Disease - Fibromyalgia Treatment - mercola

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*The Difference between Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Hormone Resistance*

*Hypothyroidism* occurs when you produce insufficient amounts of

thyroid hormone or when you have thyroid hormone resistance. As a

result, your body cannot maintain normal metabolism, and your ability to

convert tyrosine to dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine is

impaired. This can cause a ripple effect of symptoms, including

cognitive dysfunction.

A common give-away that you may be hypothyroid is feeling cold most of

the time. This is because your body cannot generate enough ATP molecules

to keep the core temperature of your body high enough.

*Thyroid hormone resistance* began being investigated in the 1950s, yet

many endocrinologists still have never heard of it, or believe it's a

rare condition.

/ " The difference between hypothyroidism where there is a deficiency

of thyroid hormone, and thyroid hormone resistance, is that the same

amount of thyroid hormone---within the laboratories' reference

range---that would maintain normal metabolism in cells don't do so

adequately. /

/Those people [with thyroid hormone resistance] need a much higher

dosage of hormones---a dosage that would cause most endocrinologists

to scream, " You're going to die of heart attack if you don't get off

that, " / Dr. Lowe explains.

Why Lab Testing is NOT the Most Useful Tool for Diagnosing

Thyroid Disease..

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