Can thyroid issues cause chronic fatigue?
Can thyroid issues cause chronic fatigue?
Summary: A new study reveals that chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating condition with unknown causes, can be explained by lower thyroid levels — but may be distinct from thyroidal disease. This can be seen as a first step to finding a treatment for a common illness for which diagnosis is hard to come by.
Why does Hashimoto’s cause fatigue?
Hashimoto’s Disease and Hypothyroidism Fatigue is a nearly-universal symptom of hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), occurring as a result of the decrease in thyroid hormone production. One noticeable sign that your thyroid levels aren’t properly regulated may be bone-numbing fatigue.
Are there thyroid issues in chronic fatigue syndrome?
The Atypical Thyroid Issues in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Plus a New Thyroid Subset? Problems with the thyroid – the “gas pedal of the body”, as Dr. Teitelbaum calls it – seem to make sense given the fatigue, exercise and other problems found in ME/CFS and FM.
Is the pituitary gland involved in chronic fatigue syndrome?
Those tests assess the pituitary’s role in triggering thyroid hormone production. Holtorf asserts, though, that pituitary thyroid hormone levels often do not reflect the profound thyroid hormone reductions in other parts of the body in many people with ME/CFS and FM.
Why do doctors think it’s the thyroid?
Doctors often think “thyroid” when patients complain of fatigue because of the long known relationship between thyroid and fatigue. They also tend to think “thyroid blood tests,” but patients can suffer from low body temperatures and debilitating fatigue even when their thyroid tests are normal.
Why do I feel tired when I have CFS?
If it’s functioning poorly, you’re going to feel sleepy, be overweight, cold and tired. Hashimoto’s is the autoimmune form of thyroid disease, and is the most common cause for thyroid dysfunction. The problem is that doctors do test your thyroid right away, as part of their initial screening for CFS.
Is there a connection between hypothyroidism and fatigue?
Unfortunately, for some patients, fatigue persists even after treatment. Fatigue is a nearly-universal symptom of hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), occurring as a result of the decrease in thyroid hormone production. One noticeable sign that your thyroid levels aren’t properly regulated may be bone-numbing fatigue.
Those tests assess the pituitary’s role in triggering thyroid hormone production. Holtorf asserts, though, that pituitary thyroid hormone levels often do not reflect the profound thyroid hormone reductions in other parts of the body in many people with ME/CFS and FM.
Are there any thyroid tests for chronic fatigue syndrome?
Holtorf believes that thyroid tests that more directly measure thyroid levels (free T3) or thyroid hormone inhibitors (reverse T3; free T3/reverse T3) as well as other metabolic and inflammatory tests (basal metabolic rate, SHBG, leptin, ferritin, tendon reflexes) should be incorporated into standard ME/CFS and FM testing.
Doctors often think “thyroid” when patients complain of fatigue because of the long known relationship between thyroid and fatigue. They also tend to think “thyroid blood tests,” but patients can suffer from low body temperatures and debilitating fatigue even when their thyroid tests are normal.