Thyroid in Frisco TX

The typical story of a thyroid issue in Frisco TX begins with a patient starting to show symptoms, such as changes in hair, skin, and nails, issues with their bowels, such as constipation and diarrhea, mood swings, depression, and weight increase. Doctors (endocrinologists) will run tests to check their TSH (thyroid stimulated hormone) levels. If your TSH levels are high, your doctor will put you on a thyroid medication. The issue is that TSH is NOT a thyroid hormone. TSH stands for “Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.” That hormone comes from your brain and tells your thyroid what to do. Essentially, they are testing a hormone that is not even your thyroid. Your doctor will say that your thyroid issues are now under control because the tests will now come back normal – but you might still be feeling symptoms. The medications are just covering up the issues, but not fixing them.  You are still gaining weight, still feeling fatigued.

If “Nothing is wrong”- then why do I feel so bad? There are so many different steps to when the thyroid secretes the hormone, to when your body actually uses the hormone, and activates the hormone. There are several steps in between as far as activating the hormone, the hormone binding to the cells, the inflammation that can interfere with it. So many things need to be tested properly, to find the problem.  Medication doesn’t fix all the problems. Thyroid plays a big part in weight gain and depression. These issues are so prevalent today, even linking leaky gut to thyroid problems. The inflammation affects your gut, your adrenal glands, your thyroid gland, and yet your TSH levels are fine- by the doctor’s tests. That’s why we test everything, so you can get the results you want.

At Journey to Wellness, we really stress our tests, especially for hormone and thyroid issues. It’s important to test and not guess. Most people may think they have thyroid problems, but that may not be what’s actually wrong.