There is a commonly experienced health problem that is beginning to be recognized by more Doctors, called “Adrenal Fatigue”. It is also know by the names “Adrenal Exhaustion” and “Low Adrenal Reserve”.

Many undertreated people suffer from tingling extremities, muscle pains and joint aches and swelling with their thyroid problem -- sometimes even getting the "diagnosis" of fibromyalgia or arthritis. A number of innovative doctors and practitioners believe that fibromyalgia is not a condition unto itself, but just a constallation of symptoms that reflect untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism and thyroid hormone conversion and usage problems.

Although many people exhibit symptoms of hypothyroidism, they usually don’t receive treatment for this condition…if they have normal blood test readings. Their physicians often tell them that their symptoms are due to other causes…or that their problem is “all in their head.” Many patients have been referred to psychiatrists to treat their so-called “psychosomatic” problems. However, when they were later given thyroid replacement therapy, they improved dramatically.

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. The thyroid gland is in front of the windpipe, just below the voice box. It is responsible for making, storing and releasing thyroid hormones, which regulate the how the body uses energy.

Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck, just below your Adam's apple. Hormones produced by the thyroid gland have an enormous impact on your health, affecting all aspects of your metabolism — from the rate at which your heart beats to how quickly you burn calories. As long as your thyroid releases the proper amounts of these hormones, your system functions normally. But sometimes your thyroid doesn't produce enough hormones, upsetting the balance of chemical reactions in your body. This condition is known as hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid disease.

Hypothyroidism is a lack of thyroid hormone. It develops when the thyroid gland does not produce enough of the hormone, which controls the way the body uses energy. A lack of thyroid hormone affects all body systems.

What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Hypothyroidism? Select from the list of symptoms and phase of hypothyroidism or scroll down the page. * Summary List of Symptoms1 * Early Symptoms * Later Symptoms * Secondary Hypothyroidism * Symptoms in Infants and Children * Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Why Physicians Wont Prescribe This Safe, Inexpensive Hormone One of the most common (but often undiagnosed) causes of a variety of seemingly unrelated symptoms, is that of under active thyroid function, or hypothyroidism. Dr. Broda Barnes, a brilliant, intuitive physician and scientist, estimated that 40% of the adult population suffers from this condition. Hypothyroidism - A Clinical Picture Some of the most common symptoms caused by hypothyroidism include poor concentration, mental confusion, memory disturbances, cold hands and feet, overweight, difficult weight loss, menstrual problems, dry skin, thin hair, and low energy levels. Other symptoms include migraine headaches, hypertension, depression, hypoglycemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, infertility, and even acne. In his book, Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness, Dr. Barnes described over 47 symptoms that may be related to poor thyroid function.

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the body lacks sufficient thyroid hormone. Since the main purpose of thyroid hormone is to "run the body's metabolism", it is understandable that people with this condition will have symptoms associated with a slow metabolism. Over five million Americans have this common medical condition. In fact, as many as ten percent of women may have some degree of thyroid hormone deficiency. Hypothyroidism is more common than you would believe...and, millions of people are currently hypothyroid and don't know it!