Suggest Treatment For Stiffness After Shifting From Thyroxine To Natural Desiccated Thyroid

Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2015

Question: I have transitioned from thyroxine to natural dessicated thyroid , it is has been 6 weeks and I am still having to stay in bed, having problems with stiffness and low energy.
When am I going to improve, I have just increased my dose to 5 tablets.

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rule out low cortisol levels.

Detailed Answer:
Good day,
Noted your concern and sorry to hear about your problem. I must say that natural dessicated thyroid has no extra advantage over thyroxine ( as often advertised by naturopaths). Your symptoms could be from undertreated hypothyroidism or due to low cortisol levels. Please request your PCP to get an 8 AM serum cortisol test done. Another cause of your symptoms may be die to depression itself.
Please remember that dessicated thyroid is often difficult to titrate and over treating with it may cause low bone mass ( osteoporosis) and other heart related problems. I would encourage yourself to meet an endocrinologist.
Regards
Binu

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