Note: Homeopathic Treatment requires strict individualization. Please do not take any medicine without consulting your physician/homeopath.
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.
Hypothyroidism - CAUSE
There are two fairly common causes of hypothyroidism. The first
is a result of previous (or currently ongoing) inflammation of the
thyroid gland which leaves a large percentage of the cells of the
thyroid damaged (or dead) and incapable of producing sufficient
hormone. The most common cause of thyroid gland failure is called
autoimmune thyroiditis (also called Hashimoto's thyroiditis), a
form of thyroid inflammation caused by the patient's own immune
system. The second major cause is the broad category of "medical
treatments". As noted on a number of our other pages, the treatment
of many thyroid conditions warrants surgical removal of a portion
or all of the thyroid gland. If the total mass of thyroid producing
cells left within the body are not enough to meet the needs of the
body, the patient will develop hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism - SIGNS
AND SYMPTOMS
Fatigue
Weakness
Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight
Coarse, dry hair
Dry, rough pale skin
Hair loss
Cold intolerance (can't tolerate the cold like those around you)
Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches
Constipation
Depression
Irritability
Memory loss
Abnormal menstrual cycles
Decreased libido
Hypothyroidism - HOMEOPATHIC
TREATMENT & Medicines
Homeopathy offers good prognosis to cases of hypothyroidism. Medicines
like Calcare phos, Calcarea carb, Lapis alb, Iodium, Thyroidinum,
Spongia, Lycopus, Calcarea iod etc are often found indicated in
cases of hypothyroidism.
REFERENCE WORKS
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed, McGraw-Hill
Davidson's Principles and Practise of Medicine, 17th ed, 1996,
Churchill Livingstone
New Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory, William
Boericke, 2nd revised ed., 2001, B. Jain |
