Friday, April 27, 2012

Adrenal Fatigue vs. Hypothyroidism

Dr. Rind has an amazingly helpful chart that compares adrenal fatigue symptoms with hypothyroid symptoms.  It also includes comparison of some helpful lab work results.  Make sure you read the footnotes!  The chart answered several lingering questions I had about Emma's symptoms/labwork that did not fit her primary diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.  For instance, her joints/ligaments are overly flexible, and they have been like that since she was very young.   Her MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) is high, and her cholesterol is extremely low, 110.  I highly recommend perusing this information; if you don't need it, you probably know someone who does.

3 comments:

Donna Hechler Porter said...

Thank you for posting that, Wendy. You always post such useful information. :)

Wendy Haught said...

Oh, you're welcome, of course, Donna! You have shared much good information with me. Hope the chart cleared up some questions for you.

Eliza said...

I learn so much from you! Thank you!