Hypothyroidism: Peggy's Story

On today’s show, Dr. Steven F. Hotze, M.D. and founder of the Hotze Health & Wellness Center, tells a story from his book “Hypothyroidism, Health & Happiness” – Peggy’s story. “If my life is going to be like this than I want a short life.” Exhaustion, joint pain, weight gain, brain fog, insomnia and much, much more: This was Peggy’s daily existence. Her daily life, as you can imagine, was completely unbearable. How did it come to this? Her personal life was going just fine, her family was doing well, but as a teenager Peggy was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. She was prescribed synthetic thyroids since that time but it didn’t provide her with any resolution of her symptoms. Her downhill slide began after her hysterectomy in her late 30s, when her symptoms worsened. Peggy scheduled an appointment for her doctor to check her thyroid levels: Her doctor was disinterested with her, condescended to her and created an overall negative experience for Peggy. He simply tried to pawn her off with anti-depressant medication. After finally agreeing to take on anti-depressant prescription medication, eventually she added a cocktail of even more unhealthy drugs to intake, like Adderall and sleep medication. This is the story we hear often at the Hotze Health & Wellness Center: Synthetic thyroid medications don’t even contain active thyroid hormone. Tune in to Dr. Hotze’s Wellness Revolution to learn how Peggy was evaluated, treated and how much her overall quality of life has improved. To learn more about hypothyroidism and get a copy of Dr. Hotze’s book, “Hypothyroidism, Health & Happiness” at www.hotzehwc.com/dr-steven-hotzes-books. Check out our symptom checker at www.hotzehwc.com/symptom-checker to learn more about your current state of health and what we can potentially do to help.