Why Am I So Tired?

Is Your Thyroid Making You Ill?

At least 10% of the population suffer from symptoms caused by an underactive thyroid (mild hypothyroidism). Could you be one of them?

Most common in women over 40 - although many men do develop thyroid problems - it can cause symptoms which include weight gain, muscle pain, fatigue, poor circulation, dry skin and hair loss.

Many people with an underactive thyroid gland comment that they "wake up some time after their eyes are open". The thyroid is your metabolic clock and when the gland is inefficient, your metabolism doesn't not usually recover from sleep until around midday. Difficult to diagnose with the standard blood tests, sufferers are all to often told by their doctors that their problem is "nerves" or "depression".

In 'Why Am I So Tired?', Martin Budd explains:
- What the thyroid is and how it functions
- What happens when it is underactive
- How to tell if mild hypothyroidism is your problem
- How the symptom picture will vary from person to person
- What tests you should ask your doctor for
- Taking your temperature - a valuable self-diagnostic test
- Other illnesses which might be confused for hypothyroidism or vice versa
- Thyroid hormone treatments and animal thyroid extract
- Your diet and helpful nutritional supplements
- Where to go for help