Hypothryoidism and Fibromyalgia

I would like to mention in this post one very important piece of information! FMS and hypothyroidism can be intimately related! Many of us with sub clinical hypothyroidism also have symptoms of FMS, and it has been found that hypothyroidism can be one of the causes of FMS. So many have found that once their hypothyroidism was properly diagnosed and properly treated, that their FMS either went away completely, or subsided into the background. This can be crucial for so many patients, and I am one of them. Doctors need to get a clue and pay attention to sub clinical hypothyroidism as it can affect how the whole body operates. The endocrine system is not a bunch of independent organs, but a fine tuned body system that regulates metabolism among other things. If it is out of whack, then the longer it goes undetected, the more problems and the more symptoms a patient will have; physical, emotional, psychological; the list goes on and on. If you have a doctor that is clueless, and there are a LOT of doctors out there that ARE clueless, then you need to FIRE that doctor and find one who DOES have a clue - they exist, but can be difficult to find - it takes persistence but can be done. For the sake of patients, this must be a priority for those who are patient advocates for FMS and thyroid researchers and doctors who actually care about the well being and functionality of their patients. So many are either lost in the shuffle or fall between the cracks because doctors aren't willing to go the extra mile and really dig into the root cause of suffering.