Now that I know what the symptoms of hypothyroidism are, I realize that I was hypothyroid even as a child. My biggest health problems started my senior year in college. I had been an excellent student, but my senior year I started having difficulty focusing on my studies and began to get sick frequently with sinus infections. After I graduated I went to work in the medical sales field. It was stressful for me because I had to move to another state where I had no family or friends. Within several months I became very depressed and again started having difficulty focusing. At a regular gynecological checkup my doctor found that I had a cyst in one of my ovaries; he prescribed birth control pills. After taking them for several months the cyst did not reduce but actually grew larger and I had surgery to remove it. Depression became a regular part of my life from age 22 on. At 26 I became so anxious that I had a nervous breakdown. I started going to psychotherapy and taking anti-depressants. In 1992 things worsened at the age of 31because I had a car accident that left me with chronic back pain. After this accident I had very little energy. Many days I would just go to work and then come home and lie on the couch. I remained tired and depressed like this for 12 more years. I thought that something was wrong with ME as if it were my fault that I was tired and depressed. Certainly I must just be CRAZY since I was constantly in psychotherapy and was taking anti-depressants. At age 41 I could no longer work at a high level job due to my health issues. My income plummeted by $25,000 per year!
Then… (praise God!) five years ago at the age of 43 a friend told me about the Hotze Health & Wellness Center! Little did I know that ALL THIS TIME (for over 20 years!) my issues were due to LOW HORMONE LEVELS. I did not need anti-depressants; what I had needed all along was natural thyroid, cortisol and progesterone. Once I put into my body what was missing, my depression, low energy and other symptoms (including chronic back pain) were resolved!
I am so grateful that I got my life back (and income too by the way)! I’ve learned that if the body has low hormone levels it can cause a multitude of health problems. Because my life was changed so dramatically I wanted to help others with similar issues so I went to work at the Hotze Health & Wellness Center over 4 years ago. I now help others to get their lives back! My life is very rewarding.
