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What is the difference between Adrenal Fatigue and Hypothyroidism?

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M. Kennedy

M. Kennedy

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M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer, Denver

Answered Sep 09, 2019

Some people get confused about whether they are suffering from adrenal fatigue or hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is the condition wherein your thyroid gland is not producing the right amount of hormones that your body needs. This can lead to feeling tired all the time, being forgetful, and even feeling depressed about the smallest things.

Some people get confused about whether they are suffering from adrenal fatigue or hypothyroidism.
Adrenal fatigue is the condition wherein the adrenal glands become overwhelmed and it produces too much cortisol. At times, it may not produce the right hormones that the body needs usually because of a disease. One difference between the two is Hypothyroidism is an accepted condition and diagnosis while adrenal fatigue is not.

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Samantha Stewart

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Samantha Stewart, Philanthropist, Post Graduate, Corpus Christi

Answered Aug 22, 2019

In the medical field, there are many ailments that get confused with other ailments due to them having similar symptoms. Sometimes, even a doctor will misdiagnose a patient with an ailment because it is confusing for them too. Adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism are two of the ailments that get confused with one another. As a patient with adrenal fatigue, you can end up getting hypothyroidism because the first leads to the latter.

In the medical field, there are many ailments that get confused with other ailments due to them
One main difference between the symptoms of adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism is that when someone has adrenal fatigue, they can’t tolerate cold. They will feel pain or much discomfort with just a little cold feeling. On the other hand, those with hypothyroidism can’t stand the heat, and they will do anything to stay out of the heat.

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