Dr. Kepal Patel

And we do see that. We do see situations where the patients don't feel well. They have all the symptoms of thyroid, kind of hypothyroid disease, but their blood tests come back relatively normal. They don't have any antibodies. And what do you kind of do with that? And you want to rule out other causes, right?

So you want to do a full autoimmune workup, make sure there's not other causes as to why this is happening. And at the end of that, even if everything else still comes back normal, you know, there are some individuals out there, including some of our experts at NYU, will try to maybe start them on a little bit of thyroid hormone, see if that makes a difference, see if they feel better with that.

So you want to do a full autoimmune workup, make sure there's not other causes as to why this is happening. And at the end of that, even if everything else still comes back normal, you know, there are some individuals out there, including some of our experts at NYU, will try to maybe start them on a little bit of thyroid hormone, see if that makes a difference, see if they feel better with that.

So you want to do a full autoimmune workup, make sure there's not other causes as to why this is happening. And at the end of that, even if everything else still comes back normal, you know, there are some individuals out there, including some of our experts at NYU, will try to maybe start them on a little bit of thyroid hormone, see if that makes a difference, see if they feel better with that.

But that's very kind of a case kind of a situation. It's not like a universal thing.

But that's very kind of a case kind of a situation. It's not like a universal thing.

But that's very kind of a case kind of a situation. It's not like a universal thing.

A weight loss. I said it before. You said it. Absolutely. Really? Oh, yeah. The first question I usually get when I talk about, I mean, I do a lot of thyroid surgery, right? Mm-hmm. And so most of my patients will end up on thyroid medication. And it's a question I get almost every day is, oh, that's great. If I take two pills, will I lose weight?

A weight loss. I said it before. You said it. Absolutely. Really? Oh, yeah. The first question I usually get when I talk about, I mean, I do a lot of thyroid surgery, right? Mm-hmm. And so most of my patients will end up on thyroid medication. And it's a question I get almost every day is, oh, that's great. If I take two pills, will I lose weight?

A weight loss. I said it before. You said it. Absolutely. Really? Oh, yeah. The first question I usually get when I talk about, I mean, I do a lot of thyroid surgery, right? Mm-hmm. And so most of my patients will end up on thyroid medication. And it's a question I get almost every day is, oh, that's great. If I take two pills, will I lose weight?

I'm like, no, it doesn't work that way, unfortunately. It's not a weight gain or weight loss pill. What would happen if you overdosed yourself? Oh, no, you would feel kind of miserable, actually. Really? Yeah, you wouldn't feel good. I mean, you'd feel hyperthyroid. Your heart would be racing. You'd be sweating. You'd feel anxious. You would not feel well.

I'm like, no, it doesn't work that way, unfortunately. It's not a weight gain or weight loss pill. What would happen if you overdosed yourself? Oh, no, you would feel kind of miserable, actually. Really? Yeah, you wouldn't feel good. I mean, you'd feel hyperthyroid. Your heart would be racing. You'd be sweating. You'd feel anxious. You would not feel well.

I'm like, no, it doesn't work that way, unfortunately. It's not a weight gain or weight loss pill. What would happen if you overdosed yourself? Oh, no, you would feel kind of miserable, actually. Really? Yeah, you wouldn't feel good. I mean, you'd feel hyperthyroid. Your heart would be racing. You'd be sweating. You'd feel anxious. You would not feel well.

Don't overdose on levothyroxine.

Don't overdose on levothyroxine.

Don't overdose on levothyroxine.

Not necessarily. Most patients actually do really well. I mean, most people, their thyroid function remains relatively normal. But as you get older, like in most organs in your body, as you get older, your thyroid gland often does become a little bit more sluggish. And so it's not uncommon after the age of 60, and actually more common in women, actually.

Not necessarily. Most patients actually do really well. I mean, most people, their thyroid function remains relatively normal. But as you get older, like in most organs in your body, as you get older, your thyroid gland often does become a little bit more sluggish. And so it's not uncommon after the age of 60, and actually more common in women, actually.

Not necessarily. Most patients actually do really well. I mean, most people, their thyroid function remains relatively normal. But as you get older, like in most organs in your body, as you get older, your thyroid gland often does become a little bit more sluggish. And so it's not uncommon after the age of 60, and actually more common in women, actually.

And some of it may have to do with the autoimmune aspect of it and the hormonal aspect of it with menopause. But as you get older, the thyroid gland in women sometimes tends to get a little sluggish. It is important when you see your primary doctor to have those blood tests done because patients may come in They don't feel well. They feel like they don't have enough energy.