E16: Is It Graves' Disease, Postpartum Thyroiditis… or Just Life With a Baby? Could your racing heart and anxiety be the result of a hidden thyroid disorder?

Is it anxiety… exhaustion… or something more?

In this deeply personal episode, Lisa shares her shocking diagnosis of Graves' disease, an autoimmune condition that causes an overactive thyroid, and explains why it’s so often missed in new mums.

Thyroid conditions, including postpartum thyroiditis, are surprisingly common in the first year after having a baby. Yet many symptoms are dismissed as “normal mum life.”

Racing heart. Anxiety. Insomnia. Weight loss. Irritability. Sweating. Weakness.

Sound familiar?

In this episode, Lisa covers:

• What Graves’ disease actually is and how it affects your body
• The difference between Graves’ disease and postpartum thyroiditis
• Why thyroid problems are common after pregnancy
• The key symptoms of an overactive thyroid in new mums
• When to go to A&E 
• The essential blood tests you MUST ask for
• How thyroid conditions can impact future pregnancies
• Why you must advocate for your own follow-up care

Many women suffer for months, even years thinking they are just anxious, overtired, or struggling with motherhood. But untreated thyroid disease can seriously affect your heart, mood, and overall wellbeing.

Common thyroid disorder symptoms:

• Unexplained rapid weight loss
• Resting heart rate over 100
• Severe palpitations
• Intense anxiety or rage
• Heat intolerance and excessive sweating
• Shaking hands or muscle weakness
• Feeling “not yourself”

Please seek professional help if you have any of these symptoms, because this podcast isn’t just Best for Baby. It’s Best for Mum, too. 

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