Guest guest Posted March 24, 1999 Report Share Posted March 24, 1999 Hi there...often on medication the lab tests come out normal, but that doesn't mean you've gone into remission. Your TSH is still low enough to have you considered HyperT, so I'm surprised they've recommended you get off the PTU. I guess it won't hurt since you can always go back on it. The 20 pound gain is because your metabolism has slowed down as a result of the PTU...that happened to me, as well. But I guess I'd rather be a little bit " chubby " than hyper. Good luck. Esther ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 1999 Report Share Posted March 24, 1999 , I'd rather be thin than fat too!!!! But I certainly want to be healthy than dead!!!! Kozy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 1999 Report Share Posted March 24, 1999 In a message dated 3/24/1999 8:14:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, DearEsther@... writes: << .often on medication the lab tests come out normal, but that doesn't mean you've gone into remission. Your TSH is still low enough to have you considered HyperT, so I'm surprised they've recommended you get off the PTU. I guess it won't hurt since you can always go back on it. >> Your probably right. I doubt if the alternative medicine doctor works with many graves disease patients. At the least, if I get hyper again it'll be interesting to see where he goes from there. Thanks, Ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 1999 Report Share Posted March 24, 1999 In a message dated 3/24/1999 9:27:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, teresa@... writes: << rather be thin than fat. That's what my GP said. I told him I am not going to take anymore PTu as I put on 10Kgs. He wrote in my file that I rather be dead than fat. BTW, what alternative medicine is working on HyperT? I am so confused about this all, knowing very little about natural medicine. >> Maybe a lower dose of PTU? Hahaha. Your GP sounds angry to me. The only alternative ideas I've found anywhere are the supplement that this group is working with. This egroup is the best place to find out things. I just keep searching and trying to make the right decisions. Recently I read about a chinese herb root that sounds promising that I'm looking into. It is for autoimmune diseases. It is called tripterygium Wilfodii Hook or tripterygium wilfordii Hook Tripterygium or wilfordii hook.f. (celastraceae) is in southern China. The herb, also called Lei Gong Teng (thunder god vine or three wing nut Anyway, one of those names. it is an immune modulator natural immune modulators are rare and just because it's natural doesn't mean it's not toxic. as you can see, I'm pretty confused myself. It is hard trying to find answers. But it's better than giving up. Good luck, Ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 1999 Report Share Posted March 25, 1999 In a message dated 3/24/1999 10:00:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, KTenn36117@... writes: << I'd rather be thin than fat too!!!! But I certainly want to be healthy than dead!!!! >> Me too. I don't understand the effects of hyperthyroidism except that it effects everything. Speeds up metabolism. I guess it can burn you heart out. ' I know I was getting really weak. My muscles were wasting. I was out of breath. My heart beat too fast. I had a tremor. It aged me fast. Fat is easier to handle. There are a million answers to the fat problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 1999 Report Share Posted March 25, 1999 I rather be thin than fat. That's what my GP said. I told him I am not going to take anymore PTu as I put on 10Kgs. He wrote in my file that I rather be dead than fat. BTW, what alternative medicine is working on HyperT? I am so confused about this all, knowing very little about natural medicine. Re: May be getting well Hi there...often on medication the lab tests come out normal, but that doesn't mean you've gone into remission. Your TSH is still low enough to have you considered HyperT, so I'm surprised they've recommended you get off the PTU. I guess it won't hurt since you can always go back on it. The 20 pound gain is because your metabolism has slowed down as a result of the PTU...that happened to me, as well. But I guess I'd rather be a little bit " chubby " than hyper. Good luck. Esther ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Too much effort to find the stock info you want each day? StockMaster lets you enter a company name and quickly shows you a daily quote, chart, and news all on one page. Free! http://stockmaster.com/?a=f7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 1999 Report Share Posted March 25, 1999 Another response to the thin/fat issue. When I was hyperT, I lost weight, had rapid heartbeat, weakness (could barely walk), etc. After being on beta blockers, and then Tapezol (for a few months), I began to gain weight. I took this to mean that my thyroid was slowing down, and asked my endo to check the levels. He confirmed this, and so I started to taper the dosage of Tapezol. In a few months, I was off the drugs entirely, and my weight stabilized (and so did my thyroid hormone levels). So, the weight gain may be a sign to taper the dosage. ( says that you can be hyperT and hypoT at the same time, so that may be another possiblity, although I can't quite grasp the concept.) AntJoan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 1999 Report Share Posted March 26, 1999 No, there are not a million answers to the fat problem when one is hypoT. I told my M.D. recently if I knew I was destined to be fat and weak for the duration of this lifetime, no antidepressant on the planet would balm the emotional pain. From what my naturopath says only extremely vigorous exercise or steam room sessions will take fat off a hypothyroid person who has gained weight. However, she also put someone on T3 or T4 or one of those " T " ones last year and she says the person has lost almost 100 lbs. I know the person peripherally, can't wait to see and congratulate her. The person has 's syndrome, which I don't have. 's vitamin supplements seem to be speeding up my own metabolism ever so slowly such that weight is coming off--every so slowly, but I guess that is better than a tremendously fast weight loss with lots of loose skin flapping about---ugh! Folk say I have lost more weight than I realize, but I have a really clear and fond memory of me when I was slender for so many, many years, and I ain't thar yet! Regards to all, Joyce +====>>>>>>=====>>>>>>>>........<<<<<<<<<=======<<<<<<<<==========+ " Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. " Bertrand +====>>>>>>=====>>>>>>>>........<<<<<<<<<=======<<<<<<<<==========+ On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 ABerry3837@... wrote: > In a message dated 3/24/1999 10:00:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > KTenn36117@... writes: > > << I'd rather be thin than fat too!!!! But I certainly want to be healthy > than > dead!!!! >> > > Me too. I don't understand the effects of hyperthyroidism except that it > effects everything. Speeds up metabolism. I guess it can burn you heart out. > ' > I know I was getting really weak. My muscles were wasting. I was out of > breath. > My heart beat too fast. I had a tremor. It aged me fast. > > Fat is easier to handle. There are a million answers to the fat problem. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Too much effort to find the stock info you want each day? StockMaster > lets you enter a company name and quickly shows you a daily quote, > chart, and news all on one page. Free! http://stockmaster.com/?a=f7 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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