Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read " Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat? " and following the suggestion in it I had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which i know in itself is a problem). From looking at different sites and books these are some of the symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I deal with pretty regularly... fatigue loss of appetite always cold milky discharge form breasts muscle cramps frequent headaches difficulty concentrating slow movements constipation difficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm using) eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was just because I was always tired) irregular periods (this one has just been recent) tingling in hands and feet weight gain enlarged thyroid I feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been here too also, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache so bad in my back and my legs, is this related? I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age. My sincerest thanx for all your help and information Rhonda > > > > To whom it may concern... > > > > I'm not sure who the experts are here so I won't address it > to > > > any > > > > one person... > > > > > > > > I got my test results today. I am also reading " the complete > > > thyroid > > > > book " by Ain and Rosenthal. Considering what is in their > tests > > > and > > > > labs section and considering the wide ranges listed, it is no > > > wonder > > > > my results came back " normal " > > > > > > > > Procedure Results Units Expected Range > > > > T4 8.8 ug/dL 5.0-12.0 > > > > T-uptake 31.0 % 25.0-40.0 > > > > TSH 1.76 UIU/ML 0.34-5.60 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well I appreciate any help anyone can give me. I think my > next > > > step > > > > will probably be to make an appointment with the ENT practice > > that > > > my > > > > friend does scheduling for. > > > > > > > > Thanx, > > > > Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Rhonda… you are on the right list.. many of us have these symptoms.. I do hope you will get help here. Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Rhonda… you are on the right list.. many of us have these symptoms.. I do hope you will get help here. Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Rhonda… you are on the right list.. many of us have these symptoms.. I do hope you will get help here. Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Rhonda, you can be sure that I (and I'd say a lot of others on this list) know EXACTLY what you mean! Yes, the fatigue, loss of appetite, but weight gain (and if I'd gone on the weightwatchers diet I'd be twice the size by now!), muscle cramps, headaches, lack of concentration and fuzzy thinking, slow movements, constipation, period problems (I had fibroids as well), my hands and feet would go white if I got cold, constant sore throat for years - and getting up in the morning left me literally hobbling about for the first half hour - 1 hour because of pain and stiffness in my back, feet and legs. I also had muscle weakness that left me struggling to walk any distance at all (and I mean about 100 yards) or getting up or down stairs was a real problem. I remember saying over and over again that instead of a 55 year old I felt like a 95 year old in poor health! So yes, all of these things can be attributed to thyroid. Are you on medication? I'm not one of the experts on here - I only joined the group about a month ago, when I was experiencing all of the symptoms above, but I changed from Thyroxene to Armour and it was nothing short of miraculous for me. Love Chris In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read "Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?" and following the suggestion in it I had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which i know in itself is a problem).From looking at different sites and books these are some of the symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I deal with pretty regularly...fatigueloss of appetitealways coldmilky discharge form breastsmuscle crampsfrequent headachesdifficulty concentratingslow movementsconstipationdifficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm using)eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was just because I was always tired)irregular periods (this one has just been recent)tingling in hands and feetweight gainenlarged thyroidI feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been here tooalso, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache so bad in my back and my legs, is this related?I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age.My sincerest thanx for all your help and informationRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Rhonda, you can be sure that I (and I'd say a lot of others on this list) know EXACTLY what you mean! Yes, the fatigue, loss of appetite, but weight gain (and if I'd gone on the weightwatchers diet I'd be twice the size by now!), muscle cramps, headaches, lack of concentration and fuzzy thinking, slow movements, constipation, period problems (I had fibroids as well), my hands and feet would go white if I got cold, constant sore throat for years - and getting up in the morning left me literally hobbling about for the first half hour - 1 hour because of pain and stiffness in my back, feet and legs. I also had muscle weakness that left me struggling to walk any distance at all (and I mean about 100 yards) or getting up or down stairs was a real problem. I remember saying over and over again that instead of a 55 year old I felt like a 95 year old in poor health! So yes, all of these things can be attributed to thyroid. Are you on medication? I'm not one of the experts on here - I only joined the group about a month ago, when I was experiencing all of the symptoms above, but I changed from Thyroxene to Armour and it was nothing short of miraculous for me. Love Chris In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read "Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?" and following the suggestion in it I had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which i know in itself is a problem).From looking at different sites and books these are some of the symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I deal with pretty regularly...fatigueloss of appetitealways coldmilky discharge form breastsmuscle crampsfrequent headachesdifficulty concentratingslow movementsconstipationdifficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm using)eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was just because I was always tired)irregular periods (this one has just been recent)tingling in hands and feetweight gainenlarged thyroidI feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been here tooalso, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache so bad in my back and my legs, is this related?I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age.My sincerest thanx for all your help and informationRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Rhonda, you can be sure that I (and I'd say a lot of others on this list) know EXACTLY what you mean! Yes, the fatigue, loss of appetite, but weight gain (and if I'd gone on the weightwatchers diet I'd be twice the size by now!), muscle cramps, headaches, lack of concentration and fuzzy thinking, slow movements, constipation, period problems (I had fibroids as well), my hands and feet would go white if I got cold, constant sore throat for years - and getting up in the morning left me literally hobbling about for the first half hour - 1 hour because of pain and stiffness in my back, feet and legs. I also had muscle weakness that left me struggling to walk any distance at all (and I mean about 100 yards) or getting up or down stairs was a real problem. I remember saying over and over again that instead of a 55 year old I felt like a 95 year old in poor health! So yes, all of these things can be attributed to thyroid. Are you on medication? I'm not one of the experts on here - I only joined the group about a month ago, when I was experiencing all of the symptoms above, but I changed from Thyroxene to Armour and it was nothing short of miraculous for me. Love Chris In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read "Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?" and following the suggestion in it I had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which i know in itself is a problem).From looking at different sites and books these are some of the symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I deal with pretty regularly...fatigueloss of appetitealways coldmilky discharge form breastsmuscle crampsfrequent headachesdifficulty concentratingslow movementsconstipationdifficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm using)eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was just because I was always tired)irregular periods (this one has just been recent)tingling in hands and feetweight gainenlarged thyroidI feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been here tooalso, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache so bad in my back and my legs, is this related?I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age.My sincerest thanx for all your help and informationRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 55 year old I felt like a 95 year old in poor health! Chris.. I had cheekily asked my GP if I could go on the list for a new National Health body ! J Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 I'm not currently on any medication (except nexium and my vitamins) but my regular physician, who, by the way is not the one I saw this last time, he was unavailable, will most likely put me back on it if I wish. He had me on it at one time to boost my antidepressant (which I am not on any longer either... that was a couple of years ago) but I think if I do go on any I will probably see if he can put me on armour. Thanx for letting me know you felt the same way. Sometimes I feel like I should think of myself as a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... but I guess they probably talk themselves into feeling their symptoms too LOL Rhonda > Rhonda, you can be sure that I (and I'd say a lot of others on this list) know EXACTLY what you mean! Yes, the fatigue, loss of appetite, but weight gain (and if I'd gone on the weightwatchers diet I'd be twice the size by now!), muscle cramps, headaches, lack of concentration and fuzzy thinking, slow movements, constipation, period problems (I had fibroids as well), my hands and feet would go white if I got cold, constant sore throat for years - and getting up in the morning left me literally hobbling about for the first half hour - 1 hour because of pain and stiffness in my back, feet and legs. I also had muscle weakness that left me struggling to walk any distance at all (and I mean about 100 yards) or getting up or down stairs was a real problem. I remember saying over and over again that instead of a 55 year old I felt like a 95 year old in poor health! > > So yes, all of these things can be attributed to thyroid. Are you on medication? > > I'm not one of the experts on here - I only joined the group about a month ago, when I was experiencing all of the symptoms above, but I changed from Thyroxene to Armour and it was nothing short of miraculous for me. > > Love Chris > > > > In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read " Is > Your Thyroid Making You Fat? " and following the suggestion in it I > had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was > always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I > think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did > not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories > most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a > lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which > i know in itself is a problem). > From looking at different sites and books these are some of the > symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I > deal with pretty regularly... > fatigue > loss of appetite > always cold > milky discharge form breasts > muscle cramps > frequent headaches > difficulty concentrating > slow movements > constipation > difficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm > using) > eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was > just because I was always tired) > irregular periods (this one has just been recent) > tingling in hands and feet > weight gain > enlarged thyroid > > I feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel > that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been > here too > > also, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and > such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache > so bad in my back and my legs, is this related? > > I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age. > > My sincerest thanx for all your help and information > Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... Rhonda J Just ‘cos we are paranoid doesn’t mean they are NOT out to get us… Hahah! Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... Rhonda J Just ‘cos we are paranoid doesn’t mean they are NOT out to get us… Hahah! Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Wish I'd have thought of that! LOL! Love Chris:-))))) 55 year old I felt like a 95 year old in poor health! Chris.. I had cheekily asked my GP if I could go on the list for a new National Health body ! J Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Wish I'd have thought of that! LOL! Love Chris:-))))) 55 year old I felt like a 95 year old in poor health! Chris.. I had cheekily asked my GP if I could go on the list for a new National Health body ! J Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Wish I'd have thought of that! LOL! Love Chris:-))))) it seems the waiting list is very long, & I am too old to qualify.. L Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Wish I'd have thought of that! LOL! Love Chris:-))))) it seems the waiting list is very long, & I am too old to qualify.. L Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Soy, for most of us that have to take some sort of hormone to exist, tends to block some or a lot of the bodies ability to absorb the hormones that we take. Gossimer > > What is in this vitamin? What is the breakdown of the various > > vitamins... > > > > Any soy derivitives? > > > > Gossimer--- In Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Soy, for most of us that have to take some sort of hormone to exist, tends to block some or a lot of the bodies ability to absorb the hormones that we take. Gossimer > > What is in this vitamin? What is the breakdown of the various > > vitamins... > > > > Any soy derivitives? > > > > Gossimer--- In Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hi Rhonda.... Nooo, you're not a hypochondriac... they want us to think we are... but we're not.... You're right.. part of the problem does have to do with eating... first, 1,000 calories a day, unless you're sill a kid, isn't enough food to keep you healthy and your energy levels up.. it's going to lower your metabolic rate and make you unable to lose weight.... it's also going to mess up thyroid hormone conversion... if you dont' have enough energy available in your body through regular eating your body won't be able to convert hormone.... and, if some of the calories that you were taking in was in the form of pop.... well the high fructose corn syrup used to sweeten pop actually mess with your thyroid hormone conversion making your symptoms worse and dropping your metabolism even more. I personally think that one of the best things that we can do for our hypo bodies is to learn more about nutrition and healthy eating for a hypo body. Hypo body includes those that are on 'optimal dose' too, cuz if you start futzing up your eating you can change that 'sweet spot' and need to adjust dosing too. Small regular meals, every 3 hours or so, keeps up energy levels for your own activity level as well as your T4 to T3 conversion... this is even MORE important for those on T4 only meds. The scary part is switching over... if your body is in starvation mode from undereating (either in total number of calories per day or by eating just one or two meals per day) it is common to gain weight at first, until your body resets itself and moves out of starvation mode. When your body determines that your food intake is not enough to be safe and healthy, it drops metabolism and changes what it does with the food that you eat. It's first priority when you do eat is not to turn the food to energy, but to turn it to fat. So starving yourself by skipping meals and/or severely restricting calories does burn fat.... BUT the very next meal that you eat will be used to replace that fat... negating what you did to lose it. If you eat small regular meals the body resets itself.. it kicks up metabolism and begins a life of leisure. If it knows that it will be getting regular meals so it doesn't have to worry about replacing fat..... It just uses up the energy and if it happens to be not quite enough burns up some fat, knowing that it will be fed soon, in this time of plenty, it doesn't care to use up a little, after all, that is what it's there for, to be used when there isn't enough food to be active and healthy. With regular nutritious meals coming in the body has no worries and takes the 'easy way out' burning up what you eat without having to do all the extra work of turning it into fat and then hauling it around until the next time it's needed, when we skip a meal. Remind me what meds, if any, you are on and when you go it for labs again.... Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:30:54 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read "Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?" and following the suggestion in it I had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which i know in itself is a problem).From looking at different sites and books these are some of the symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I deal with pretty regularly...fatigueloss of appetitealways coldmilky discharge form breastsmuscle crampsfrequent headachesdifficulty concentratingslow movementsconstipationdifficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm using)eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was just because I was always tired)irregular periods (this one has just been recent)tingling in hands and feetweight gainenlarged thyroidI feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been here tooalso, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache so bad in my back and my legs, is this related?I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age.My sincerest thanx for all your help and informationRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hi Rhonda.... Nooo, you're not a hypochondriac... they want us to think we are... but we're not.... You're right.. part of the problem does have to do with eating... first, 1,000 calories a day, unless you're sill a kid, isn't enough food to keep you healthy and your energy levels up.. it's going to lower your metabolic rate and make you unable to lose weight.... it's also going to mess up thyroid hormone conversion... if you dont' have enough energy available in your body through regular eating your body won't be able to convert hormone.... and, if some of the calories that you were taking in was in the form of pop.... well the high fructose corn syrup used to sweeten pop actually mess with your thyroid hormone conversion making your symptoms worse and dropping your metabolism even more. I personally think that one of the best things that we can do for our hypo bodies is to learn more about nutrition and healthy eating for a hypo body. Hypo body includes those that are on 'optimal dose' too, cuz if you start futzing up your eating you can change that 'sweet spot' and need to adjust dosing too. Small regular meals, every 3 hours or so, keeps up energy levels for your own activity level as well as your T4 to T3 conversion... this is even MORE important for those on T4 only meds. The scary part is switching over... if your body is in starvation mode from undereating (either in total number of calories per day or by eating just one or two meals per day) it is common to gain weight at first, until your body resets itself and moves out of starvation mode. When your body determines that your food intake is not enough to be safe and healthy, it drops metabolism and changes what it does with the food that you eat. It's first priority when you do eat is not to turn the food to energy, but to turn it to fat. So starving yourself by skipping meals and/or severely restricting calories does burn fat.... BUT the very next meal that you eat will be used to replace that fat... negating what you did to lose it. If you eat small regular meals the body resets itself.. it kicks up metabolism and begins a life of leisure. If it knows that it will be getting regular meals so it doesn't have to worry about replacing fat..... It just uses up the energy and if it happens to be not quite enough burns up some fat, knowing that it will be fed soon, in this time of plenty, it doesn't care to use up a little, after all, that is what it's there for, to be used when there isn't enough food to be active and healthy. With regular nutritious meals coming in the body has no worries and takes the 'easy way out' burning up what you eat without having to do all the extra work of turning it into fat and then hauling it around until the next time it's needed, when we skip a meal. Remind me what meds, if any, you are on and when you go it for labs again.... Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:30:54 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read "Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?" and following the suggestion in it I had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which i know in itself is a problem).From looking at different sites and books these are some of the symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I deal with pretty regularly...fatigueloss of appetitealways coldmilky discharge form breastsmuscle crampsfrequent headachesdifficulty concentratingslow movementsconstipationdifficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm using)eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was just because I was always tired)irregular periods (this one has just been recent)tingling in hands and feetweight gainenlarged thyroidI feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been here tooalso, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache so bad in my back and my legs, is this related?I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age.My sincerest thanx for all your help and informationRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hi Rhonda.... Nooo, you're not a hypochondriac... they want us to think we are... but we're not.... You're right.. part of the problem does have to do with eating... first, 1,000 calories a day, unless you're sill a kid, isn't enough food to keep you healthy and your energy levels up.. it's going to lower your metabolic rate and make you unable to lose weight.... it's also going to mess up thyroid hormone conversion... if you dont' have enough energy available in your body through regular eating your body won't be able to convert hormone.... and, if some of the calories that you were taking in was in the form of pop.... well the high fructose corn syrup used to sweeten pop actually mess with your thyroid hormone conversion making your symptoms worse and dropping your metabolism even more. I personally think that one of the best things that we can do for our hypo bodies is to learn more about nutrition and healthy eating for a hypo body. Hypo body includes those that are on 'optimal dose' too, cuz if you start futzing up your eating you can change that 'sweet spot' and need to adjust dosing too. Small regular meals, every 3 hours or so, keeps up energy levels for your own activity level as well as your T4 to T3 conversion... this is even MORE important for those on T4 only meds. The scary part is switching over... if your body is in starvation mode from undereating (either in total number of calories per day or by eating just one or two meals per day) it is common to gain weight at first, until your body resets itself and moves out of starvation mode. When your body determines that your food intake is not enough to be safe and healthy, it drops metabolism and changes what it does with the food that you eat. It's first priority when you do eat is not to turn the food to energy, but to turn it to fat. So starving yourself by skipping meals and/or severely restricting calories does burn fat.... BUT the very next meal that you eat will be used to replace that fat... negating what you did to lose it. If you eat small regular meals the body resets itself.. it kicks up metabolism and begins a life of leisure. If it knows that it will be getting regular meals so it doesn't have to worry about replacing fat..... It just uses up the energy and if it happens to be not quite enough burns up some fat, knowing that it will be fed soon, in this time of plenty, it doesn't care to use up a little, after all, that is what it's there for, to be used when there isn't enough food to be active and healthy. With regular nutritious meals coming in the body has no worries and takes the 'easy way out' burning up what you eat without having to do all the extra work of turning it into fat and then hauling it around until the next time it's needed, when we skip a meal. Remind me what meds, if any, you are on and when you go it for labs again.... Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:30:54 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: In the past (now I can't find it at my local library) I had read "Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?" and following the suggestion in it I had taken my temperature every morning for quite a while. It was always down around 97 or lower (but that has been around a year ago I think). I also did the 1000 calorie a day diet for a month and did not lose any weight. I found it difficult to reach 1000 calories most days unless I had a pop or other sugary items. It seemed like a lot of food to me and most of the time I don't eat a whole lot (which i know in itself is a problem).From looking at different sites and books these are some of the symptoms that I have found they attribute to hypothyroidism that I deal with pretty regularly...fatigueloss of appetitealways coldmilky discharge form breastsmuscle crampsfrequent headachesdifficulty concentratingslow movementsconstipationdifficult hair (dry and brittle no matter how good a shampoo I'm using)eyelids that feel sticky (this one was new to me.. I thought it was just because I was always tired)irregular periods (this one has just been recent)tingling in hands and feetweight gainenlarged thyroidI feel like a hypochondriac writing all of this down but I also feel that you people here won't judge me that way because you have been here tooalso, something I read recently suggested stiffness in joints and such... I wake up most mornings and can barely walk because I ache so bad in my back and my legs, is this related?I am only 35 but swear my body must be twice that age.My sincerest thanx for all your help and informationRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hypochondriacs do talk themselves into symptoms.... but is anything that you are feeling now something that you had to convince yourself that you had, or did it happen and you realized that you were experiencing something that you'd not had before? I think it's already been mentioned.. that you should get your labs done: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, thyroid antibodies and Ferritin.... then you're gonna have a better idea as to what is going on and what steps to take from there.... Even the depression is a symptom of low thyroid... it should be criminal to pass out antidepressants when they aren't even bothering to find out the cause.... It's just as if you had a slow leak in your tire and someone hands you a tire pump and says to just keep pumping to keep it from going flat.... Why not just fix the blasted tire!!!???? Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:05:47 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: I'm not currently on any medication (except nexium and my vitamins) but my regular physician, who, by the way is not the one I saw this last time, he was unavailable, will most likely put me back on it if I wish. He had me on it at one time to boost my antidepressant (which I am not on any longer either... that was a couple of years ago) but I think if I do go on any I will probably see if he can put me on armour. Thanx for letting me know you felt the same way. Sometimes I feel like I should think of myself as a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... but I guess they probably talk themselves into feeling their symptoms too LOLRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hypochondriacs do talk themselves into symptoms.... but is anything that you are feeling now something that you had to convince yourself that you had, or did it happen and you realized that you were experiencing something that you'd not had before? I think it's already been mentioned.. that you should get your labs done: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, thyroid antibodies and Ferritin.... then you're gonna have a better idea as to what is going on and what steps to take from there.... Even the depression is a symptom of low thyroid... it should be criminal to pass out antidepressants when they aren't even bothering to find out the cause.... It's just as if you had a slow leak in your tire and someone hands you a tire pump and says to just keep pumping to keep it from going flat.... Why not just fix the blasted tire!!!???? Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:05:47 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: I'm not currently on any medication (except nexium and my vitamins) but my regular physician, who, by the way is not the one I saw this last time, he was unavailable, will most likely put me back on it if I wish. He had me on it at one time to boost my antidepressant (which I am not on any longer either... that was a couple of years ago) but I think if I do go on any I will probably see if he can put me on armour. Thanx for letting me know you felt the same way. Sometimes I feel like I should think of myself as a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... but I guess they probably talk themselves into feeling their symptoms too LOLRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hypochondriacs do talk themselves into symptoms.... but is anything that you are feeling now something that you had to convince yourself that you had, or did it happen and you realized that you were experiencing something that you'd not had before? I think it's already been mentioned.. that you should get your labs done: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, thyroid antibodies and Ferritin.... then you're gonna have a better idea as to what is going on and what steps to take from there.... Even the depression is a symptom of low thyroid... it should be criminal to pass out antidepressants when they aren't even bothering to find out the cause.... It's just as if you had a slow leak in your tire and someone hands you a tire pump and says to just keep pumping to keep it from going flat.... Why not just fix the blasted tire!!!???? Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:05:47 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: I'm not currently on any medication (except nexium and my vitamins) but my regular physician, who, by the way is not the one I saw this last time, he was unavailable, will most likely put me back on it if I wish. He had me on it at one time to boost my antidepressant (which I am not on any longer either... that was a couple of years ago) but I think if I do go on any I will probably see if he can put me on armour. Thanx for letting me know you felt the same way. Sometimes I feel like I should think of myself as a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... but I guess they probably talk themselves into feeling their symptoms too LOLRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Depression being a symptom of low thyroid, and then the drs give anti-depressants, of which ,quite a few adversely affect the thyroid even more.... A vicious cycle Depression, bi-polar, anxiety, panic and even eating disorders are being said related to thyroid dysfunction.The attention deficit disorders, too. ThyroFeisty/Feisty Re: Re: test results Hypochondriacs do talk themselves into symptoms.... but is anything that you are feeling now something that you had to convince yourself that you had, or did it happen and you realized that you were experiencing something that you'd not had before? I think it's already been mentioned.. that you should get your labs done: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, thyroid antibodies and Ferritin.... then you're gonna have a better idea as to what is going on and what steps to take from there.... Even the depression is a symptom of low thyroid... it should be criminal to pass out antidepressants when they aren't even bothering to find out the cause.... It's just as if you had a slow leak in your tire and someone hands you a tire pump and says to just keep pumping to keep it from going flat.... Why not just fix the blasted tire!!!???? Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:05:47 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: I'm not currently on any medication (except nexium and my vitamins) but my regular physician, who, by the way is not the one I saw this last time, he was unavailable, will most likely put me back on it if I wish. He had me on it at one time to boost my antidepressant (which I am not on any longer either... that was a couple of years ago) but I think if I do go on any I will probably see if he can put me on armour. Thanx for letting me know you felt the same way. Sometimes I feel like I should think of myself as a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... but I guess they probably talk themselves into feeling their symptoms too LOLRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Depression being a symptom of low thyroid, and then the drs give anti-depressants, of which ,quite a few adversely affect the thyroid even more.... A vicious cycle Depression, bi-polar, anxiety, panic and even eating disorders are being said related to thyroid dysfunction.The attention deficit disorders, too. ThyroFeisty/Feisty Re: Re: test results Hypochondriacs do talk themselves into symptoms.... but is anything that you are feeling now something that you had to convince yourself that you had, or did it happen and you realized that you were experiencing something that you'd not had before? I think it's already been mentioned.. that you should get your labs done: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, thyroid antibodies and Ferritin.... then you're gonna have a better idea as to what is going on and what steps to take from there.... Even the depression is a symptom of low thyroid... it should be criminal to pass out antidepressants when they aren't even bothering to find out the cause.... It's just as if you had a slow leak in your tire and someone hands you a tire pump and says to just keep pumping to keep it from going flat.... Why not just fix the blasted tire!!!???? Topper () On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:05:47 -0000 "rspayne57" writes: I'm not currently on any medication (except nexium and my vitamins) but my regular physician, who, by the way is not the one I saw this last time, he was unavailable, will most likely put me back on it if I wish. He had me on it at one time to boost my antidepressant (which I am not on any longer either... that was a couple of years ago) but I think if I do go on any I will probably see if he can put me on armour. Thanx for letting me know you felt the same way. Sometimes I feel like I should think of myself as a hypochondriac except that I know these are things I am actully feeling ... but I guess they probably talk themselves into feeling their symptoms too LOLRhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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