Re: Another newbie - recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism

[Guest guest]

Oh, and sorry, that is 50 mcg, not 500 mcg. I got a little " zero "

happy. =)

>

> Hi all-

> I'm glad I found this group.

>

> I'm 27. My husband and I were just starting to try to have kids, so

I

> was doing the whole charting thing. My waking up temps were low 96s

> and that concerned me a bit. After doing some internet research, I

saw

> my low temps could be due to hypothyroidism. I had many of the other

> symptoms, but I really just thought being cold is just who I am! =)

I

> also was just always tired (could barely keep my eyes open past 9pm,

> with 9 hours of sleep a night) and was slowly gaining weight. My

blood

> pressure has always been low too (90/55-60). So I went to my doctor

> and asked for the test, even though I felt stupid doing so (not bc

of

> the doctor, but just because I only went to the doctor just to get

the

> test). I'm glad I did!

>

> I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started

out

> with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks. I don't

> want to wait that long, because I want to continue trying to get

> pregnant, and don't want to harm any potential children. Should I

just

> go ahead and schedule something in 4 weeks? She's my general

> practitioner...should I find myself an endocrinologist? I like her

so

> I hate to ditch her, but I'm wondering if that would be a better

move?

>

> Also, what was your initial experience when losing weight once

taking

> medication?

>

> Sorry about the questions. I don't really know anyone else with a

> thyroid disease and I want to make sure I'm taking care of myself!

>

> Thanks in advance!

> Abby

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby,

Welcome to the group. You mentioned 500 mg of ? Was it synthroid? That

seems like a lot to start off with. Also, you might want natural armour, as it

seems to do much much better for a lot of people on this group, at least for me

it has.

When I first started synthroid (before I was on armour) I had a terrible time.

I gained a ton of weight, and all along my TSH fell into range. I was not fun.

But, I did get pregnant on Synthoid, but gained a lot of weight.

As far as an endo, it doen't really make a difference, they will still

typically treat with synthroid. YOu might want to check out

www.stopthethyroidmadness.com and look for a good doc in your area.

Blessings,

Abby <abbyberzinis@...> wrote:

Hi all-

I'm glad I found this group.

I'm 27. My husband and I were just starting to try to have kids, so I

was doing the whole charting thing. My waking up temps were low 96s

and that concerned me a bit. After doing some internet research, I saw

my low temps could be due to hypothyroidism. I had many of the other

symptoms, but I really just thought being cold is just who I am! =) I

also was just always tired (could barely keep my eyes open past 9pm,

with 9 hours of sleep a night) and was slowly gaining weight. My blood

pressure has always been low too (90/55-60). So I went to my doctor

and asked for the test, even though I felt stupid doing so (not bc of

the doctor, but just because I only went to the doctor just to get the

test). I'm glad I did!

I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started out

with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks. I don't

want to wait that long, because I want to continue trying to get

pregnant, and don't want to harm any potential children. Should I just

go ahead and schedule something in 4 weeks? She's my general

practitioner...should I find myself an endocrinologist? I like her so

I hate to ditch her, but I'm wondering if that would be a better move?

Also, what was your initial experience when losing weight once taking

medication?

Sorry about the questions. I don't really know anyone else with a

thyroid disease and I want to make sure I'm taking care of myself!

Thanks in advance!

Abby

[Guest guest]

hi Abby

you are lucky to be getting healthy b4 getting PG. I was infertile from age

24 on b/c of no treatment.

I guess yuo must mean 50mcg, not 500mcg of a T4 med.

you will need to read lots to become an empowered patient, not a passive one.

IMO endos are the worst, holistic docs the best, there are lists of docs on the

net.

http://www.thyroid.about.com

http://www.helpmythyroid.com

good books

Hypothyroidism the Unsuspected Illness by Broda MD

all books by Brownstein MD

http://www.drbrownstein.com

Gracia

Hi all-

I'm glad I found this group.

I'm 27. My husband and I were just starting to try to have kids, so I

was doing the whole charting thing. My waking up temps were low 96s

and that concerned me a bit. After doing some internet research, I saw

my low temps could be due to hypothyroidism. I had many of the other

symptoms, but I really just thought being cold is just who I am! =) I

also was just always tired (could barely keep my eyes open past 9pm,

with 9 hours of sleep a night) and was slowly gaining weight. My blood

pressure has always been low too (90/55-60). So I went to my doctor

and asked for the test, even though I felt stupid doing so (not bc of

the doctor, but just because I only went to the doctor just to get the

test). I'm glad I did!

I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started out

with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks. I don't

want to wait that long, because I want to continue trying to get

pregnant, and don't want to harm any potential children. Should I just

go ahead and schedule something in 4 weeks? She's my general

practitioner...should I find myself an endocrinologist? I like her so

I hate to ditch her, but I'm wondering if that would be a better move?

Also, what was your initial experience when losing weight once taking

medication?

Sorry about the questions. I don't really know anyone else with a

thyroid disease and I want to make sure I'm taking care of myself!

Thanks in advance!

Abby

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[Guest guest]

Abby,

You wrote:

>

>

> I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started out

> with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks....

500 mcg of WHAT MEDICATION? If this is T4, it is way too much. If it is

Armour, it is way too little. Either way something is very wrong. Are

you sure you have that number correct?

It would be a toss up whether an endo would really be helpful, and the

specialist would be more expensive.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

adequate thyroid hormones and iodine in the mother are essential for

the unborn child to develop properly

the actual developmental movement of the different organs around the

fetal body is orchestrated by the thyroidal hormones

mental alertness in the new baby is very dulled by a low iodine

pregnancy

the other problem is mercury amalgam fillings

i know of several women who are regretting thier decision to have a

child when they were in an unhealthy state, all sorts of problems

with the children, and the need to look after the children will be

lifelong

my web page on 'iodine' in the index of http://tinyurl.com/2csa3

apart from thyroid hormones, medicine has nothing to offer thryoid

problems expect being messed about the wrong way

>

> Hi all-

> I'm glad I found this group.

>

> I'm 27. My husband and I were just starting to try to have kids, so

I

> was doing the whole charting thing. My waking up temps were low 96s

> and that concerned me a bit. After doing some internet research, I

saw

> my low temps could be due to hypothyroidism. I had many of the other

> symptoms, but I really just thought being cold is just who I am! =)

I

> also was just always tired (could barely keep my eyes open past 9pm,

> with 9 hours of sleep a night) and was slowly gaining weight. My

blood

> pressure has always been low too (90/55-60). So I went to my doctor

> and asked for the test, even though I felt stupid doing so (not bc

of

> the doctor, but just because I only went to the doctor just to get

the

> test). I'm glad I did!

>

> I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started

out

> with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks. I don't

> want to wait that long, because I want to continue trying to get

> pregnant, and don't want to harm any potential children. Should I

just

> go ahead and schedule something in 4 weeks? She's my general

> practitioner...should I find myself an endocrinologist? I like her

so

> I hate to ditch her, but I'm wondering if that would be a better

move?

>

> Also, what was your initial experience when losing weight once

taking

> medication?

>

> Sorry about the questions. I don't really know anyone else with a

> thyroid disease and I want to make sure I'm taking care of myself!

>

> Thanks in advance!

> Abby

>

[Guest guest]

I would think it would be fine if you schedule the appt for 4 weeks. That should

give you

enough time to see if there are any changes.

Roni

Abby <abbyberzinis@...> wrote:

Oh, and sorry, that is 50 mcg, not 500 mcg. I got a little " zero "

happy. =)

>

> Hi all-

> I'm glad I found this group.

>

> I'm 27. My husband and I were just starting to try to have kids, so

I

> was doing the whole charting thing. My waking up temps were low 96s

> and that concerned me a bit. After doing some internet research, I

saw

> my low temps could be due to hypothyroidism. I had many of the other

> symptoms, but I really just thought being cold is just who I am! =)

I

> also was just always tired (could barely keep my eyes open past 9pm,

> with 9 hours of sleep a night) and was slowly gaining weight. My

blood

> pressure has always been low too (90/55-60). So I went to my doctor

> and asked for the test, even though I felt stupid doing so (not bc

of

> the doctor, but just because I only went to the doctor just to get

the

> test). I'm glad I did!

>

> I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started

out

> with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks. I don't

> want to wait that long, because I want to continue trying to get

> pregnant, and don't want to harm any potential children. Should I

just

> go ahead and schedule something in 4 weeks? She's my general

> practitioner...should I find myself an endocrinologist? I like her

so

> I hate to ditch her, but I'm wondering if that would be a better

move?

>

> Also, what was your initial experience when losing weight once

taking

> medication?

>

> Sorry about the questions. I don't really know anyone else with a

> thyroid disease and I want to make sure I'm taking care of myself!

>

> Thanks in advance!

> Abby

>

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[Guest guest]

Abby,

You wrote:

>

> Oh, and sorry, that is 50 mcg, not 500 mcg. I got a little " zero "

> happy. =)

That is very different, very conservative. Don't wait six weeks. The

latest recommendation is to jump to a full replacement dose immediately,

if there are no cardiac issues. My doctor started me at 75 mcg, and that

was considered conservative at that time. You won't feel well until you

get near the optimum dose, and 50 mcg is almost guaranteed not to be it.

If your heart is healthy, find an excuse to get the next TSH test early.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Yeah, 500 mcg is a lot different than 50 mcg. Ooops. Sorry about the

confusion.

Thanks all for your responses. I have started to check out the

recommended website and I will just go ahead and schedule an appt at

four weeks. Thanks for the encouragement to do so. I just don't want

to be pushy, but it seems I do have a right to do so!

> Hi all-

> I'm glad I found this group.

>

> I'm 27. My husband and I were just starting to try to have kids, so I

> was doing the whole charting thing. My waking up temps were low 96s

> and that concerned me a bit. After doing some internet research, I saw

> my low temps could be due to hypothyroidism. I had many of the other

> symptoms, but I really just thought being cold is just who I am! =) I

> also was just always tired (could barely keep my eyes open past 9pm,

> with 9 hours of sleep a night) and was slowly gaining weight. My blood

> pressure has always been low too (90/55-60). So I went to my doctor

> and asked for the test, even though I felt stupid doing so (not bc of

> the doctor, but just because I only went to the doctor just to get the

> test). I'm glad I did!

>

> I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started out

> with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks. I don't

> want to wait that long, because I want to continue trying to get

> pregnant, and don't want to harm any potential children. Should I just

> go ahead and schedule something in 4 weeks? She's my general

> practitioner...should I find myself an endocrinologist? I like her so

> I hate to ditch her, but I'm wondering if that would be a better move?

>

> Also, what was your initial experience when losing weight once taking

> medication?

>

> Sorry about the questions. I don't really know anyone else with a

> thyroid disease and I want to make sure I'm taking care of myself!

>

> Thanks in advance!

> Abby

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