Hypothyroidism
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Comments (2)I can say that after going on my thyroid meds and stabilizing, I am able to lose weight whereas before I was not, but that's probably because I'm being much more serious about exercising and eating right. Some of the stuff I've read said that people who have thyroid conditions also tend to have insulin resistance issues. That means that you tend to crave carbs a lot more than the average person...which means you end up putting on a lot more weight. I can say with some certainty that I lost the most weight while on a low-carb diet, and I stopped craving carbs while I was on it. But it was pretty tough (especially for a vegetarian), so I only did it for a short time. I have found that it's easy for me to maintain my weight once I hit a certain weight -- it's just getting down to that weight that is tough. Exercise for me is the main key. Every day. Every single day, for at least half an hour. If you're not exercising, then you're not going to lose weight. Resign yourself to that. Diet alone won't do it....See MoreHow do I control excessive perspiration due to hypothyroidism?
Comments (2)I rather doubt that your excessive perspiration is due to hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism usually makes a person cold and is often accompanied by dry, flaky skin. I suspect that you have another condition. I think you will want to see a Dr. about this....See MoreQ for those with hypothyroidism
Comments (15)What Amy said - 5.2 is no longer "borderline". When I was dxed in the mid-90s, a TSH of 10 was "borderline" - needless to say, since I'd been in the 7s and 8s since high school, my hypo had gone untreated for at least 15 years. When I was dxed 5 was a "target" TSH reading! Hypothyroidism runs in my family big time, so I knew what the score was, just the folks with the letters after their names didn't listen. My endocrinologist prefers to keep women under 2.0 unless they're showing significant hyper symptoms (I do best around 0.8-1.1, depending on the season - I prefer to run a little hyper in the winter), although so many women are so used to how their bodies have been behaving in the hypo state that normalizing feels hyper to them. It does sound like the titration is being done a little too fast if at all; except for emergencies, medications should always be titrated so that the lowest effective dose can be used and side effects minimized, rather than following a formula in a book. I had a tough time with levothyroxine - I get a nasty combination of hypO and hypER symptoms. See, your thyroid produces multiple hormones; levothyroxine contains ONLY the T4 hormone, and theoretically your body is supposed to convert the T4 into T3 (which is the form your body actually uses) and other adjunct hormones like T2. Mine doesn't, so I ended up with T4 toxicosis and T3 deficiency. (Do not allow your doctor to treat purely by TSH. Insist that "free T4" and "free T3" tests be done frequently as they allow tighter control and more accuracy.) I take Armour Thyroid, which contains the full range of "minor" hormones, but had to fight for it for a long time because it's considered "old-fashioned" and "outdated" compared to the "new" Synthroid and the like. Side note: do not take large amounts of kelp/dulse or megadoses of iodine (which is what most "thyroid support" supplements contain) without the "OK" of a medical professional. Not every thyroid issue has anything at all to do with iodine, and if you have one of those conditions dumping a load of iodine into the system can be like the proverbial gasoline on bonfire. Iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism is very rare in the Western world. Rosewitch, levothyroxine is the generic name for Synthroid....See MoreHypothyroidism + Males.
Comments (19)The problem about actually going myself is coverage. I am an attending in a teaching clinic and with no doctor on the premises 14 people cannot see patients. I can get coverage if I can get another Dr. to cover for me, which means I need to know in advance. I technically have compensated sick or personal days but I can't use them because I am there or I have to have someone covering for me. I can take off from private practice, but then I have no income, and since patients are scheduled months in advance, they need to be rescheduled. Patients reschedule and cancel regularly but when the doctor does it to them, some people get furious. One of my practices is 25 miles from where I live so its a matter of taking 4 hours off for a single appointment in that practice. In the practice I am in in the city, I could take off but my physician is not in the practice that day. I know those are excuses but its not like working in corporate and calling out or taking personal time. It really throws a lot of things out of balance. The First Phone call I made when my mother died was to try and get coverage for my next clinic....See Moredevorah
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