Hey everyone, my name is Mostly im 24 and I reside in Seattle. I was finally diagnosed with hypo on Saturday after being told it was just depression. My TSH originally came back a 2.2, but I requested a referral to and Endo who ROCKS and it came back a 6.5! Along with low t4. Luckily (or not) I have a serious family history of thyroid issues and have long suspected I had hypo so I had already done a ton of research and felt very prepared. My Endo was more then happy to prescribe Armour right off the bat and I took my first dose this morning. I'm really looking forward to getting this sorted out and dropping the 60! Odd pounds I gained in a year and a half despite walking over 5 hours a day and eating mostly SB phase 2. Plus getting rid of the fatigue, dry skin, thinning hair, foggy brain, and mood swings. So happy to have found this group!

Hi Everyone,


I'm Kris, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis last week. So at this point I'm still trying to understand all of the implications. I started taking 50mcg of levothyroxine and so far I feel like my body temperature has increased. I'm sweaty in the morning after I take my the meds.

Is that normal?

I was diagnosed with Hashimotos last year - after referal to numerous specialists for various symptoms over the past few years. Before that my gp just said my thyroid was hypo and put me on levothroxine 50mcg. My endo took me off this and put me on levoxyl because unless you take the same manufactorer of levothroxine (which is generic) each time you refill, it is not consistent because of the non active agents. Well now we cannot get levoxyl so I start Synthroid tomorrow and am up to 125mcg. Not thrilled about this, so I will be asking on my next appt for Armour as I have heard about the good results. Just beginniing to explore various websites and discussion boards on facebook and beginning to research our special dietary needs. Things my endo never brought up at our appts, so my list of questions for her at my next appt is getting longer. One thing I have learned over the past few months is that we must be our own advocate when we are diagnosed with a disease. I am grateful that I have a few friends who have lupus so they understand some of what I am dealing with symptom wise - otherwise I might feel like I am going insane. Support is so important. Check out Hashimotos 411 on facebook. This is a private discussion group and I have found lots of help there.

I just had a thyroid uptake done yesterday for suspected Grave's disease, which was found by my APRN gyno. When I'm not eating like crazy, I lose about a pound a day, like I am now. I am eating around 1200 cals and weight drops off me. But, I am 40 pounds overweight from all the eating I've done in the last year. I was so hungry all the time.

Has anyone ever tried any of Dr Brownsteins Holistic medicine books/ dvd/newsletters? I just ordered the thyroid book/ dvd.. Hope to get some more information about thyroid issues.

Hi,
I also was loosing weight without trying and diagnosed with Graves in Jan 2012. Endo put me on Methimazole/heart Dr had me on beta blockers for my a-fib. By May of 2012 i was 10 lbs from goal weight!! As my thyroid responded i started slowly putting weight on. They cautiously took me off all meds in Aug and said i was heading for remission.. They attributed my steadily gaining was because i was needed to rein in my diet even though I told her i was Sadly i gained back most of the 30 i had lost. In April my endo noted i was loosing weight again and my thyroid levels were heading hyper again...so back on pills 3 days a week to head off hopefully me getting so sick again(going into a-fib). She won't even consider removing my thyroid as i am one the" lucky ones" to have it affect my eyes also I am hoping that my lifestyle change (move more eat less), tracking, generally eating better is helping my weight loss and it will stick this time even when they stabilize my thyroid. This is just so frustrating...So sorry ya'll have to deal with this, but hoping to find support as well give support! Thanks for listening

Hi!
I'm Dottie, 41, married with one child, and I've had hypothyroidism for several years now. I'm doing what I thought was right to lose weight --eating healthier choices, eating at a deficit, exercising, etc. Since starting MFP I went from216 to 212, Now lately the weight is coming back on. I'm hoping to learn some here, as well as from my doctor, how to get the scale going back in the right direction.