Hi there,

I feel my appetite fluctuate with seasons changing and also my mental status. When I lost my baby brother in 2009 and had no job, I lost quite a bit of weight. No hunger at all. I feel pretty much alone in this world and I only have 2 friends. One lives in another country and the other another state. I'm on disability for back issues so I have to be limited with exercise which sucks. I like to walk my dog and I know it's good for her and me. Then the mind starts to fight it.

I suffer from depression but even all this time I have been an exercise maniac. I lost it somehow. I get frustrated with my endocrinologist sometimes(only once so far). Most pissed at my primary for not catching my quick weight gain. I had to say something to her to notice. I take synthroid for my hypothyroidism(75 mcg) a day. I went from 50 to 75. My sugars have been really good but that's because I make the effort even though I am Type 2 diabetic(no meds).

Seems like the doctors are not listening to people and that is frustrating. I haven't been feeling well today so I've only gotten about 300 calories in for today. That's okay. I'm here if anyone else wants to vent, LOL.

Robin

So I know this post is a few months old, but I am an editor and a girl and have Hashimoto's and am sitting here ravenously destroying a pile of gluten-free green pea and corn chips after having already demolished a bowl of tomato soup, some tacos, more tacos, a mango, and I don't know - you know - maybe a house cat?

I call it a "Hashi's upswing" when this happens to me, and it DOES happen. Not a ton of literature about it, doctors give you the shrug, but it is logical. For me, it usually lasts for a few days regardless of my activity level just like you said. I will stand in the kitchen and scream "EAT THE PLANET!!! EAT THE PLANETTTT AHHHHHHHHHHH!" and my husband knows: I'm about to inhale the kitchen. I am also wound tighter than a rubber band and feel like my eyes are going to pop out!

I take NatureThroid, which is a Rx desiccated pig thyroid like Armour. I used to take Levoxyl and Levothyroxine, it didn't work as well for me and the upswings were much more frequent (not to mention the ole fingernails were wretched and my hair was still thin, etc. I know you know.) I'd like to say, if you're still struggling with the appetite swings ladies, see if you can find an endo who will Rx piggy gland. I find my Hashi's is much better managed all around, and my weight loss efforts - while still painstakingly slow - seem to stick better.

I'd also like to share that when I'm on a Hashi's downswing, I have to set timers to remind me to feed myself or I just...don't eat. Zero appetite, can hardly stomach 1/4 cup of food.

Not the case tonight. I haven't eaten donuts in years. I ate four today. Hashi's is frustrating for a recovering binge eater, am I right? You have my empathy!

yeah, my appetite changes by the day. Some days I do my 1320 calories and I feel fine, others I want to eat everything in sight. I'm not sure it's Hashi's related, I figure it's pretty normal to do that. In general when I want to eat a lot, it's after about 3 days of eating perfectly and idk why but I crave salty/fatty foods bad. Like I want to eat a whole pan of mac & cheese. It's very rare that I want something sweet and if I do fruit generally suffices.

I am rarely truly hungry but sometimes it does hit me. I wonder if it is the sporadic nature of our thyroids? Sometimes it can kick out some hormones and other times it just does nothing. I used to have stronger fluctuations in hunger but I think my thyroid does very little now. My last scan showed a very small, atrophied gland. Just a thought.

Does anyone know if there is a way to "bookmark" a thread? This is one I would like to keep coming back to see other people's input.

I beat myself up all the time because I will be soooo good with my food intake & then I will have a day (or days) where I am totally out of control. I assumed it was my thyroid but I also hated myself for lack of willpower. I take my synthroid in the middle of the night, after a bathroom wake-up & always with a full glass of water. Yes, the water may cause another potty break but I was told from the start to take the synthroid with a full glass of water & not to eat or take meds at least an hour after taking the synthroid. This schedule works best for me.

Along with the eating out of control spells, I experience weeks where I am comfortable temperature wise & then all of a sudden I go through days of freezing. I am past menopause so I can't cycle it from hormones.

Keep the comments coming. This is an excellent thread.

Mine never did fluctuate!! I was always, just hungry. Last week I dropped 3 pounds because I was netting around 600, which is CAAARAZAY low for me!!!! I have no medical facts to back up this next statement but this is what I think. I think that us awesome folk with cray cray thyroids have periods of time when the thyroid returns to normal function on its own and is just boosted by our meds? Dont know if thats possible, but it seems very viable!!!

This is only anedoctal but I will have a spoonful of duck fat or pate with crackers when the cravings start. i know what you mean as far as not making any sense and changing all the time. Its very frustrating but I can detect subtle mood changes that seem to go with it. When i am tuned in enough to notice I will take yeast source selenium, magnesium and and a little iodine. Usually I will feel much better, less hungry and more emotionally stable in 42-48 hours after wards. Oddly, at other times, these supplements make me almost gag. I am HYPER by labs and HYPO by symptoms according to my MD. I experience symptoms for both in a cyclic manner but consider myself hypo since weight/ energy are my main issues. Hope this helps…...

OMG I have this same problem and my Endo cannot figure out why. But then I again I was diagnosed Hypo in 2007 through blood work and in 2011 through thyroid scan and blood work I was diagnosed Hyper. They don't understand why or how I switched but majority of my symptoms are Hypo minus the anxiety and insomnia I experience with Hyper. My appetite is so weird, I just gave up on trying to figure it out. I just try to stick to a schedule with my meals especially during the work week.