it has been about 2 yrs ago i found out out i had Hashimoto's. 8/2013 had left sialoadenitis, submandibular gland excision.i have to go back to them soon having problems.dos anyone lose there voice?ever sens i have had it i lose my voice an i have really dry mouth at times.

Hi! I also have Hashimoto's, diagnosed in 2011. I use MyFitnessPal daily to keep up with my macros and make sure I am eating enough of the things my body needs to be healthy.
I have recently started blogging about my experiences, trials, and tribulations with Hashi's, and would love to invite any of you to read and respond with what has helped you, harmed you, etc.
You can find my blog at: http://healthyhappyhashis.blogspot.com/
There is also a corresponding Facebook page where I post articles, studies, healthy living tips, etc:
https://www.facebook.com/HealthyHappyHashimotos

I hope you'll take a look at these, since we can all use all the support we can get!

Hi My name is Abbie im from the uk, I suffer with Hypothyroidism, My husband and I were trying for a baby in august 2011 we started I still never fell by august 2012 so I went to drs who referred me to hospital only to be told I had to lose 5st before they even thought of helping me, I left the hospital devastated but it gave me the determination to get my *kitten* into gear! The next day I joined a gym went for 2hrs a night watched what I ate and in February 2013 I found out I was pregnant in that time I lost 2st 7lb, I gave birth in November 2013. I decided to start again last week properly exercising logging my food onto here, I have lost 9lb in my first week which I am surprised at and im now at my pre pregnancy weight only 5 more stone to go until I get to a weight im healthy at. I exercise for over 2hrs a day when lo is asleep and count calories, I also suffer with pcos as well. I am on 100mg thyroxine I was diagnosed in 2010 xx

Hi everyone, my name is Angie and I am from Phoenix, AZ, US and I have suffered from hypothyroid for years, but recently diagnosed and placed on medicine by the doctor. Now I am 50 years (at 20 years I was tired all the time and never knew why), and working hard and removing the fat yet once again with diet, cardio and strength training. Wish there was something to help reverse hypothyroidsim like iodine (my naturopath isn't ready to put me on that yet...) need to understand this diesease better... I have lost weight before being hpothyroidsim, so I suppose I can do it again - but I wan this time to be the last time! Needs to be a way of life for me - not getting any younger. Looking forward to some good info and sharing what I can.

Stuff about me personally, I am currently doing Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. I am not much of a meat eater and love my fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, seeds, berries Onions, Garlic and Mushrooms. It is so good for the heart, doing in part to help my DH with this cholesterol, high blood pressure - he already has calcium build up in his heart. The doc put him on the Mediterranean diet - but he now understands that it is the saturated fat he needs to stay away from. He even brought home Forks Over Knife. I understand this way of eating isn't for everyone, but for us it is a prescription for good health and longevity. Just putting it out there so you all have a bit of understanding that we aren't just cooks and it isn't that we don't love our meat - we just want to get healthy and stay there.

Also, I am a grandma for the first time to a baby girl, DH and I are basically empty nesters. I have a full-time desk job and I don't get out much. Used to love to travel and scuba dive. Currently we are building a pool in our backyard on our own with an exception of hiring some subcontractors. Would like to look good when it is complete in my bathingsuit.

Again, looking forward to some good tips from those who are hypothyroid - curious about what it is like to be hyperthroid - guess either extreme isn't good.

Cheers!
Angie


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Hi all! I've been on MFP for two months now and I am new to this group. I was diagnosed with underactive thyroid in 2007 and within a couple of years got adjusted up to 112mcg of Levothyroxine. A couple of years after that, I removed most soy from my diet after reading about the link between soy and thyroid, and it cleared up some symptoms within a couple of months. Plus, I had hot flashes for two weeks. That was interesting.

I also have PCOS and mild adrenal issues. Basically my endocrine system is a hot mess. I'm sure everyone here can relate to the fact that weight loss takes more effort, but I'm finally here to put that effort in.

I'm active on this site, log almost every day, and love having motivation. Please add me if you like!

Hi everyone! I'm a 28 year old mother of 3, twin girls who are 3 years old and a boy who is 19 months old. My thyroid failed after I had my twins, but I didn't realize it for about 10 months during which I gained almost 80lbs. My OB tried to treat me for post partum depression when I described my symptoms, but I had a feeling that wasn't right. I started levothyroxine in December of 2011 and got pregnant with my son within a month. I was 303lbs when I gave birth to him in September 2012, and have never been more miserable in my life. I waited a few months after I had him to establish breastfeeding, and then in January 2013 at 274lbs I started MFP and haven't looked back! It has been a HUGE rollercoaster, and while my thyroid levels have stayed pretty normal this whole time I still deal with extreme fatigue. I started doing weekly B12 injections in October and I started feeling like a normal human being for the first time in years! I lost the first 50lbs with just diet alone, and then in February I started working out 6 days a week and have managed to lose another 20, although it has been an ever increasing slow process. I'm just glad there are others out there who deal with all of the same symptoms and hurdles that I do, because I find it difficult sometimes to read success stories where people can lose 100+ lbs within a year, wouldn't that be nice.

Thank you for having this intro thread I am new to MFP. I have had a diagnosed thyroid condition since my early 30's and had been on ever increasing dosages of Levothyroxine. About 3 years years ago a new Dr. tested a secondary componate in addition to the standard TSH and discovered I was lacking there also ( sorry I think it t6 or something like that-crs hits me often) so he put me on Liothyronine 10mcg in addition to the Levothyroxine 200mcg. I never really blamed my weight gain on hypothyroidism but to overeating and inactivity due to spinal injuries and fibromyalgia. Now I see I need to do some research on this subject as a contributing factor. Thank you for this group.

Hello friends!
I joined the main forum and my intro post included my issue with my thyroid. So I thought I would post here!

I went through a 3 month period of weight loss, of about 30 lbs. No exercise. Eating whatever I wanted, and the weight seemed to keep falling off. It got to a point where I was going to go into the doctor because I figured I had to be sick, it seemed so drastic, and then it was like a switch, and WHAM in a month and a half I was up 30 pounds. Once the twenty was on I started exercising daily, and became meticulous about what I was eating, but I continued gaining. My hairdresser made a comment to me that I should get my thyroid checked because my hair had quickly thinned out a lot, (which I had already noticed, among other things) and as she combed it, her hands were grossly tangled in hair that was falling out. As hyper is often followed by a period of Hypo, I thought she was on to something.

I have not gone in to get checked, because from what I have heard, treatment has been hit or miss, or worse, and instead looked into healing with diet and exercise lifestyle changes. I have to go in soon for a physical, and he will probably test me then, but I don't know how I feel about it. I don't want to feel pressured onto synthetic treatment. But I do want to make sure nothing is seriously wrong.
At this point, with the amount that I am exercising and strict way I am eating, I want to see SOME SORT of result in my weight loss. But i've got nothing. It's been 3 weeks of exercising 1-2 times a day for 40-100 minutes each time. I continued to gain, and now I am hovering at that gain without losing. I am very discouraged.

About that same amount of time I have been taking Gaia's Thyroid and Adrenal support supplements and it seems to have helped with my hair loss and rapid weight gain. But I still can't lose anything.

The only way to know if it is truly my thyroid is to get tested. (And even those tests can be inaccurate, I hear) So until then, I'd like to hear from others and what they've done to stop the massive weight shift. And how do you deal with the disappointment of working so dang hard and HAVE NOTHING HAPPEN!? I just want to give up.

Hi!

I've just joined the group. I don't have a diagnosis, but I'm waiting on bloodwork results.
I've been able to lose weight quite well until December/January. It just kind of stalled out then and hasn't really gone anywhere but up and down since.
In the last 6-8 weeks, I've noticed that I'm insanely cold, my nails turn blue, and more recently (4 weeks or so), my hair has gone horribly brittle, my nails are weak, my skin is so dry, and oddly, while exercising, my toes cramp up.

I went to see the doctor (PCP), and she immediately gave me a work-up to have blood drawn based on my symptoms. She said if it doesn't come back as a thyroid issue, she has no idea because I'm a "book case" for underactive thyroid.

I've been told by others that because I lose weight, I lost my insulation so I'll be cold. It seems so much more than this! I went and donated blood a few weeks ago, and it took 3 attempts at taking my temperature to meet the minimum requirements for body temperature. THEN it took 16 minutes to get enough blood - usually it takes 5-10 minutes.

I've been foggy and forgetful for so long, my hubby's told me on multiple occasions that I should have a CAT scan to make sure I'm ok.

As much as I don't want to have a diagnosis, I wouldn't feel so crazy and maybe get back to feeling normal again (normal is such a relative term hehe) if I knew what was going on!

Oh - my name is Krista, I'm 29, married with 2 kids .. and I'm Canadian! :drinker:

I'm looking for any friends with thyroid problems. It's nice to have people who can relate.

I have had Hashimoto's for a few years now. I had just hypothyroidism for a few years prior. I went undiagnosed for about 4 years because a couple of docs had a "miscommunication," and I never was put on medication.

I have recently started Armour and I'm hoping this is what I need to get my levels in check and finally be able to lose the weight.

Hi, I'm in my 40s, diagnosed hypo in my teens, have 2 kids (no issues getting pregnant) and am at my wit's end.

Was on Synthroid 112mcg for YEARS and doc kept bugging me and bugging me about my weight (hello, DUH, you think that I don't WANT to lose weight?). I finally had it with her and showed her my food/exercise journals so we discussed adding Cytomel and went ahead with that. My BP and sugar, cholesteral levels have always been really good.

We started at 5 and slowly went up to 25 with the Cytomel over the course of almost a year because I wasn't really losing weight. I ended up losing just under 10lbs which wasn't really too much. The problem was that I was ignoring symptoms that were coming up with the Cytomel, excessive sweating, moodiness, trouble sleeping and anxiety and I chalked it up to stress from work and stuff. Then in August I got heart palpitations and got hubby to drive me to the E.R. I thought I was having a heart attack. Luckily I was wrong but the palpitations were caused because of my HYPERthyroidism! WHAT?! I told them, no, I have HYPOthyroidism and the E.R. doc told me that Cytomel had switched that. You'd think I would've lost a lot of weight but I wasn't so lucky LOL.

Anyway, we stopped the Cytomel and lowered by Synthroid to 88mcg and that's where I am. I have gained 15lbs (I'm under 5ft, so it SHOWS), I'm always tired, my hair is falling out more than normal, dry skin...yada yada, you all know the story. I went and saw a well respected endo in my area and he ran a whole bunch of tests on me, checked for adrenal fatigue, cortisol levels, the works! He even had me do the nasty 2hr glucose test which I passed and actually my 2hr levels were in the 60s (should have been in the 100s). He says I'm not pre-diabetic (I had gestational diabetes with my twins) but that my body seems to produce too much insulin to quickly burn off any sugar and that's not good.

He left me on 88mcg and told me to go on a 3month strict diet of 1000 calories a day. I did it for 27 days and guess what? I GAINED weight! I initially told him that I thought that was too low and I would store fat but he disagreed. Now I'm pissed at him and haven't seen him because I know he's going to think that I didn't do what I was supposed to.

It's just very frustrating and glad to be able to be on this group of people that totally get where I'm coming from. Any suggestions would be welcome and I will try to share my experiences with you all.

Hashimoto's is diagnosed by a blood test for antibodies (it's an autoimmune disease) + an ultrasound.

Yay, other people who know what it's like to fight with this!

Hello all! I started showing symptoms of hypothyroidism when I was around 19 or 20, but wasn't diagnosed hypothyroid until I was 25 or so. I'm 32 now. The doctors I'd seen before then all just threw antidepressants at me, which only made me feel sicker. (The words "Paxil, Lexapro and Citalopram" still make me angry.) It took 3 doctors and a nurse practicioner to get me a diagnosis other than "depression." (ONE guess as to which one bothered with having a blood test done....)

My mother mentioned needing to be put on thyroid meds whenever she was pregnant if she wanted to be able to carry it to term. Looking back, I wish I'd mentioned that tidbit to the doctors I'd seen before I was diagnosed accurately. In my defense, it was pretty hard to think back then with the horrible mental fog I was in. At first, I was put on a synthroid dose of 150 mcg. I loved it! I dropped 25 lbs in 4 months and always had energy! But then I started getting heart palpitations and became so jumpy and nervous all of the time. I was put on 75 mcg and the weight all came back, and then some. :sad:

Currently, I'm seeing a pretty good Internist. She knows that the thyroid problem is part of why I have a weight problem (in addition to my lack of exercise and previous poor diet) and treats me with respect. I was bumped up to 88 mcg a few months ago and seem to be stable again. I'm actually able to lose weight IF I exercise and watch what I eat. :happy:

MC it caught my attention when you mentioned how your heart rate goes up. I have problems with that too when I do cardiograph. Have settled for walking and try to do hills when I can. I sweat ALOT and feel sick if I overdo it.

I'm new to MFP as well. I've been on synthroid since before I can remember. I was diagnosed when I was 7 and have been heavier than I should be for most of my life. I'm ready to get healthy and fit. I hope this tracker is just what I need.