Thyroid

I am hypothyroid too and started meds about 6 weeks ago. It has made a huge difference in my overall happy outlook on life!

I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and PCOS. And on medication for both. Yes it is a little harder to lose weight but it can be done. Patience and follow MFP

There is a whole discussion about thyroids and weight loss here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10348933/thyroid#latest

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Most Hypothyroid is caused by an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Considering all the processed foods that are in our diets and the chemical soup we live in (both in our homes and out of our homes) there is no wonder there is an epidemic. And, you will have this long before it ever shows up in your labs. Most doctors don't ever check for it. The standard of care is to check the TSH only......and that will only trigger once your way up the creek with out a paddle. So if 1/5 of the population is obese, and 40% of women have hypothyroid then its not unreasonable to assume it is in someway involved in the obesity problem. The real problem comes along when we are told we can not do anything about it, just take this pill and you'll be fine.

Thanks Nancy well said. Some hypothyroid persons are not Hashi for Hashi one needs to have antibodies making it autoimmune BUT the medical profession do not always, are not always able to look for them; to be hypo there may be contributory dietary deficits which could be easily addressed. The policy for those with antibodies destroying their thyroid is to let it be destroyed discovering what is causing the antibodies doing the destruction would seem like a good idea, but it is not encouraged; it will be different for many people and probably costly to the insurance companies or health service in place. Neither are doctors able to look for t3 the active thyroid hormone levels they simply have to assume there is no reason why a body is unable to convert t4 to t3 as it is supposed to. There can be problems with adrenal, pituitary glands and other parts of the endocrine system which also are not permitted to looked into in many areas.

Having a diagnosis of hypothyroidism is like a cell door closing behind you. For most there is only one treatment t4 which is scientifically proving to be of no use to many in need of thyroid support. When you think there are so many different problems which can be related to hypothyroid in either of its guises, some depressions can be due to low t3, chronic fatigue, and chronic pain, tinnitus, liver problems, heart problems, breathing issues sort of related to the heart and many more; One site gives 300 possible symptoms, a person can have quite a few. Then there is the risk that if you have one Autoimmune problem you can develop another these are problems within the immune system, like type one diabetes, there are many more.

Problems like these have caused many people mainly women to change their employment or to leave the workforce becoming dependant on benefits loosing self-worth and if they weren't depressed in the first instant, they probably will become so as their life crumbles. Giving this potentially debilitating problem the attention it deserves would benefit society rather than reduce it because people could re-engage. Thyroid problems are far, far more serious than carrying a few extra lbs or Kg's that is the tip of the iceberg. Living at a calorific restriction can be counter productive because this reduces the metabolism, Hypothyroidism also reduces the metabolism one can go round and round in circles getting nowhere. Calories in/out in this situation does not apply you need to eat better for nutrition and to kick start the metabolism, for someone who also had adrenal gland issues exercise is more draining and counter productive.

There are several hypothyroid groups here...don't know how active they are.

Go to Groups at the top of this page. Type "hypothyroid" in the search box in Groups. At least there are some ideas in them. It's hard to keep groups going...

Hi Ann,
Thanks for sharing! What I'm having trouble with now is 2 major surgeries since October 2015. Partial knee replacement and part of my lung due to cancer. Cancer is 100 % gone! However in all of this I've gained 30 pounds. My last med check has me at 150 mcg of Synthroid. I've gone from working out 6 days a week to restarting. Did have to stay away from certain foods due to hypothyroidism? I've read things, but don't remember having issues with soy or cruciferous veggies? I'm sorry, I'm not trying write a book to you, just a get a new starting point and get back to life. Anything you can offer is greatly appreciated! !

Barbara