Hypothyroidism & Exercise

Silkysausage
Silkysausage Posts: 502 Member
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I've just been diagnosed with hypothyroid with low B12 and Ferritin and by the power of Greyskull I lift 4 days a week...

Is anyone hypo or indeed hyper?

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  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    recently put on Levothyroxine as subclinical hypothyroid but with symptoms of brain fog, headaches, feeling 'under the weather' . This as the result of being hyPER this time last year with suspected thyroiditis.

    When hyPER - my heart rate was high, I got out of breath quickly, and my muscles (hips particularly hurt)

    Now hyPO - I fatigue easily, have frequent headaches, sore throat and my muscles ache. I find I am more likely to be active in the mornings as get tired by the evening. I'm just at 4 weeks of starting treatment so I suspect the dose needs adjusting. This week is the first week I felt able to do much in the way of exercise so for you to have been lifting 4 days a week is pretty impressive!!!
  • Silkysausage
    Silkysausage Posts: 502 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    recently put on Levothyroxine as subclinical hypothyroid but with symptoms of brain fog, headaches, feeling 'under the weather' . This as the result of being hyPER this time last year with suspected thyroiditis.

    When hyPER - my heart rate was high, I got out of breath quickly, and my muscles (hips particularly hurt)

    Now hyPO - I fatigue easily, have frequent headaches, sore throat and my muscles ache. I find I am more likely to be active in the mornings as get tired by the evening. I'm just at 4 weeks of starting treatment so I suspect the dose needs adjusting. This week is the first week I felt able to do much in the way of exercise so for you to have been lifting 4 days a week is pretty impressive!!!

    Sorry that you've been unwell, I thought at first it was Hashimoto's but the antibodies were fine.

    My symptoms are sweating without temperature day and night, shakes, blurred vision, fog....oh the fog 😫 And many others.

    I think mine stems back 13 years. I've gone with Metavive IV natural hormone after being told that my GP won't medicate with my levels being in the 'normal range'.

    I eventually went with a Thriva thryroid test in a box that you send back with a finger prick blood sample. I posted my results on a UK thyroid forum full of patients who have been all been denied NHS help.

    Meds (or supplements should I say) should arrive in the post tomorrow, can't wait to see if they work. Of course as you say it takes times to level out.




  • cmsavells
    cmsavells Posts: 257 Member
    I have been hypothyroid for 20 years. I was very stable until about 2 years ago. Now it seems they continually have to adjust my dose. The depression is what gets me. I can power through the other symptoms, but the emotional toll is difficult.

    I will say this, when I force myself to be active, it really helps and I feel better afterward.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Silkysausage wrote: »
    I think mine stems back 13 years. I've gone with Metavive IV natural hormone after being told that my GP won't medicate with my levels being in the 'normal range'.

    That's interesting - I thought they wouldn't medicate me either - one GP I saw recently said not unless my TSH was over 10. But the Endocrinologist barely needed persuading. Maybe it's because I had clear evidence of thyroiditis (via blood tests, needle biopsy, MRI contrast scan etc., no antibodies though, plus various auto-immune in the family)) and mine has followed the typical path (hyPER to hyPO), and perhaps they feel yours is more an outlier of normal.

    I hope you get some relief from the meds, that's for sure!!!

    @cmsavells that sucks that things have fluctuated of late. You are so right on the depression. Sleep and yes, perversely being active seems to help!!


  • Silkysausage
    Silkysausage Posts: 502 Member
    cmsavells wrote: »
    I have been hypothyroid for 20 years. I was very stable until about 2 years ago. Now it seems they continually have to adjust my dose. The depression is what gets me. I can power through the other symptoms, but the emotional toll is difficult.

    I will say this, when I force myself to be active, it really helps and I feel better afterward.

    Gosh, 20 years of coping with all of that, hats off to you. You're quite right about the accomplished feeling that exercise gives, that sitting on the sofa with coffee afterwards is something else!
  • gaelicstorm
    gaelicstorm Posts: 94 Member
    I have had Hashimoto's since I was 11 (I'm currently 36). My levels are such that without my 150 mcg levothyroxine daily my TSH is over 40. With my 150 mcg daily my TSH is around 2.

    I do yoga 5-6 days a week and walk several times a week. I can definitely tell when I need a dosage increase because I start experiencing symptoms of brain fog, depression, very dry skin, extremely tired, and hair loss.

    I hope you get things sorted out. It can be really tough to live that like, especially when you appear to be physically healthy but inside you just feel worn out.
  • Silkysausage
    Silkysausage Posts: 502 Member
    gaelicstorm wrote: »
    I have had Hashimoto's since I was 11 (I'm currently 36). My levels are such that without my 150 mcg levothyroxine daily my TSH is over 40. With my 150 mcg daily my TSH is around 2.

    I do yoga 5-6 days a week and walk several times a week. I can definitely tell when I need a dosage increase because I start experiencing symptoms of brain fog, depression, very dry skin, extremely tired, and hair loss.

    I hope you get things sorted out. It can be really tough to live that like, especially when you appear to be physically healthy but inside you just feel worn out.

    That's a long time dealing with such a tricky disease but what a difference with the meds!

    I'm wondering how much more I could lift when I actually get to feel better...I could be a powerlifting goddess underneath it all 😂

    In the meantime I'm having those flavoured sports dextrose gels to keep me from keeling over in the gym.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Been hypo for almost 20 years. On levoxyl/synthroid (T4) and cytomel (T3). Amazing how much I vary on a specific dose of medication. Weird. But I feel pretty good. I am also iron deficient and vitamin D deficient and those can affect energy levels and cause brain fog, so it can be hard for me to tell the cause.

    I lift full body once a week for several hours, go hiking the other weekend day, do yoga five days a week (three in studio and two days on my own after running intervals). Being active helps me in so many ways.
  • cmsavells
    cmsavells Posts: 257 Member
    My TSH keeps hovering around 4-5...just barely above the lab's "normal". I was on 200 mcg of levothyroxine. They just upped it to 225. Really can't say I felt bad on 200. Can't appreciate a difference on 225. I get another TSH next week. I had been stable on 175 mcg for years.

    I know this is kind of personal, but did anybody notice any changes in their TSH with menopause? I wonder if that has anything to do with it. I realize some may not be at that stage in life.

    Connie
    KY
  • Silkysausage
    Silkysausage Posts: 502 Member
    cmsavells wrote: »
    My TSH keeps hovering around 4-5...just barely above the lab's "normal". I was on 200 mcg of levothyroxine. They just upped it to 225. Really can't say I felt bad on 200. Can't appreciate a difference on 225. I get another TSH next week. I had been stable on 175 mcg for years.

    I know this is kind of personal, but did anybody notice any changes in their TSH with menopause? I wonder if that has anything to do with it. I realize some may not be at that stage in life.

    Connie
    KY

    The entire endocrine system is dependent on the thyroid working efficiently so I would imagine menopause being a disrupter via reduces estrogen levels.

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