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I'm 45 and like the fact that I stopped obsessing about my looks. I still exercise and try to eat healthy but I do not let the scale readings define my days. What I do not like are the signs of wear and tear that I am experiencing - vericose veins, a couple of gray hairs, a general feeling that I am not as fit as I used to…

You have mentioned that your Vit D levels were checked - were they within recommended range? Taking Vit D regularly ( 1000 - 2000 iU depending on the season ) helped me with persistent colds.

Oh I feel for you! I live in Germany when admittedly you get a full thyroid panel when tested but the standard treatment is synthetic t4 only. The supplements you mentioned are quite important and made a lot of difference for me ( especially Vit.D ). My doc seems to think that brasilian nuts are not a reliable source of…

Hi there! I know it is no consolation but I know what you are talking about. I have Hashimoto's ( underactive thyroid ) so I have to work extra hard not to gain weight. At the moment I am yo-yo-ing between 65 and 67 kg, with no improvement in sight, but I try not to give up.

Add me! I have two girls aged 6 and 8 months. And thyroid issues. I would like to loose about 10 lbs thru exercise and moderate diet.

Similar story here to enterdanger - no fatigue with my first. With the second I was tired between weeks 12 and 24. It has been better for the last 3-4 weeks, probably because my thyroid meds dosage was bumped up ( I'm hypo ). Do have your iron levels checked though if your fatigue seems more than average.

My experience is not typical as I have an underactive thyroid ( Hashimoto's ). In my first pregnancy I ate 1600-1800 kcal, exercised 3-4 times per week doing Nordic Walking and pregnancy DVDs. I gained about 12 kg net ( started at 63kg, went down to 60,5kg in the first trimester and then up to 75kg at the end ). My DD was…

You almost got me there.. Till I read the "I also cut my carbs in half" bit. How much less calories are you eating daily then?

Hi, sorry for a late reply. Please feel free to add me as a friend. I'm hypo with Hashi as well ( since at least 2009, but I had been symptomatic way earlier ), swing between your macros and 40% C, 30% P, 30% F depending on how intense my cravings are. I try to limit grains but have not eradicated them from my diet. I…

I have Hashi's. I had heart palpitations and panic attacks when I was overmedicated.

How do you feel? I would be a zombie with such a high TSH value ( my endo likes to keep me < 1, it recently shot to 3.5 and I am really struggling, even after having my dosage increased almost two weeks ago ). Could you ask for a referral to an endocrinologist? Your antibodies are elevated and your TSH is high, it looks…

Are your non-thyroid drugs known to interact with thyroid medication? Maybe it would be worth checking, it could be a good argument for getting a dosage increase. And what was your TSH level? Different doctors use different reference ranges.

As far as I know, your dosage should rather be adjusted up than down in the course of your pregnancy, but I am not a medical professional.

Fantastic news. Congratulations! So jealous :-). Please make sure that you have frequent checkups - your dosage may need to be adjusted. I had been pregnant before I was diagnosed with Hashi so back then I was taking my l-thyroxine combined with iodine anyway, but I was told that should I get pregnant again I would be…

As far as I know being hypothyroid can manifest by your hair getting dry and coarse.

Thank you so much for your post, @ButterflyBites. I feel just like you do sometimes, in fact I have given up on several Facebook pages / forums because I had the feeling that they were frustrating or scaring me more than they were helping.

I take about 2000IU vit D, selenium 100mcg, vit B complex with zinc and 100% RDA of iron daily. When not on holidays I have a one espresso a day caffeine habit. I think supplementing with iron makes the biggest difference for me. As to my diet I am slowly moving towards eating more protein and clean fats in my diet.…

Have you had your Vit D levels checked recently? I had a bad spout of colds after my daughter was born but my GP dismissed it as "normal after having a baby". A blood test revealed a severe deficiency. I take a supplement now and the length and severity of colds seems to be back to normal.

Just a short info - you can have Hashimoto's without having elevated antibodies. I was diagnosed based on scans.

I can only agree with @editorgrrl - please take your meds, please talk to your endo. Now from my own experience - my DD was conceived when I had extremely irregular periods ( anything between 40-60 days ). I was treated with levothyroxine with jodine, TSH was kept between 2 and 3,5. After my pregnancy my diagnosis was…

I used to weigh-in every day, but I got to the point where the number I saw on the scale dictated my mood for the day. Now I do it once a week or so. As to the body fat measuring scales. Good luck with yours, mine ( a high-end pricey Tanita body fat monitor ) is more or less useless. The results vary widely depending on…

Theoretically if you are on a correct dose of medicine your bmr should be just like any healthy person's. But still many thyroid patients need more time / effort to lose weight. Mary Shomon, a thyroid patient advocate and an author of several books on the subject claims, based on her experience, that you should deduct…

For me reduction of medication = weight gain. Is the 1350 kcal your net goal? How much do you exercise? Maybe you could get a bit of wiggle room there?

@dramaqueen45 - my current endo considers TSH of 2 to be "upper end" and likes keeping me < 1. I'm 40 yo, 5'7''.

Wait a second. So you are supposed to be on Armour but you tend not to take it? Do I understand you correctly? As to your question - how do you feel? How do you manage to survive with such a high TSH value? Mine was never higher than 4 and when it was I was feeling really bad - hair falling out, gaining weight, being…

"he says I have an unreasonable expectation of how well I should feel at my age". Nice. I was told that "low T3 must be my natural level that my body gravitates to" :-) True gems of wisdom!

@Fuzzipeg - basically wait and see, check every 6 months.

10000 IU is really a lot - I was recommended to take 2000 IU by an orthopedist, my GP suggested 1000 IU.

First of all, congratulations on giving up smoking! If you managed to do it, you can lose weight as well. What are your major obstacles?

@Vickiti - thank you for the info, I seem to have a similar problem - no matter how much iron supplement I take ( and we are talking 50-100 mcg / day ), my levels are always close to being anemic. I'll ask my doctor about it.