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  • I didn't mention that the main reason she prescribed them is because we do want to have another child soon, and she said that once we do start trying i should start taking it and have my levels checked since a tsh of over 3 is associated with higher risk of miscarriage. She said it's up to me whether I want to start it…
  • I realize that. But you can't gain muscle on a deficit, right? And I know I haven't been eating at any kind of a surplus, so I'm pretty sure I haven't gained two pounds of muscle in two months.
  • Thank you. Honestly, I realized I rambled on for way too long after I wrote it :) But I wanted to give as much detail as possible. I've been lurking on here for a long time, and I finally decided to register and post even though I suspected I may get flamed for some of it...
  • No, no one ever 'spoke to me' about my weight, including my OB who monitored my pregnancy. Like I said, I don't *look* like I weigh nearly as little as I do. I've seen a lot of women my age who look even thinner while weighing more. I've never suffered from ED.... I've just fallen into a bad pattern where I started letting…
  • I know, but like I said - it's not the 2 lbs that bother me as much as the fact that they seem to be suddenly creeping on when I've eaten more for 5 years and had stayed at the same weight...that together with the TSH increase is scaring me about the trend for my metabolism and what the future may hold.. and like I said,…
  • What other tests do I need done? I had a whole bunch of tests done, including a full thyroid panel. Everything else, T4 and T3 came back normal. And the TSH was still technically 'in range' - she told me they don't typically medicate until it goes over 5, and even then, between 5 and 10 tsh is considered subclinical and…
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