Posted Bymiro on August 06, 2003 at 17:02:30:
In Reply to: Re: losing weight and hypothyroidism posted byDeedee on July 06, 2003 at 23:47:48:
: I was diagnosed as hypothyroid in Jan 2003. I believe that I have been hypothyroid since I was 2 years old because I have seen documentation that I was overweight at that time and throughout my entire life, I have always been overweight and sluggish. My other siblings are thin. I have never been normal weight so it did not occur to me that there might be a solution to my lifelong problem. A friend brought the possibility of hypothyroidism to my attention. I immediately made an appointment with my doctor who suggested that it was very unlikely that I was hypothyroid. Nevertheless, I was tested and the results showed that my thyroid was low.
: I was placed on Synthroid 50mcg/day and I took it for 60 days. It was difficult to get adjusted to taking pills every morning. I felt like Synthroid did absolutely nothing - none of my symptoms disappeared. I made the decision to stop taking thryoid medication.
: I was wondering if anyone else out there has had a similar experience with Sythroid or if it takes longer to see symptoms disappear when a person has been hypothyroid their entire life and suddenly starts taking medication? Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
: -Deedee
Deedee - I was diagnosed with thyroid problems 5 years ago and if there is one thing I can tell you is that Doctors don't always know what they are talking about. They approach everything as through there is a definite solution with definite steps to take to get there and a time table...it all starts to fall apart when you begin dealing with the human body. I myself never FELT or SAW symptoms of my thyroid problems change in the short term...it always took 45 days for me to see changes across the board. Here is my real advise though...you don't yet have a clinically low thyroid so take advantage of this and try to find a way for your body to fix itself. I have heard wonderful things about Bikram's Yoga helping the body regulate itself and he has had a lot of success with Thyroid issues. Look him up on the web at "the yoga college of india" and see if there is a studio near you, otherwise look up his book "Bikram's beginning yoga"