Re: losing weight and hypothyroidism

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Comments:: : : : 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, : : : My doctor has just placed me on sythroid because of my underactive thyroid. I know that you have to at least be on it for about 8 weeks before anything happens. You should just take it anyway and give it a chance,even if it dosent help you to lose weight, it is helping maintain the thyroid gland. Its a lifelong med dont give up. : : Hi DeeDee, : : I have been thyroid dyfuntional since I was 19 years old. I developed grave's disease from the shock of losing a child. "Hyperthyroidism" After meds and later radiation, I then developed "Hypothyroidism" After all the reverse symtoms and gaining a tremendous amount of weight, Synthroid did indeed allow my symptoms to subside, but the weight loss has not happened like I would have liked. I have never gotten back to my slim, trim size 7 again. I am now a 16 and have gone as low as a ten, but it will come back. I don't eat much meat and have started exercising on my treadmill. Excersize has helped a lot with energy. Nothing is easy for me anymore. It was always easy to keep weight down and have lots of energy.Even after 4 children, it was a breeze to lose weight. Synthroid or not I have accepted that it will always be hard to maitain my well being.I don't eat a lot anyway, except for grains and veggies and fruits. I also have not been happy for the last ten years of synthroid and am looking for alternatives. It is absolutely necessary to provide the body with some sort of hormone or at least a stimulus for the gland itself,but you definitely need to have hormone for your thyroid. In my early days I had to have the medication reset over and over again to different doses until they hit on the amount to actually help with symptons. Each time it took at least 2 months and then some. If for any reason I forgot to take the meds for even a week, symptons would come back.Memory and intelligence are greatly affected by hypothyroidism. They both begin to diminish. In any case, look into "Thyodine" to stimulate your thyroid(if it can be) if you wish to take responsibility for your own care. I myself am now going through menopause and am looking into pregnenolone. The only reason I will not take Thyodine is because it has animal products in it. : : God Bless you and good luck : : Lisa

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